The Student Teaching Experience: Cases from the Classroom (2nd Edition)

This efficient casebook enables 3-way communication between the student teacher, the cooperating teacher, and the university supervisor—and discusses the reality of functioning within a team of comrades who bring goals and perspectives that are sometimes identical, and at others times different, to a common student teaching experience. 163 cases about real-life, everyday classroom activities make this book immediately applicable and useful in the field. Coverage starts from day one in the assigned classroom, through the adjustments of beginning to teach there, and on to the certification and job application processes. Emphasis on classroom management and classroom organization presents a focused, unified approach to running the classroom. Readers will think about how teachers' skills impact the classroom as a cohesive unit and the success to which a classroom functions as an interdependent body. Each chapter offers guidelines for the student teacher, guidelines for the cooperating teacher, case studies, references, and recommended readings. The book also contains a variety of instructional technologies, including Internet experiences and websites to assist the student teacher. Student teachers will benefit now from reading about many and diverse situations they may experience in the future.