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Introduction to Teaching
Making a Difference in Student Learning

Fourth Edition
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January 2024 | 576 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
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Grounded in the realities and complexities of today’s schools, Introduction to Teaching: Making a Difference in Student Learning, Fourth Edition is the ideal text for aspiring teachers. Acclaimed authors Gene E. Hall, Linda F. Quinn, and Donna M. Gollnick thoroughly prepare students to make a difference as teachers, presenting first-hand stories and evidence-based practices while offering a student-centered approach to learning. From true-to-life challenges that teachers will face—reduced funding, low retention, and changing standards—to the inspiration and joy they will discover throughout their teaching careers, this text paints a realistic picture of the real life of a teacher in a post-pandemic era.

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Part I: Today’s Teachers, Students, and Schools
 
Chapter 1: Becoming a Teacher
Educator Interview: Mr. Luis Zaldaña

 
Why Teach?

 
Why Should Teachers Be Considered Professionals?

 
What Do Teachers Need to Know?

 
Why Should You Track Your Growth Toward Becoming a Teacher?

 
What Should a Beginning Teacher Do?

 
 
Chapter 2: Today’s Students
Teacher Interview: Ms. Chelsie Acosta

 
How Racially and Ethnically Diverse Are U.S. Schools?

 
How Does Family Income Affect a Student’s School Experiences?

 
What If Students’ Languages Do Not Include English?

 
How Do Students’ Genders Interact With Education?

 
How Is Sexual Orientation Addressed in Schools?

 
How Does Religion Affect the Classroom?

 
 
Chapter 3: The Exceptionalities of Learners
Teacher Interview: Ms. Kia Glimps-Smith

 
Do All Students Develop in the Same Way?

 
Who Are the Exceptional Students?

 
How Should Schools Be Serving Students With Disabilities?

 
How Can Teachers Meet the Needs of All Students?

 
How Can Educators Dismantle Ableism in the Classroom?

 
 
Chapter 4: The Social Context of Schools
Teacher Interview: Ms. Nicole McGill

 
How Does Social Context Influence Learning?

 
What Is the Relationship of Social Context to Students’ Behaviors and Learning?

 
How Does Social Context Influence What Is Taught?

 
What Is the Role of Social-Emotional Learning in Education?

 
 
Chapter 5: Families and Communities
Educator Interview: Ms. Doriel Larrier

 
How Does the Public View Education in the Public Schools?

 
Who Are the Families of Our Students?

 
What Does Culture Have to Do With Education?

 
How Are Students’ Cultures Reflected in Schools?

 
How Does School Choice Open Options for Families?

 
How Can Teachers Work Effectively With Families and Communities?

 
 
Part II: The Foundations of Education
 
Chapter 6: History of Schools in the United States
Teacher Interview: Mr. John Arthur

 
How Did Public Schools Come to Be?

 
How Has the Educational System Contributed to Equality?

 
Why Are Schools Designed Around the Age of Students?

 
What Has Influenced the School Curriculum?

 
How Have Teachers Evolved?

 
 
Chapter 7: Developing a Philosophy of Teaching and Learning
Teacher Interview: Mr. Matthew Balaban

 
How Do Teachers Develop Personal Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Teaching and Learning?

 
How Do Students Learn?

 
Why Should Teachers Carefully Examine Ideas?

 
How Does Educational Psychology Help Teachers Understand Student Learning?

 
How Does Understanding of a Variety of Philosophical Perspectives Help Teachers Help Students Learn?

 
 
Chapter 8: Organizing and Financing Schools for Learning
Principal Interview: Mr. Ricardo Estrada

 
How Are Schools Staffed and Organized?

 
What Is the Relationship of Schools to School Districts and the State?

 
What Is the Role of the Federal Government in Education?

 
How Is Governance Different From the Structures of Government?

 
How Are Schools Paid For?

 
How Do Schools Spend the Money?

 
What Are Some of the Key Organization and Finance Issues and Challenges?

 
 
Chapter 9: The Law as It Relates to Teaching and Learning
Educator Interview: Mrs. Kristy Anderson

 
Interview With a Second Legal Expert

 
What Are the Foundational Elements of the Law?

 
What Are Key Legal Issues Related to Uses of Technology and Social Media?

 
How Have the Three Enduring Legal Dilemmas of Religion, School Finance, and Segregation Evolved?

 
What Are Legal Rights and Protections of Students?

 
What Are the Legal Rights, Responsibilities, and Liabilities of Teachers?

 
 
Part III: Teaching for Student Learning
 
Chapter 10: Curriculum, Standards, and Benchmarks
Educator Interview: Mrs. Desiree Tilger

 
What Is Curriculum?

 
What Are the Connections Among Standards, Benchmarks, and Curriculum?

 
What Should Teachers Know About Standards?

 
How Might Knowledge of Standards and Benchmarks in Curriculum Improve Teaching Practice?

 
Why Should Teachers Have Knowledge of Standards?

 
 
Chapter 11: Managing the Classroom and Student Behavior
Teacher Interview: Dr. Felicia Bucher

 
What Are Some Approaches to Classroom Management?

 
How Do You Build a Personal Classroom Management Approach?

 
What Constitutes a Well-Managed Classroom?

 
What Is the Connection Between Discipline and Management?

 
 
Chapter 12: Teaching Strategies
Educator Interview: Mrs. Jessica Anderson

 
Why Are There So Many Ways to Teach?

 
What Is a Teaching Strategy?

 
When Are Teaching Strategies Direct or Indirect?

 
What Makes Teaching Strategies Work?

 
How Are Different Strategies Used for Different Purposes?

 
 
Chapter 13: Assessing Student Learning and Using the Results
Educator Interview: Mr. Travis Hall

 
What Are Characteristics of High-Quality Tests?

 
What Does the Process of Assessing Entail?

 
How Do Teachers and Students Use Formative Assessments to Adjust Instruction and Improve Learning?

 
What Are Some Useful Ways to Gather Evidence About Student Learning?

 
What Are Key Assessment Issues and Challenges?

 
 
Part IV: Becoming Tomorrow’s Highly Effective Teacher
 
Chapter 14: Succeeding in Your Teacher Education Program, and Beyond
Teacher Interview: Ms. Julie LaGuardia

 
What Are Keys to Succeeding in Your Teacher Education Program?

 
How Can You Use a Research-Based Framework to Understand Your Concerns?

 
What Are the Keys to Being Hired as a Beginning Teacher?

 
In What Ways Can Candidates and Teachers Be Leaders?

 
Where Are Places to Find the Joy of Teaching?

 

"A textbook that helps students understand the big picture of teaching, learning, and education."

Stephanie Malone
Shenandoah University

"This book covers the basic information for students to make decisions about becoming a teacher and adds information for students who have already decided. The text helps students in their certification testing."

John Chavez
University of Texas at San Antonio
Key features
NEW TO THIS EDITION:
  • The new edition is available in Sage Vantage, an intuitive learning platform that integrates quality Sage textbook content with assignable multimedia activities and auto-graded assessments to drive student engagement and ensure accountability. Unparalleled in its ease of use and built for dynamic teaching and learning, Vantage offers customizable LMS integration and best-in-class support.
    • Flashcards and note-taking tools help students better prepare for class.
    • NEW! Audiobook Player allows students to listen to text content, boosting comprehension and retention. It offers flexible, on-the-go access, engaging both reluctant readers and auditory learners, improving the overall reading experience.
    • The Offline Reading option in the Student Dashboard offers greater accessibility to Vantage’s reading content, regardless of where students are or how strong their internet connection may be.
  • A new Contentious Issues feature introduces issues in teaching that defy easy resolution, such as School Resource Officers and legislative involvement in schools.
  • What are Your Concerns? questions close out each chapter, asking students to write about concerns related to each chapter's content. At the end of the book, the authors provide a research-based way to analyze those concerns.
  • Updated content with the latest research address pandemic-era shifts, such as learning impacts, classroom management, and technology in the classroom, as well as changing views of education, book bias, school safety, and increased emphasis on social and emotional learning.
  • New classroom and teacher videos provide students with a look at teaching today.
  • 14 New Teacher Interviews at the beginning of each chapter grant students a glimpse into the real lives of educators by posing questions to teachers and school leaders and relating their responses directly to the chapter content, addressing contemporary issues such as pandemic teaching, learning loss, and diversity in the classroom.
  • Recognizing and supporting student differences is a hallmark of this text, with data now reported separately for Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander students and teachers, as well as new information on providing safety and equal opportunities for LGBTQ+ students.
  • Revised tables, figures, and sources illustrate the most recent information about funding, court cases, and new federal and state statutes, as well as new approaches to curriculum and instruction.
KEY FEATURES:
  • Teachers’ Lounge stories offer students inspirational, joyful, or humorous stories from real teachers about issues raised in the chapter.
  • Challenging Assumptions boxes use scholarly research to help debunk many of the myths about teaching.
  • Understanding and Using Data boxes help readers examine a set of data, develop an interpretation, and offer a recommendation. Teachers in today’s schools are expected to be able to understand and use data. This feature is designed to help them learn more about ways to organize and interpret data.
  • Field Guide for Learning sections conclude each chapter and help students develop the knowledge and skills found in expert educators and provide suggestions for classroom observation activities, reflection questions to promote journaling, portfolio builders, and more.
  • Class Discussion Questions encourage critical thinking about the primary chapter concepts through discussion.
  • End-of-chapter pedagogical features include chapter summaries, discussion questions, self-assessments, field guides, tips for building a portfolio, and more.
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