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The exceptional teacher : transforming traditional teaching through thoughtful practice

Author: Elizabeth Aaronsohn
Publisher: San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, ©2003.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
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"In The Exceptional Teacher, veteran K-12 teacher Elizabeth Aaronsohn examines three important questions: What do our teachers really want our children to get out of school? How do their own schooling experiences inhibit them from achieving these goals? How can a teacher education program give beginning teachers a framework for thinking differently about the whole process of teaching?" "The Exceptional Teacher offers  Read more...
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Elizabeth Aaronsohn
ISBN: 0787965766 9780787965761
OCLC Number: 52341568
Description: xxiii, 274 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: ch. 1 The Grading game: reading the teacher instead of the text --
ch. 2 Breaking the conditioning --
ch. 3 Seeing the possibilities of a different paradigm --
ch. 4 Falling into the role of traditional teaching, and climbing out of it --
ch. 5 Justice, mutual respect, and caring instead of control. --
ch. 6 Moving from right answers to multiple perspectives --
ch. 7 Reserved seats for musical chairs --
ch. 8 The Reluctance of high school teachers to use cooperative learning --
ch. 9 The Pressure of tradition --
ch. 10 The Courage and freedom to color outside the lines --
ch. 11 What would success look like?
Responsibility: Elizabeth Aaronsohn.
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"In The Exceptional Teacher, veteran K-12 teacher Elizabeth Aaronsohn examines three important questions: What do our teachers really want our children to get out of school? How do their own schooling experiences inhibit them from achieving these goals? How can a teacher education program give beginning teachers a framework for thinking differently about the whole process of teaching?" "The Exceptional Teacher offers the guidance that teacher educators need to help their students become teachers who are knowledgeable and skillful practitioners, while also developing the ability to be reflective, imaginative, courageous, and flexible in the classroom - a model for the students they are instructing. In this inspiring book, Aaronsohn shows that becoming an exceptional teacher can be a difficult but rewarding journey. She explains that success begins in understanding one's self and societal and cultural experiences. Based on qualitative research from student writings and workshops, the author offers practical advice to help beginning teachers move beyond their own internalized assumptions, and become educators who will transform their classrooms."--Jacket.

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