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The Educator's Field Guide

From Organization to Assessment (And Everything in Between)

By: Edward S. Ebert II, Christine Ebert, Michael L. Bentley

The Educator's Field Guide covers the four key areas of organization, classroom management, instruction, and assessment, and offers an excellent bridge from college to classroom.

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Grade Level: K-12
ISBN: 9781412969499
Published By: Corwin
Year: 2011
Page Count: 240
Publication date: April 07, 2011

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Everything a teacher needs to survive—and thrive!

The Educator's Field Guide helps teachers get off to a running start. The only book that covers all four key cornerstones of effective teaching—organization, classroom management, instruction, and assessment—this handy reference offers a bridge from college to classroom with a hearty dose of practical guidance for teachers who aspire to greatness. At a time when school leaders are pressed to hire and retain high-quality teachers, this guidebook is indispensable for defining and nurturing the qualities teachers strive for and students deserve. Helpful tools include:

Step-by-step guidance on instructional organization, behavior management, lesson planning, and formative and summative assessment
User-friendly taxonomic guides to help readers quickly locate topics
The latest information on student diversity, special needs, and lesson differentiation
Teacher testimonials and examples
Explanations of education standards and initiatives

Each key concept is addressed in a resource-style format with activities and reproducibles that can be customized. Teachers will also find lesson plan templates, graphs, charts, quizzes, and games—all in one easy-to-use source.

Key features

Helps teachers in training and novice teachers translate theory to practice
Covers essential topics of instructional organization, classroom management, instructional techniques, and assessment
Includes user-friendly indexes to help readers quickly locate needed information
Packed with reflective activities and templates for the teacher
Provides teacher testimonials and examples
Correlates with NBPTS Core Propositions and INTASC Principles

Author(s)

Edward S. Ebert II

Edward S. Ebert, II is Professor Emeritus of Education at Coker College in Hartsville, South Carolina and an award winning educator. With a degree in Psychological Foundations of Education, he has taught courses in educational psychology, elementary science methods, child development, classroom management, assessment, and creative problem solving. He as written a dozen books, including elementary science methods (Teaching Constructivist Science, K-8/Corwin Press), creative thinking and science teaching, introduction to education, classroom pragmatics: management and assessment (The Educator's Field Guide/Corwin Press), and an examination of public education in the American culture. Ebert has given numerous presentations nationally and internationally, and has taught science education and educational psychology for a semester at Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, P.R. China. He now resides in Wellfleet, MA, where he continues to publish educational materials and serves on a regional school board.

Christine Ebert

Christine Ebert is Associate Provost, Dean of the Graduate School, and Professor of Science Education at the University of South Carolina. Her work in science education focuses on conceptual change and development in students' understanding of science principles. In addition she has taught courses in thinking and reasoning, and is extensively involved with collaboration between elementary schools and the university. Ebert serves regularly as a program evaluator for national federally funded science initiatives. She has co-authored three other books related to science education and conceptual development. Ebert has presented her work on science education and creative thinking at conferences across the country and around the world.

Michael L. Bentley

Michael Bentley is an Associate Professor of Science Education at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where he teaches courses in environmental education and methods of teaching K-8 science. He has written science books for young readers as well as curriculum materials and numerous professional articles and chapters in books. He has also been involved with the creation of several innovative schools and has been an officer on two school boards. Bentley’s interests include teacher education, the public understanding of science, curriculum studies and international education, and the history, philosophy, and sociology of science as applied to science education.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Unit I Instructional Organization

Unit I Outline

Unit I Concept Map

Unit I Pep Talk

First: Long-Range Planning

Second: Short-Range Planning

Now: Classroom Organization

Tomorrow: Instructional Presentation

Finally: Communication With "Outsiders"

Conclusion

Unit I Appendix

Unit II Classroom Management

Unit II Outline

Unit II Concept Map

Unit II Pep Talk

First: Keys to Successful Classroom Management

Second: Establishing a Management-Based Learning Environment

Now: Compiling Your Plan: A Template for Classroom Management

Tomorrow: Implementing the Plan and Responding to Student Behavior

Finally: Assessing Your Classroom Management Plan

Unit II Appendix

Unit III Instruction

Unit III Outline

Unit III Concept Map

Unit III Pep Talk

First: The Curriculum

Second: The Student

Now: Conceptualizing Your Role

Tomorrow: Putting it All Together

Finally: This Is a People Profession

Unit IV Assessment

Unit IV Outline

Unit IV Concept Map

Unit IV Pep Talk

First: The Basics of Assessment

Second: Making Assessment a Part of Instruction

Now: Writing Tests

Tomorrow: Analyzing the Results of Your Assessment

Finally: Assessment and the High-Stakes Environment

Glossary

References

Index

Reviews

"You will find both the classic research in these areas of your work as a teacher as well as up-to-date discussions and explanations of key topics such as student diversity, special needs, lesson planning, instructional techniques, and assessing your students’ academic progress."

Preface

"In my thirty years of observing pre-service and in-service teachers, I had not found a guide that would cover everything an emerging teacher needs to consider until reading The Educator’s Field Guide. This book's unique five-step approach integrates the roles of teacher, classroom manager, and reflective practitioner into a continuous process essential to good teaching."

David Hayes, Director of Teacher Education
Lewis College, Durango, CO

"Uniquely designed, The Educator's Field Guide will surely become a reliable, cornerstone reference in any teacher’s library—one that will be revisited time and again throughout a career—as well as a vital addition to the well-thumbed, instructional resources of those in the field of teacher education."

Alan Rossman, Associate Professor of Education
National-Louis University, Skokie, IL

"An Educator's Field Guide combines key concepts in education into one convenient resource. The material covered is simplified without being too simplistic. The unit on classroom management is particularly helpful with advice from leading experts and tips for beginning the school year on the right foot. Students and beginning teachers will appreciate the professional knowledge shared in this book and will avoid many pitfalls common to this exciting, yet challenging field."

Rebecca Reiff, PhD, Associate Professor of Education
Hollins University, Roanoke, VA

"The authors have created the most eminently practical guide for pre-service and early career teachers that I have encountered in recent years. In a teaching world that is often intimidating, these three experienced education professors have hit it right on. This is a guide that a teacher can use on Monday morning and then reflect with on Friday afternoon. They tell us how to TEACH rather than how to prepare students for standardized tests. Hooray for this team of practical educators!"

Dr. Susan M. Leist, Professor Emerita
Buffalo State College, NY

"Every classroom teacher and education policymaker should read this fantastic book. Each topic is clearly articulated in a very practical manner. Organizing each unit by First, Second, Now, Tomorrow, and Finally is pedagogically brilliant."

Vito M. Dipinto, Associate Professor
National-Louis University, Chicago, IL

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