Foundations Of Primary Teaching

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Foundations of Primary Teaching

Foundations of Primary Teaching offers an accessible yet rigorous core text on the interrelated aspects of primary school teaching and the teacher's role. This new edition will have immediate appeal to those who are striving to achieve qualified teacher status under the new Standards criteria. There is a whole new chapter giving commentary and practical suggestions about how the new induction year might be successfully completed and there are expanded sections on organising for learning, pastoral matters and career development. Student teachers and less experienced qualified practitioners will welcome the author's pragmatic view of the realities of classroom life and his encouragement of a person-centred view of teaching as a professional activity.
Foundations of Primary Teaching, 5th Edition

Now in its fifth edition, Foundations of Primary Teaching will be an essential resource for any trainee or practicing primary teacher. Written in a friendly and accessible manner, this book has been updated in line with the new curriculum and provides a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of teaching within the primary school. It blends theory and practice to foster and develop effective pedagogy and, in so doing, to stimulate your thinking, expand your horizons and motivate you to relish one of the most thrilling, frustrating, exhausting, exciting and important jobs in the world. Written specifically for student teachers on BA, BEd and PGCE courses, as well as students taking Education Studies, this text will encourage you to develop a fuller understanding and appreciation of teaching as professional practice through an emphasis on: Reflective thinking and action Relationships and motivation in the classroom A full range of tried and tested teaching and assessment strategies Creativity and transferable teaching skills Personalised learning. Also incorporating new material on changes and innovations that have taken place in education; childhood; the process of, and context for, learning; and issues teachers face, as well as updated further reading lists, this wholly revised fifth edition should be on the bookshelf of all student teachers on initial teacher training courses at the primary level, newly qualified teachers and more experienced teachers wishing to enhance their practice.
Primary Curriculum - Teaching the Foundation Subjects

Author: Rosemary Boys
language: en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date: 2008-04-15
To be published alongside Primary Curriculum - Teaching the Core Subjects, this textbook focuses on how to teach the following foundation curriculum areas effectively to 5 to 11 year olds.: History Design and Technology Art Music Religious Education Modern Foreign Languages Physical Education Each subject is treated in the same way to give the reader 1) The principles and practice, underlying how to teach the subject area, including how to plan, teach, assess and evaluate, with 'top tips' from teachers, head teachers and inspectors; 2) Information beyond the curriculum, including cross-curricular links and out-of-school learning. This book will provide training and newly qualified teachers with a one-stop resource for developing their skills in teaching the core areas of the National Curriculum. The chapters adhere to the QTS Standards and to a uniform structure - non-sequential reading is possible (in fact encouraged!). Further, the chapters are user-friendly with full textbook features including boxed case studies, examples of good practice, and a spacious text design. Contributors include Gee Macrory, Principle Lecturer in English and MFL, Paul Bowen, Senior Lecturer in History, Elaine MacCreery, Senior Lecturer in RE, Ivy Roberts, Senior Lecturer in Art and Design, Alison Heap, Senior Lecturer in PE, and Su Sayers, Senior Lecturer in Design Technology - all at the Institute of Education, Manchester Metropolitan University. And Mike Costelli, Roehampton University; Dave Coulbeck, Head Teacher since 1981; and Kate Buchanan, Director of Supporting Professional Studies, Royal Northern College of Music