What every teacher should know about the profession and politics of teaching. ([2004])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Donna Walker Tileston.
• Authors: Tileston, Donna Walker
• Contents: About the Author; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Vocabulary Pre-Test; 1. The Politics of Teaching; Accountability and Testing; Flexible Use of Federal Resources; School Choice; Quality Teachers and Quality Teaching; 2. Being Part of a Learning Community; The Big Machine Approach; Accountability to the Larger System; Finding Resources; Working With Colleagues; Being Supervised; Quality Professional Development; 3. Working With Parents; Begin at the Beginning; Ways to Communicate; The Parent-Teacher Conference; What If?; 4. What Does the Future Hold?; The Changing Face of Education; The Move to Standards; Changing Ideas About the Teaching Process; The Teacher as a Professional: Why It Matters; How Can You Keep Up?; Vocabulary Summary; Vocabulary Post-Test; References; Index
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : Corwin
• Publication Date: 2004
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 371.1; Teaching; Teachers; Teaching -- Practice
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781483360287; 1483360288
• Related ISBNs: 0761931260
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.