Essential Teaching Skills - part 1

Incorporates the new QTS standards for 2007 Third Edition Essential Teaching Skills Chris Kyriacou Essential Teaching Skills Third Edition Chris Kyriacou Text © Chris Kyriacou 2007 Illustrations © Nelson Thornes Ltd 1991,1998, 2007 The right of Chris Kyriacou to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher or under licence from the Copyright Licensing Agency Limited, of Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who commits any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. First published in 1991 by Basil Blackwell Ltd Reprinted in 1992 by Simon and Schuster Education Reprinted in 1995 by Stanley Thornes (Publishers) Ltd Second edition 1998 Reprinted in 2001 by Nelson Thornes Ltd Third edition published in 2007 by: Nelson Thornes Ltd Delta Place 27 Bath Road CHELTENHAM GL53 7TH United Kingdom 09 10 11 / 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 978 0 7487 8161 4 Illustrations by Clinton Banbury Page make-up by Florence Production Ltd, Stoodleigh, Devon Printed and bound in China by 1010 Printing International Ltd. 1111 21 31 4 51 61 7 8 9 10 1 1112 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 40 1 2 3 4 5 46 471111 Contents Preface v 1 Developing your teaching skills 1 The nature of teaching skills 1 Studies of teaching skills 2 Defining essential teaching skills 4 The development of teaching skills 11 •Further reading 17 2 Planning and preparation 19 The elements of planning and preparation 19 The purposes and functions of planning 21 Lesson planning 24 Lesson preparation 29 Further reading 33 Key questions about your planning and preparation 34 3 Lesson presentation 35 The teacher’s manner 35 Teacher talk activities 36 Academic tasks 41 Teaching styles and learning styles 45 Matching work to pupil ability and needs 47 Using resources and materials 51 Further reading 53 •Key questions about your lesson presentation 53 4 Lesson management 54 Beginnings, transitions and endings 54 Maintaining pupils’ involvement 57 Handling the logistics of classroom life 62 Managing pupil movement and noise 64 Further reading 67 •Key questions about your lesson management 67 5 Classroom climate 68 Establishing a positive classroom climate 68 Motivating pupils 72 Your relationships with pupils 74 Enhancing pupils’ self-esteem 76 Classroom appearance and composition 79 Further reading 82 •Key questions about your classroom climate 82 6 Discipline 83 The nature of pupil misbehaviour 83 Establishing your authority 86 Pre-empting pupil misbehaviour 90 Investigating and counselling 92 Using reprimands 93 Using punishments 96 Dealing with confrontations 100 Other strategies 101 Further reading 103 •Key questions about your use of discipline 104 7 Assessing pupils’ progress 105 The purposes of assessment 105 Types of assessment 107 Assessment activities in the classroom 111 Carrying out assessment activities 114 Marking, recording and reporting 116 Further reading 120 Key questions about your assessment of pupils’ progress 120 IV CONTENTS 8 Reflection and evaluation 121 Self-evaluation 122 Collecting data about your current practice 126 Teacher appraisal 130 Managing your time 132 Dealing with stress 134 Further reading 138 Key questions about your reflection and evaluation 138 Bibliography 140 Author index 146 Subject index 149 ... - tailieumienphi.vn