Teaching Today A Practical Guide Fourth Edition

Text © Geoff Petty 2009 Original illustrations © Nelson Thornes Ltd 1997, 2002, 2004, 2009 The right of Geoff Petty 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 1993 (Stanley Thornes Ltd) Second edition 1998 (Stanley Thornes Ltd) Third edition 2004 (Nelson Thornes Ltd) Fourth edition published in 2009 by: Nelson Thornes Ltd Delta Place 27 Bath Road CHELTENHAM GL53 7TH United Kingdom 09 10 11 12 13 / 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 978 1 4085 0415 4 Illustrations by Liz Singh Cover photograph/illustration: René Mansi/istockphoto Page make-up by Pantek Arts Ltd Printed and bound in Spain by GraphyCems Contents Preface v Help with your teacher training assessments vii Part 1 The learner’s practical and emotional needs 1 How do we learn? 1 2 Learning skills by corrected practice 24 3 The learner’s needs 29 4 Teaching is a two-way process 39 5 Motivation 44 6 Praise and criticism 65 7 The teacher–learner relationship and equal opportunities 78 8 Classroom management 98 9 Discipline and problem-solving 110 10 What kind of teacher are you? 130 Part 2 The teacher’s toolkit Introduction 139 Teacher-centred methods 11 Teacher talk 162 12 The art of explaining 168 13 The art of showing 182 14 Questioning 190 15 The aide-memoire: note-making 206 Active methods 16 Supervised student practice 211 17 Discussion 222 18 Group work and student talk 231 19 Games and active learning methods 247 20 Role-play, drama and simulations 258 21 Games to teach language and communication skills 262 22 Seminars 269 23 Learning for remembering: review and recall 272 24 Whole-class interactive teaching: assertive questioning 281 iii Contents Student-centred methods 25 Reading for learning 288 26 Private study and homework 294 27 Assignments and projects 296 28 Essays and reports 304 29 Guided discovery: teaching by asking 312 30 Creativity, design and invention 322 31 Learning from experience 336 32 Whole-brain, visual and kinaesthetic methods 346 33 Independent learning 357 34 Self-directed learning 367 Part 3 Resources for teaching and learning 35 Visual aids: Microsoft PowerPoint® and interactive whiteboards 375 36 Students learning with computers: e-learning, ICT and ILT 391 Part 4 Putting it all together 37 Aims and objectives 409 38 Choosing activities for the lesson 422 39 Choosing activities to achieve affective objectives 435 40 Writing the lesson plan 442 41 Flexible and inclusive course organisation and record-keeping 450 42 Planning courses 469 43 Assessment 479 44 Summative assessment 496 Part 5 The professional in practice 45 Values and what teachers can achieve 507 46 Evaluating my teaching: the reflective practitioner 516 47 Initial and diagnostic assessment: assessing learners’ needs 529 48 Providing learners with support 546 49 Evaluating courses and quality improvement 563 50 How to teach and remain sane 579 Appendix 1 Standards for the lifelong learning sector 583 Appendix 2 Differentiation strategies 587 Appendix 3 QTS standards for those training to teach in schools 589 Bibliography 595 iv Index 605 ... - tailieumienphi.vn