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Primary Professional Studies
About This Book
Primary teacher training is challenging. Trainees must be prepared to consider teaching in innovative ways, while remaining focused on the unchanging requirements of children's learning.Thefourth edition of this popular corebook supports trainee teachers working towards primary QTS who need to takeaccount of the diverse aspects of primary professional studie s. This is a comprehensive, core text for the primaryprofessional studies module. It begins with an exploration of the curriculum and reviews the current curriculum. The text moves on to look at ?The Developing Child? encouraging students to focus on child-centred teaching and learning and explores the needs and learning journeys of all children. The fourth edition includes new chapters on technology and learning, mindfulness in the classroom, reflective practice and completing research and writing assignments for primary teacher training.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Publisher Note
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- About the contributors
- Introduction
- Section 1 The curriculum
- 1. Transforming teaching and learning
- 2. Curriculum approaches
- 3. Childrenâs learning and development in the early years
- 4. New technologies and learning in primary schools
- Section 2 The developing child
- 5. Child-centred teaching and learning
- 6. Including all learners
- 7. Transitions and progression
- 8. Childrenâs voice
- Section 3 The developing teacher
- 9. Teaching as a profession
- 10. Establishing your own teacher identity
- 11. Reflective practice in primary schools
- 12. Safeguarding children
- 13. The school community: being part of a wider professional environment
- 14. Research and assignments in teaching and learning
- 15. Personal professional development
- Section 4 Teaching skills
- 16. Assessment
- 17. Planning
- 18. Managing behaviour for learning
- 19. Managing the learning environment
- Preview
- Being Mindful of Teacher Well-being
- Appendix: The Teachersâ Standards
- Index