Getting the Practical Teaching Element Right

Résumé du livre

This guide draws on the experiences of trainers working in literacy, numeracy and ESOL teacher education programmes. It aims to share practical teaching strategies used to build firm links between theory and practice. This resource is intended for teacher educators, tutor trainers and professional development managers to use in designing and organising their programmes. Table of contents: * Introduction * Theory and practice * The organisation of teaching practice (group, paired and individual teaching practice) * How to organise group teaching practice or 'training groups' * More than just teaching - opportunities for observation * 'Practice as you preach' - the role of modelling * Putting it all together * Innovative partnership arrangements * Methods of assessing teaching practice * Formative and summative assessment * References * Appendices (examples of job descriptions for teaching mentors, examples of timetables for teaching practice groups, example teaching practice feedback record sheet).