The Joy of Teaching Available February 2007 • Paperback • 656 pp
Introducing a fresh and celebratory approach to the introductory teaching course that puts student learning at the center of teachers' work! The Joy of Teaching reflects new thinking in the field emerging from the accountability movement, research on teacher effectiveness from educational psychology, and current accreditation requirements for student outcomes. This text propels students into the world of teaching by pairing practical applications with rich, real-life examples from in-service teachers. Rather than taking a superior stance toward its readers, this text meets them where they are in their professional development, anticipating and addressing questions about today's schools and students and what actually happens in the daily lives of today's teachers.
While recognizing that becoming a teacher is hard work, this book also celebrates teaching as a satisfying journey filled with joy, happiness, laughter, and personal reward. Each chapter begins with the real-world perspective from a teacher that enhances the content of that chapter. All text content anticipates what teacher education candidates will need to know and be able to do on state licensure tests, keeping INTASC standards close at hand as a guide for readers and instructors.