Wiley Handbook of Teaching and Learning

Provides a comprehensive reference for scholars, educators, stakeholders, and the general public on matters influencing and directly affecting education in today's schools across the globe

This enlightening handbook offers current, international perspectives on the conditions in communities, contemporary practices in schooling, relevant research on teaching and learning, and implications for the future of education. It contains diverse conceptual frameworks for analyzing existing issues in education, including but not limited to characteristics of today's students, assessment of student learning, evaluation of teachers, trends in teacher education programs, technological advances in content delivery, the important role for school leaders, and innovative instructional practices to increase student learning.

The Wiley Handbook of Teaching and Learning promotes new, global approaches to studying the process of education, demonstrates the diversity among the constituents of schooling, recognizes the need for and presents a variety of approaches to teaching and learning, and details exemplary practices in education. Divided into four sections focused on general topics--context and schooling; learners and learning; teachers and teaching; and educators as learners and leaders--and with all-new essays that look at what has been, what is, and what could be, this book is destined to inspire thoughtful contemplation from readers about what it means to teach and learn.

• Examines teaching, learners, and learning from a contemporary, international perspective, presenting alternative views and approaches

• Provides a single reference source for teachers, education leaders, and agency administrators

• Summarizes recent research and theory

• Offers evidence-based recommendations for practice

• Includes essays from established and emerging U.S. and international scholars

• Each chapter includes a section encouraging readers to think ahead and imagine what education might be in the future

Scholars from around the world provide a range of evidence-based ideas for improving and modifying current educational practices, making The Wiley Handbook of Teaching and Learning an important book for the global education community and those planning on entering into it.

Autorentext

GENE E. HALL is Professor Emeritus in Educational Leadership, College of Education, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. LINDA F. QUINN is Professor in the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Department of Teaching and Learning. DONNA M. GOLLNICK is Vice President for Quality Assurance, TEACH-NOW, Washington, DC.

Klappentext
THE WILEY HANDBOOK OF TEACHING AND LEARNING Provides a comprehensive reference for scholars, educators, stakeholders, and the general public on matters influencing and directly affecting education in today's schools across the globe This enlightening handbook offers current, international perspectives on the conditions in communities, contemporary practices in schooling, relevant research on teaching and learning, and implications for the future of education. It contains diverse conceptual frameworks for analyzing existing issues in education, including but not limited to characteristics of today's students, assessment of student learning, evaluation of teachers, trends in teacher education programs, technological advances in content delivery, the important role for school leaders, and innovative instructional practices to increase student learning. The Wiley Handbook of Teaching and Learning promotes new, global approaches to studying the process of education, demonstrates the diversity among the constituents of schooling, recognizes the need for and presents a variety of approaches to teaching and learning, and details exemplary practices in education. Divided into four sections focused on general topicscontext and schooling; learners and learning; teachers and teaching; and educators as learners and leadersand with all-new essays that look at what has been, what is, and what could be, this book is destined to inspire thoughtful contemplation from readers about what it means to teach and learn.

• Examines teaching, learners, and learning from a contemporary, international perspective, presenting alternative views and approaches
• Provides a single reference source for teachers, education leaders, and agency administrators
• Summarizes recent research and theory
• Offers evidence-based recommendations for practice
• Includes essays from established and emerging U.S. and international scholars
• Each chapter includes a section encouraging readers to think ahead and imagine what education might be in the future Scholars from around the world provide a range of evidence-based ideas for improving and modifying current educational practices, making The Wiley Handbook of Teaching and Learning an important book for the global education community and those planning on entering into it.

Inhalt
Notes on Contributors ix

Introduction: Issues Affecting Teaching and Learning in Today's Schools 1
Gene E. Hall, Linda F. Quinn, and Donna M. Gollnick

Part 1 The Context of Schooling 5

1 The Complexity of American Teacher Education 7
David Imig, Scott Imig, Michael Neel, and Loretta HolmbergMasden

2 School ReformA NeverEnding Story: Avoiding Attractive Pitfalls and Exploring Promising Perspectives 29
Roland Vandenberghe

3 The Culture and Teaching Gap: What Is It, and How Can Teacher Educators Help to Close It? 59
Roderick L. Carey, Abiola FarindeWu, H. Richard Milner IV, and Lori DelaleO'Connor

4 The Role of the Community in Learning and Development 79
Elizabeth Spier, Raquel L. González, and David Osher

5 Building Capacity in Order to Strengthen Teaching and Learning 107
Sharon Harsh

6 Implementing and Sustaining Language Curriculum Reform in Singapore Primary Schools 151
Jason Loh and Foong PohYi

Part 2 Learners and Learning 173

7 Educational Neuroscience: Are We There Yet? 175
John T. Almarode and David B. Daniel

8 Turning Toward Students: Adopting a StudentCentered Stance in MandateCentered Times 199
Alison G. Dover and Brian D. Schultz

9 Learning Anytime, Anywhere through Technology: Reconsidering Teaching and Learning for the iMaker Generation 225
Timothy D. Green and Loretta C. Donovan

10 The Place of Learning in the Systematization and Standardization of Early Childhood Education 257
Susan Grieshaber and Sharon Ryan

11 Exceptional Education is Special 277
Dena D. Slanda and Mary E. Little

12 Case Study: Nevada's English Language Learner Strategy: A Case Study on Policymaking and Implementation 301
Magdalena Martinez

Part 3 Teachers and Teaching 321

13 Next Generation Research in Dialogic Learning 323
Lauren B. Resnick, Christa S. C. Asterhan, and Sherice N. Clarke, with Faith Schantz

14 Guiding and Promoting Student Learning: Applying Theory to Practice 339
LeAnn G. Putney, Connie L. Malin, Teresa Miller, Sarah Crosby, and Bobbie Stanley

15 A Smile is Universal: Building Sensitivity to and Understanding of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners through International Field Experiences 365
Amanda J. Laichak

16 Envisioning Alternative Futures: Elliot Eisner's Challenge to Industrial Educational Practice 391
Richard Siegesmund

17 CASE STUDY: Trajectories in Developing Novice Teacher Leadership Potential: A Tale of Two Countries 417
Ping Gao

18 CRITIQUE: What Effect Size Doesn't Tell Us 431
Barrie Bennett

Part 4 Educators as Learners and Leaders 445

19 The Importance of Teacher Induction for Improving Teaching and Learning 447
Matthew C. Nishimoto

20 Teacher Leadership: Past, Present, and Future 473
Barnett Berry

21 Principal Instructional Leadership: …