Reflective Planning, Teaching, and Evaluation, K-12

Encourages beginning teachers to become reflective, caring, and creative in their work with children. Coverage includes perceiving student needs, planning thematic units, questioning strategies, and using technology. This second edition describes limited English programs, Crosscultural, Language, and Academic Development (CLAD) programs, and other strategies for stimulating cooperation among students of different backgrounds, and emphasizes the development of a professional portfolio, with suggestions for reflective actions involving creating lesson plans and collecting materials. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.