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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| About the Editors | |
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| Contributors | |
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| Understanding Learners | |
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| Understanding Human Development | |
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| Terms to Know | |
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| Theories of Growth and Development | |
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| Summary | |
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| Suggested Activities | |
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| Practice Decision Set | |
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| Web Links | |
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| References and Suggested Readings | |
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| Considering Environmental Factors that Affect Learning | |
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| Terms to Know | |
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| Environmental Factors That Impact Learning | |
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| Other Factors That Impact Learning | |
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| Summary | |
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| Suggested Activities | |
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| Practice Decision Set | |
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| Web Links | |
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| References and Suggested Readings | |
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| Appreciating Human Diversity | |
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| Terms to Know | |
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| Demographical Dynamics | |
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| Integrating Multiculturalism in School Community | |
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| Summary | |
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| Suggested Activities | |
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| Practice Decision Set | |
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| Web Links | |
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| Suggested Videos | |
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| References and Suggested Readings | |
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| Understanding How Learning Occurs | |
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| Terms to Know | |
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| Understanding Learning Theory | |
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| Thought and Language Development | |
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| Schema Theory: Linking and Organizing Information | |
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| Metacognition: Extending Self-Improving Systems | |
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| Learning, Thinking, and Teaching Styles | |
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| Summary | |
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| Suggested Activities | |
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| Practice Decision Set | |
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| Web Links | |
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| References and Suggested Readings | |
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| Motivating Students | |
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| Terms to Know | |
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| Importance of Motivation to Academic Learning: Theoretical Background | |
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| Identifying Factors and Situations Likely to Promote or Diminish Motivation | |
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| Effects of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation | |
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| Creating Motivational Learning Environments for All Students | |
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| Summary | |
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| Suggested Activities | |
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| Practice Decision Set | |
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| Web Links | |
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| References and Suggested Readings | |
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| Enhancing Student Achievement | |
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| Planning and Designing Instruction | |
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| Terms to Know | |
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| The Process of Planning | |
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| Long-Range Plans | |
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| Unit Plans | |
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| Daily Lesson Plans | |
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| Summary | |
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| Suggested Activities | |
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| Practice Decision Set | |
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| Web Links | |
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| References and Suggested Readings | |
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| Verbal, Nonverbal, and Media Communication Techniques | |
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| Terms to Know | |
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| Communication | |
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| Recommended Classroom Features | |
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| Summary | |
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| Suggested Activities | |
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| Practice Decision Set | |
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| Web Links | |
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| References and Suggested Readings | |
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| Instructional Strategies and Roles | |
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| Terms to Know | |
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| Incorporating Higher Levels of Thinking into a Lesson Plan | |
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| Strategies and Models of Teaching That Involve Higher Levels of Thinking | |
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| Teacher Roles | |
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| Learner-Centered Versus Teacher-Centered Instruction | |
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| Asking Questions at Higher Levels of Thinking | |
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| A Risk-Free Environment for Critical Thinking | |
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| Linking Higher-Level Thinking to Assessment | |
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| The Language of Thinking | |
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| Summary | |
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| Suggested Activities | |
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| Practice Decision Set | |
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| Web Links | |
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| References and Suggested Readings | |
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| Instructional Materials and Resources | |
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| Terms to Know | |
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| Teacher Resource Behavior | |
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| Materials and Resources | |
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| Summary | |
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| Suggested Activities | |
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| Practice Decision Set | |
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| Web Links | |
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| References and Suggested Readings | |
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| Formal and Informal Assessment | |
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| Terms to Know | |
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| Test, Assessment, and Evaluation: What Is the Difference? | |
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| The Assessment Process | |
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| Formative and Summative Data | |
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| Formal Assessment | |
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| Curriculum-Based Assessment | |
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| Informal Assessment | |
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| Summary | |
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| Suggested Activities | |
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| Practice Decision Set | |
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| Web Links | |
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| References and Suggested Readings | |
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| Managing the Classroom Environment | |
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| Terms to Know | |
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| Creating a Learning Community | |
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| Learning Communities | |
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| Student Ownership/Membership in the Learning Community | |
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| Responsible, Cooperative, Purposeful, Supportive Students | |
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| Creating a Positive Social and Emotional Atmosphere | |
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| Establishing and Maintaining Standards of Behavior | |
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| Maximizing Learning Time | |
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| Summary | |
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| Suggested Activities | |
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| Practice Decision Set | |
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| Web Links | |
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| References and Suggested Readings | |
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| Understanding the Teaching Environment | |
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| Becoming a Reflective Practitioner | |
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| Terms to Know | |
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| An Example of Reflection | |
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| What Is Reflection? | |
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| The Cycle of Reflection | |
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| Why Is Reflection Important? | |
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| Support Services | |
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| Summary of Benefits of Reflection | |
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| How Can Preservice Teachers Become Reflective Practitioners? | |
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| Summary | |
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| Suggested Activities | |
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| Practice Decision Set | |
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| Web Links | |
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| References and Suggested Readings | |
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| Home-School Relationships | |
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| Terms to Know | |
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| Why Home-School Relationships Are Important | |
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| Building Relationships with Parents/Families | |
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| Recognizing Family Diversity | |
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| Communicating Effectively | |
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| Conducting Parent-Teacher Conferences | |
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| Creating Strategies for Home-School Collaboration | |
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| Summary | |
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| Suggested Activities | |
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| Practice Decision Set | |
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| Web Links | |
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| References and Suggested Readings | |
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| School and Community Connections | |
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| Terms to Know | |
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| Recognizing Challenges Facing Today's Communities | |
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| Significance of the School-Community Relationship | |
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| Learning About the School's Community | |
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| Communicating with the Community | |
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| Connecting with the Community | |
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| Developing Students' Responsibility Toward Their Communities | |
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| Emerging Efforts to Reconnect Communities and Children | |
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| Summary | |
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| Suggested Activities | |
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| Practice Decision Set | |
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| Web Links | |
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| References and Suggested Readings | |
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| Teaching in Texas | |
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| Terms to Know | |
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| Expectations of Teachers in Texas | |
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| Constraints on Teachers in Texas | |
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| Multiple Roles of Teachers in Texas | |
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| Laws and Guidelines Impacting Teachers in Texas | |
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| Special Education | |
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| Structure of the Texas Education System | |
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| Summary | |
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| Suggested Activities | |
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| Practice Decision Set | |
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| Web Links | |
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| References and Suggested Readings | |
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| Preparing For and Taking the ExCET Test | |
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| Registration | |
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| Preparing for Test Day | |
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| The Test | |
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| Long-Term Study Skills | |
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| Contact Numbers | |
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| Name Index | |
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| Subject Index | |