Getting out of line
Subtitle: a guide for teachers redefining themselves and their profession
By: Caren Black.
Publisher: Corwin Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 95
Subjects: Teaching -- United States.; Teachers -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 87-92) and index.
Table of contents: title: Creating personal vision of change; title: Preparing to live in a different reality. Defining reality. The age of reason : a culture defines our recent past. The age of information : we redefine reality. Reality defines the workplace. The assembly line : a model defines the age. The worker : redefinition adds value. Applying redefinition to schools; title: Overcoming the culture of powerlessness. Analyzing our position. Professionals : working in a new culture. Teachers : working in a time warp. Changing our position. Self-image : changing ours. Attitude : defining our personal power. Positive practices : applying them to ourselves. Teacher culture : understanding and overcoming taboos and self-destructive behaviors. Professional, public image : changing ours. New teacher traits : three experts' definitions. Greatness : finding it in ourselves; title: Becoming the new teacher. Redefining our approach. Old beliefs. Building new beliefs. Redefining our practice. Research guidelines : using three criteria for optimal learning. Monday morning techniques : theme cycle. Why am i doing this? Connecting details in a new picture. Redefining our materials. Redefining our curriculum. Assessment. Pre-assessment. Parameters. Redefining our responsibility. Increasing student responsibility. Limiting teacher responsibility; title: Viewing the new teacher in action. Creating our information age learning models. The ACTS model. Projects : framework for the ACTS model. Performance assessments : testing the ACTS model. Defining our information age teaching style. Traditional styles : direct and indirect teaching. Self-directed learning; title: Embracing the new view. What we're up against. Why we can't wait. Tribute due the current system. What we can expect. Staying connected.