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This book and associated videos look
at the issue that concerns teachers most – that
is, what it means to be an effective teacher. Six primary
school teachers have been filmed and analysed using
recent research findings. This will all help make clear
what teacher skills and professional characteristics
combine to produce effective teaching. The extensive
manual outlines each of the individual teacher’s
intentions and aspirations and then allows you to compare
this with some 30 minutes of video focusing on their
classroom practice. Finally, these two impressions are
compared with the designated features of effective teaching
and learning as outlined in the Hay McBer report.
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Effective Teachers in Primary Schools can be used
by:
- teachers as a mechanism for discussion
during school INSET sessions on classromm management
- individual teachers at home who
wish to review their own approach to teaching
- ITT students who wish to review
their own approach to teaching
- training colleges who wish to show
their students examples of effective teachers and
use these as a focus for discussion
- teachers who are reflecting on
their teaching practice as they approach their Threshold
Application
- teachers who have gone through
the Threshold and wish to move through the next stage
of Performance Management.
About the Author
Tony Swainston has taught for 18
years in three comprehensive schools. This includes
being a pastoral head for 11 years, and so experiencing
at first hand the huge impact of effective teachers
on pupils’ development and behaviour. He is currently
an assistant headteacher and a member of the Leadership
Group in an 11-to-18 comprehensive school. His particular
responsibilities include overseeing the school’s
programme for gifted and talented pupils, and sharing
good practice with other schools through Beacon Status.
Tony is a member of the Teacher Training Agency ‘National
Teacher Research Panel’ and he is serving on the
steering group of a DfES-sponsored national research
project to investigate the factors that affect teacher
effectiveness over a period of years. |
