{"product_id":"because-teaching-matters-9781119899617","title":"Because Teaching Matters","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRevised and updated guide for prospective teachers with increased detail about the realities of teaching in a changing demographic society, post-pandemic life, societal changes brought about by technology, and the current political moment in education.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReal challenges. Real choices. And very real consequences. That's what today''s classrooms are about. That''s why Marleen Pugach''s \u003ci\u003eBecause Teaching Matters\u003c\/i\u003e, Third Edition depicts today''s classrooms as they truly are, while highlighting the enormous impact teachers have on students'' lives. The book is organized around five professional commitments learning from multiple sources of knowledge, using the curriculum responsibly, practicing equity-minded teaching, meeting the needs of individual students in the context of the classroom and school community, and contributing actively to the profession.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe third edition focuses on:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe current landscape and challenges of supporting multi-racial, mu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 1 Teaching: A Career That Makes a Difference 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCOMMITMENT #1 LEARNING FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES OF KNOWLEDGE THROUGHOUT YOUR CAREER 17\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 2 Putting What You Already Know about Teaching into Perspective 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 3 Learning to Teach: What Does It Mean? 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 4 Learning from the History and Philosophy of Education 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCOMMITMENT #2 USING THE CURRICULUM RESPONSIBLY 141\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 5 Deciding What to Teach 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 6 More Than \"What Is Taught\": School as a Social Institution 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCOMMITMENT #3 PRACTICING EQUITY-MINDED TEACHING 233\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 7 Teaching in a Changing World 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 8 Teaching Students Who Have Disabilities 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCOMMITMENT #4 MEETING THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CLASSROOM AND SCHOOL COMMUNITY 323\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 9 Organizing School and Classroom Communities for Student Engagement 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 10 How Governing and Financing Schools Influence Teachers' Work 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCOMMITMENT #5 CONTRIBUTING ACTIVELY TO THE PROFESSION 409\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 11 Ethical and Legal Issues in the Work of Teaching 411\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 12 Becoming a Teacher: New Visions and Next Steps 453\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407186534743,"sku":"9781119899617","price":122.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119899617.jpg?v=1730498479","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/because-teaching-matters-9781119899617","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}