Teaching to Learn, Learning to Teach

Alan J. Singer is Professor of Secondary Education and Director of Social Studies Education in the Department of Teaching, Literacy and Leadership at Hofstra University in New York and the editor of Social Science Docket (a joint publication of the New York and New Jersey Councils for Social Studies).

"… forces readers to confront their own attitudes and prejudices and leads them to a truer understanding of what it means to teach and learn in today’s society."Dennis Banks, State University of New York-Oneonta, USA"This book is a must for every teacher…. It provides a framework for forcing readers to ask questions that promote self-reflection about their choices for becoming a teacher, how their experiences have created individual mental models of what teaching is about, and how they can become a member of the learning community." Felica Hirata, Baruch University, USA

• BOOK I: GOALS AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR TEACHERS A Letter to Future TeachersWhy I Knead the Bread1. Goals: Why Do You Want to Be a Teacher?2. Responsibilities: What Is a Teacher? BOOK II: PRO/CLASS PRACTICES–PLANNING, RELATIONSHIPS, ORGANIZATION, COMMUNITY3. Planning: How Do You Plan a Lesson?4. Relationships: Why Are Relationships With Students Crucial to Successful Teaching?5. Organization: How Are Classrooms and Schools Organized? 6. Community: How Do You Build Classroom Communities Committed to Educational Goals?Concluding Thoughts for Book II: A PRO/CLASS Practices Approach to Dealing With Classroom and Other Professional ProblemsBOOK III: PRO/CLASS PRACTICES-LITERACY, ASSESSMENT, SUPPORT, STRUGGLE7. Literacy: How Can Teachers Encourage Student Literacies? 8. Assessment: How Should Teachers Assess Student Learning and Their Own Performance?9. Support: How Can Teachers Provide Support for Students Having Difficulty in School and Life?10. Struggle: How Can We Struggle to Be More Effective Teachers and Build Better Schools?