Focusing on the connection between good communication and teaching skills, this practical and user-friendly teaching and learning text can be used by pre-service teachers, supervisors, mentors and academics to make the most of school placement programs.

• Contributors


• Preface


• Part 1. Communicating in Education


• 1 Setting the Scene: The Current Teacher Education Context


• 2 Theories of Communication


• 3 Learning to Learn through Professional Experiences


• 4 From Practice Teaching to Practicum to Professional Experiences


• 5 Teachers as Learners


• 6 Ethical Communication in School and Community Contexts


• 7 Communicating Inclusively


• Part 2. Teaching and communication


• 8 Preparing Lesson Plans, Programs, Units, and Day Books


• 9 Helping Preservice Teachers Learn to Communicate Effectively in School Contexts


• 10 Communicating Effectively in Classrooms: Using Voice and Body Language


• 11 Enhancing Communication with Effective Resources


• 12 'Don't smile 'till Easter': Creating a Positive Classroom Learning Community


• 13 Constructive Use of Feedback in Professional Experience


• 14 Using Portfolios to Communicate


• 15 Communicating Collaboratively with Peers, Mentors and Supervisors


• Part 3. Communication across differences and diversity


• 16 Communicating with Parents, Community Groups and Service Agencies


• 17 Communicating with Young Children


• 18 Communicating with Adolescents: Through the Middle Years of Schooling


• 19 Communicating and Senior Students


• 20 Understanding Learning and Communication Difficulties


• 21 Language-based Learning Difficulties in the Classroom


• 22 Seeing Practice through Practice: Learning through Action Research and Action Learning


• References


• Index