Inhaltsangabe
By focusing on the skills needed for success, rather than the skills demanded by specific positions or tasks, this universally-applicable book prepares future educators to meet the challenges of contemporary educational environments. The authors imbue this book with the findings of relevant contemporary research through the extensive use of case studies, scenarios, and illustrations—connecting chapter content to real-world problems in education. Material is organized by skills, such as pedagogy, human relations, staff development, and program design, in order to emphasize the supervisor's role in coordinating the various administrative, curricular, and instructional concerns involved in providing instruction in today's demanding multicultural settings. Features broad, extensive coverage of the connection between teaching and the curriculum. Coverage of technology familiarizes future educators with current educational aids—examines the pros and cons of increasing reliance on technology and provides guidelines for evaluating new technology as it is developed. Extensive material on alternative certifications (in Chapter 10)—provides coverage of the realities of alternatives, their advantages and disadvantages, and how to pursue a specific goal. For future educators or those pursuing a variety of career paths that fall under the ¿umbrella¿ of supervision.
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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor
Jon Wiles is a professor of education at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. Joseph Bondi is a professor of education at the University of South Florida in Tampa. Both authors received their doctoral degrees from the University of Florida.
As a writing team, Wiles and Bondi have co-authored a number of major texts in curriculum, supervision, administration, and middle school education. In addition to Supervision: A Guide to Practice, other texts for Merrill (an imprint of Prentice Hall) include Curriculum Development: A Guide to Practice, The Essential Middle School, and The New American Middle School.
Dr. Wiles and Dr. Bondi are highly experienced educators, having served as researchers, administrators, teachers, and curriculum directors during their careers. As consultants, they have worked together in all fifty states and twenty foreign nations.
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