Learning to Teach in the Primary School

Learning to Teach in the Primary School
ISBN: 9781107672826
Publication Date: 6 May 2013

Education is in a constant state of change and development. Learning to Teach in the Primary School provides a pathway into Australian education for preservice primary teachers. This practical and engaging text includes strong links to the Australian Curriculum, and frames teaching around understanding primary students, how they learn, and their contexts. The book includes numerous valuable teaching resources such as:

• applied learning boxes, discussion questions, and research topics
• specific information related to the teaching of literacy, mathematics and science
• practical guidance across a range of key learning areas, exploring the breadth and depth of teaching and learning opportunities for primary students.

Drawing on the wide-ranging expertise of each contributor, this text provides techniques to engage primary students in high-quality education. The concluding chapters of the book focus on professional growth, making this a valuable resource throughout preservice teachers' tertiary coursework and into their professional careers.

About the Author

Dr. Peter Hudson's successful teaching career of 31 years includes 10 years as a school principal and lecturing at two universities. His teaching has included primary science, astronomy and earth science, primary mathematics education, TESOL education and practicum. His research focuses on: Mentoring preservice teachers; Science education; Leadership; TEFL education. He has over 70 refereed conference papers and journal articles (e.g., Science Education impact factor 1.312). In addition, scholars from universities around the world (e.g., United States, Philippines, Malaysia, Turkey, Italy, France, and England) have requested the use of his statistically-validated survey instruments for measuring and...