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Two Beginning Kindergarten Teachers Planning For Integrated Literacy Instruction, Kathleen A. Roskos, Susan B. Neuman
Two Beginning Kindergarten Teachers Planning For Integrated Literacy Instruction, Kathleen A. Roskos, Susan B. Neuman
Education
This study reports the characteristics and strategies of 2 beginning kindergarten teachers' planning for an integrated approach to literacy instruction. Using ethnographic observational and analytic techniques, we describe features and structures of integrated instruction as a planning ''problem.'' The teachers' problem-solving strategies under the conditions of this task are also examined. Results revealed the multiple and complex nature of integrated instruction as a planning problem. Based on domain and componential analyses, the task appeared to include at least 6 kinds of planning activity and to make multiple demands on the planners' time, specificity of planning, level of pedagogical knowledge, and …
Landing The Job: A Survey Of New Teachers, Amy R. Hoffman
Landing The Job: A Survey Of New Teachers, Amy R. Hoffman
Education
A survey of recent graduates who successfully landed teaching positions was conducted to provide practical information for future teachers and the university personnel and faculty who may assist them with this process. The survey yielded insight as to the format and content of the interview and other factors which school district personnel may examine when making their decisions. The new teachers perceived that individual matters, such as gender or timing, and personality characteristics, such as enthusiasm or honesty, were probable reasons for landing their job as often as were factors relating to their teaching skills and knowledge. Innovative aspects of …