TEACHING PRACTICE

TEACHING PRACTICE

Instead of putting a lid on our students' energy, we can channel it.

(Dan Montoya - elementary school teacher, 1997)

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Theory and practice have long had a misunderstood relationship. While teaching should be guided, of course, by relevant research and consequent theory, this should not be seen as a mechanical relationship. Thoughtful educators realize that practice adjusted is essentially new theory, and that the classroom itself is, in a sense, a laboratory of human experience. In short, teaching should be a melding of both theory and practice. Below is presented some evidence of my interpretation of the relationship between theory and practice, preparation and improvisation, organization and flexibility, skill and art.

	Practicum Reports
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	Lesson Plans
	Student Samples

Teaching Practice: Key Elements

professional knowledge

leadership and community

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