The Evolution of Teaching: A Guidebook to the Advancement of Teaching, Teacher Education, and Happier Careers for Early Career Teachers

Product description Review "Dr. Waters' unique approach to 21st Century learning challenges and inspires early career teachers and all educators to reflect on the past and to consider using many new learning models that stand to do a better job meeting the diverse needs of 21st century learners." --Pat Lasko, former co-coordinator, Rahway High School Professional Development School, Rahway New Jersey "The Evolution of Teaching uniquely contributes to the conversation about the need for change in the American public education system and teacher education itself in order to keep in step with the 21st century learners... He boldly encourages teachers, especially novice teachers, to 'take charge of their collective destiny' -- to be leaders and change agents who will leave behind schools of 'industrial age design' as they create new schools to meet the demands of the 21st century." --Marie Toto, clinical instructor, Kean UniversityDr. Waters' unique approach to 21st Century learning challenges and inspires early career teachers and all educators to reflect on the past and to consider using many new learning models that stand to do a better job meeting the diverse needs of 21st century learners.The Evolution of Teaching uniquely contributes to the conversation about the need for change in the American public education system and teacher education itself in order to keep in step with the 21st century learners... He boldly encourages teachers, especially novice teachers, to 'take charge of their collective destiny' -- to be leaders and change agents who will leave behind schools of 'industrial age design' as they create new schools to meet the demands of the 21st century. About the Author Rich Waters is a veteran high school teacher and Ph.D. whose interests in school reform and teacher education led him to assist in the creation and co-coordination of a professional development school and later to become a founding member of the National Association of Professional Development Schools. His decades of work and recent research in a high school helped him to see the need to reconsider the very concepts of teaching and schooling in the 21st century.