"Learning to Teach in a New Era" prepares preservice teachers to embrace the opportunities and meet the challenges of teaching in the twenty-first century. Closely aligned with the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST) and the Australian Curriculum, this book is an invaluable resource for early childhood, primary and…

The purpose of this curriculum reference is to assist teachers in developing skills to manage change in personal, professional, and social settings. It is divided into two parts. Part I challenges home economics teachers to clarify their attitudes toward change, to assess their change agent knowledge and skills, and to develop action plans for…

This two-part learning module provides text and accompanying exercises to assist instructors in employing effective listening and communication techniques in response to students' programs and concerns. Part I describes the communication process between sender and receiver and discusses the process of active listening by which the instructor…