Get Set for Teacher Training

Don Skinner is Academic Co-ordinator for Education Courses, Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh. He has written numerous articles on education, including: ‘Modes of Teaching’, chapter in Kirk, G and Glaister, R (Eds), Scotland’s National Curriculum: 5-14’, Edinburgh, Scottish Academic Press, I994. ‘Teaching and Learning’ in Kirk, G (ed) Moray House and Change in Higher Education, Edinburgh, Scottish Academic Press, 1995 (with B Cosford, R McNie, H Perfect); Working Together to Learn (50 page booklet on developing co-operative groupwork for Lothian Schools - Lothian Region, 1995

• 1. Introduction; Part 1 Studying Education; 2 Teaching and Learning; 3 Curriculum and assessment; 4 Developmental psychology; 5 Schools and society; Part 2 Professional Practice; 6 Learning from placement; 7 Interaction skills and learning styles; 8 Wider roles and professional development; Part 3 Study Skills for Teacher Training; 9. Approaches to study; 10 Writing essays; 11. Making presentations; 12. Managing your time; Applying for teacher training; Acronyms, glossary and useful websites; Bibliography; Index.