Learning from the Student's Perspective : A Sourcebook for Effective Teaching

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table Of Contents -- Introduction: Learning From The Student's Perspective: Why It's Important, What To Expect, And Important Guidelines -- Part I Students' Perspectives On Effective Classroom Practice -- 1 Knowing Students -- 2 Creating And Maintaining A Positive Classroom Environment -- 3 Designing Engaging Lessons -- 4 Respect -- 5 Responsibility -- Part Ii Strategies For Learning From Students' Perspectives -- 6 Accessing Students' Perspectives Through Three Forms Of Consultation -- 7 Accessing Students' Perspectives Through Discussion Groups And Questionnaires -- Part Iii Listening In Action: Educators Learning From Students' Perspectives -- 8 Learning To Be Heard And Learning To Listen: A Preservice Teacher's Reflections On Consulting Students During Practice Teaching -- 9 Rethinking Listening To Students: A Preservice Teacher's Revisions -- 10 Beyond Wiggle Room: Creating Spaces For Authentic Learning In A Twelfth-grade English Class -- 11 Student Voice On A High School Decisionmaking Team: A Principal's Model Of Listening To Students -- 12 A Schoolwide Model For Student Voice In Curriculum Development And Teacher Preparation -- 13 Students E-mailing Prospective Teachers: Listening Before Student Teaching -- 14 Students Mentoring Student Teachers: Listening During Student Teaching -- Part Iv Conclusions -- 15 Returning To Perspective And Taking Action -- 16 Translating Schools And Educators: What It Takes To Learn From The Student's Perspective -- Appendix: Research Support For Consulting Students -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- About The Author And Contributors.