Hazel Bryan & Chris Carpenter 
Learning and Teaching at M-Level [EPUB ebook] 
A Guide for Student Teachers

Your teacher training or professional development course will now probably include Masters level assessment and credits as teaching ′becomes an M-level profession′ and a greater emphasis is placed on helping teachers develop deeper understandings about aspects of learning and teaching through a higher level of critical reflection.

This book will guide you through the various different aspects of doing M-level work at either primary or secondary stage, and help you to develop a deeper professional understanding.

Your ability to research and understand learning environments will form a key part of making you an inquisitive and better teacher, and engagement with research underpins the book.

Chapters include primary and secondary vignettes and examples to help link theory into practice, as well as reflective questions, activities and suggestions for further reading.

This book is relevant to all trainee and qualified teachers working across the age ranges of 7-19.

Table of Content

Introduction

What Is the Book for?

Who Is the Book for?

How Might You Engage with the Book?

PART ONE: THE IMPORTANCE OF ENQUIRY IN ENHANCING LEARNING

Teacher Professionalism Today

Developing a Deeper Understanding of Learning

Considering Theories for Learning

The Student Teacher as Researcher

PART TWO: KEY METHODS AND WAYS OF DOING ENQUIRY

Looking at Classrooms

Observing Children

Doing Qualitative Research

Reading and Writing Critically

Doing Fieldwork: Interviews and Questionnaires

PART THREE: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND MOVING FROM STUDENT TO TEACHER

Working with Other Professionals

Developing Professionally at Masters-Level

About the author

Simon Hoult is Programme Director of the Secondary PGCE at Canterbury Christ Church University. He teaches on the professional studies course and is subject leader for geography. Before working in higher education he held teaching and management positions in secondary schools and LEAs.