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The Invincible Teacher

Rating 1.8
Word count
64 words
Chapters
6
ISBN
9787546387659

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Summary

Grounded in expert psychology research, this book traces the journey from novice to expert teacher to analyze the main problems and stage-specific characteristics of teachers' professional development. It presents the internal causes and essence of teacher growth in dynamic terms and offers a systematic set of teaching concepts, viewpoints, and methods for helping new teachers become experts. This helps education researchers and practitioners understand the patterns of teacher professional development, establish a scientific view of teacher talent at the conceptual level, and formulate effective teacher training methods and measures.

Editor's review

Taking expert psychology research as its starting point, this book follows the growth trajectory from novice to expert teacher, analyzes the main problems and stage-specific characteristics of teachers' professional development, and emphasizes understanding the internal causes and essence of teacher growth from a dynamic perspective. The systematic teaching concepts, viewpoints, and methods proposed in the book are not intended to provide quick classroom fixes, but to help readers establish a scientific view of teacher talent at the conceptual level and thereby formulate effective teacher training measures. For education researchers and practitioners, this book can serve as a reference for understanding the patterns of teacher professional development and is also suitable for thematic discussions in school-based professional learning. When reading, it is recommended to bring your own growth concerns and compare them with the stage analyses in the book, turning the viewpoints into handles for reflection and improvement rather than stopping at the conceptual level.

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • Education researchers and teaching-research staff concerned with the patterns of teacher professional development
  • Experienced teachers who mentor new teachers and need theoretical support
  • Students at teacher-training institutions who wish to understand teacher growth stages in advance
  • School administrators who need a conceptual basis for teacher training measures

Not a good fit for

  • Readers seeking only specific classroom techniques or subject-teaching cases
  • Parents and primary or secondary school students looking for ways to improve student achievement
  • Readers uninterested in educational theory who prefer purely narrative books

Reading tips

  1. First read the table of contents to clarify the main line of growth stages, then jump to relevant chapters based on the issues you care about.
  2. While reading, compare the performance of new teachers and expert teachers around you and keep brief observation notes.
  3. Suitable as a shared reading for teaching-research activities; design one discussion around the stage characteristics.
  4. After reading, try to write one or two actionable suggestions for improving teacher training based on the book's ideas.

About the publisher

Jilin Publishing Group Co., Ltd. China · Founded in 2003

Jilin Publishing Group Co., Ltd. focuses on fine fiction, social sciences, literary appreciation, history, classical poetry and classical literature, with 1,141 titles in the library. Representative books include Dan Simmons's science fiction novels Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion, Freud's works on psychology and society such as The Ego and the Id and Group Psychology, and classical literature ranging from Laozi and Zhuangzi, Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Three Hundred Poems of the Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties to Lü Simian's A General History of China. Its authors include Dan Simmons, Freud, Laozi, Lü Simian, Hengtang Tuishi, Pan Zhenhua, Li Yi and Guan Shanming, reflecting a balance between translated works and domestic editions. Public information is limited; the above is based on the library's holdings.

Contents

  1. 版权信息
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  6. 5

FAQ

How is this book different from specific subject-teaching methods?
Starting from expert psychology research, this book discusses the growth process, stage characteristics, and training concepts of teachers from novice to expert. It is a theoretical reference at the level of teacher professional development, not a teaching-methods manual for specific subjects such as Chinese or mathematics. Readers should use it to understand growth patterns and reflect on training approaches, not to look for subject lesson plans.
Can readers without a background in education understand this book?
The material indicates that this book is aimed at education researchers and practitioners and involves expert psychology research and stage analysis of teacher professional development, so it has a certain theoretical nature. Readers without a background in education may need to slow down, first grasp the main line of growth stages, and understand concepts in light of their own or nearby teachers' experiences rather than studying every word closely.
Is this book suitable as a teacher-training textbook?
It can serve as a reference reader. The book proposes a systematic set of teaching concepts, viewpoints, and methods for new teachers becoming expert teachers and analyzes the main problems and stage characteristics of growth, making it suitable for shared reading and discussion organized around professional development patterns in teacher training. Whether to use it as a formal textbook still requires comprehensive judgment based on training objectives and other materials.

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