Training to teach Design and Technology? Need ideas for your lessons? Want to refresh your D&T teaching?
Professor Douglas Newton's succinct guide to teaching design and technology uses ideas that have been road-tested and developed over his many years of teaching and of training student teachers and practitioners.
Assuming no prior knowledge, this straightforward book will quickly help you teach D&T in the primary school and D&T-related activities in the very early years. It gives you ready-made lesson plans and banks of teaching ideas for immediate use in your classroom.
Written for the busy trainee and teacher, this practical book features:
- A clear account of the nature of D&T and what is expected of you.
- Time-saving, photocopiable worksheets to help children grasp problems, develop ideas and plan.
- Lots of activities for the children, some set out in step-by-step detail.
- Advice on helping children make progress and on assessing their work.
- Looking ahead: some guidance for the aspiring teacher on preparing for curriculum leadership.
