Taking a critical reflection approach, Learning to Teach informs pre-service teachers about the culture of the community, the school, home cultures, interests, learning styles and the abilities of their future students.

Exercises within the book combine with other learning tools such as links to other chapters, web links, glossary margin notes and 'Under the Lens', 'Pause and Reflect' and 'Taking Action' sections to assist students to practice their classroom skills.

The innovative Virtual Classroom encourages pre-service teachers to watch, record best practice and to draw upon sound theoretical knowledge to create engaging teaching practices.

• Examines the role of the teacher in fostering thoughtfulness and the ideal conditions for learning
• Innovative approach of following the first year of a new teacher, Anna Jones and her Grade 4/5 students
• Encourages students to reflect upon practice through use of the interactive Virtual Classroom
• The Companion website, www.oup.com.au/cws/latham, contains password-protected access to the Virtual Classroom

Gloria Latham — Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Language and Community Services, RMIT University

Mindy Blaise — Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Monash University

Shelley Dole — Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Univeristy of Queensland

Julie Faulkner — Lecturer, Department of Early Childhood Education, RMIT University;

Josephine Lang — Lecturer, Department of Early Childhood Education, RMIT University;

Karen Malone — Lecturer, Faculty of Education, University of Wollongong

The site supports the text, Learning to Teach, in providing a link to the Lathner Virtual School website, created by RMIT University and written by Gloria Latham.

The Lathner Virtual School is a learning and teaching space where visiting education lecturers, students and practitioners can try out ideas. Visit classrooms, the office, the staffroom and the playground to get a feel for the ways in which different teachers organise their classrooms.

Users navigating Lathner Virtual School will encounter many examples of potential project ideas and representations of learning concepts as well as information about the learners, the school and the school community located on walls, in filing cabinets, folders and unexpected locations.

This site is password protected for lecturers who have prescribed the textbook. Please contact your local Higher Education sales representative who will assist you with access to this website.