NEW - Includes a new chapter, Using the Internet and Distance Education, which is particularly timely given the explosion of on-line technology. Students are given examples and guidelines to incorporate the Internet and Distance Learning into their teaching and learning experiences. Ex.___ NEW - Includes tools, tips, and techniques in a special feature titled Toolboxes that appears in each feature. Throughout the text, students are given practical tools (e.g., using graphics tablets), tips (e.g.

, proper care of computer diskettes), and techniques (e.g., incorporating the use of case studies) to help acquire and enhance needed teaching and learning skills. Ex.___ NEW - Updates, revises, and streamlines text within a learner centered environment. Each chapter highlights how students can effectively use and implement the key principles specifically within a learner centered environment. Ex.___ NEW - Uses Instructional Scenarios throughout the text that feature classroom application examples.

Students "see" the course content in action as they are given scenarios and cases that require the use of unique problem solution strategies. Ex.___ NEW - Provides more comprehensive treatment of diversity in the classroom. Through the use of a wide variety of examples and scenarios that involve various grade levels, subject matter areas, and diverse learners, students experience the full range of the content's application. Ex.___ Closes each chapter with Summary, Reflective Questions and Activities, and Suggested Resources. Students can review the chapter content, practice what they learned, receive feedback, and explore the topics in more detail. Ex.

___ Features One Teacher's Story by Janette Moreno Which contains applications for a learner-centered classroom in each chapter. Students identify with this "real" teacher and "hear" in her words how she deals with instructional problems and develops her own solutions. Ex.___ Organizes important information at the beginning of each chapter With Planning for the Chapter Content. Students gain an overview of the chapter (an advance organizer) and refocus on the "vision" for the textbook as it relates to each chapter. Ex.___.