Latham, G 2006, 'Assessment for understanding' in G. Latham (ed.) Learning to Teach: New Times, New Practices, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne, Victoria, pp. 262-284.
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.
