A problem-based casebook which emphasizes reflective thinking and shows teachers how to create a collaborative, interactive atmosphere in which students address authentic issues, share prior knowledge, think like professionals, and develop their potential to learn, to teach, and to mature in thought and action once on the job. Features 22 critical components of teaching, all correlated to the INTASC (Interstate and New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium) standards organized within four domains: planning and preparation; creating an environment for learning; instruction; and professional responsibilities. Presents a collection of 32 engaging, field-tested cases that are all authentic classroom situations and are organized around a research-supported conceptual framework of the 22 critical components of teaching. Practicing educators and those pursuing a teaching career.