Knowledge of Content and Pedagogy
What is component 1A?
This component concerns the importance of being a knowledgeable educator, and being prepared to teach your students. This knowledge should be applied to the 21st century and the real world in order to make it more relevant for students. The teacher should have understanding of what they are teaching, and also pedagogical knowledge about how to best teach a lesson.
Why do you need it?
Teachers need to be knowledgeable about the content they are teaching, so that they can share this understanding with their students. The teacher should be able to answer any questions students have, or know where they can look to find an answer. They should also know how to teach the lesson in a way that students will be able to understand and obtain what they are learning. Student learning also should align with standards, so students can be prepared for their next class they take.
What are the elements?
Knowledge of content and the structure of the discipline: Every subject has an overarching purpose, but is divided into smaller components and skills that are more manageable to teach.
Knowledge of prerequisite relationships: Many subjects have prerequisite that are essential to being able to teach it. All teachers should know how to design lessons, manage their classroom, and handle behavior in addition to any content prerequisites.
Knowledge of content related pedagogy: Some contents have certain ways of teaching that have been proven most successful. For example, in a math class a student would likely learn best from seeing problems done then solving some independently. On the contrary, a history or science class would probably use artifacts and labs.
In the classroom…
*What teachers are teaching correlates with appropriate standards.
*Teachers know what students may struggle with, and have prepared scaffolds to help students reach understanding.
What is component 1A?
This component concerns the importance of being a knowledgeable educator, and being prepared to teach your students. This knowledge should be applied to the 21st century and the real world in order to make it more relevant for students. The teacher should have understanding of what they are teaching, and also pedagogical knowledge about how to best teach a lesson.
Why do you need it?
Teachers need to be knowledgeable about the content they are teaching, so that they can share this understanding with their students. The teacher should be able to answer any questions students have, or know where they can look to find an answer. They should also know how to teach the lesson in a way that students will be able to understand and obtain what they are learning. Student learning also should align with standards, so students can be prepared for their next class they take.
What are the elements?
Knowledge of content and the structure of the discipline: Every subject has an overarching purpose, but is divided into smaller components and skills that are more manageable to teach.
Knowledge of prerequisite relationships: Many subjects have prerequisite that are essential to being able to teach it. All teachers should know how to design lessons, manage their classroom, and handle behavior in addition to any content prerequisites.
Knowledge of content related pedagogy: Some contents have certain ways of teaching that have been proven most successful. For example, in a math class a student would likely learn best from seeing problems done then solving some independently. On the contrary, a history or science class would probably use artifacts and labs.
In the classroom…
*What teachers are teaching correlates with appropriate standards.
*Teachers know what students may struggle with, and have prepared scaffolds to help students reach understanding.
Resources:
Flickr. (2013). Math Word Wall. [online] Available at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/learningissocial/9232530417 [Accessed 5 Oct. 2017].
PDE SAS. (2011). The Framework for Teaching Evaluation Instrument. [online] Available at: http://static.pdesas.org/content/documents/danielson_rubric_32.pdf [Accessed 05 Oct. 2017].
Flickr. (2013). Math Word Wall. [online] Available at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/learningissocial/9232530417 [Accessed 5 Oct. 2017].
PDE SAS. (2011). The Framework for Teaching Evaluation Instrument. [online] Available at: http://static.pdesas.org/content/documents/danielson_rubric_32.pdf [Accessed 05 Oct. 2017].