Not exact matches
The rigorous criteria involved in achieving Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) ensures that teachers possess
solid knowledge and understanding
of educational values and
subject matter, and high standards
of planning, monitoring, assessment and class management.
The teacher was to have a
solid foundation in the arts and sciences, a breadth and depth
of knowledge of the
subject to be taught, and an understanding
of subject matter pedagogy and curriculum development.
And ever since the Supreme Court's Markman ruling in 1996 finding that claim construction — the interpretation
of the words
of a patent claim — is a task given over to the judge, it has been more important than ever for judges to get a
solid working
knowledge of the
subject matter of a case.