Sentences with phrase «on pedagogical content knowledge»

Students complete four courses in their chosen field of study in the School of Education focused on pedagogical content knowledge or in the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences focused on advanced content knowledge.

Teacher professional development focusing on pedagogical content knowledge.

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One of the things that's interesting about this is that we tend to be focussing on teacher quality a lot and thinking about their knowledge of content and pedagogical content knowledge and that's important.

Significant effects of professional - development programs were found when programs focused on content knowledge in the math and science subject areas plus pedagogical training in teaching the subject matter.

But at the same time, we've got to focus on content knowledge, and pedagogical content knowledge in the sense that Deborah Ball has been talking about.

Sandy Heldsinger: Assessment makes heavy demands on teachers» content and pedagogical knowledge and, for this reason, it is hard.

Program: Learning and Teaching Mission: To quietly empower teachers by deepening their content and pedagogical knowledge - base through targeted, hands - on professional development.

Mission: To quietly empower teachers by deepening their content and pedagogical knowledge - base through targeted, hands - on professional development.

Preservice elementary teachers as information and communication technology designers: an instructional systems design model based on an expanded view of pedagogical content knowledge

With detailed teacher background material rich in science and mathematical content, descriptions of the pedagogical content knowledge needed to teach and assess effectively, and explicit links to the core ideas in the standards and research on learning science and mathematics, these books can transform teaching and learning in your classroom or professional development setting.

These studies, found that participants» knowledge of content and pedagogical strategies was deepened through participation in the preparation programs, but the studies did not investigate the impact of this preparation on teacher leader practice relative to supporting instructional materials implementation.

Hill, Ball and Brian Rowan find only modest links between measures of the mathematical knowledge that teachers need for teaching and their students» performance on standardized math tests, and the vaunted Measures of Effective Teaching project had to abandon its content knowledge for teaching measures, designed to assess some aspects of pedagogical content knowledge, as they were not associated with student achievement.

It requires an understanding of the representation of concepts using technologies; pedagogical techniques that use technologies in constructive ways to teach content; knowledge of what makes concepts difficult or easy to learn and how technology can help redress some of the problems that students face; knowledge of students» prior knowledge and theories of epistemology; and knowledge of how technologies can be used to build on existing knowledge and to develop new epistemologies or strengthen old ones.

The researchers determined that the strongest influences on how the teachers used the digital primary sources and technology centered on their own beliefs, the «purpose for teaching» (p. 159), and their level of «pedagogical content knowledge» (p. 163).

The paper describes a proposal drawing on qualitative data produced during lesson study cycles to assess teachers» development of technological pedagogical content knowledge.

While principals have never been more challenged to provide exceptional instructional leadership that requires a unique blend of expert content knowledge and pedagogical fluency, more than ever, their focus on relationships is proving to be key to the success of our nation's schools.

Preservice teachers have the chance to develop technological pedagogical content knowledge, in part, through reflection on the elements of and connections between technology, pedagogy and content.

If the STEM PLC focuses on disciplinary content and pedagogical content knowledge, administrators should probably not be included in STEM PLCs unless they are willing and able to adhere to the norms of the PLC, including regular attendance.

If the focus is mainly on content and pedagogical content knowledge, single subject PLCs allow teachers to have a similar knowledge base, as well as common needs and common experiences.

As suggested by many authors in the Handbook of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (AACTE Committee on Innovation and Technology, 2008), more research needs to examine the role of teacher preparation programs teachers» beliefs (Niess, 2008), and specific student and school contexts (McCrory, 2008) regarding the nature and development of TPACK.

A change to the conceptual framework on a programmatic level is necessary to instill the necessary technological pedagogical content knowledge (or technology, pedagogy, and content knowledge, known as TPACK) that allows future teachers to integrate technology in a manner consistent with national standards (Wetzel, Foulger, & Williams, 2009).

Preservice elementary teachers as information and communication technology designers: An instructional systems design model based on an expanded view of pedagogical content knowledge.

Much of the literature on teacher preparation for successful integration of technology into classrooms has focused on enhancing technological, pedagogical, and content knowledge (Clark, Zhang, & Strudler, 2015; Mishra & Koehler, 2006), and slow and ineffective technology implementation has often been attributed to a lack thereof.

Expanding on Shulman's (1986) definition of pedagogical content knowledge, technological pedagogical content knowledge implies that pedagogy, content, and technology are not separate entities, but a complex system that supports the learning process (Mishra & Koehler, 2006).

This article outlines recent changes in a social studies teacher education program and the role Web 2.0 tools played in developing meaningful activities centered on the development of sound technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPCK).

All candidates seeking Intervention Specialist certification are required to take and pass the OAE Pedagogical Assessment of Professional Knowledge: Early Childhood PK — 3 or Multi-Age K — 12 (depending on grade level), along with the Content Assessment (s) required for their subject area.

At the heart of the continuum is National Board Certification, a process designed for teachers to demonstrate, through standards - based evidence, the positive impact they have on student learning as a result of their deep and abiding understanding of students, content knowledge, pedagogical practice, ongoing reflection and participation in learning communities.

The application process requires nominees to provide evidence of deep content knowledge and exemplary pedagogical skills and focuses on the following five dimensions of teaching:

Velette Bozeman is a Research Associate with a focus on teacher training, the impact of the training on teachers» pedagogical and content knowledge, and the effectiveness on student achievement.

In keeping with the current trajectories of TPACK research, Doering and Veletsianos (2007b) identified geography technological pedagogical content knowledge (see Figure 2) as a necessary component for teacher education programs to focus on in order to facilitate increased integration of geospatial technologies (e.g., Google Earth) into K - 12 classrooms.

As technology becomes entwined in classrooms and schools, it will become braided into pedagogical knowledge, content knowledge, and pedagogical content knowledge such that the focus on technology will no longer be needed.

Drawing on current research and best practices, the UFT Teacher Center's professional development activities for educators are designed to deepen content knowledge and enhance pedagogical skill.

In addition, the researchers explored preservice teachers» capacity to notice pedagogical and content knowledge features of the animations, asking them to reflect on alternate actions of the teacher while considering their previous experiences.

Previously, Velette was the Project Manager for the statewide and local evaluation of the California Mathematics and Science Partnerships, which examined the growth of teachers» pedagogical and content knowledge through professional development and its effect on student outcomes.

I wish more departmental and school CPD time focussed on sharing content and the proven pedagogical knowledge already available.