Pennsylvania should ensure that special education teacher candidates who will teach elementary grades
possess knowledge of the subject matter at hand.
Not exact matches
Despite the claims from some that content
knowledge no longer
matters in a world where everything is google - able,
possessing deep background
knowledge remains imperative for students to be able to read across a wide range
of subjects and literary genres and be successful learners.
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.
In fulfillment
of its duty to the citizens
of this state, the Legislature has established certification requirements to assure that educational personnel in public schools
possess appropriate skills in reading, writing, and mathematics, and adequate pedagogical
knowledge, including the use
of technology to enhance student learning, and relevant
subject matter competence so as to demonstrate an acceptable level
of professional performance.
The Council
of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) has recently revised its model core teaching standards, which go beyond
possessing content
knowledge to incorporate
knowledge of how to teach one's
subject matter (for example, how to identify students» common misunderstandings and help students move beyond them) and «how to connect concepts and use differing perspectives to engage learners in critical / creative thinking and collaborative problem solving related to authentic local and global issues» (CCSSO, 2010, p. 15).
As a condition
of licensure, Washington should require its secondary teacher candidates to pass a content test in each
subject area they plan to teach to ensure that they
possess adequate
subject -
matter knowledge and are prepared to teach grade - level content.
Oregon should reconsider its waiver policy and, as a condition
of licensure, require all secondary teacher candidates to pass a content test in each
subject area they plan to teach to ensure that they
possess adequate
subject -
matter knowledge and are prepared to teach grade - level content.
Only 23 %
of judges strongly or somewhat agree with the statement «the typical attorney
possesses the legal and technical
subject matter knowledge required to effectively counsel clients on e-discovery
matters.»
In Exterro's 2015 «Federal Judges Survey on E-Discovery Best Practices and Trends,» not a single one
of the 22 responding judges said they fully agreed with the statement that the typical attorney
possesses the
subject matter knowledge (legal and technical) required to effectively counsel clients on e-discovery
matters.
Nonetheless, these professionals
possess a breadth
of knowledge about this sensitive
subject matter.