Not exact matches
At its best, the book illustrates what should be self - evident:
strong teaching requires mastery of academic content and an extensive repertoire of complex
pedagogical skills.
What needs to be studied is the degree to which subject - matter
skills and
strong performance in college can substitute for
pedagogical training.
Finally, «Next Generation» accountability systems should adhere to the following five essentials: «(a) state, district, and school leaders must create a system - wide culture grounded in «learning to improve;» (b) learning to improve using [the aforementioned informational systems also] necessitates the [overall] development of [students»]
strong pedagogical data - literacy
skills; (c) resources in addition to funding — including time, access to expertise, and collaborative opportunities — should be prioritized for sustaining these ongoing improvement efforts; (d) there must be a coherent structure of state - level support for learning to improve, including the development of a
strong Longitudinal Data System (LDS) infrastructure; and (e) educator labor market policy in some states may need adjustment to support the above elements» (p. x).
And teachers across the country are trying to do just that, using a
pedagogical theory known as trauma - informed education, which calls for muted reactions to misbehavior, direct instruction on interpersonal
skills, and
strong teacher - student relationships.
In our experience,
strong independent schools and effective inner - city academies tend to have complementary strengths: the depth of subject knowledge and extensive co-curricular programmes in independent schools; the
pedagogical skill and highly efficient systems for tracking and monitoring progress in academies.
«Substitute teachers must have
strong instructional and
pedagogical skills and a commitment to learning.
A great teacher must have content expertise,
strong classroom management
skills, and be able to tailor
pedagogical strategies to meet the individual needs of his or her students.
The
pedagogical approach is constructivist but with a
strong skills - training emphasis.