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Teacher Professional Development Focusing on Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Jan H. van Driel,Amanda Berry +1 more
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In this paper, the authors argue that professional development programs aimed at the development of teachers' pedagogical content knowledge cannot be limited to supplying teachers with input, such as examples of expert teaching of subject matter, instead, such programs should be closely aligned to teachers' professional practice and, in addition to providing teachers with specific input, should include opportunities to enact certain instructional strategies and to reflect, individually and collectively, on their experiences.Abstract:
Because pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) includes teachers’ understanding of how students learn, or fail to learn, specific subject matter, the development of PCK is an important goal to focus on in professional development programs. The research literature clearly indicates the complex nature of PCK as a form of teachers’ professional knowledge that is highly topic, person, and situation specific. This implies that professional development programs aimed at the development of teachers’ PCK cannot be limited to supplying teachers with input, such as examples of expert teaching of subject matter. Instead, such programs should be closely aligned to teachers’ professional practice and, in addition to providing teachers with specific input, should include opportunities to enact certain instructional strategies and to reflect, individually and collectively, on their experiences.read more
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Pedagogical content knowledge: A systematic review of the way in which the concept has pervaded mathematics educational research
TL;DR: In this paper, a systematic review of the way pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) was conceptualized and empirically studied in mathematics education research was carried out based on a systematic search in the databases Eric, PsycInfo and Web of Science.
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A K-6 computational thinking curriculum framework: implications for teacher knowledge
Charoula Angeli,Joke Voogt,Andrew Fluck,Mary Webb,Margaret Cox,Joyce Malyn-Smith,Jason Zagami +6 more
TL;DR: There is a lack of adequate empirical evidence in terms of the effectiveness of the frameworks proposed herein, but it is expected that the knowledge and research base will dramatically increase over the next several years, as more countries around the world add computer science as a separate school subject to their K-6 curriculum.
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Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge of Scientific Argumentation: The Impact of Professional Development on K–12 Teachers
TL;DR: This article examined how three professional development workshop series grounded in authentic practice impacted 70 elementary, middle, and high school teachers' pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) for scientific argumen- tation.
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Preparing Teachers to Work in Inclusive Classrooms: Key Lessons for the Professional Development of Teacher Educators from Scotland's Inclusive Practice Project
TL;DR: The Inclusive Practice Project (IPP) as mentioned in this paper is a teacher education reform project that has developed an innovative approach to preparing teachers to enter a profession in which they take responsibility for the learning and achievement of all students.
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Extending experiential learning in teacher professional development
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors introduce the use of experiential learning during the early stages of teacher professional development and explore the implementation of this approach with teachers in Irish second level schools who are being asked to make significant pedagogic changes as part of a major curriculum reform.
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TL;DR: Lee S. Shulman as mentioned in this paper builds his foundation for teachi ng reform on an idea of teaching that emphasizes comprension and reasoning, transformation and reflection, and argues that this emphasis is justified by the resoluteness with which research and policy have so blatantly ignored those aspects of teaching in the past.
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Knowledge and Teaching: Foundations of the New Reform
TL;DR: Lee S. Shulman as mentioned in this paper builds his foundation for teaching reform on an idea of teaching that emphasizes comprehension and reasoning, transformation and reflection. "This emphasis is justified," he writes,...
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A review of research on the impact of professional learning communities on teaching practice and student learning
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of 10 American studies and one English study on the impact of professional learning communities on teaching practices and student learning is presented, and the collective results of these studies suggest that well-developed PLCs have positive impact on both teaching practice and student achievement.
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Staff Development and the Process of Teacher Change
TL;DR: In this paper, a model that describes the process of teacher change, particularly through staff development programs, is presented, and several principles for enhancing the change process to improve staff development efforts are also outlined.
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Nature, Sources, and Development of Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Science Teaching
TL;DR: The concept of pedagogical content knowledge as mentioned in this paper is used to describe the transformation of several types of knowledge for teaching (including subject matter knowledge), and as such it represents a unique domain of teacher knowledge.