The ISW Handbook for Participants (2006) describes 4 major qualities of effective teachers, one of which is:<\/p>\n
Content expertise – having knowledge of the subject area, clear goals and objectives, effective selection and organization of course content, enthusiasm about the course.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I jumped for joy at this statement because the summarized title does not match the description of attributes\u00a0whatsoever<\/span>. “Having knowledge” of content does not deem one an expert – or does it? Because that’s much less intimidating to novicey ol’ me.\u00a0The rest of the description has to do with “pedagogical logistics” (like it? I just made it up): effective use of learning objectives, curriculum design, and enthusiasm. Skills that have to do with the process of using content, not the content itself.<\/p>\n
What’s neat is that the text says “over the years, many learners have been asked for their perceptions about the qualities of effective teachers they remember”. So I wonder: did the learners come up with broad qualities (i.e. “content expertise”) and the pedagogy specialists broke it down into attributes? Is that why there’s such a disparity?<\/p>\n
I love<\/em> this disparity! What great insight into how a “content expert” in one’s eyes is really just an individual with a great pedagogical toolkit in another’s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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