Knowledge of Content-Specific Pedagogy
Knowledge of Content-Specific Pedagogy: There is a large set of tools for teaching that are specific to each content area. Lee Shulman (1986) described these as pedagogical content knowledge. Content-specific pedagogical knowledge includes knowing what analogies, examples, and visual representations best capture key ideas of the academic discipline; what experiments, equipment, models, and projects best develop student understanding; what prior misconceptions commonly interfere with learn- ing; what real-world, culturally relevant connections need to be made for students learning new academic content; and what texts, stories, and other materials are available that are powerful resources for teaching and learning.