Re:Kids to learn how to code before high school in New Zealand
by throwawayjava on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @08:34AM
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> best kind of pedagogy is pedagogical content knowledge
This is definitely true, but more general pedagogic stuff is also extremely useful and shouldn't be poo-poo'd! I got much better at teaching after just observing a really great classroom teacher for a while and having another great teacher observe me and comment. A pedagogy crash course also greatly improved my assessment design.
It's like math or programming or anything, really. If you want to be good, watch the greats and -- if you can -- get the greats to watch you and comment.
This is definitely true, but more general pedagogic stuff is also extremely useful and shouldn't be poo-poo'd! I got much better at teaching after just observing a really great classroom teacher for a while and having another great teacher observe me and comment. A pedagogy crash course also greatly improved my assessment design.
It's like math or programming or anything, really. If you want to be good, watch the greats and -- if you can -- get the greats to watch you and comment.