Component 1A is focused on the actual material educators are imparting to their students. In this Component of the Danielson teaching method the value placed on the educator having a firm understanding and mastery of their subject and the aligning pedagogy is vital. (Pedagogy is the method and practice of teaching, especially as an academic subject or theoretical concept.) A reason it is so vital is because students may have been mislead in the past about a concept and the educator must recognize this and correct the mistake. Another reason is so that the educator may properly link certain subjects through the proper pedagogies and make sure the students have the proper skills to be learning and mastering their subjects
There are three elements of Component 1A. Knowledge of content and the structure of the discipline, knowledge of prerequisite relationships, and knowledge of content related pedagogy are the three elements vital to mastering 1A. Some artifacts used by educators to show competency with component 1A consist of, but are not limited to: a list of content-area courses, workshops, webinars, or online courses taken or attended, records of skype chats participated in with fellow educators, list of presentations on the subject matter, a prerequisite survey, and any evidence that the educator has made in order to stay up to date and to improve mastery learning efficiency. An example of this last one can be found on my Wizer page here.
*All answers are based on: Danielson, C. (2007). Enhancing professional practice a framework for teaching (2nd ed.). Alexandria, Va.: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
There are three elements of Component 1A. Knowledge of content and the structure of the discipline, knowledge of prerequisite relationships, and knowledge of content related pedagogy are the three elements vital to mastering 1A. Some artifacts used by educators to show competency with component 1A consist of, but are not limited to: a list of content-area courses, workshops, webinars, or online courses taken or attended, records of skype chats participated in with fellow educators, list of presentations on the subject matter, a prerequisite survey, and any evidence that the educator has made in order to stay up to date and to improve mastery learning efficiency. An example of this last one can be found on my Wizer page here.
*All answers are based on: Danielson, C. (2007). Enhancing professional practice a framework for teaching (2nd ed.). Alexandria, Va.: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.