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Friday, December 31, 2010

Subject Matter Expertise and Successful Teaching

Subject Matter Expertise and Successful Teaching

Subject Matter Expertise and Successful Teaching

This topic is dear to me. I have had this conversation with a colleague several times over the last couple of years. He contends there is no correlation between advanced degrees and successful teaching. I contend that may be true to an extent, but more knowledge, whether it is subject matter or pedagogical knowledge, can never be a bad thing. What I do know