How to Teach Pedagogy

Pedagogy is defined as the art or science of teaching. Teaching pedagogy can be complicated, as instructors must use their own understanding of pedagogy to impart to students what pedagogy is and how to exercise it. Though pedagogical assignments, assessments and course materials can help students to understand how to teach, students may best benefit from a course on pedagogy if their instructor demonstrates pedagogy as he or she teaches the class.

Things You'll Need

  • Assessment materials
  • Course materials
  • Class handouts
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Instructions

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      Prepare class objectives. Determine what you desire your students learn throughout the course and how you can apply pedagogical principles to those goals. Along with your objectives, write out your educational philosophy and how it is influenced by pedagogy. Do not simply hand these objectives to your students. Rather, explain what part pedagogy plays in how you created the objectives and how you present them.

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      Select the course material that you believe will best illustrate the course objectives that you have set for your class. The books and course materials should embrace the pedagogical mindset. Discuss with your students why you chose the materials that you did and how pedagogy influenced your decisions.

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      Design your class structure, including lesson plans, a syllabus, testing schedules and assessment designs and procedures and present the structure to your class. If you desire, have your class help you to come up with ideas for your class structure.

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      Explain to your students in the early going that they will be learning about pedagogy and that all the text materials, class goals and assessments will foster a pedagogical understanding. Give them handouts that include the information that they need to be successful in your course, including the syllabus and schedule. Encourage students to ask questions and to discuss their ideas on pedagogy and on the class operation.

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      At intervals during the semester, assess not only what your students have learned, but how they feel about pedagogy and how the class is taught. Make any adjustments that you desire to make based on the feedback from your students.

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