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Pedagogical content knowledge and the sequence of learning

When it comes to great teaching and pedagogy, the sequence of learning trumps everything – and our new goal is pedagogical content knowledge. Ben Harding offers some insights into what this means in the classroom and for the school


People have always shared knowledge. Even in today’s digital age, the best thinkers on the planet write down what they know and share it. This way, you and I can know what they know. When it comes to asking the ultimate educational question – “what makes great teaching?” – the world’s best knowledge is readily available.

Of course, the answer to this question is incredibly complex. However, Professor Rob Coe, director of the Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring at Durham University, has made it his life’s mission to not just share the most useful pedagogical knowledge on the planet, but, crucially, to present it to us in a consumable way.

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