Researching Teaching: Methodologies and Practices for Understanding Pedagogy.

1. Research and practice

1.1. These are very different aspects.

1.2. These are closely linked

1.3. Each one involves different tasks.

1.4. The materials teachers have for research are not enough.

1.5. It is not possible to conceive the idea of ​​doing research without practice.

1.6. Contemporary education needs teachers with an investigative spirit, who can create knowledge based on experience.

2. Teaching and Research

2.1. Teachers must seek solutions for students to achieve learning objectives, it is necessary to create the thought that educational research is the best way

2.2. If teachers want to do well in the classroom, they must base their procedures on theories justified by research.

2.3. Research is a fundamental step in the search for solutions to educational processes.

2.4. The main changes in the way of teaching have been achieved thanks to long research processes.

3. Bibliography: Loughran, J. J. (1999). Researching Teaching: Methodologies and Practices for Understanding Pedagogy. London: Routledge. Chapters 1 to 4

4. Understanding of Pedagogy

4.1. Pedagogy is not only the way to teach, it includes many other aspects that students must develop inside and outside of school, as part of a society.

4.2. Teachers must include the use of pedagogy from the experiences lived in our professional careers

4.3. Pedagogy has acquired different meanings, depending on the time and place.

4.4. Teachers should always be updated on teaching methods, pedagogy and the way of teaching are in constant evolution.

4.5. Various factors intervene in the teaching processes, such as the difficulties of the students or special needs, the pedagogy applied by the teacher must cover all these needs of the students.

5. The classroom as an educational context

5.1. It is very important that teachers have the skills to transmit their knowledge.

5.2. Teachers' job is to research new ways of teaching and apply them in the classroom.

5.3. The work of teaching must be in constant progress and updating.

5.4. Improving teaching is hard work that teachers must do, having theoretical and scientific foundations.