Professional knowledge, pedagogy and practice : toolkits for achieving outcomes for learners

Achieving outcomes for learners is the focal point of every teacher’s work. Teaching frameworks and syllabus materials emphasize success in learning for our learners as key motivations for survival in an ever changing world. But what does ‘achieving outcomes for learners’ really mean and how does a teacher do this? This chapter focuses specifically on the toolkit twenty-first century teachers require to do their job effectively. The chapter deconstructs pedagogy, professional knowledge and teaching practice as it relates, in the Twenty-First Century, to Generation Z learners.