This knowledge is different from the knowledge of a disciplinary expert and also from the general pedagogical knowledge shared by teachers across disciplines.

Technological pedagogical knowledge refers to the affordances and constraints of technology as an enabler of different teaching approaches (Mishra & Koehler, 2006).

It currently has five colleges that offer academic programs to undergraduate and postgraduate courses covering the areas of pedagogical knowledge.

Bachelor of Elementary Education major in Special Education (SPED) - equips prospective teachers of children with special needs focusing on the necessary pedagogical and content knowledge and skills.

Bachelor of Elementary Education major in Pre-School Education - prepares prospective teachers of pre-school children with pedagogical and content knowledge and skills.

Indeed, it is already becoming increasingly difficult for college graduates without practical and theoretical pedagogical knowledge to secure good positions.

This pedagogical knowledge also involves a growing understanding of content choice and pedagogy that views language learning as communication, performance in tasks, student-centered instruction, attention to accuracy and message.

Its early dedication to reaching the highest levels of educational excellence, coupled with the generation and dissemination of new pedagogical knowledge, earned Northern Colorado the name "Columbia of the West."

Thirty states also require new teachers to pass the National Teachers Examination, a standardized test of general and pedagogical knowledge.

The criteria included passing a test of general and pedagogical knowledge and getting a favorable review from the principal.