PCK for dummies. Part 2: Personal vs Canonical PCK

Resumen

In a previous editorial (Garritz, 2013), we started presenting some features on Pedagogical Content Knowledge considered for “dummies”. In this occasion we will be going further, presenting new recent attributes to the construct. We will present two different conceptions of PCK: the “canonical” PCK (substantiated by systematic research) that can be shared and applied by many teachers, and personal PCK (substantiated by personal experience and beliefs/orientations of a single teacher).”