TPACK stands for Technological Pedagogical and Content
Knowledge. TPACK identifies the
knowledge of the content that is required by teachers and applying technology
in the teaching. The Content Knowledge (CK) is the subjects
we teach, like math, reading, science and social studies. The teacher needs to know their knowledge of
the subject matter. Also, you need to
know what standards are within and relate to what you are teaching. Pedagogical
Knowledge (PK) is how we teach it.
The art of teaching, learning theories and/or instructional strategies
are some methods of teaching and learning.
The teacher needs to know how will the students come to understand the
content, and how will they learn it best.
What pedagogical is the best fit for this subject matter and
students. Technology
Knowledge (TK) is the knowledge of the teaching tools or technology we will
we use. Teacher will need to know what
resources and tools are available and does this technology support your
pedagogical strategy. Once these three
primary forms of knowledge intertwined they form the framework of TPACK and three other combined
knowledge. Which are PCK, TCK and TPK.
PCK: Pedagogical
Content Knowledge is the knowledge of pedagogy that applies the teaching to the
specific content.
TCK:
Technological Content Knowledge is understanding the technology that will be
used to explain the content.
TPK:
Technological Pedagogical Knowledge is being to know the teaching method and
learning can change with the type of technology is being used.
Everything that surrounds it is the context. The setting of terms of which it can be fully
understood and assessed. This teaching
format is a tool to help teachers teach with technology. It is getting very popular among teachers.
