TPACK+Becoming+Better+Teachers

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What is TPACK?
Technological [|Pedagogical Content Knowledge] (TPACK) attempts to identify [|the nature of knowledge] required by teachers for technology integration in their teaching At the heart of the TPACK framework, is the complex interplay of three primary forms of knowledge: See Figure above. As must be clear, the TPACK framework builds on [|Shulman] ’s idea of Pedagogical Content Knowledge TPACK Image (rights free). Click on the image to view a high resolution version that is Rights free. You are free to use and reproduce this version of the image in your own non-profit works, including dissertations. Please cite http://tpack.org/ as the source.
 * **Content (CK)**
 * **Pedagogy (PK)**
 * **Technology (TK)**

The TPACK approach goes beyond seeing these three knowledge bases in isolation. On the other hand, it emphasizes the new kinds of knowledge that lie at the intersections between them.
 * Considering P and C together we get Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK),
 * Considering T and C taken together, we get [|Technological Content Knowledge] (TCK), the knowledge of the relationship between technology and content.
 * At the intersection of T and P, is [|Technological Pedagogical Knowledge] (TPK), which emphasizes the existence, components and capabilities of various technologies as they are used in the settings of teaching and learning .

Finally, at the intersection of all three elements is Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK). True technology integration is understanding and negotiating the relationships between these three components of knowledge.

**A teacher capable** of **negotiating** these **relationships** represents a **form of expertise different from, and greater than,** the knowledge of a disciplinary expert (say a mathematician or a historian), a technology expert (a computer scientist) and a pedagogical expert (an experienced educator).


 * Effective technology integration for pedagogy around specific subject matter requires developing sensitivity to the dynamic, [transactional] relationship between all three components. **

an excellent site reviewing TPACK activities