Another teacher leader may bring years of exceptional classroom experience, but lack
experience in that particular content area; this teacher leader might find more value in the lecture and problem - solving activities.
TPACK can be described as teachers» knowledge of when, where, and how to use technology, while guiding students to increase their knowledge and skills
in particular content areas using appropriate pedagogical approaches (Brantley - Dias & Ertmer, 2013; Niess, 2011).
For Tennessee's version of the value - added method to work properly, however, student test scores must be statistically converted to a special kind of analytic scale so that student achievement
gains in particular content areas represent the same amount of growth at different grade levels.
The essential features are (a) the use of appropriate technology (b)
in a particular content area (c) as part of a pedagogical strategy (d) within a given educational context (e) to develop students» knowledge of a particular topic or meet an educational objective or student need.