Where Green's narrative shines is in portraying the complex cognitive work of teachers
using pedagogical content knowledge to advance their students» understandings.
Not exact matches
Combining
knowledge from multiple subdomains to effectively integrate technology while guiding students to increase specific
content knowledge and skills
using appropriate
pedagogical approaches.
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).
They
used their
knowledge of these effective
pedagogical practices, while
using technology, to identify and address gaps in the students»
content knowledge.
The concept of technological
pedagogical content knowledge (or technology, pedagogy, and
content knowledge [TPACK]-RRB- provides a theoretical frame for doing just that (Mishra & Koehler, 2006)-- as long as TPACK is not
used by teacher educators and researchers as a simple static and myopic evaluative lens that fails to pay attention to the range of contexts that teachers work within.
As a strategy employed by teacher leaders, professional development may be
used for various purposes such as supporting implementation of curriculum, introducing new
pedagogical strategies, and deepening mathematics and science
content knowledge.
In a follow - up study, Sherin and van Es (2009) identified three primary research agendas for the
use of video in supporting teacher learning: increasing
pedagogical repertoire, developing
content knowledge for teaching, and «learning to notice» important features of classroom interactions.
Educators» TPACK, or technology integration
knowledge, is operationalized when they identify an effective combination of curriculum
content, a particular
pedagogical approach, and a
use of a technology tool or resource to support the learning experience.
This study presents a refined technological
pedagogical content knowledge (also known as TPACK) based instructional design model, which was revised
using findings from the implementation study of a prior model.
It requires an understanding of the representation of concepts
using technologies;
pedagogical techniques that
use technologies in constructive ways to teach
content;
knowledge of what makes concepts difficult or easy to learn and how technology can help redress some of the problems that students face;
knowledge of students» prior
knowledge and theories of epistemology; and
knowledge of how technologies can be
used to build on existing
knowledge and to develop new epistemologies or strengthen old ones.
The researchers determined that the strongest influences on how the teachers
used the digital primary sources and technology centered on their own beliefs, the «purpose for teaching» (p. 159), and their level of «
pedagogical content knowledge» (p. 163).
The teacher candidates noted that they also benefited from seeing how such a learning environment could be structured so that student learners are allowed control over their learning (technological
content knowledge), the
use of acronyms to guide procedural
knowledge development (technological
pedagogical knowledge), and the level of technical skills required to teach with technology (technological
knowledge)-- all of which increased their own teacher
knowledge about teaching with technology (Figg & Burson, 2009).
A key part of the curriculum - linked professional development approach includes a hybrid form of professional development that
uses a limited number of face - to - face sessions and Web - based curriculum support materials delivered over the Internet to promote teachers» geospatial science
pedagogical content knowledge in addition to science
content knowledge.
Recently, the phrase «technological
pedagogical content knowledge» (or technology, pedagogy, and
content knowledge; TPACK) has been
used to describe «an understanding that emerges from an interaction of
content, pedagogy, and technology
knowledge» (Koehler & Mishra, 2008, p. 17).
Using reflection to consider specific issues critically — such as the rapid rate of technological change, the design of technology for educational purposes or the
use of specific forms of technology to support the situated nature of learning (Mishra & Koehler, 2006)-- provides preservice teachers with the opportunity to develop their technological
pedagogical content knowledge while engaging in meaningful reflective practice.
Using these data sources, inferences about teachers» technological
pedagogical content knowledge are drawn and validated.
The majority of teachers noted that both their science
pedagogical content knowledge and geospatial
pedagogical content knowledge increased as a direct result of their
use of the curriculum and educative support materials (Table 3).
Technological
pedagogical knowledge (TPK), or the
use of specific
pedagogical strategies or techniques to teach with technology so that
content knowledge is enhanced.
As technological tools become more ubiquitous in classroom settings, teachers must expand their
pedagogical content knowledge to include a critical stance about technology
use.
The purpose of this task was not only to require the teachers to learn new technological practices, but also have them adjust their current information technology
use and integrate these new practices into their existing
pedagogical and
content knowledge practices.
With the advent of computer technology, both the
pedagogical skills and technological
content knowledge of the teacher play a role whenever computer technology is
used in the classroom (Mishra & Koehler, 2006).
Extension of the concept to «technological
pedagogical content knowledge» (now referred to as technology, pedagogy, and
content knowledge, or TPACK) in recent years recognizes the central role of
content and pedagogy in
uses of educational technology — a role previously missing in many discussions.
These sessions may also be
used to write or revise curriculum maps and to further develop teachers» math
content and
pedagogical knowledge.
Meaningful engagement with technology during preparation supports preservice teachers in their efforts to develop the technological
pedagogical content knowledge (or technology, pedagogy, and
content knowledge [TPACK]; Mishra & Koehler, 2006) needed to understand «complex relationships between technology,
content, and pedagogy and [
use] this understanding to develop appropriate, context - specific strategies and representations» (p. 1029) in their future teaching.
To study the effect of instructing with technology, pedagogy, and
content knowledge (TPACK), teachers were asked to apply
pedagogical, mathematical, and cognitive fidelity to technology
used in an instructional unit they were designing.
Teachers who excel must apply deep
content knowledge and specialized
pedagogical expertise to maximize student learning by developing curricula, planning lessons, analyzing formative data, adjusting plans in response to outcomes from previous lessons, and
using different methods of delivering and structuring lessons.
The American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education published a landmark work, the AACTE Handbook of Technological
Pedagogical Content Knowledge (2008), with chapters devoted to pedagogical approaches to the use of technology in different con
Pedagogical Content Knowledge (2008), with chapters devoted to pedagogical approaches to the use of technology in different content
Content Knowledge (2008), with chapters devoted to
pedagogical approaches to the use of technology in different con
pedagogical approaches to the
use of technology in different
contentcontent areas.