What is TPAC (sometimes TPACK)? It stands for Technology, Pedagogy, And Content (Knowledge). It refers to the relationship between the three in how a teacher teaches in his or her own classroom. See another website on TPACK here.
As mentioned earlier, technology in the classroom is on the rise and will not be slowing down any time soon. When used to further teaching (and not just using technology for the sake of technology) it is an incredibly important part of a teacher's toolbox. There are so many different, positive ways to use technology, many of which we are only beginning to uncover. When combined with content knowledge and pedagogy it becomes an unstoppable force. Pedagogy, for those who don't know, is how a teacher chooses to teach. For example, does he or she lecture? Use a flipped classroom where the content is given to the students outside of class ahead of time? Use some sort of slide show to present the information? Use fill-in-the-blank notes? Use group discussion and debate? Many times, technology is already used in some way in a teacher's pedagogy, such as in a slide show lecture. Content knowledge is obviously the "what" that the teacher is trying to teach. Art, Music, Science, PE, Math... How well a teacher teaches their students what they need to learn depends on the teacher's pedagogy and, if they choose to incorporate technology, how well they do so. Technology, pedagogy and the content all need to work together for a teacher to teach students well. If a teacher wants to use a lecture format in their teaching, it wouldn't make much sense to give all the students iPads or laptops in class to work with. The technology would only be distracting and get in the way. However, those items would be very useful if the teacher was using a flipped classroom where they gave their students the information ahead of time and instructed them to make a presentation in class about what they learned. Like I said before, each aspect of TPACK needs to work together.
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