Technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPCK)

                  Technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPCK) 

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Technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPCK) is a framework that incorporates the three main factors of knowledge: content, pedagogy and technology. The factors interact with each other to create effective teaching with technology.  The TPCK not only requires teachers to have a great content knowledge, pedagogical techniques that convey the knowledge, and skills  to learn and use technology, but also ability to integrate these elements in order to be create successful and efficient learning environment. The framework entails teachers to use technology and pedagogical techniques constructively to teach content.

 In my opinion a great implementation of the TPCK framework in elementary school education are games, graphs, etc. They should be creative and fun, but at the same time they should focus on conceptual topics, themes and subjects.

 The TPCK framework is design to make teachers involved into designing curriculum. The authors state that “ Teachers are active participants in any implementation or instructional reform we seek to achieve,  and thus require a certain degree of autonomy and power in making pedagogical decisions.”  I agree with that statement. I believe that teachers should be involved in deciding what is taught to students, and how that knowledge is communicated.



Koehler, M. J., & Mishira, P. (2008). Introducing TPCK. In AACTE Committee on
Innovation and Technology. (Eds.), Handbook of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPCK) for Educators. New York: Routledge. Chapter 1.