Pedagogic Content knowledge is an area of and Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge are significant theories in the teaching profession.\u00a0 As we all have experienced at some point in our academic studies, great researchers do not always equate to great teachers.\u00a0 As a teacher, it’s not just about knowing content, but being able to convey information in a way that it understood by the audience (i.e. students) in the classroom.\u00a0 As far as educational technologies is concerned, teachers that employ ePCK, integrate technology in a way that maximizes students learning (Koelher et al, 2006).<\/p>\n
When approaching a lesson the technology employed should never be chosen first, then the content and knowledge.\u00a0 Teachers should decide what the end goal or competency is that they want their students to have, and then investigate if there are way to weave technology into them mix.\u00a0 As Koelher et al (2006) states, technology should be used in a way that enhances the lesson.\u00a0 Something to be mindful of as teachers, is to not focus too heavily on all areas of TPACK at the same time.\u00a0 Koelher et al (2006) mentions that students can feel overwhelmed when their teachers focus too heavily on developing their content and technological knowledge all at once.<\/p>\n
I recently did a class activity where I sent the students an excel file with data on the times when the ocean was at high tide and low tide. We had spent some times prior discussing the phases of the moon and the gravitational influence on the ocean water.\u00a0 Then they investigated how the times changed different times of the year in different regions of the world. They choose a country and researched how the changing phases of the moon, seasons and orbit impacted that particular country certain times of the year.<\/p>\n
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Mishra, P., & Koehler, M. (2006). Technological pedagogical content knowledge: A framework for teacher knowledge.\u00a0The Teachers College Record, 108<\/i>(6), 1017-1054.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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