The IT Factor - Mathematics: Purpose and Goals

This blog is a forum for parents, teachers, students, and others to join in a conversation about integrating technology into the mathematics classroom. Mathematics is a “high-stakes” area and there are many forums out there to discuss how to improve test scores and such. That is not what this blog is about. This blog is a sounding board for ideas, concerns, and much more. I hope that through this blog, you will be able to understand more about technology integration in the mathematics classroom as well as express ideas regarding the technology friendly classroom. Please join us in a great discussion.

Thursday, September 10, 2009

TPACK - Where do we go now?

TPACK is an acronym for technological pedagogical and content knowledge framework. This framework is an ideology for effective technology integration.This framework first came about in 1987 as pedagogical content knowledge. The article discusses how teacher need to have knowledge in both pedegogy and content in order to successfully provide students with opportunities to learn and be successful.

The article states that "though teacher knowledge does impact student learning, educators have moved past the belief that teacher content knowledge is transmitted directly to the students in the same form" (Polly & Brantley-Dias, 2009). This is so true and so important for teachers to recognize. Just becasue you know something, does not mean that the students know it. Teacher knowledge is very important, but it is the whole package that is essential to the success of the student.

TPACK prepares teachers for the technology integration that the WILL do in their classrooms. In the "21st Century Classroom," teachers are expected to be able to utilize the technology provided. TPACK helps the content specific teacher understand the benefits and uses of the given technology specifically for that classroom and content area.

Brantley-Dias, L., Polly, D. (2009). TPACK: Where do we go now? TechTrends 53(5).Retrieved September 5, 2009 from Ebscohost.

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