TPACK

TPACK stands for Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge. The world we live in today makes it crucial for teacher's to have knowledge in all three of the aforementioned areas: technology, pedagogy, and content. Teachers have always needed to have content knowledge; after all, how can you teach what you don't know yourself? Those teachers with pedagogical knowledge know the best ways to teach, so of course they are the better teachers. If a teacher has pedagogical content knowledge, she can teach the content that much better. In a world that is quickly becoming more and more dependent upon technology, teachers now must implement technology in the classroom. This requires technological skills. Not only because great resources are available, but also because students need technological skills to succeed in the world today. However, technology does no good unless it is used appropriately and improves both the pedagogy and the content. Therefore, a quality teacher needs both technological pedagogical and content knowledge.