FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions about TPACK Stories

Questions

What is TPACK?



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What is a TPACK story?






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How do I share my/our TPACK story?
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What about TPACK stories in higher education? Why aren't those stories included here?

Answers

TPACK is an acronym that stands for Technology, Pedagogy and Content Knowledge. It represents the knowledge that teachers need to be able to help their students to learn effectively using a broad range of digital and nondigital technologies. Much more information about TPACK is available at tpack.org.
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TPACK stories are practice-based descriptions of how teachers, schools, or school districts/divisions/boards have used TPACK to think about and structure instruction and/or professional development with and for their teachers. The purpose of this Web site is to help K-12 educators to share their TPACK stories.

Here's a 9-minute video about TPACK stories, with an example from a high school English teacher to illustrate the idea.
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You can share your TPACK story on this Web site.


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We created this Web site to help K-12 educators who are working with the TPACK construct to share how and why they are using it. At present, there is much more information available about how college and university programs are using TPACK than how K-12 schools and districts/divisions/boards are using it. For more information on TPACK use in higher education, please see the articles, chapters, and dissertations listed in past issues of the TPACK eNewsletter, which has been published since January 2009.