TPACK

The Six
Components Of
TPACK

Content Knowledge
(CK)
Our personal knowledge of the
subject matter we teach.

Pedagogical Knowledge
(PK)
How we teach our subject matter

Technological Knowledge
(TK)
How the technology works
*Unfortunately, this is what
most professional
development teaches.

TPACK
Teachers need to know
not only the subject
matter they teach, but
also the manner in
which the subject
matter can be
changed with
the application of
technology.

Pedagogical Content Knowledge

(PCK)

Knowing how best to teach

our content matter

Technological Content Knowledge

(TCK)
Our ability to put content
and technology together

TPACK GUIDELINES TO CONSIDER

AS YOU EVALUATE YOUR OWN
LESSON:
Content focus:What content does this lesson focus on?
Pedagogical focus: What pedagogical practices are employed in this lesson?
Technology used: What technologies are used?
PCK: Do these pedagogical practices make concepts clearer and/or foster
deeper learning?
TCK: Does the use of technology help represent the content in diverse ways or
maximize opportunities to transform the content in ways that make sense to the
learner?
TPK: Do the pedagogical practices maximize the use of existing technologies for
teaching and evaluating learning?
TPACK: How might things need to change if one aspect of the lesson were to be
different or not available?