It is time to be a translator

Hello everybody! 

I am Ana Góngora and this first week it is my turn to be the translator. I had the opportunity to investigate more about the 5 most important terms we have studied. It is important to know that the task of this week was about TPACK and when we first listen to that concept no one of our group know what the teacher was talking about. The five terms we have choose as more important are: TPACK, CK, TK; PK and effective teaching.

• TPACK: conceptual model that gives the teacher capacity to acquire the knowledge needed in terms of the realisation of an effective integration of technology, pedagogy and the contents. This concept is very important in our technological world. At the same time it is composed by Technological knowledge (TK), Pedagogical knowledge (PK) and Content knowledge (CK).
• Technological knowledge (TK): it refers to the understanding and the ability to use technical tools in a productive way in our daily life but also in education. It is important to underline that these tools can improve or deteriorate the realization of a specific task.
• Pedagogical knowledge (PK): knowledge related with the processes of teaching and learning. We could include as pedagogical knowledge the behaviour of the teacher with the students or the planning of the syllabus
• Content knowledge (CK): it focuses on the specific knowledge that the teacher of the subject needs to have in terms to teach their students. For a better acquisition of the content the teacher could use outlines or conceptual maps
• Effective teaching: type of professionals TPACK try to create. These professionals need to have the knowledge related with the specific content they are going to teach but also it is important to take into account that the presentation of these contents can influence.

REFERENCES:

1. Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge. (2014, August 5). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 20:13, February 15, 2015, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Technological_Pedagogical_Content_Knowledge&oldid=619923358
2. BlogCanalTIC.com, Uso educativo de las TIC’s http://canaltic.com/blog/?p=1677
3. Koehler, M. J., & Mishra, P. (2009). What is technological pedagogical content knowledge? Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 9(1), 60-70.