Share Paper: Experience TPACK through the eyes of a Preservice Teacher: Learn how to teach the Mini-Teach Project Workshop

  1. Teresa S. Foulger, Arizona State University, United States
  2. Lisa Giacumo, Arizona State University, United States
  3. Mia Kim Williams, University of Northern Colorado, United States
  4. Keith Wetzel, Arizona State University, United States

Abstract: This workshop will provide participants with the opportunity to experience TPACK as a preservice teacher, with the intention of potentially adopting the activity into university or district professional development. The Mini-Teach project facilitates exposure to a variety of technology tools, and participants will practice designing TPACK-based instruction. In small groups participants will become an expert in one innovative technology tool of their choice. The technology tool will be one they have never used before. Next they will create a 15-minute TPACK learning activity whereby they are the "teachers" and the other participants are the "students." During the last phase of ...