TPACK

TPACK, the acronym meaning Technological, Pedagogical, and Content Knowledge, is the idyllic combination of knowledge types all teachers should possess.  The ability to maintain all of these types of knowledge is, or should be, the goal of every teacher.  All teachers should be able to properly exercise their pedagogical knowledge in order to fully engage students as they learn specific subject matter while also utilizing and applying their knowledge of technology to enhance the content being taught.  If teachers can master this, they will be more successful in reaching students of all learning types because they will have the tools and understanding that is required to prepare a variety of involved and captivating lesson plans.