Creating Teacher Leaders Through Early Teacher Support

Abstract

The study of pedagogical and content knowledge has been around since the late 1980s. As technology grows in popularity, it is natural to merge the two ideas. Using technological pedagogical and content knowledge (TPACK) in teacher leadership initiatives programs can help create teacher leaders by satisfying a needed area of expertise. By informing new educators on TPACK, they will begin to understand and utilize this framework, apply it to their instruction, support their colleagues, and become leaders with training and mentorship. Additionally, understanding the differences in technology use according to the SAMR model—substitution, augmentation, modification, and redefinition—will provide technology instruction in more advanced ways. Through this training and mentorship model, educators work together to develop their technological pedagogy and content knowledge in a dual mentorship of masters and apprentices within a community of practice.