TPACK

The content I am focusing on comes from the Utah State Core Curriculum. It is the third grade visual arts standard 4 objective 3. This content is supposed to focus on famous artists or artwork. I decided to teach about four artists: van Gogh, Picasso, Monet, and da Vinci.

The pedagogy I am using fits really well with the content because I wanted to basically focus on the lives and the artwork of these men. I wanted this to be interesting to the students so I am teaching in a way that will be interesting and insightful for the students.

The technology I am using works really well with the content and the pedagogy. I wanted the students to be interested in learning about these artists so I am using google earth to pinpoint the birth places of these four individuals. When the students click on the locations of the birth places, they will be able to read a brief synopsis of the artist and click on a link to wikipedia so that they can read more into the topic for themselves. At each location, the students are able to complete an activity that is engaging and deals with either the artist or the artwork being represented. This helps the students to understand the content and fits really well with the pedagogy because it allows me to teach in an interesting way that is engaging to the students.