TPACK BASED-BIOLOGY- TEACHING MODULE

Introduction

This online module is aimed at enhancing the competency of teachers at junior secondary and upper primary schools in ICT integration. The Technology, Pedagogy and Content Knowledge (TPACK) model has been adopted. The learning experiences have been structured in a way that will give teachers the opportunity to source and use various technologies in planning their lessons. They will also discuss and demonstrate how to teach a particular content in biology using the identified ICT resources.

In this module, the strategy that has been adopted integrates the development of teachers technological, pedagogical, content knowledge as well as to support their learners to acquire some focus skills. It is for this reason that each topic has been a given a certain focal skill or competence to be developed while learning it.

The module will provide teachers with a variety of pedagogical skills beyond content transmission to include development of focused skills and competences while teaching biology. The module has integrated a variety of technologies to enhance teachers TPACK in biology