I didn't realize that was open for public scrutiny, yet -- guess it is now! :-) --- Gregg Martin <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > [log in to unmask] writes: > >There, of > >course, is no licensure possition for technology in > the state so the > >responsiblities have always fallen on the lab > paras,library personal > >and the tech coordinators in the schools. > > This may change soon. > > Here is a draft that is being working on... > > Educational Technology Resource Teacher (PK-12) > > DRAFT, FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY – JANUARY 2002 > > (This is a new endorsement to meet school needs for > the integration of > educational technologies into the teaching and > learning process) > > The holder is authorized to provide direct > instruction to students and > staff and to function as a school-wide resource for > teachers interested in > bringing educational technology resources to their > students. > > General Requirements > > Evidence of a substantive? applied experience in > integrating technology > with curriculum > > > Content Knowledge > > Understands topics and concepts central to the > effective integration of > technology in education including: > > The history and cultural significance of information > technologies and the > impact of information technology on learning and > today’s society > > How technology can be used to support curricular and > instructional goals > in all content areas > > How to select, install, manage, and maintain an > educational technology > infrastructure in school and classroom settings > > How assistive technologies can be used to support > the learning of children > with various forms of disabilities > > How to design and implement effective staff > development activities related > to technology in educational settings > > > Content Pedagogical Knowledge > > The educator implements an inquiry-based educational > technology curriculum > that equips (assists, enables?) teachers and > students to use technology to > support their teaching and learning and that > integrates conceptual > understanding and skill development. Specifically, > the educator: > > Uses, and is able to teach others to use, computers > and other technologies > for research, problem solving, communication, data > collection and > analysis, and product development including a > variety of media, > presentation, information management, and authoring > tools > > Applies educational technologies to facilitate > student-centered learning, > including working with classroom teachers to design > and implement > collaborative tasks and projects involving > technology that require > critical analysis and evaluation, and the > presentation of products > developed > > Develops, implements, and evaluates authoring and > programming environments > for use in the classroom > > Assesses student learning of concepts and skills > relevant to educational > computing and technology literacy across the > curriculum > > Applies and models the ethical use of educational > technologies > > Implements strategies to overcome common inequities > in technology in > schools, classrooms, programs, and the career plans > of students (e.g., > equitable access to equipment, instructors, and > programs; instructional > strategies which promote equity; use of > non-traditional role models) > > Ensures that the school’s educational technology > curriculum is connected > with a broader PK-12 technology curriculum that is > woven throughout the > grades > > Designs, implements, and evaluates staff development > activities related to > educational technology > > Manages and maintains the school’s educational > technology infrastructure > > > ....Gregg __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/