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Leadership and Vision.
Educational technology facilitators will contribute to the shared vision for campus integration of technology and foster an environment and culture conducive to the realization of the vision. Educational technology facilitators:
TF-VIII.A. Use the school technology facilities and resources to implement classroom instruction. Candidates:
1. Discuss and evaluate current research in educational technology.
TF-VIII.B. Apply strategies for and knowledge of issues related to managing the change process in schools. Candidates:
1. Discuss the history of technology use in schools.
TF-VIII.C. Apply effective group process skills. Candidates:
1. Discuss the rationale for forming school partnerships to support technology integration and examine an existing partnership within a school setting.
TF-VIII.D. Lead in the development and evaluation of district technology planning and implementation. Candidates:
1. Participate in cooperative group processes and identify the processes that were effective.
2. Conduct an evaluation of a school technology environment.
3. Identify and discuss national, state, and local standards for integrating technology in the school environment.
4. Describe curriculum activities or performances that meet national, state, and local technology standards.
5. Discuss issues related to developing a school technology plan.
6. Discuss the elements of and strategies for developing a technology strategic plan.
7. Examine issues related to hardware and software acquisition and management.
TF-VIII.E. Engage in supervised field-based experiences with accomplished technology facilitators and/or directors. Candidates:
1. Examine components needed for effective field-based experiences in instructional program development, professional development, facility and resource management, WAN/LAN/wireless systems, or managing change related to technology use in school based settings.
1. Case Study
2. Distance Education Project
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The first artifact I have included to demonstrate my competency with this standard is an assignment I completed for Distance Learning for Educators. My professor presented our class with a case study which I analyzed and then synthesized ways in which I could facilitate distributed learning in a middle school. For this assignment, I demonstrated my ability to discuss rationale for forming school partnerships to support technology integration, TF.VIII.C.: Apply effective group process skills. I effectively identified methods for linking various groups in the educational community from parents to taxpayers.
The second artifact I have included to further demonstrate my competency is a project I completed for Distance Learning for Educators as well. For the project, I was required to conduct research on distance education and examine and evaluate an actual distance education course. This standard asks that I be able to discuss and evaluate current research in educational technology, which I have done for this project. Furthermore, this standard asks that I be able to conduct an evaluation of a school technology environment. My evaluation of the distance education course for this project demonstrates my competency in this area.
I found the coursework I completed for these artifacts to be quite challenging because I was required to complete tasks I had never attempted before. To be an effective leader, one must continually challenge themselves to seize innovative, sometimes frightening, endeavors. These artifacts serve as a way for me to understand how it is always worthwhile to challenge oneself. I plan to engage in new opportunities as a technology facilitator whether they are from Standard II or Standard VII. Real leaders are able to find �new cheese� and never become satisfied with �old cheese�. Interestingly, but not surprisingly, my work for this course has truly come full circle.