OVERVIEW of the ISTE NETS for Administrators Presented by Kevin Brady and Alison Fricke

What is the ISTE? International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) ISTE’s Goal –"Providing leadership and service to improve teaching and learning by advancing the effective use of technology in education” Services –Professional Development –Books and Publications –ISTE Seal of Alignment- review of products, services and resources by the ISTE to determine that they meet specific National Education Technology Standards For additional information see their web site at the url listed below.

National Education Technology Standards (NETS) ISTE published the National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETSS) in 1998 after almost three years of development engaging a broad range of stakeholders. They documented a U.S. consensus defining what students needed to know about and be able to do with technology. The standards, used in every U.S. state and many countries, are credited by most with significantly influencing expectations for students and creating a target of excellence relating to technology.

NETS Standards NETS  A (For Administrators, reviewed here) NETS  T (For Teachers) NETS  S (For Students)

NETS-A

Target Audience School Boards Administrators HR Staff Professional Development Staff State Education Agencies Higher Educational Personnel State and Federal Policy Makers

Background of of ISTE Administrator Standards The Technology Standards for School Administrators Project is the result of conversations among several members of the leadership group for the TSSA Project. They recognized that teacher capability to make effective use of technology as an instructional resource was absolutely essential. Yet there seemed to be less recognition of the importance of the role Administrators play in this regard than was warranted. As the teacher standards developed by the ISTE Nets Project had been valuable in helping to define exactly what skills and knowledge teachers needed, they believed it was time for a parallel project focused on school administrators.They recognized that the development of standards for school administrators should be a broadly participatory process involving major stakeholder organizations. In February 2000, the TSSA Collaborative was officially formed, in 2001 the standards were finalized.

Collaboration Several organizations recognized the need for technology standards for school administrators and realized that it made sense to work together rather than to devise divergent and competing sets of standards.

TSSA COLLABORATIVE North Central Regional Educational Laboratory Southern Regional Education Board Kentucky State Department of Education Mississippi State Department of Education Principals’ Executive Program – U of North Carolina College of Education – Western Michigan University American Association of School Administrators National Association of Secondary School Principals National Association of Elementary School Principals National School Boards Association Association of Educational Service Agencies International Society for Technology in Education Consortium for School Networking

Educational Technology Standards and Performance Indicators for Administrators

Leadership and Vision Inspire shared vision for comprehensive integration of technology Facilitate the vision for technology use Maintain a process to develop, implement and monitor systemic technology play Foster a culture of risk taking and promote innovation Use data in making policy conditions Advocate effective practices in use of technology Advocate on state and national levels

Technology Standard for School Administrators Ensure that curricular design, instructional strategies, and learning environments integrate appropriate technologies to maximize learning and teaching Leadership and Vision Learning and Teaching Productivity and Professional Practice Support, Management and Operation Assessment and Evaluation Social Legal and Ethical Issues

Learning and Teaching Ensure that curricular design, instructional strategies, and learning environments integrate appropriate technologies to maximize learning and teaching. Identify, use, promote technologies to advance high levels of student achievement Facilitate technology-enriched learning environment Provide learning-centered environments that use technology for diverse needs for learners Facilitate use of technology to enhance instructional methods Provide staff with learning opportunities for learning and teaching with technology

Productivity and Professional Practice Apply technology to enhance their professional practice and to increase their own productivity and that of others. Model the routine and effective use of technology Employ technology for communication and collaboration Create and participate in learning communities in using technology Engage in professional learning using technology resources Maintain awareness of emerging technology Use technology to advance organizational improvement

Support, Management and Operations Ensure the integration of technology to support productive systems for learning and administration. Develop, implement and monitor technical guideline to ensure compatibility of technology Implement and use integrated technology base management and operations systems allocate financial and human resources to ensure complete and sustained implementation of the technology plan Implement strategic and technology plans to align efforts and leverage resources Implement procedures to drive continuous improvement

Assessment and Evaluation Use technology to plan and implement comprehensive systems of effective assessment and evaluation Evaluate and assess appropriate use of technology Use technology to collect and analyze data, interpret results and communicate findings Assess staff knowledge, skills and performance in using technology Use technology to assess, evaluate and manage administrative and operational systems

Social, Legal & Ethical Issues Understand the social, legal, and ethical issues related to technology and model responsible decision- making related to these issues. Ensure equity of access to technology resources Identify, communicate and enforce social, legal and ethical practices Promote and enforce privacy, security and online safety Promote and enforce safe and healthy practices in the use of technology Develop policies the enforce copyright law and assign ownership of intellectual property developed with district resources

Summary of NETS-A Technology Standards Massachusetts State Education Dept. Corresponding NETS Technology Standards for School Administrators 1: Basic Technology Skills Standard III 2: Leadership Skills Standard I, II, IV, V 3: Social Legal and Ethical Issues Standard VI

Standards in Practice 1. Basic Technology Skills: Educational leaders demonstrate technology proficiency and apply technology to enhance their professional practice and to increase their own productivity and that of others. 2. Leadership Skills: Educational leaders inspire a shared vision and plan for comprehensive integration of technology in their schools. They understand that technology can support productive systems for teaching and learning, assessment, evaluation, and administration; and they ensure the implementation of their technology plan. The integration of technology includes curricular design, instructional strategies and learning environments that maximize teaching and learning. 3. Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues: Educational leaders understand the social, legal, and ethical issues related to technology and model responsible decision-making related to these issues.

Self Assessment of Performance Massachusetts State Education Dept. Checklist Rubrics enGuage is designed to help districts and schools plan and evaluate the system wide use of educational technology. This online assessment tool will: assess the educator's current skill level, generate reports for decision makers, profile individual teacher's progress, design professional development for the site as a whole and help plan for school improvement. Profiler inspires collaboration among teachers and students to help them improve their skills around a general topic, such as technology abilities

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