Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 Improving Technology Facilitation....

This afternoon's last session that I attended was Improving Technology Facilitation and Leadership Resources for Professional Learning, with Dr. Jo Williamson, and Dr. Traci Redish, of Kennesaw State University in Georgia.

Dr. Williamson and Dr. Redish shared the technology facilitator(TF), and technology leader (TL) standards for ISTE. These standards were publishes in 2002, and are aligned to the NETS-T, and NET-S standards. The TF standards must come first, followed by the TL standards. The three levels of growth are:
1) approaches standards
2) meets standards
3) exceeds standards

One TF standards meet the 'exceeds' level, TL standards will then be addressed, and go through the same levels of growth.

These standards:
-educate others about what we should be doing
-validate teaching
-shape school technologies
-build human resource structure and tools such as descriptions, evaluations, and various instruments used
-train future technology facilitators and leaders

This quote was shared from these two individuals:
"we ask teachers to do things, but do not give them the tools, or show them how to 'connect' with technology". I loved this, as typically, educators get fabulous training, but do not always get the necessary skills or tools to immerse our newly learned skills with technology innovations and learnings. This quote will stick with me in future encounters! :)