Technology Leadership Standards

ISTE has put out a set of standards for technology leaders. This is completely applicable to Master Technology Teachers and I think it’s a great document. However, I read through it carefully and thought about my mentor experience and I feel the ones listed below, that I’ve copied and pasted from the ISTE website, are the most applicable to being a mentor in technology. This is because when you are acting as a mentor you are kind of like being a MTT teacher just one teacher or a small group of teachers. You have to be able to demonstrate and have knowledge of a lot of issues and skills in regards to technology.

Demonstrate knowledge, skills, and understanding of concepts related to technology (as described in the ISTE NETS for Teachers 2000). Candidates:
1. identify and evaluate components needed for the continual growth of knowledge, skills, and understanding of concepts related to technology.

Demonstrate continual growth in technology knowledge and skills to stay abreast of current and emerging technologies. Candidates:
1. offer a variety of professional development opportunities that facilitate the continued growth and development of the understanding of technology operations and concepts.
Design developmentally appropriate learning opportunities that apply technology-enhanced instructional strategies to support the diverse needs of learners. Candidates:
1. research and disseminate project-based instructional units modeling appropriate use of technology to support learning.
2. identify and evaluate methods and strategies for teaching computer/technology concepts and skills within the context of classroom learning and coordinate dissemination of best practices at the district/state/regional level.
3. stay abreast of current technology resources and strategies to support the diverse needs of learners including adaptive and assistive technologies and disseminate information to teachers.
Apply current research on teaching and learning with technology when planning learning environments and experiences. Candidates:
1. locate and evaluate current research on teaching and learning with technology when planning learning environments and experiences.
Use technology resources to engage in ongoing professional development and lifelong learning. Candidates:
1. design, prepare, and conduct professional development activities to present at the school/district level and at professional technology conferences to support ongoing professional growth related to technology.
2. plan and implement policies that support district-wide professional growth opportunities for staff, faculty, and administrators.
Apply technology to increase productivity. Candidates:
1. model the integration of data from multiple software applications using advanced features of applications such as word processing, database, spreadsheet, communication, and other tools into a product.
2. create multimedia presentations integrated with multiple types of data using advanced features of a presentation tool and model them to district staff using computer projection systems.
5. apply instructional design principles to develop and analyze substantive interactive multimedia computer-based instructional products.
6. design and practice strategies for testing functions and evaluating technology use effectiveness of instructional products that were developed using multiple technology tools.
Use technology to communicate and collaborate with peers, parents, and the larger community in order to nurture student learning. Candidates:
1. model and implement the use of telecommunications tools and resources to foster and support information sharing, remote information access, and communication between students, school staff, parents, and local community.
2. organize, coordinate, and participate in an online learning community related to the use of technology to support learning.
3. organize and coordinate online collaborative curricular projects with corresponding team activities/responsibilities to build bodies of knowledge around specific topics.
4. design, modify, maintain, and facilitate the development of Web pages and sites that support communication and information access between the entire school district and local/state/national/international communities.
Identify and apply educational and technology-related research, the psychology of learning, and instructional design principles in guiding the use of computers and technology in education. Candidates:
1. communicate and apply principles and practices of educational research in educational technology.

To read the complete document check out:
http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForTechnologyFacilitatorsandLeaders/Technology_Leadership_Standards.htm