Module 3

Section 1

The ISTE standards all seek to promote teacher leadership through technology integration, but standards 4 and 5 deal with professional technological leadership most directly. Standard 4 focuses on modeling and promoting digital citizenship and responsibility in that:

Teachers understand local and global societal 

issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital 

culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in 

their professional practices.

Teachers in technology will demonstrate leadership by modeling the use of digital information and technology, providing equitable access to appropriate digital tools, promoting digital etiquette, and developing cultural understanding by engaging with other colleagues and students. 

The ISTE standard 5 focuses on engaging in professional growth and leadership in that:

Teachers continuously improve their professional 

practice, model lifelong learning, and exhibit 

leadership in their school and professional 

community by promoting and demonstrating 

the effective use of digital tools and resources.

In this standard, teachers will demonstrate technology through exploring innovative technological applications by participating in learning communities, developing the leadership and technology skills of others, making effective use of current digital tools by evaluating current research, and by making contributions to the renewal of the teaching profession.

The NBPTS standard that can be found most applicable to technology leadership is standard 3-

Teachers are responsible for monitoring and managing student learning.

Standard 3 assesses the teacher's fluency through a range of techniques which include: keeping students motivated, assessing the progress of the class and individual students, and keeping students engaged and focused through a variety of instructional techniques. It also includes the use of multiple methods that assess student growth and understanding.

The WVPTS standards that most adequately apply to technology leadership are 4 and 5.  Standard 4 deals with Professional Responsibilities for Self-Renewal. This incorporates examining personal and professional teaching practices; as well as learning, teaching, and working in a global, digital society. The teacher also places heavy emphasis on collaboration and the self-renewal of the teaching profession to improve teaching practice and learning for students.

Standard 5 of the WVPTS focuses on Professional Responsibilities for the School and Community. This standard revolves around a learner-centered culture and collaboration of colleagues, students, and parents in order to connect school to the community and outside environment. Teacher leadership is demonstrated by upholding the ethical standards of the teaching profession and by implementing classroom and school initiatives that improve overall education and changes that positively affect student learning.

Section 2

Because I am not a certified teacher, I do not have much experience in the area of professional development. However, I have always had curiosity in professional development that focuses on innovative technological tools. 

If I were responsible for designing a program or professional development that would prepare teachers for multiple pathways, I would design a program that included virtual, self-paced professional development courses as well as face-to-face meetings that discussed the online material. I would design something very similar to the Google professional development, that includes becoming a Google-certified teacher. Throughout my undergraduate courses, I learned a significant amount in Instructional Technology. It would be my goal to design a course that resembled that, but allowed for flexibility through a virtual learning environment. The online environment would include engaging multimedia and opportunities for immediate feedback.

Section 3

I am not a certified teacher, nor do I intend to be. However, I will at some point be responsible for implementing and designing technological tools, and I intend to use proven methods for collecting data to determine the technological needs of my group.

First and foremost, I would conduct a "Needs Assessment" to determine what needs to be accomplished. This would include a brief survey that assessed the various needs of my group. Following the assessment, I would gather information regarding the needs of my group and prioritize the needs based on what warrants consideration. 

This would determine my method of implementation for my specific needs.