KS1 History & cultural significance of information technology; and the impact of information technology on learning, today’s society, cultural diversity, ecological sustainability
KS2 Way technology supports curriculum, instruction, & assessment; instructional design principles that rely on research based learning theories
KS3 Proficiency in current technologies
KS4 Trouble-shooting & maintaining various hardware & software configurations
KS5 Ways assistive technologies can be used to support the learning of children w/ various forms of disabilities Documenting
PS6 Identifies, helps design, implements, and evaluates authoring, programming, and problem-solving environments for use in the classroom Note: connecting instructional strategies to knowledge gained through research
PS7 Designs & implements (and collaborates w/ teachers to do same) tasks or projects that incorporate various technologies as tools to facilitate and enhance students’ research, critical thinking, problemsolving, analysis, collaboration, communication and presentation skills
PS8 Assists teachers & staff to develop effective means of assessing student’s learning of technology concepts and skills across the curriculum, and to assess technology’s impact on the enhancement of student learning
PS9 Collaborates w/ classroom teachers and staff to conduct needs-assessments that identify instructional problems for which info technologies might be appropriate components of the solution
PS10 Adapts to new technologies and helps teachers to integrate them into the educational process, as appropriate
PS11 Collaborates w/ special educators & student support professional to identify and implement technologies to support the learning of students w/ various forms of disabilities.
PS12 Applies & models the ethical use of educational technologies
PS13 Demonstrates sensitivity to inequities in technology access in schools by incorporating and modeling specific instructional strategies that promote equity
PS14 Collaborates w/ other school & district staff to evaluate effectiveness of the school and/or district’s implementation of its information technology plan