Technology Standards St. As we all know, content standards are here to stay. Here are some resources that have published student standards. Browse these sites to learn what is expected of students. The Alaska Department of Education Technology Standards has five technology content standards, each with several performance goals. http://www.educ.state.ak.us/ContentStandards/Technology.html The ECTL/CTAP Technology Based Performance Standards for Teachers are a detailed set of standards, delineating four levels of proficiency: Personal Proficiency, Instructional Proficiency, Mentor Proficiency, and Leadership Proficiency. After reading the standards, think about your level of proficiency and where you would like to be. These standards have been created for California. Added 1/31/00 http://ctap.k12.ca.us/grants/teachstds.html You can find information on Educational Standards and Curriculum Frameworks for Technology at this site. Standards and curriculum frameworks from various organizations, many states, and several countries are linked and described on this frequently updated page from Putnam Valley Schools in New York. http://putwest.boces.org/StSu/Technology.html The National Educational Technology Standards for Students cover six categories,w hich should be touched upon and reinforced in all grade levels. The web site also offers profiles of specifics of what students should be doing in various grade levels. Added 1/31/00 http://cnets.iste.org/ New York State Systemic Initiative presents information from their conference at the Technology Education / New York State Dept. of Education presents this very useful page on Technology Education. It first gives "Thoughts on the Nature of the Subject" which defines technology, as well as "technology education" and gives types of activities for Technology Education classrooms and criteria for such activities. It goes on to give synopses of technology standards from 11 states, 2 national organizations, and three countries (Great Britain, New Zealand, and New Guinea). http://www.nyssi.org/nyssi/techno/techno~1.htm The International Technology Education Association is helping to administer The Technology for All Americans Project. The Association is in the process of refining the final draft of "Standards for Technology Education: Content for the Study of Technology." Their goal is to address issues such as what students need to know to use technology. Currently there is information about the development of these standards and about the new project to develop a 6-8 Technological Studies series. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/TAA/TAA.html The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is a professional society of teachers helping teachers use technology in the classroom. Click on the link below, then click on "Standards Project" on the ISTE home page. http://www.iste.org
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