The ISTE obviously strongly believes in technology integration in schools but I feel they have a progressive view also toward teacher leadership due to the tone on their website.
"Moving forward, teachers must become comfortable being co-learners with their students and colleagues around the world."
And under their Essential Conditions for Teachers the second Essential Condition they list is:
Empowered Leaders
Stakeholders at every level empowered to be leaders in effective change
The NBPTS offers National Board Certification for leaders which nurtures leaders but, based on the information about this certification, I do not believe particularly leadership in technology integration is a primary concern. Although, I have a premonition they do not communicate specifically technology integration in describing this certification in order to not scare potential NBC teacher leaders off but do instill it in the required curriculum to become National Board Certified. It would be a great disservice to our students and our profession to not be able to hold a National Board Certified Teacher Leader to a high enough standard to be efficient technology integration leader in this digital age.
The WVPTS states in Function 4A:
The teacher engages in professional learning to critically examine his/her professional practice and to
engage in a continuous cycle of self-improvement focused on how to learn, teach and work in a global, digital society.
The WVPTS states in Function 5H:
The teacher demonstrates leadership by implementing classroom and school initiatives that improve
education as well as by making positive changes in policy and practice that affect student learning.
It is comforting to me the WVPTS has Function 4A & 5H. They address self-improvement in a digital society and demonstrating teacher leadership so they are both acknowledged. But with regards to being a teacher leader in technology integration, they are listed separately buy not together.
I believe the NBPTS might be the most effective at promoting teacher leaders in a general sense due to the increase in compensation for National Board Certified Teacher Leaders.
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