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The digital technology portfolio is designed for you to present evidence of  your ability to apply technology skills in your teaching area. The various artifacts and exhibits included in the portfolio should address Texas State Board of Educator Certification (SBEC) Technology Standards. The purpose of the portfolio is to help you integrate your technology skills and to display your best work in a manner which represents your abilities to use technology effectively.

Approved New Educator Standards

With assistance from almost 2000 Texas educators, parents, and business and community representative, the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) has created many new sets of standards for beginning educators in an entry-level position. These standards are focused upon the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), the required statewide public school curriculum, and they reflect current research on the developmental stages and needs of children from Early Childhood through Grade 12. New educator standards are intended for implementation in SBEC-approved educator preparation programs. The first new certificates based on these standards will be available for the first time in fall 2002. Once developed, all new standards are then used in the development of test frameworks for new Texas Examinations of Educator Standards (TExES), the new certification examination program to begin in fall 2002. The TExES program will replace the current testing program, the Examinations for the Certification of Educators in Texas (ExCET), in stages over the next several years.

The SBEC-approved new educator standards are listed by certification field and level, along with the implementation year for the corresponding new certificates and TExES tests.

National Educational Technology Standards
and Performance Indicators
for All Teachers

Building on the NETS for Students, the ISTE NETS for Teachers (NETS•T), which focus on preservice teacher education, define the fundamental concepts, knowledge, skills, and attitudes for applying technology in educational settings. All candidates seeking certification or endorsements in teacher preparation should meet these educational technology standards. It is the responsibility of faculty across the university and at cooperating schools to provide opportunities for teacher candidates to meet these standards.

The six standards areas with performance indicators listed below are designed to be general enough to be customized to fit state, university, or district guidelines and yet specific enough to define the scope of the topic. Performance indicators for each standard provide specific outcomes to be measured when developing a set of assessment tools. The standards and the performance indicators also provide guidelines for teachers currently in the classroom.

PISD District Technology Plan

  1. Appropriate technologies will be utilized in instruction and integrated into the curriculum for all students.

  2. All staff will receive staff development to utilize appropriate technologies and appropriate technologies will be used in staff development.

  3. Facilities and resources are provided to support technology services.

  4. The learning environment will encompass the school, the home, and the global community through technology.

PISD Instructional Technology Department
Technology Proficiency Checklist

Another way to organize your portfolio is to use the Technology Proficiency Checklist. The areas technology addressed are:

  • Awareness

  • Application

  • Integration