Standard+VIII

Educational technology facilitators will contribute to the shared vision for campus integration of technology and foster an environment and culture conducive to the realization of the vision.**__Self – Assessment__** Like standard VII, standard VIII is largely focused on the administrative side and more on leadership tasks than facilitator. Reading through the chapter helped me to learn more about this standard. Previously I had very little knowledge of it. It is important to have someone in the role that is able to have a clear vision for technology as well as a clear plan of action on achieving that vision. Being able to inspire groups of diverse people (Williamson & Redish, ISTE's Technology Facilitation and Leadership Standards: What Every K-12 Leaders Should Know and Be Able to Do, 2009, p. 178) is also an important characteristic to a technology leader. I hope that through continued activities I am able to grow as a technology leader.
 * TF-VIII Leadership and Vision**

I fulfilled this standard through my field-based activity of training Career & Technical Education teachers on the new Information Technology TEKS. Jones (2007) said “strategies that help teachers continue learning, such as study groups and a train-the-trainer model, are the most successful” (p. 35). This model was used for the CTE training. I went through a series of sessions where I was trained in the same manner that I would later train other teachers. It was a good experience as I had never been trained using this method, it allowed me to see the items in a different manner. Completing the training twice helped me to better understand this model. I think it would be beneficial to have trainings like this at the district and school level as well.
 * __Learn as a Learner__**

As with standard VII, I hope that I am able to gain more experience and first-hand knowledge with the aspects of standard VII. I hope that I will be able to find a position as a technology facilitator in the future. I feel this will give me more experience with this standard and with the creation of technology plans. Since the standards are written for technology facilitators to start at local schools and then increase responsibilities to become technology leaders (Williamson & Redish, Building technology facilitators and leaders: a standards-based approach, 2007, p. 23). I think this is the perfect path to help gain more knowledge and on the job experience. In the future, I would love to be a part of the group that develops the technology vision for our district.
 * __Lifelong Learning Skills__**

Jones, E. (2007, February). Strategies to Put Instruction Ahead of Technology. > //Principal Leadership////, 7// (6), p. 35. Williamson, J., & Redish, T. (2007, August). Building technology facilitators and leaders: > a standards-based approach. //Learning & Leading with Technology//, 22-26. Williamson, J., & Redish, T. (2009). //ISTE's Technology Facilitation and// > //Leadership Standards:// //What Every K-12 Leaders Should Know and// > //Be Able to Do.// Eugene: International Society for Technology in Education.
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