Carol,

The best way to document your use of technology is to identify what the standards require and then provide evidence for what you are doing towards those requirements. Five of the six NCATE Unit Standards include references to technology. In Standard 1, the elements on professional knowledge and skills have technology expectations for candidates. In Standard 2, the second element requires the use of technology in the maintenance of the assessment system. In Standard 3, the second element indicates that candidates should demonstrate their knowledge of how to use information technology in teaching and learning. In Standard 5, in the element on modeling best practices, professors are expected to use technology in their teaching. And in Standard 6, there is an element entitled "Resources including Technology." There is no checklist. The Unit Standards are the "bottom line" that should guide both institutions and BOE members.

If you have additional questions, please let me know.
Antoinette

Antoinette S. Mitchell
Vice President, Unit Accreditation
NCATE
2010 Mass. Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20036

                      Carol Abel
                      <cabel@sfasu.edu>        To:       margie@ncate.org
                                               cc:       antoinette@ncate.org
                      06/02/2006 10:00         Subject: RE: NCATE Technology question
                      AM

I know we do tons of technology and it is surely a commitment here and taking off like wildfire, but I'm not sure how to "showcase" it best and most succinctly since it is virtually "all over the place." Any guidance re specific ways to direct me would be helpful since I need to be efficient on how to get on top of this? in other words, what "checklist" for instance do the BOE use to evaluate this, if indeed there is one? I like the self-studies out there but I still can't find a "bottom line" to guide me.
Carol Abel

From: margie@ncate.org [mailto:margie@ncate.org]
Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 8:58 AM
To: Carol Abel
Subject: RE: NCATE Technology question

That is correct. Programs deal with technology in the SPA reports when the SPA standards address technology (some do, some don't).
Margie

Margaret D. Crutchfield, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Program Review National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education 2010 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Suite 500 Washington, DC 20036-1023
202-466-7496
202-296-6620 (fax)
margie@ncate.org
www.ncate.org

   Carol Abel
   <cabel@sfasu.edu>                To:        margie@ncate.org
                                    cc:        antoinette@ncate.org,
                            'Carol Abel' <cabel@sfasu.edu>
   06/02/2006 09:44 AM              Subject:        RE: NCATE Technology
                            question

Margie,
Thanks for getting back to me on this. I think I am hearing that the SPA reports take care of "technology" in "their" reports and I should focus my attention at the "unit" level to discuss the integration of technology.
I'll copy this to Antoinette to see if there are more specifics I should address other than a general comment (summary) for these four areas:
Commitment
Strengths
Weaknesses
Plans for Improvement

Thanks,
Carol abel

From: margie@ncate.org [mailto:margie@ncate.org]
Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 9:28 PM
To: Carol Abel
Subject: Re: NCATE Technology question

Carol,
I am unclear about what you are asking--are you talking about how to document your unit's use of technology? The program standards your cite would be used in a program report for an individual training program for Technology Educators. I think you are talking more about how to document the use of technology throughout your unit. Am I understanding this correctly. If so, I would suggest you look at some of the examples of unit reports on our web site. If you still have questions, the best person to talk to at NCATE would be Antoinette Mitchell(antoinette@ncate.org).

Hope this is helpful.
Margie

Margaret D. Crutchfield, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Program Review National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education 2010 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Suite 500 Washington, DC 20036-1023
202-466-7496
202-296-6620 (fax)
margie@ncate.org
www.ncate.org

    Carol Abel <cabel@sfasu.edu>
                                           To:        margie@ncate.org
                                           cc:        'Carol Abel'
    05/21/2006 12:29 PM             <cabel@sfasu.edu>
                                           Subject:        NCATE
                                    Technology question

Hello.
I am hoping you will be able to direct me on my mission to show how we are integrating technology into our teacher education program here at Stephen F. Austin State University.

It seems to me that it would be easiest to begin with some kind of form or rubric showing how we will be evaluated on this.

When I visit this website:
http://www.ncate.org/ProgramStandards/ITEA/ITEAStandards.doc

I find these words:
Presently, there are no approved advanced (graduate) curriculum standards for technology teacher education programs that have been approved by NCATE and the SASB. Please contact either the ITEA or NCATE offices for further information if necessary.

While I can appreciate your intention to give us full reign on such a new and developing area, because this is so all encompassing and permeates everything we do, I feel somewhat at a loss as to how to begin in some manageable kind of way. Any input or direction would certainly be appreciated. We do not prepare technology teachers but our faculty and teachers, of course, use technology to improve learning for themselves as well as their students.

Carol Abel
Chair, NCATE Technology Committee
http://www.education.sfasu.edu/ele/classes/abel/ncate_technology.html