Candidates preparing to work in schools as teachers or other professional school personnel know and demonstrate the content, pedagogical, and professional knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to help all students learn. Assessments indicate that candidates meet professional, state, and institutional standards.  Current state teacher exams show exceptionally high scores. 

NCATE’s technology expectations for accredited schools of education  http://www.ncate.org/states/techCurrent.asp?ch=113
C.1, Content Studies for Initial Teacher Preparation expect that candidates "complete a sequence of courses or experiences to develop an understanding of the structure, skills, core concepts, ideas, values, facts, methods of inquiry, and use technology for the subjects they plan to teach." (see evidence / scroll down page for additional evidence)

D.2, Professional and Pedagogical Studies, expects that teacher candidates have knowledge and experiences with "educational technology, including the use of computer and related technologies in instruction, assessment and professional productivity."  (see evidence) / scroll down page for additional evidence).

• EC’s are required to use technology in course work

• EC’s know how to integrate technology into teaching content

• EC’s also use technology in their field experience when teaching and for grading and other purposes

• faculty use online systems to monitor progress of ECs and they use this assessment data to improve programs

• Over half of all ECs are required to pass a technology course.

• ALL Elementary Education candidates are required to take a technology course (ELE 304) in which an electronic portfolio is created. http://www.sfasu.edu/education/departments/elementary/advising/sophomore.asp

• All Secondary Education candidates are required to take a technology and reading course. Source: interview with the chair, Dr. Betty Alford and http://www.sfasu.edu/courses/details.asp?d=35

Most OSPs are not required to pass a technology course or keep an electronic portfolio, but…

• OSPs are required to use some technology in their course work.  Advanced courses integrate technology throughout their coursework which includes powerpoint presentations, analysis of data, online research, etc. Source: interview with the chair, Dr. Betty Alford. Also, 

• OSPs know how to integrate it into the work they are training to do

• OSPs use technology in the field and are encouraged to use it beyond course requirements

• OSPs are encouraged to make public presentations using technology

• OSP faculty use technology to assess the progress of OSPs and use data to improve programs