ISTE+Standard+TF-I


 * Standard I**

====TF-I.A. Demonstrate knowledge, skills, and understanding of concepts related to technology as described in the ISTE National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers. ====

====During my duties I have been providing some training in the schools during planning teachers planning time, assisting in how to update the teacher’s webpage in the school website and assisting in the integration of technology in the classroom and testing. Sometimes colleagues ask me about how to solve some problems in the use of technology, because before being an administrator I was performing some duties as technology leader in the school. ====

====I assisted in finding resources for literacy for adults in technology and the online based resource for teaching English. Also I provided assistance to teachers in identifying technology systems, resources, and services to meet specific learning needs. In the role of administrator, I also need to provide a good advise because students must perceive good organization in the school affecting positively their performance (Mulford, 2003). ====

====I have continued researching about the new tools for use in the school that could be applied in helping teacher to deliver high quality instruction. Since the previous school year the school updated the website and teacher utilizes it as a mean of communication with parents, students and community. I also programmed a teacher portal as part of the website in order to establish communication with teachers that includes the most used forms, PowerPoint presentations, school calendars, staff development notes and announcements; however, I advise teachers how create effective PowerPoint for teaching purposes (Jone, 2003). ====

====For the first semester of the school year 2010-2011, I designed the online testing for the grades 3rd to 8th grades in all the subjects that were tested during the TAKS 2011. We utilized these scores to measure the academic performance of the students and to determine the areas where the students needed more help and I knew that teachers and administrators influence students achievement (Rivkin, S., Hanushek, E. & Kain, J., 2005). ====

====Rivkin, S., Hanushek, E. & Kain, J. (2005). Teachers, Schools, And Academic Achievement. Econometrica, Vol. 73, No. 2 (March, 2005), 417–458 ====