National Educational Technology Standards for Administrators (ISTE)

The technology foundation standards for administrators are divided into six broad categories. These standards help administrators develop into technology leaders within the school district. All Educational Administrators should meet the following technology standards:

Technology Standards for Administrators

I. Leadership and Vision
Educational leaders inspire the development of a shared vision for comprehensive integration of technology and foster an environment and culture conducive to the realization of that vision.

• Educational leaders facilitate the development of the vision for technology shared by all stakeholders and communicate it widely.
• Educational leaders develop, implement, and monitor a dynamic, long-range, and systemic technology plan that supports the vision.
• Educational leaders maintain cohesion and momentum within the school community to reach the shared vision.
• Educational leaders foster and nurture a culture of responsible risk-taking that promotes continuous innovation in technology.
• Educational leaders use data to drive leadership decisions.
• Educational leaders advocate for research-based best practices in areas of technology.

II. Learning and Teaching
Educational leaders ensure that curricular design, instructional strategies, and learning environment integrate appropriate technologies to maximize learning and teaching.

• Educational leaders identify, use, and evaluate appropriate technologies to enhance and support curriculum and instruction that lead to high levels of student achievement.
• Educational leaders facilitate and support collaborative technology-enriched learning environment that are conducive to innovation.
• Educational leaders provide for the use of technology to meet the individual needs of learners in a student-centered learning environment.
• Educational leaders facilitate the use of technologies to guide and support instructional methods that promote higher-level thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
• Educational leaders assure that quality professional development opportunities exist for learning and teaching with technology.

III. Productivity and Professional Practice
Educational leaders apply technology to enhance their professional practice and to increase their own productivity and that of others.

• Educational leaders use technology to facilitate change for organizational improvement.
• Educational leaders model the routine, intentional, and effective use of technology.
• Educational leaders use technology resources to engage in sustained, job-related professional development.
• Educational leaders employ technology for communication and collaboration among peers, staff, parents, and the larger community.

IV. Support, Management, and Operations
Educational leaders provide direction to integrate technology tools into productive learning and administrative systems.

• Educational leaders develop, implement, and monitor policies and guidelines to ensure compatibility of technologies.
• Educational leaders allocate financial and human resources to ensure full implementation of the technology plan.
• Educational leaders integrate strategic plans, technology plans, other improvement plans, and policies to align efforts and leverage resource.
• Educational leaders design policies and procedures to drive continuous system improvements and to support technology replacement cycles.

V. Assessment and Evaluation
Educational leaders use technology to facilitate a comprehensive system of effective assessment and evaluation

• Educational leaders use technology to collect and analyze data, interpret results, and communicate findings to improve instructional practice and student learning.
• Educational leaders assess staff knowledge, skills, and performance in using technology and use results to facilitate quality professional development and inform personnel decisions.
• Educational leaders use technology to assess and evaluate managerial and operational systems
• Educational leaders assess and evaluate, using multiple methods, appropriate uses of technology resources for learning, communication, and productivity.

VI. Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues
Educational leaders understand the social, legal, and ethical issues related to technology and apply that understanding in practice.

• Educational leaders ensure equity of access to technology resources that enable and empower all learners.
• Educational leaders identify, communicate, model, and enforce social, legal, and ethical practices related to technology use.
• Educational leaders promote and enforce security and online safety related to the use of technology.
• Educational leaders promote and enforce environmentally safe and healthy practices in the use of technology.

This material was originally produced as a project of the Technology Standards for School Administrators Collaborative.