Technology Facilitation Standard III. (TF-III)
Teaching, Learning, and the Curriculum.

Educational technology facilitators apply and implement curriculum plans that include methods and strategies for utilizing technology to maximize student learning. Educational technology facilitators:

TF-III.A. Facilitate technology-enhanced experiences that address content standards and student technology standards. Candidates:

1. Use methods and strategies for teaching concepts and skills that support integration of technology productivity tools (refer to NETS for Students).
2. Use and apply major research findings and trends related to the use of technology in education to support integration throughout the curriculum.
3. Use methods and strategies for teaching concepts and skills that support integration of research tools (refer to NETS for Students).
4. Use methods and strategies for teaching concepts and skills that support integration of problem solving/decision-making tools (refer to NETS for Students).
5. Use methods and strategies for teaching concepts and skills that support use of media-based tools such as television, audio, print media, and graphics.
6. Use and describe methods and strategies for teaching concepts and skills that support use of distance learning systems appropriate in a school environment.
7. Use methods for teaching concepts and skills that support use of web-based and non web-based authoring tools in a school environment.

TF-III.B. Use technology to support learner-centered strategies that address the diverse needs of students. Candidates:

1. Use methods and strategies for integrating technology resources that support the needs of diverse learners including adaptive and assistive technology.

TF-III.C. Apply technology to demonstrate students' higher order skills and creativity. Candidates:

1. Use methods and facilitate strategies for teaching problem solving principles and skills using technology resources.

TF-III.D. Manage student learning activities in a technology-enhanced environment. Candidates:

1. Use methods and classroom management strategies for teaching technology concepts and skills in individual, small group, classroom, and/or lab settings.

TF-III.E. Use current research and district/region/state/national content and technology standards to build lessons and units of instruction. Candidates:

Describe and identify curricular methods and strategies that are aligned with district/region/state/national content and technology standards.

Use major research findings and trends related to the use of technology in education to support integration throughout the curriculum.

TF III REFLECTION:

       A technology facilitator cannot simply know how to use technology, but must model technology as a research, productivity, presentation, and communication tool as well as differentiate between appropriate and inappropriate uses of technology in teaching and learning.
      The facilitation of technology requires aligning appropriate technologies with teaching and learning and the creation and use of learning activities which incorporate technology while considering the diverse needs of students.  This also includes identifying and implementing assistive technologies when and where appropriate.
      Technology can be used to bridge social, economic, and cultural boundaries and build stronger partnerships with parents and the greater community (i.e., posting lessons and grades on teacher websites and eBoards).
      The proper use of technology facilitates effective learner-centered instrtction and can assist students of all ages in developing portfolios which educators can in turn use as an alternative method of assessment.
      Through the use of technology, online students are provided students with access to quality distance education and instructors are able to manage curricular resources, such as assessment, productivity, and communication.
        Lastly, technology should be applied to best teaching, learning, and assessment practices such as:

•         use instructional technologies to promote interdisciplinary approaches, active exploration in addition to problem-based and inquiry-based learnin
•         bring technology into play to support cooperative and collaborative learning strategies
•         match appropriate technologies with multiple intelligences, student learning characteristics, and learning styles
•         employ technology to extend the learning environment beyond the classroom walls (i.e., collaborative projects, scientists, researchers, vitual field trips, etc.)
•         implement various strategies to create student ownership and accountability when utilizing technology in the curriculum.