Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Skills: Enhance the skills and competencies of CTOs and raise expectations as defined in CoSN’s Framework of Essential Skills of the K-12 CTO and measured by certification.
In 2012, CoSN will launch an “aspirational certification program” for K-12 ed-tech leaders who are using technology to inform decisions that improve the learning process for teachers and students. The program will reward education leaders who “demonstrate that they are committed to bringing the most current technology tools and ideas to our nation’s teachers and students.”
CoSN is working to develop and administer a certification exam for chief technology officers based on its Framework of Essential Skills of the K-12 CTO. That test was launched in a beta phase in December and will be officially administered beginning in March during CoSN’s Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.
The group’s professional development offerings will be linked to the Framework.
Team Capacity: Build district-wide support for educational technology through strategic partnerships and professional learning opportunities.
It’s no secret that successful ed-tech initiatives have support from a school or district’s administrators, curriculum departments, and stakeholders, in addition to school or district technology leaders.
Chief technology officers often work best when they are part of a team that understands technology’s potential and how it can affect teaching, learning, and administration.
Part of CoSN’s focus will center on “system-wide support and leadership, and most important, a culture of innovation and continuous improvement” in order to ensure the success of any ed-tech implementation.
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