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STATE STANDARDS & REQUIREMENTS FOR TECHNOLOGY PROFICIENCY
Technology Standards
Demonstration of Technology Proficiencies
No state standards
No requirement
State standards
Candidates must pass a test or course
State Board rule requires technology proficiency
Candidates must demonstrate proficiency, at a minimum,
in electronic portfolios, electronic grade books, smart
classrooms, and Microsoft applications.
All candidates must demonstrate “computer skill”
competency through the completion of a course or a test.
No state standards
All candidates are required to demonstrate technology
proficiency by passing a test, preparing a satisfactory
portfolio or through a performance assessment for
certification; the test is based on the ISTE standards
No state standards; technology proficiencies are
No state test; institutions must demonstrate candidates’
embedded in the professional education competencies
proficiencies in the program review process
No state standards
Programs must demonstrate candidates’ proficiencies in
the state’s ten standards which contain references to
technology
State-developed standards based on ISTE standards
No state test; institutions must assess based upon state’s
assessment guidelines and the assessment is reviewed
during the State review of the teacher preparation
program
State standards based upon the ISTE standards
Candidates are required to develop portfolios which
illustrate their technological proficiency. The portfolios
are assessed using a statewide rubric by the teacher
preparation programs.
No state standards
No state test; institutions must demonstrate candidates’
technology proficiency as part of NCATE process
Must address Communication Technologies; the state
No state test; institutions must provide a plan which
supports the ISTE standards
outlines the courses and course completion requirements
which indicate that students have demonstrated
proficiency with various communication/instructional
New Hampshire
No specific set of standards
New Jersey
New Mexico
Ohio
Rhode Island
No state standards
No state standards
No state standards; in the process of adopting
standards
No state standards
South Carolina
No state standards
Tennessee
State standards adapted from the Foundation
Technology Standards for all teachers (ISTE)
Wisconsin
No state standards; use the INTASC standards
technologies
No state test; institutions imbed technology in their
teacher preparation programs
None
None
None
No state test; institutions must imbed technology in their
teacher preparation programs and candidates’
competency must be assessed
No state test; institutions embed technology in their
programs
No state test; institutions provide evidence that
candidates demonstrate proficiency with technology as
part of program approval process
No state test; institutions develop own assessments of
technology knowledge and skills and the assessments are
reviewed during the onsite review process