Professional Organizations’ Publishing Competencies for Instructional Designers/Developers
Organization
Mission/Purpose
AASL American Association of
A national organization whose mission is to advocate
School Librarians
excellence, facilitate change, and develop leaders in the
www.ala.org/ and
school library media field.
www.ala.org/educationcaree
rs/careers/corecomp
ASTD American Society for
A national organization of training and development
Training and Development professionals concerned with workplace learning and
www.astd.org and
performance, whose mission is to provide leadership to
www.astd.org/model
individuals, organizations, and society to achieve workrelated competence, performance, and fulfillment.
AECT Association for Educational An organization that provides leadership in educational
Communications &
communications and technology by linking professionals
Technology www.aect.org holding a common interest in the use of educational
technology and its application to the learning process.
ibstpi International Board of
A professional service organization for the instructional
Standards for Training and design, training, and performance improvement communities.
Performance Improvement The Board consists of 15 professionals from universities,
www.ibstpi.org
government, large business and consulting firms, serving
through research, publications, and conferences.
ISPI
International Society for
An international society dedicated to improving productivity
Performance Improvement and performance in the workplace, whose mission is to
www.ispi.org
develop and recognize the proficiency of members and
advocate the use of Human Performance Technology.
(Formerly: National Society for Performance & Instruction,
NSPI.)
ISTE International Society for
A nonprofit, international professional organization for
Technology in Education
professionals in the field of educational technology, dedicated
www.iste.org/standards
to promoting appropriate uses of information technology to
support and improve learning, teaching, and administration in
K–12 education and teacher education.
NCATE National Council for the
A national coalition of 33 professional associations of
Accreditation of Teacher
teachers, teacher educators, content specialists, and local and
Education
state policy makers committed to quality teaching through the
www.ncate.org
improvement of teachers, educational leaders, other
professional specialists, and teacher preparation programs.
InTASC Interstate New Teacher
InTASC is a consortium of state education agencies and
Assessment & Support
national educational organizations tasked with developing the
Consortium www.ccsso.org/ Model Core Teaching Standards (2011) under the direction of
the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO).
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Competencies
Produces Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher
Education; Core Competencies of Librarianship; Competencies for
Librarians Serving Children in Public Libraries: Knowledge &
Competencies Statements by Relevant Professional Organizations
(literacy & library competencies by discipline).
Promotes a competency model (2004, 2013) for learning and
performance professionals, listing foundational competencies (business
skills, global mindset, industry knowledge, personal and interpersonal
skills, technology literacy), and specialized knowledge and actions
required for specific areas of expertise (AOEs).
Published Standards for the Accreditation of School Media Specialists,
National Standards for School Media Center Programs, a Code of
Professional Ethics, and AECT Standards for Professional Educational
Programs (available at: http://aect.site-ym.com/?documents).
Publishes sets of essential and advanced competencies for Online
Learners, Instructors, Instructional Design, Training Managers,
Evaluators, and other related documents. The 4th edition of the
standards is due in 2013. Access the 3rd edition using ERIC number
ED453803 at:
http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/basic.jsp.
Standards for Certified Performance Technologists (CPT), and for
Certified School Improvement Specialists (CSIS). Accreditation
Standards for education, performance improvement and training
programs, courses, and services offered by for-profit and nonprofit
organizations, academic institutions, corporations, departments,
vendors/consultants, associations, military and government entities.
National Education Technology Standards (NETS) for teachers, for K12 students, for administrators, for technology coaches, and for
computer science educators. ISTE has also contributed to the standards
used by NCATE (see below) for such roles as technology facilitators,
technology leaders, and technology directors (and other roles).
Accredits educational technology programs using standards developed
by technology-oriented professional organizations (e.g., AECT, ISTE,
ALA & AASL, ITEEA/CTTE), as well as other discipline-specific and
age-level educational organizations. All these standards are accessible
through links from the NCATE site.
The Core Teaching Standards outline teacher competencies, including
the appropriate use of digital media and information technologies.
http://www.ccsso.org/Documents/2011/InTASC_Model_Core_Teachin
g_Standards_2011.pdf.