The first technology skills assessment comes from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) as a resource for educators to create self-awareness of present levels of technology knowledge and skills. The Technology Applications Inventory assesses the following four strands.
I am strongest in the Foundations domain (83% mastery) which includes basic information technology skills. I have mastered 50% of the Information Acquisition domain with weaknesses in working with images, audio, and video files; Boolean strategies; and evaluating information for relevancy and validity. My weakest areas were Solving Problems (44%) and Communication (42%).
The SEDTA Teacher Survey is about my personal technology use and about my school's technology use. Even though the teacher survey was the most appropriate, I am in a unique position as an instructional support teacher. I co-teach in two elementary math classes, but the rest of my day is working with small groups of at-risk students and serving as an ard manager to support the school psychologist. Since I do not have a classroom of students, I have less technology in my room as compared to regular education teachers. After consulting with our school's technology teacher, I learned that data is not being collected at the campus level in regards to the impact of technology on students and their computer literacy skills. This survey fostered a realization that I have many areas to develop in order to lead an organization in the 21st century. Our staff has access to new technology and innovations, however, finding the time to master the skills for implementation is a challenge. I see that as one of the greatest challenges facing school leaders. I have witnessed our school grow dramatically in the last 17 years in the technology arena, however, continuous growth must occur at a stepped up pace to reach new levels of competencies.
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