Sec. 21.0483. MASTER TECHNOLOGY TEACHER CERTIFICATION. (a) To ensure that there are teachers with special training to work with other teachers and with students in order to increase the use of technology in each classroom, the board shall establish a master technology teacher certificate.
(b) The board shall issue a master technology teacher certificate to each eligible person.
(c) To be eligible for a master technology teacher certificate, a person must:
(1) hold a technology applications or Technology Education certificate issued under this subchapter, satisfactorily complete the course of instruction prescribed under Subdivision (2)(B), and satisfactorily perform on the examination prescribed under Subdivision (2)(C); or
(2) hold a teaching certificate issued under this subchapter and:
(A) have at least three years of teaching experience;
(B) satisfactorily complete a knowledge-based and skills-based course of instruction on interdisciplinary technology applications and the science of teaching technology that includes training in:
(i) effective technology instruction techniques, including applications designed to meet the educational needs of students with disabilities;
(ii) classroom teaching methodology that engages student learning through the integration of technology;
(iii) digital learning competencies, including Internet research, graphics, animation, website mastering, and video technologies;
(iv) curriculum models designed to prepare teachers to facilitate an active student learning environment; and
(v) effective professional peer mentoring techniques;
(C) satisfactorily perform on an examination administered at the conclusion of the course of instruction prescribed under Paragraph (B); and
(D) satisfy any other requirements prescribed by the board.
(d) The board may provide technology applications training courses under Subsection (c)(2)(B) in cooperation with:
(1) regional education service centers; and
(2) other public or private entities, including any state council on technology.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1301, Sec. 2, eff. June 16, 2001. Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 21.0482 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(12), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 831 (H.B. 735), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2008.
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