ICT Competency Standards for Teachers

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ICT Competency Standards for Teachers

The goal of the UNESCO ICT Competency Standards for Teachers (ICT-CST) project1 is to improve teachers’ practice in all areas of a their work. By combining ICT skills with emergent views in pedagogy, curriculum, and school organization, the Standards are designed for the professional development of teachers who will use ICT skills and resources to improve their teaching, collaborate with colleagues, and perhaps ultimately become innovation leaders in their institutions. The overall objective of the project is not only to improve teacher practice but to do it in a way that contributes to a higher quality education system which can, in turn, produce a better informed citizenry and higher quality workforce that, as a result, advances a country’s economic and social development. 

More specifically, the objectives of the UNESCO ICT Competency Standards for Teachers project are:

• To constitute a common set of guidelines that professional development providers can use to
identify, develop or evaluate learning materials or teacher training programs in the use of ICT in
teaching and learning.
• To provide a basic set of qualifications that allows teachers to integrate ICT into their teaching and
learning, to advance student learning, and to improve other professional duties.
• To extend teachers’ professional development so as to advance their skills in pedagogy,
collaboration, leadership and innovative school development using ICT.
• To harmonize different views and vocabulary regarding the uses of ICT in teacher education.

ICT COMPETENCY STANDARS FOR TEACHERS pdf