Rank I in Educational Technology with Instructional Computer Technology Endorsement

Admission Requirements

1. General admission to graduate study (for criteria, refer to Admission to Graduate Study).
2. Must hold a master's degree from an accredited college or university or have completed a fifth-year program.
3. Valid teaching certificate or statement of eligibility.
4. Student must have a 3.0 GPA on all graduate course work.
5. Demonstrated competency of computer fluency (i.e. undergraduate or graduate computer competency course or computer competency assessment).

Program Competencies

Education (ISTE) standards for Coaches.

ISTE Standards for Coaches

1. Change Agent: Coaches inspire educators and leaders to use technology to create equitable and ongoing access to high-quality learning.     
2. Connected Learner: Coaches model the ISTE Standards for Students and the ISTE Standards for Educators and identify ways to improve their coaching practice.
3. Collaborator: Coaches establish productive relationships with educators in order to improve instructional practice and learning outcomes.     
4. Learning Designer: Coaches model and support educators to design learning experiences and environments to meet the needs and interests of all students.     
5. Professional Learning Facilitator: Coaches plan, provide and evaluate the impact of professional learning for educators and leaders to use technology to advance teaching and learning.     
6. Data-Driven Decision-Maker: Coaches model and support the use of qualitative and quantitative data to inform their own instruction and professional learning.
7. Digital Citizen Advocate: Coaches model digital citizenship and support educators and students in recognizing the responsibilities and opportunities inherent in living in a digital world.

Assessment

The student must submit a professional portfolio demonstrating work completed within the program during the final semester of graduate work.

Professional Portfolio: The professional portfolio will encompass projects completed in the program showing mastery of the educational technology and instructional design skills developed within the program. The portfolio must be submitted by the student to their advisor by the scheduled due date. Students should arrange to complete the professional portfolio prior to the end of the semester in which they plan to complete the degree. A failing exit portfolio will not be accepted for program completion. A failing portfolio is any score less than a "B" average (i.e. scoring less than a 3.2 on the rubric included with the portfolio instructions).

Rank I Program Requirements

Core

General Electives

Any 600-level or higher courses, including 600 or higher EDTC courses; or to be chosen from the following courses in consultation with the assigned advisor:

Additional Requirements for the Rank I

1. The program must be planned with the student's advisor at the beginning of the program.
2. A minimum of 60 approved graduate credits including a master's degree or 30 approved graduate credits in addition to a Rank II.
3. A GPA of 3.0 or better in all work offered for the program. No credit is accepted on grades lower than "C."
4. Up to nine semester hours may be earned at another accredited institution and transferred to this program with approval.
5. Credit earned by correspondence shall not apply toward the Rank I program.
6. The student must meet University exit assessment criteria.
7. Must meet additional requirements of specific program:
   1. All graduate students pursuing this program must maintain a 3.0 graduate GPA. Students falling below a 3.0 will be placed on a one-semester period of probation. Students failing to achieve a graduate GPA of at least 3.0 at the end of the probation semester will be dropped from their respective programs. Any student who receives grades of "C" in more than two courses will be immediately dropped from his/her respective program.
   2. Satisfactorily complete all course work and classes as required and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.