Standard 2.2 | ISTE Criterion 6 - Advocate for equitable access. Advocate for equitable access to educational technology, digital content and learning opportunities to meet the diverse needs of all students. (PSC-IT 2.2/ISTE-E 2b) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To address Criterion 6, use the assignment developed in ITEC 7455 titled Advocacy Assignment. [Upload the assignment to a cloud-based folder called ITEC 7455 as you will need it later in the ITEC program.]
Criteria Focus This criteria is about leveling the playing field or providing opportunities where none existed for an underserved or unserved population of learners.
All learners have a right to have access to educational technology and digital resources needed for learning regardless of race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, gender identity, sexuality, ability, primary language, or other specific learning factors.
As a leader in education, how do you or have you encouraged equitable access and opportunity for a group of disadvantaged learners?
How have you participated in or influenced decision-making for access to a specific technology or digital resources that were previously not available to them?
*Your evidence must extend beyond just having access to devices at school (1:1 initiatives).
Checklist Criteria
I identified in my artifact the group of learners with an unfair disadvantage to learning.
My artifact provides evidence of how I advocated for access to support the identified learner(s) to educational technology they did not currently have access to.
My artifact provides evidence of how I encouraged leveling the playing field and providing opportunities where none existed for an unserved or underserved population of learners.
Write notes below on the contextualization of the artifact and a description of its implementation by addressing the criteria focus and checklist criteria above.
**Be sure to take pictures/capture evidence of you implementing the assignment noted here and put that evidence in the folder you created.**