La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CXXXI-1355

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024

Section CXXXI-1355 - Educational Technology Areas

A. Educational Technology Facilitation

1. Eligibility requirements:

a. valid Type B or Level 2 Louisiana teaching certificate and three years of teaching experience; and

b. complete a minimum of nine semester hours, three semester hours per course, of graduate credit in educational technology as follows:

i. design and development of multimedia instructional units;

ii. educational telecommunications, networks, and the internet; and

iii. technology leadership in schools.

B. Educational Technology Leadership

1. Eligibility requirements:

a. valid Type A or Level 3 Louisiana teaching certificate and five years of teaching experience;

b. graduate degree from a institution of higher education accredited in accordance with 34 CFR 602 ; and

c. minimum of 21 semester hours of graduate credit, as follows:

i. education technology coursework, nine semester hours:

(a). design and development of multimedia instructional units;

(b). educational telecommunications, networks, and the internet; and

(c) technology leadership in schools;

ii. educational technology leadership coursework, 12 semester hours:

(a). technology planning and administration;

(b). professional development for K-12 technology integration;

(c). educational technology research, evaluation, and assessment; and

(d). advanced telecommunications and distance education.

2. Repealed.

C. Online Instruction eligibility requirements:

1. Valid type B or level 2 Louisiana teaching certificate (requires three years of teaching experience) or equivalent out-of-state teaching certificate; and

2. Complete an online course or combination of online courses focused on the following topics:

a. best practices in online course delivery;

b. facilitation skills that foster reflective discussions in an online learning environment;

c. effective strategies for assessing learning in the online environment;

d. techniques for using online tools to address student learning needs;

e. asynchronous discussion and online courseauthoring tools; and

f. ethical and legal issues related to the use of online resources; and

3. Complete an online teaching intern experience of at least one semester in length or successfully serve as an instructor/facilitator of an online course for at least six weeks in length.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CXXXI-1355

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 32:1820 (October 2006), amended LR 34:2033 (October 2008), LR 38:766 (March 2012), LR 46:1382 (October 2020), LR 48463 (3/1/2022), Repromulgated LR 481072 (4/1/2022), Amended LR 50671 (5/1/2024).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6(A)(10), (11), and (15), R.S. 17:7(6), R.S. 17:10, R.S. 17:22(6), R.S. 17:391.1- 391.10, and R.S. 17:411.