Developing a portfolio format to document instructional technology coordinator competencies defined by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

Abstract

The state of Wisconsin has implemented a new educational licensing law called PI-34. In order to apply for an educational license under PI-34 law, an applicant must complete an approved post secondary program that leads to an educational license. The agency that approves educational programs and issues educational licensing in Wisconsin is the Department of Public Instruction. When the Wisconsin state legislature approved the new PI-34 educational licensing law, accountability to prove competency was mandated. What has become the standard tool to document competencies is a portfolio. To become licensed as a Wisconsin Instructional Technology Coordinator, an applicant would need to develop a portfolio that documents competencies defined by the Department of Public Instruction. This study sought to develop a portfolio format to document Instructional Technology Coordinator competencies define by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Through qualitative research, this study attempted to determine how and what content should be documented in a Wisconsin Instructional Technology Coordinator portfolio. It also attempted to research topics in regard to competency development and assessment, content common in educational portfolios, planning a portfolio, and creating a portfolio. From the literature review, recommendations are made for a format that can be used to document Wisconsin Instructional Technology Coordinator competencies define by the Department of Public Instruction.