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Digital Learning Competencies

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The teaching and learning process is a complex balance of content knowledge, pedagogical strategies, and technological resources. The Digital Learning Competencies for Teachers, informed by International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL), and the NC Professional Teaching Standards, are to be viewed within the context of the current North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards as extensions in relationship with the ways that digital technologies impact and affect schools.

The Digital Learning Competencies for Administrators are to be viewed within the context of the current North Carolina Standards for School Executives as extensions in relationship with the ways that digital technologies impact and affect schools. School and district administrators should use these competencies to improve their practice, build capacity in their staff, and drive student learning within their schools. Each Focus Area carries with it a subset of competencies that help to explain and ‘unpack’ the Focus Area.

Throughout all of the competencies is the underlying assumption of leadership and excellence with regard to digital citizenship. Administrators should model the behavior they expect from their staff and students and should continually seek to represent their schools and districts with the way they convey themselves both on and offline. Teachers and administrators should use these competencies to improve their practice and drive student learning within their classrooms.

Please find the Digital Learning Competencies for Teachers and Administrators attached below. Additional resources are located in the state-provided Canvas courses for professionals and can be accessed through the NCEES professional learning system and #GoOpenNC.  NCBOLD professional learning sessions (includes recordings) also support the DLCs with direct alignment. The competencies are also supported by research & content resources with supporting materials located in the Resources Toolkit.

Administrators - Digital Learning Competencies