Certified Education Technology Leader (CETL) Certification
What: The CoSN CETL Course is an online facilitated course, hosted in Canvas. The course runs 12 weeks including an introductory session and a final session to host the final examination.
Included in Vita-Learn’s CETL Certification Program
- Online Facilitated Course Cohort – 90 minute sessions each week on Thursdays, 3-4:30PM
- 9/7 Introductory Session
- 9/14 Skill Area 1: Leadership and Vision
- 9/21 Skill Area 2: Strategic Planning
- 9/28 Skill Area 3: Ethics and Policies
- 10/5 Skill Area 4: Instructional Focus and Professional Development
- 10/12 Skill Area 5: Team Building and Staffing
- 10/19 Skill Area 6: Information Technology Management
- 10/26 Skill Area 7: Communication Systems Management
- 11/2 (or 3) Skill Area 8: Business Management – IN-PERSON at Vermont Fest, time TBD!!
- 11/9 Skill Area 9: Data Management
- 11/16 Skill Area 10: Data Privacy and Security
- 11/30 CETL Exam
- CETL Exam ($489 value)
- Vermont Fest Registration ($400 value)
Cost: $900 to Vita-Learn members + includes a free Vermont Fest 2023 Registration ($400 value). The regular cost for the facilitated course and exam is $1188. Total savings $688
When: Weekly starting Thursday, September 14, 2023, 3-4:30PM (Introductory session is Sept. 7, 3-4:30PM – mostly getting to know you for the facilitator and for the group).
This registration form assumes a credit card. You can use coupon code: INVOICE to zero the balance, and instead Vita-Learn will invoice you for the cost of the course. Invoices will be issued to your SU/District.
Please note, if paying by credit card, at check out, our registration partner, Zeffy, will ask if you’d like to donate. You can do so, or you can select other and enter $0. Zeffy uses donations to cover the credit card processing fees that Vita-Learn usually incurs on all credit card transactions.
About the Certification Program
The CETL® program is the only accredited practice-based certification program available to education technology leaders that bridges technical knowledge, understanding of the educational environment, leadership and vision, and the management of technology and support resources needed to integrate technology across the curriculum to advance student outcomes.
The CETL® credential is a true measure of today’s education technology leaders, identifying those who have mastered the framework skills and knowledge needed to bring 21st-Century skills to schools. The CETL® program is also a professional development tool that can be used to guide education technology leaders’ study of learning technologies. This certification requires satisfaction of eligibility criteria, the passage of a rigorous multiple-choice exam; adherence to a Code of Conduct; and a commitment to lifelong learning with a recertification process every three (3) years.
CoSN’s CETL certification program is based on CoSN’s Framework of Essential Skills of the K-12 CTO, which has been developed by and for education technology leaders working in the field. The Framework identifies the 10 skills areas critical to those who develop and manage our school districts’ technology. CoSN urges state departments of education to use the CETL program and its Framework to enhance the professional development goals and deepen the expertise of their LEA education technology staff members.
CoSN’s CETL certification program will:
Positively impact student and teacher achievement by ensuring education technology leaders are able and prepared to proactively address and prescribe technology solutions in all learning environments.
Enable strategic and systemic use of technology to improve learning in K-12 schools.
Recognize the evolving role of the CTO and address the gap between the dual aspects of a CTO’s job – both educational and technical – thereby serving as a self-assessment.
Create a clearly identifiable role for the CTO within a district’s leadership structure, andtoelevatetheprofessionandencouragedistrictstoensurethat the CTO is a valued member of the district’s administrative team.
Help CTOs and aspiring CTOs identify and find necessary professional development opportunities that will help them acquire or strengthen skills and competencies required for success as 21st century education technology leaders.
Influence technology professionals’ performance reviews by helping to identify strengths and areas of improvement.
