1. (a) To ensure that there are teachers with special training to work with other teachers and with students in order to increase the use of technology in each classroom, the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) established the Master Technology Teacher Certificate.
2. (b) The holder of the Master Technology Teacher Certificate may serve as a technology training mentor for the amount of time and in the manner established by the school district and by rule adopted by the commissioner of education. The holder of the Master Technology Teacher Certificate is not certified to teach technology courses in the required secondary curriculum as specified in §74.3 of this title (relating to Description of a Required Secondary Curriculum), unless the individual holds a certificate appropriate for assignment to teach those courses as specified in Chapter 231 of this title (relating to Assignment of Public School Personnel), Chapter 233 of this title (relating to Categories of Classroom Teaching Certificates), or elsewhere in this title.

3. (c) To be eligible for the Master Technology Teacher Certificate, an individual must:

   1. (1) hold the Technology Applications Certificate or the Technology Education Certificate issued under this title and:

      1. (A) satisfactorily complete the course of instruction as prescribed under paragraph (2)(B) of this subsection through an SBEC-approved educator preparation program;
      2. (B) satisfactorily perform on the examination prescribed under paragraph (2)(D) of this subsection;
      3. (C) satisfactorily complete a field-based practicum prescribed by an SBEC-approved educator preparation program; and
      4. (D) satisfy any other requirement generally applicable to certificates issued under this title; or

   2. (2) hold a valid teaching certificate issued under this title and:

      1. (A) have at least three creditable years teaching experience as a classroom teacher, as defined in Chapter 153, Subchapter CC, of this title (relating to Commissioner's Rules on Creditable Years of Service) and the Texas Education Code, §5.001(2);

      2. (B) satisfactorily complete a knowledge-based and skills-based course of instruction on interdisciplinary technology applications and the science of teaching technology through an SBEC-approved educator preparation program that includes training in:

         1. (i) effective technology instruction techniques, including applications designed to meet the educational needs of students with disabilities;
         2. (ii) classroom teaching methodology that engages student learning through the integration of technology;
         3. (iii) digital learning competencies, including Internet research, graphics, animation, website mastering, and video technologies;
         4. (iv) curriculum models designed to prepare teachers to facilitate an active student learning environment; and
         5. (v) effective professional peer mentoring techniques;
      3. (C) satisfactorily complete a field-based practicum prescribed by an SBEC-approved educator preparation program;
      4. (D) satisfactorily perform on an examination administered at the conclusion of the course of instruction prescribed under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph; and
      5. (E) satisfy any other requirement generally applicable to certificates issued under this title.

4. (d) The SBEC may provide technology applications training courses under subsection (c)(2)(B) of this section and a field-based practicum under subsection (c)(2)(C) of this section in cooperation with:

   1. (1) regional education service centers; and
   2. (2) other public or private entities, including any state council on technology.
5. (e) The course of instruction prescribed under subsection (c)(2)(B) of this section shall be developed by the Texas Education Agency staff in consultation with technology faculty members at institutions of higher education.

Source Note:The provisions of this §239.103 adopted to be effective May 22, 2003, 28 TexReg 3950; amended to be effective March 30, 2005, 30 TexReg 1771; amended to be effective December 23, 2009, 34 TexReg 9201.