Assessments of educators’ technology leadership knowledge and skills are a key component to determine technology goals for the district, school, and classroom. We have to know where we stand as learners in order to continue our education to promote digital tools in the classroom that help encourage higher level thinking and problem solving skills. It is also key to use authentic assessments to see where students' knowledge and perceived needs stand. How do we know what to teach if we do not assess first? I believe in making assessments real and authentic to the students and their needs. This helps get a more accurate assessment and makes students more involved.
The cons with technology assessments are that educators might see that they have a long way to improve and might not want to change or embark on such a “long” journey. One con for assessing students might be that their socio-economical background might be put on the spot light because they do not have the access or means to access these digital tools at home compared to the other students. I could see this as affecting their self-esteem. Even if the assessment is not seen by other students, it could still have an impact on their motivation and confidence. One way to change this might be to have anonymous assessments and make it a more at risk free environment type of assessment. Even with the few cons I have stated, the pros outweigh them because we need to know where we stand in order to create and achieve our technology goals. Assessments have always been a part of our everyday lives and will continue to be, so why shouldn't technology shouldn’t be assessed as well?
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