Appendix 1: NCATE/ ISTE standards (http://www.iste.org)
The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) is the official body for accrediting teacher preparation programs in the US. The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is the professional education organization responsible for recommending guidelines for accreditation to NCATE for programs in educational computing and technology teacher preparation.

Several sets of standards have been developed by ISTE / NCATE, the most significant for this document being the set Recommended Foundations in Technology for All Teachers and Standards for Basic Endorsement in Educational Computing and Technology Literacy. More Detail

Appendix 2: Mankato Skills framework
A set of rubrics developed by the Mankato Public Schools (Minnesota USA) and developed by the library media specialists and teachers of the Bellingham School District(Washington USA) provides a set of skills in checklist form. A derivation for administrators has also been made available. More Detail

Appendix 3: Vocational Education framework: Graduate Certificate in Education
Most Australian states have developed IT competency frameworks, either explicitly or through the endpoints of the PD courses they offer. Tasmania has developed a Graduate Certificate in Education using the Vocational Education and Training area of the Australian Recognition Framework, so that teachers can receive a nationally recognised qualification and can use the Recognition of Current Competency process to allow their existing skills to be considered. More Detail

Appendix 4: International Computer Driver's License (ICDL)
The ICDL (or ECDL as it is variously known) is a form of base-level accreditation for functional computer use in industry in general. It is in use in 22 countries, and is administered in Australia by the Australian Computer Society. More Detail

Appendix 5: Learning Technologies Capabilities Guide (Victoria)
The Skill Development Matrix identifies and summarises six areas for skill development in the use of learning technologies for classroom and administrative purposes. More Detail

Appendix 6: Minimum standards - learning technology (Queensland)
The following minimum standards form part of an Enterprise Bargaining Agreement for teachers in Queensland. Professional development funding has been directed to assisting teachers to achieve the mandated standards (descriptors in bold text). The framework also includes non-mandatory descriptors. More Detail

Appendix 7: UK situation
While no explicit IT competencies appear to be available publicly, the UK Government has set targets for teacher education in Connecting the Learning Society: National Grid for Learning paralleling those of the Stevenson Report (Information and Communications Technology in UK Schools - An Independent Inquiry :The Independent ICT in Schools Commission, 1997) More Detail