"Providing leadership and service to improve teaching and learning by advancing the effective use of technology in education."

The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is the trusted source for professional development, knowledge generation, advocacy, and leadership for innovation. A nonprofit membership organization, ISTE provides leadership and service to improve teaching, learning, and school leadership by advancing the effective use of technology in PK–12 and teacher education. Home of the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS), the Center for Applied Research in Educational Technology (CARET), and the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC), ISTE represents more than 85,000 professionals worldwide. We support our members with information, networking opportunities, and guidance as they face the challenge of transforming education.

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Home of the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS), the Center for Applied Research in Education Technology (CARET), and the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC), ISTE meets its mission through knowledge generation, professional development, and advocacy. ISTE also represents and informs its membership regarding educational issues of national scope through ISTE–DC. We support a worldwide network of Affiliates and Special Interest Groups (SIGs), and we offer our members the latest information through our periodicals and journals.

An organization of great diversity, ISTE leads through presenting innovative educational technology books and programs; conducting professional development workshops, forums, and symposia; and researching, evaluating, and disseminating findings regarding educational technology on an international level. ISTE’s Web site, www.iste.org, contains coverage of many topics relevant to the educational technology community.

ISTE 2007-2008 Annual Report

Learning and Leading with Technology

The Annual Report for 2007-2008 outlines ISTE’s efforts in support of our mission: to provide leadership and service to improve teaching and learning by advancing the effective use of technology in education.

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ISTE is governed by a Board of Directors, consisting of outstanding educational leaders, elected by the members. The current Board is led by Board President Trina Davis with 16 additional national and international representatives. Board elections are held online each Spring, and all ISTE members are welcome to run for open Board positions.

ISTE's CEO, Don Knezek, represents ISTE members from the ISTE Washington, D.C. office. He has a distinguished career in educational technology, and he has been involved with ISTE for many years. Since 1999, he has served as director of the organization’s National Center for Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology (NCPT3). In that role, he created, established, directed, and sustained the center and its programs, designed to improve the technology preparation of new teachers. Since 1989, he has served on ISTE’s Accreditation and Professional Standards Committee; he has also held positions on ISTE’s Board and Executive Board and on the organization’s Conference Committee.

Knezek earned his PhD in educational administration from the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a fellow in the Cooperative Superintendency Program. He did graduate study in computer science at the University of North Texas and holds an MA in mathematics from the University of Hawaii. He graduated cum laude with a BA in mathematics from Dartmouth College. He holds certificates in public school administration at the superintendent, mid-management, and supervisor levels and as a teacher of mathematics, physics, and computer science.

Find out how to contact the Washington, D.C. office, the Eugene, Oregon office, and key ISTE Contacts.