The ISTE standards are a great model on how technology can be implemented in the classroom. The use of digital tools is becoming very common in education and when used correctly can be of great assistance. The standards promote collaboration and communication with students/parents with the use of digital tools.
Effective teachers model and apply the ISTE Standards as they design, implement, and assess learning experiences to engage students and improve learning; enrich professional practice; and provide positive models for students, colleagues, and the community. All teachers should meet the following standards and perfomance indicators.
1. Facilitate and
inspire student learning
and creativity
Teachers use their knowledge of
subject matter,teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate
experiences that advance student
learning,creativity, and innovation in both face-to-faceand virtual
environments.
a. Promote, support, and model
creative
and innovative thinking and
inventiveness
b. Engage students in exploring
real-world issues
and solving authentic problems using
digital
tools and resources
c. Promote student reflection using
collaborative
tools to reveal and clarify students’
conceptual
understanding and thinking, planning,
and
creative processes
d. Model collaborative knowledge
construction by
engaging in learning with students,
colleagues,
and others in face-to-face and virtual
environments
2. Design and
develop digital age
learning
experiences and assessments
Teachers design, develop, and evaluate
authentic learning experiences and assessments incorporating contemporary tools
and resources to maximize content learning in context andto develop the knowledge,
skills, and attitudes identified in the Standards•S.
a. Design or adapt relevant learning
experiences
that incorporate digital tools and
resources to
promote student learning and
creativity
b. Develop technology-enriched
learning
environments that enable all students
to pursue
their individual curiosities and
become active
participants in setting their own
educational
goals, managing their own learning,
and
assessing their own progress
c. Customize and personalize learning
activities
to address students’ diverse learning
styles,
working strategies, and abilities
using digital
tools and resources
d. Provide students with multiple and
varied
formative and summative assessments
aligned
with content and technology standards,
and use
resulting data to inform learning and
teaching
3. Model digital
age work and learning
Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills,
and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and
digital society.
a. Demonstrate fluency in technology
systems
and the transfer of current knowledge
to new
technologies and situations
b. Collaborate with students, peers,
parents,
and community members using digital
tools
and resources to support student
success and
innovation.
c. Communicate relevant information
and ideas
effectively to students, parents, and
peers using
a variety of digital age media and
formats
d. Model and facilitate effective use
of current
and emerging digital tools to locate,
analyze,
evaluate, and use information resources
to
support research and learning
4. Promote and
model digital citizenship
and responsibility
Teachers understand local and global
societal
issues and responsibilities in an
evolving digital
culture and exhibit legal and ethical
behavior in
their professional practices.
a. Advocate, model, and teach safe,
legal,
and ethical use of digital information
and
technology, including respect for
copyright,
intellectual property, and the
appropriate
documentation of sources
b. Address the diverse needs of all
learners by
using learner-centered strategies
providing
equitable access to appropriate
digital tools
and resources
c. Promote and model digital etiquette
and
responsible social interactions
related to the
use of technology and information
d. Develop and model cultural
understanding and
global awareness by engaging with
colleagues
and students of other cultures using
digital age
communication and collaboration tools
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5. Engage in
professional growth
and leadership
Teachers continuously improve their
professional
practice, model lifelong learning, and
exhibit
leadership in their school and
professional
community by promoting and
demonstrating
the effective use of digital tools and
resources.
a. Participate in local and global
learning
communities to explore creative
applications
of technology to improve student
learning
b. Exhibit leadership by demonstrating
a vision
of technology infusion, participating
in shared
decision making and community
building, and
developing the leadership and
technology skills
of others
c. Evaluate and reflect on current
research and
professional practice on a regular
basis to
make effective use of existing and
emerging
digital tools and resources in support
of student
learning
d. Contribute to the effectiveness,
vitality, and selfrenewal
of the teaching profession and of
their
school and community
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Society for Technology in Education.
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