ISTE Standards for Teachers: Targets for our project

 

 

Actual standards met highlighted in blue

 

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-face and 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 and

to 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

 

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 self-renewal of the teacher                    profession and of their school and community