Standards, Standards, and More Standards.....

http://www.iste.org/standards/standards-for-teachers

These are the national standards for teaching technology. With each assignment, I'm going to try and relate it to one of these standards. Fun stuff right?!

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 teaching profession and of their school 

and community