Standards for Teachers
Effective teachers model and apply the ISTE Standards for
Students (Standards•S) 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 performance
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-face
and virtual environments.
- Promote, support, and model creative
and innovative thinking and inventiveness
- Engage students in exploring
real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and
resources
- Promote student reflection using
collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students’ conceptual understanding
and thinking, planning, and creative processes
- 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.
- Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate
digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity
- 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
- Customize and personalize learning activities to address
students’ diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using
digital tools and resources
- 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.
Demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of
current knowledge to new technologies and situations
Collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members
using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation
Communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to
students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital age media and formats
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.
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
Address the diverse needs of all learners by using
learner-centered strategies providing equitable access to appropriate digital
tools and resources
Promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social
interactions related to the use of technology and information
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.
Participate in local and global learning communities to explore
creative applications of technology to improve student learning
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
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
Contribute to the effectiveness, vitality, and self- renewal of
the teaching profession and of their school and community
ISTE (NETS) standards help the children to build critical
thinking skills, which in the long run connect to make smarter and more
productive students for many years to come.It would be great if all teachers model and
apply the ISTE Standards for Students.
I believe every teacher should review the National
Educational Technology Standards for Teachers. There are great ways teachers
can improve teaching and allowing students to learn while having fun. The ISTE Standards for teachers allows the
students to engage in activities, projects, homework, and experiences. Students
can improve learning while interacting and having fun. Teachers can show
students how to become creative and teach students in interactive ways. I love that students learn through games, songs,
and activities. This way I believe that students will remember more information
and will allow themselves to be open to learning new things. Teachers should always encourage their
students and allow them to be creative and strive for their dreams and meet
their goals.
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