ISTE-+NET-S+Project

The following content has been collaboartively compiled by the EDUC 601 course during summer semester 2009. We hope to provide guidelines and examples of how teachers can accomplish and incorporate the ISTE NET-S standards into their classrooms.

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 //Copyright © 2008, ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education), 1.800.336.5191 (U.S. & Canada) or 1.541.302.3777 (Int’l), iste@iste.org, www.iste.org. All rights reserved. //

The ISTE National Educational Technology Standards (NETS-T) and Performance Indicators for Teachers

Effective teachers model and apply the National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS•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.

Teachers: 1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity (Group A) 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. Teachers:
 * a. **promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: MyriadPro-Bold;">b. **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular;">engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: MyriadPro-Bold;">c. **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular;">promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students’ conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: MyriadPro-Bold;">d. **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular;">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 (Group B) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular;">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 NETS•S. Teachers:
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: MyriadPro-Bold;">a. **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular;">design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: MyriadPro-Bold;">b. **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular;">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
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: MyriadPro-Bold;">c. **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular;">customize and personalize learning activities to address students’ diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: MyriadPro-Bold;">d. **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular;">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 (Group C)<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: MyriadPro-Bold;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular;">Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society. Teachers:
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: MyriadPro-Bold;">a. **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular;">demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: MyriadPro-Bold;">b. **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular;">collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: MyriadPro-Bold;">c. **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular;">communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: MyriadPro-Bold;">d. **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular;">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 (Group D)<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: MyriadPro-Bold;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular;">Teachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices. Teachers:
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: MyriadPro-Bold;">a. **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular;">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
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: MyriadPro-Bold;">b. **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular;">address the diverse needs of all learners by using learner-centered strategies and providing equitable access to appropriate digital tools and resources
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: MyriadPro-Bold;">c. **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular;">promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: MyriadPro-Bold;">d. **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular;">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 (Group E)<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: MyriadPro-Bold;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular;">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. Teachers:
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: MyriadPro-Bold;">a. **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular;">participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: MyriadPro-Bold;">b. **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular;">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
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: MyriadPro-Bold;">c. **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular;">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
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: MyriadPro-Bold;">d. **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular;">contribute to the effectiveness, vitality, and self-renewal of the teaching profession and of their school and community

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