Instructional Technology

ISTE Standards & Resources

Monroe Public Schools recommends the standards developed by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) for digital age teaching. As technology continues to influence and become embedded in the fabric of our everyday lives it is paramount that Monroes teachers possess the skills and model the behaviors of digital age learners and professionals. ISTE offers a host of resources, including:

• ISTE Standards for Students (pdf)
• ISTE Standards for Students Profiles (pdf)
• ISTE Standards for Teachers (pdf)
• Essential Conditions (pdf)
• ISTE Standards for Coaches (pdf)
• Coaching White Paper (pdf)
• ISTE Standards for Administrators (pdf)
• ISTE Standards for Computer Science Teachers (pdf)

Additional resources for learning about and interacting with the Washington State Educational Technology Standards can be accessed at OSPI's site.

• WA OSPI Educational Technology Standards word | pdf
• Grades K-2 word | pdf
• Grades 3-5 word | pdf

WA Grade Level Standards & Resources

• Kindergarten
• First Grade
• Second Grade
• Third Grade
• Fourth Grade
• Fifth Grade

Research & Position Statements

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

• Media and Children
• Children, Adolescents, and the Media

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media

• Technology and Interactive Media as Tools in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8 (2012)

Journal of Youth Development

National Association of Extension 4-H Agents

• Media and Youth Development:An Overview of Issues,Theory and Research