The purpose of the Digital Age Skills module is to promote deeper-level learning through technology-enhanced student projects demonstrating acquisition of both Content Area Standards and Digital Age Skills (as defined by the 2016 ISTE Standards for Students).
The 2016 ISTE Standards for Students provide a scope and sequence for fostering seven digital age skills, or qualities, required for success in today & tomorrow's job market. They describe the college and career ready student as a(n): Empowered Learner, Digital Citizen, Knowledge Constructor, Innovative Designer, Computational Thinker, Creative Communicator, & Global Collaborator.
Each standard includes 4 Benchmarks. These Benchmarks are further broken down into Grade-Level expectations: PreK-3, 3-6, 6-9, 9-12.
This personalized professional learning experience is organized into 3 levels to help educators:
1) Explore the overlaps between ISTE Standards and Content Area Standards.
2) Investigate tools to provide technology-enhanced learning opportunities.
3) Implement instruction for this purpose.