ISTE for Teachers

ISTE NETS Framework for Teachers

Our district leaders are hoping to move all teachers into the ISTE NETS framework for creating digital-age learning experiences for our students. Here’s a summary of the framework...

1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity

• Promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness

• Engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools

• Promote reflection and collaboration tools to clarify conceptual understanding, thinking, and planning

• Model collaborative knowledge construction by learning with students and colleagues in face-to-face and digital scenarios

2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments

• Design or adapt learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to foster learning and creativity

• Develop tech-enriched environments that permit students to pursue curiosities and become active in their education

• Customize and personalize learning activities to address diverse learning styles

• Multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and tech standards

3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning

• Demonstrate fluency in tech systems

• Collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools to support student success

• Model effective use of digital tools to locate, analyze, and evaluate information resources to support learning

4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility

• Model, advocate, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital resources

• Address the diverse needs of all learners by using learner-centered strategies and appropriate digital tools

• Promote and model cyber etiquette

5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership

• Participate in local and global learning to explore applications of technology

• Evaluate and reflect on current research and practice to make effective use of digital tools

Learn more about these NETS here: http://www.iste.org/standards/ISTE-standards/standards-for-teachers