What are the ISTE Standards?

**The following information has been taken directly from the ISTE Standards for Teachers & Students.**

ISTE Standards for Teachers

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.
              a. Promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and                   inventiveness
              b. Engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic               problems using digital tools and resources
              c. Promote student reflection using collaborative  tools to reveal and                   clarify students’ conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and               creative processes
              d. 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.
            a. Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital             tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity
            b. 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
            c. Customize and personalize learning activities to address students’                     diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital                       tools and resources
            d. 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.
            a. Demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of                         current knowledge to new technologies and situations
            b. Collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members               using digital tools and resources to support student success and 
            innovation
            c. Communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students,               parents, and peers using a variety of digital age media and formats
            d. Model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools             to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support                 research and learning

ISTE Standards for Students