Technology+Standards+for+Teachers

=__** Technology Standards for Teachers **__=

Necessary conditions to effectively leverage technology for learning: [|ISTE Essential Conditions]

**STANDARD 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 __//**Current Access:**//__ __//**Improvements:**//__ || **Teacher Training** || **Survey/program success** || **Software:** Web 2.0, Collaborative Web 2.0, I-Life Suite/PC applications, Microsoft Office, Kidspiration/Inspiration/Webspiration, web 2.0, Adobe software, Inspiration, Audacity, Kid Pix, iLife Suite, ComicLife, CAD, PhotoStory, MovieMaker, Animoto, Audacity, PLTW, LoggerPro, Google Apps, Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop, Garage band || __//**Explanation:**//__ Students require teachers who are proficient in the NETS T and NETS S. Teachers require an assessment to determine professional development needs. __//**Current access:**//__ District teachers are at varying levels of NETS T and NETS S proficiency. __//**Improvements**://__ Professional development targeting the NETS T and NETS S || //**- Teaching with WebQuests**// //**- Technology Implementation: Where do I start?**// Understanding the NETS- Exploration of tools by content || Surveys on growth, implementation, preparedness and effectiveness.
 * = ** Technology ** ||= ** Program Development ** || == Professional Development == ||= ** Reflection-Performance ** ||
 * < **Potential Hardware/Software** || __//**Explanation:**//__
 * **Hardware:** Laptops, digital cameras, iPads, wireless Internet and browsers, LCD projectors, Smartboards, Digital Video Recorders, Data collection tools/applications (Vernier), Visualizers, iPods, Webcams, smartphones, Wireless microphone systems

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 * STANDARD 2: Design and Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences and Assessments **

Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessment incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS·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

__//**Current Access:**//__ __//**Improvements:**//__ || Potential teacher training || Survey/program success || Laptops and applications such as Online assessment tools (Moodle, Skyward, Exam View), Webspiration, MS Office, Web 2.0, MS Office (see technologies for NETS-S) || __//**Explanation:**//__ Students require teachers who are proficient in the NETS T and NETS S. Teachers require an assessment to determine professional development needs. __//**Current access:**//__ District teachers are at varying levels of NETS T and NETS S proficiency. __//**Improvements**://__ Professional development targeting the NETS T and NETS S || //**- NETS S training articulated by grade level: See K-6, 7-9, 10-12**// //**- Assessment**//-Formative/ Summative- Online Moodle/Skyward/Exam View) //**- SMART Goals**// //**- Differentiating with Technology**// //**- Differentiating with Computers/Laptops**//
 * = ** Technology ** ||= ** Program Development ** || == Professional Development == ||= ** Reflection-Performance ** ||
 * =  || __//**Explanation:**//__
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 * //- Graphic Organizers for Digital Age Learning//** || Surveys on growth, implementation, preparedness and effectiveness.

Portfolio item to include reflection as evidence || **STANDARD 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 __//**Current Access:**//__ __//**Improvements:**//__ || Potential teacher training || Survey/program success || Laptops/Computers with Internet Connection, E-mail applications (Outlook, Web App, Gaggle), Skyward, Moodle, Edmodo, Adobe Acrobat Professional, MS Office, Chrome/IE/FF/Safari, digital cameras, projectors, document cameras, Big Blue Button (other web conferencing) || __//**Explanation:**//__ Students require teachers who are proficient in the NETS T and NETS S. Teachers require an assessment to determine professional development needs. __//**Current access:**//__ District teachers are at varying levels of NETS T and NETS S proficiency. __//**Improvements**://__ Professional development targeting the NETS T and NETS S || __//**The Basics/The Foundation**//__ //**- Operating Systems and Hardware**//-Keyboarding, general troubleshooting and hookup, data transfer (ports)/cameras, wireless/cable, sound, projection, microphones, web cams //**- The Internet**//- connecting, browsers, URLs, search engines, bookmarking (cloud and browser), web organization) //**- Managing Electronic Information**//- Web, Computer //**- Creating Instructional Materials**//- MS Office, Web 2.0, Web Organization/Resource delivery, Lesson module in Moodle, Adobe Acrobat //**- Effective Communication**//-e-mail - MS Outlook, Gaggle- Moodle/Edmodo/Course Website //**- Communicate and Collaborate Online**//-Wikis, Web 2.0, Social Networking, Discussion Boards/Chat, Videoconferencing //**- Searching and Researching on the Internet**// || Surveys on growth, implementation, preparedness and effectiveness.
 * = ** Technology ** ||= ** Program Development ** || == Professional Development == ||= ** Reflection-Performance ** ||
 * =  || __//**Explanation:**//__
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**STANDARD 4: Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility**

Teachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices.

a. 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 b. Address the diverse needs of all learners by using learner-centered strategies providing equitable access to appropriate digital tools and resources c. Promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information d. Develop and model cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with colleagues and students of other cultures using digital agecommunication and collaboration tools __//**Current Access:**//__ __//**Improvements:**//__ || Potential teacher training || Survey/program success || Computer with Internet access || __//**Explanation:**//__ Students require teachers who are proficient in the NETS T and NETS S. Teachers require an assessment to determine professional development needs. __//**Current access:**//__ District teachers are at varying levels of NETS T and NETS S proficiency. __//**Improvements**://__ Professional development targeting the NETS T and NETS S || //**- Your Digital Footprint**// //**- Publishing on the Web**// || Surveys on growth, implementation, preparedness and effectiveness.
 * = ** Technology ** ||= ** Program Development ** || == Professional Development == ||= ** Reflection-Performance ** ||
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Portfolio item to include reflection as evidence || **STANDARD 5: Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership**

Staff 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. a. Participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning b. 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 c. 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 d. Contribute to the effectiveness, vitality, and selfrenewal of their current profession and of their school and community

__//**Current Access:**//__ __//**Improvements:**//__ || Potential teacher training || Survey/program success || Computer with Internet access || __//**Explanation:**//__ Students require teachers who are proficient in the NETS T and NETS S. Teachers require an assessment to determine professional development needs. __//**Current access:**//__ District teachers are at varying levels of NETS T and NETS S proficiency. __//**Improvements**://__ Professional development targeting the NETS T and NETS S || //**- Connecting and Learning: Developing your PLN**// || Surveys on growth, implementation, preparedness and effectiveness.
 * = ** Technology ** ||= ** Program Development ** || == Professional Development == ||= ** Reflection-Performance ** ||
 * =  || __//**Explanation:**//__
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