Technology Standards For Education

1. Learning and Technology Policy Framework

1.1. Student-Centred Learning - technology is used to support student-centred, personalized learning

1.2. Research and Innovation - education professionals continue to advance innovation in education through research

1.3. Professional Learning - education professionals use technology effectively in teaching

1.4. Leadership - education leaders push for innovation in their systems for using technology in learning

1.5. Access, Infrastructure, and Digital Learning Environments - education professionals have access to reliable and efficient digital tools

2. ICT Program of Studies

2.1. Inquiring - students will critically assess information using technology

2.2. Problem Solving - students will use technology to investigate and solve problems

2.3. Communication - students will use technology to communicate information

2.4. Foundation Operations, Knowledge, and Concepts - students will understand the role of technology in personal and global contexts

2.5. Processes for Productivity - students will create, revise, and manage data using technology

3. ISTE Standards For Students

3.1. Empowered Learner - students use technology to actively choose and demonstrate achieving their own goals

3.2. Digital Citizen - students demonstrate using technology safely, ethically, and legally

3.3. Knowledge Constructor - students use technology to gather resources and information that guide learning

3.4. Innovative Designer - students use technology to identify and design solutions to problems

3.5. Computational Thinker - students use technology to understand problems and develop/test solutions

3.6. Creative Communicator - students express themselves clearly and creatively using appropriate technology

3.7. Global Collaborator - students collaborate locally and globally using technology to broaden perspectives

4. ISTE Standards For Teachers

4.1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity - teachers facilitate student learning, creativity, and innovation using technology and face-to-face interactions

4.2. Design and Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences and Assessments - teachers use contemporary tools to design, implement, and evaluate student learning experiences

4.3. Model Digital Age Work and Learning - teachers model an innovative professional in a technological society

4.4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility - teachers model ethical and legal technological practices

4.5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership - teachers model lifelong learning and leadership by demonstrating effective use of technology