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The ISTE National Educational Technology Standards (NETS•T) and Performance Indicators for Teachers  Effective teachers model and apply the National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS•S) as they design, implement, and assess learning experiences to engage students and improve learning; enrich professional practice; and provide positive models for students, colleagues, and the community. All teachers should meet the following standards and performance indicators.


 * 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. Teachers: and creative processes
 * 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
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">c. ** promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students’ conceptual understanding and thinking, planning,
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">d. ** model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual environments


 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">2. **<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black; font-weight: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;"> 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 NETS•S. **<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Teachers: **
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">a. ** design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">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
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">c. ** customize and personalize learning activities to address students’ diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">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


 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">3. **<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black; font-weight: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;"> Model Digital-Age Work and Learning**

Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society. **<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Teachers: **
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">a. ** demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">b. ** collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">c. ** communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">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


 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">4. **<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black; font-weight: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;"> 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. **<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Teachers: **
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">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
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">b. ** address the diverse needs of all learners by using learner-centered strategies and providing equitable access to appropriate digital tools and resources
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">c. ** promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">d. ** develop and model cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with colleagues and students of other cultures using digital-age communication and collaboration tools


 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">5. **<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black; font-weight: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;"> Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership**

Teachers 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. **<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Teachers: **
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">a. ** participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">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
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">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
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">d. ** contribute to the effectiveness, vitality, and self-renewal of the teaching profession and of their school and community

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