Standards ISTE (International Society for Technology Education) has developed a set of National Educational Technology Standards for teachers (NETS-T).
1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility
5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership
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ISTE (International Society for Technology Education) has developed a set of National Educational Technology Standards for students (NETS-S).
1. Creativity and Innovation:
Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.
2. Communication and Collaboration:
Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
3. Research and Information Fluency:
Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making:
Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.
5. Digital Citizenship:
Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior.
6. Technology Operations and Concepts:
Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations.
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Adopted K-12 Essential Standards for Information and Technology Standards
Essential Standards:
NC Professional Teacher Standards
Click here for .pdf that includes detailed information about Teacher Standards.
Some of the sections of this .pdf file that relate to technology integration and 21st century skills are copied below.
A NEW VISION OF TEACHING
The different demands on 21st Century education dictate new roles for teachers in their classrooms and schools. The following defines what teachers need to know and do to be able to teach students in the 21st Century:
• Leadership among the staff and with the administration is shared in order to bring consensus and common, shared ownership of the vision and purpose of work of the school. Teachers are valued for the contributions they make to their classroom and the school.
• Teachers make the content they teach engaging, relevant, and meaningful to students’ lives.
• Teachers can no longer cover material; they, along with their students, uncover solutions. They teach existing core content that is revised to include skills like critical thinking, problem solving, and information and communications technology (ICT) literacy.
• In their classrooms, teachers facilitate instruction encouraging all students to use 21st Century skills so they discover how to learn, innovate, collaborate, and communicate their ideas.
• The 21st Century content (global awareness, civic literacy, financial literacy, and health awareness) is included in the core content areas.
• Subjects and related projects are integrated among disciplines and involve relationships with the home and community.
• Teachers are reflective about their practice and include assessments that are authentic and structured and demonstrate student understanding.
• Teachers demonstrate the value of lifelong learning and encourage their students to learn and grow.
Teachers demonstrate leadership by taking responsibility for the progress of all students to ensure that they graduate from high school, are globally competitive for work and postsecondary education, and are prepared for life in the 21st Century. Teachers communicate this vision to their students.
Teachers make instruction relevant to students.
Teachers incorporate 21st Century life skills into their teaching deliberately, strategically, and broadly. These skills include leadership, ethics, accountability, adaptability, personal productivity, personal responsibility, people skills, self-direction, and social responsibility. Teachers help their students
understand the relationship between the North Carolina Standard Course of Study and 21st Century content which includes global awareness; financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy; civic literacy;
and health awareness.
• Incorporate life skills which include leadership, ethics, accountability, adaptability, personal productivity, personal responsibility, people skills, self-direction, and social responsibility.
• Demonstrate the relationship between the core content and 21st Century content that includes global awareness; financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy; civic literacy; and health and wellness awareness.
Teachers integrate and utilize technology in their instruction.
Teachers know when and how to use technology to maximize student learning. Teachers help students use technology to learn content, think critically, solve problems, discern reliability, use information, communicate, innovate, and collaborate.
• Know appropriate use.
• Help students use technology to learn content, think critically, solve problems, discern reliability, use information, communicate, innovate, and collaborate.
Teachers use a variety of instructional methods.
Teachers choose the methods and techniques that are most effective in meeting the needs of their students as they strive to eliminate achievement gaps. Teachers employ a wide range of techniques including information and communication technology, learning styles, and differentiated instruction.
• Choose methods and materials as they strive to eliminate achievement gaps.
• Employ a wide range of techniques using information and communication technology, learning styles, and differentiated instruction.
1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility
5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership
Click here for detailed information about these standards.
ISTE (International Society for Technology Education) has developed a set of National Educational Technology Standards for students (NETS-S).
1. Creativity and Innovation:
Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.
2. Communication and Collaboration:
Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
3. Research and Information Fluency:
Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making:
Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.
5. Digital Citizenship:
Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior.
6. Technology Operations and Concepts:
Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations.
Click here for detailed information about these standards.
Adopted K-12 Essential Standards for Information and Technology Standards
Essential Standards:
- Classify useful sources of information.
- Understand the difference between text read for enjoyment and text read for information.
- Use technology tools and skills to reinforce classroom concepts and activities.
- Understand the importance of good questions in conducting research.
- Remember safety and ethical issues related to the responsible use of information and technology resources.
NC Professional Teacher Standards
Click here for .pdf that includes detailed information about Teacher Standards.
Some of the sections of this .pdf file that relate to technology integration and 21st century skills are copied below.
A NEW VISION OF TEACHING
The different demands on 21st Century education dictate new roles for teachers in their classrooms and schools. The following defines what teachers need to know and do to be able to teach students in the 21st Century:
• Leadership among the staff and with the administration is shared in order to bring consensus and common, shared ownership of the vision and purpose of work of the school. Teachers are valued for the contributions they make to their classroom and the school.
• Teachers make the content they teach engaging, relevant, and meaningful to students’ lives.
• Teachers can no longer cover material; they, along with their students, uncover solutions. They teach existing core content that is revised to include skills like critical thinking, problem solving, and information and communications technology (ICT) literacy.
• In their classrooms, teachers facilitate instruction encouraging all students to use 21st Century skills so they discover how to learn, innovate, collaborate, and communicate their ideas.
• The 21st Century content (global awareness, civic literacy, financial literacy, and health awareness) is included in the core content areas.
• Subjects and related projects are integrated among disciplines and involve relationships with the home and community.
• Teachers are reflective about their practice and include assessments that are authentic and structured and demonstrate student understanding.
• Teachers demonstrate the value of lifelong learning and encourage their students to learn and grow.
Teachers demonstrate leadership by taking responsibility for the progress of all students to ensure that they graduate from high school, are globally competitive for work and postsecondary education, and are prepared for life in the 21st Century. Teachers communicate this vision to their students.
Teachers make instruction relevant to students.
Teachers incorporate 21st Century life skills into their teaching deliberately, strategically, and broadly. These skills include leadership, ethics, accountability, adaptability, personal productivity, personal responsibility, people skills, self-direction, and social responsibility. Teachers help their students
understand the relationship between the North Carolina Standard Course of Study and 21st Century content which includes global awareness; financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy; civic literacy;
and health awareness.
• Incorporate life skills which include leadership, ethics, accountability, adaptability, personal productivity, personal responsibility, people skills, self-direction, and social responsibility.
• Demonstrate the relationship between the core content and 21st Century content that includes global awareness; financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy; civic literacy; and health and wellness awareness.
Teachers integrate and utilize technology in their instruction.
Teachers know when and how to use technology to maximize student learning. Teachers help students use technology to learn content, think critically, solve problems, discern reliability, use information, communicate, innovate, and collaborate.
• Know appropriate use.
• Help students use technology to learn content, think critically, solve problems, discern reliability, use information, communicate, innovate, and collaborate.
Teachers use a variety of instructional methods.
Teachers choose the methods and techniques that are most effective in meeting the needs of their students as they strive to eliminate achievement gaps. Teachers employ a wide range of techniques including information and communication technology, learning styles, and differentiated instruction.
• Choose methods and materials as they strive to eliminate achievement gaps.
• Employ a wide range of techniques using information and communication technology, learning styles, and differentiated instruction.