Module 1.1 - What are the ISTE Standards?

 What are the ISTE Standards?

Educators can use the ISTE standards to help them set focused professional learning goals (ISTE Standards for Educators 1c).

"The ISTE Standards are about learning, not tools. They reflect and further a shared goal to bring deep, transformative learning to our students. They were developed for educators by educators. Practitioners use them to guide empowered student learning, and leaders rely on them to advance an innovative vision for learning with technology."

"If you are an educator, use the standards to guide your learning design, inspire your professional growth and advocate for dynamic learning in your school."

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 ISTE Standards for Educators eBook

The ISTE Standards Links to an external site. are a set of standards published by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) for the purpose of leveraging the use of technology in K-12 education to enable students to learn effectively and live productively in an increasingly digital society.

With technology teachers can teach outside of the classroom. It is very beneficial for students to learn quickly and easily. Students will be more motivated to learn. Using the internet will cut out the unwanted (extra) information provided in text books. Classrooms need to be updated. When society changes, teaching and learning needs to change. Using any type of technology, cameras, computers, etc., students can resort back to the saved images and such to remember things that they can never look at again. For example, a class goes on a field trip to study rocks, students take pictures of them so when they go back to the classrooms they can see exactly what each rock looks like instead of struggling to remember. 


Technology is beneficial to all of those hands-on children. Students will be determined to learn as much as they can because it is a fun experience. The Standards are all about developing these kinds of students, as well as teachers and administrators.