Learner: 

Educators continually improve their practice  by learning from and with others and exploring proven and promising practices that leverage technology to improve student learning

• Set professional learning goals to explore and apply pedagogical approaches made possible by technology and reflect on their effectiveness.

• Pursue professional interests by creating and actively participating in local and global learning networks.

• Stay current with research that supports improved student learning outcomes, including findings from the learning sciences.

​

Leader:

Educators seek out opportunities for leadership to support student empowerment and success and to improve teaching and learning.

• Shape, advance and accelerate a shared vision for empowered learning with technology by engaging with education stakeholders.

• Advocate for equitable access to educational technology, digital content and learning opportunities to meet the diverse needs of all students.

• Model for colleagues the identification, exploration, evaluation, curation and adoption of new digital resources and tools for learning.

​

Citizen:

Educators inspire students to positively contribute to and responsibly participate in the digital world.

• Create experiences for learners to make positive, socially responsible contributions and exhibit empathetic behavior online that build relationships and community.

• Establish a learning culture that promotes curiosity and critical examination of online resources and fosters digital literacy and media fluency.

• Mentor students in safe, legal and ethical practices with digital tools and the protection of intellectual rights and property.

• Model and promote management of personal data and digital identity and protect student data privacy.

​

Collaborator:

Educators dedicate time to collaborate with both colleagues and students to improve practice, discover and share resources and ideas, and solve problems.

• Dedicate planning time to collaborate with colleagues to create authentic learning experiences that leverage technology.

• Collaborate and co-learn with students to discover and use new digital resources and diagnose and troubleshoot technology issues.

• Use collaborative tools to expand students' authentic, real-world learning experiences by engaging virtually with experts, teams and students, locally and globally.

• Demonstrate cultural competency when communicating with students, parents and colleagues and interact with them as co-collaborators in student learning.

​

Designer:

Educators design authentic, learner-driven activities and environments that recognize and accommodate learner variability.

• Use technology to create, adapt and personalize learning experiences that foster independent learning and accommodate learner differences and needs.

• Design authentic learning activities that align with content area standards and use digital tools and resources to maximize active, deep learning.

• Explore and apply instructional design principles to create innovative digital learning environments that engage and support learning.

​

Facilitator: 

Educators facilitate learning with technology to support student achievement of the ISTE Standards for Students.

• Foster a culture where students take ownership of their learning goals and outcomes in both independent and group settings.

• Manage the use of technology and student learning strategies in digital platforms, virtual environments, hands-on makerspaces or in the field.

• Create learning opportunities that challenge students to use a design process and computational thinking to innovate and solve problems.

• Model and nurture creativity and creative expression to communicate ideas, knowledge or connections.

​

Analyst:

Educators understand and use data to drive their instruction and support students in achieving their learning goals.

• Provide alternative ways for students to demonstrate competency and reflect on their learning using technology.

• Use technology to design and implement a variety of formative and summative assessments that accommodate learner needs, provide timely feedback to students and inform instruction.

• Use assessment data to guide progress and communicate with students, parents and education stakeholders to build student self-direction.