ISTE Categories The ISTE Standards are organized into categories for specific roles in education. These categories guide how technology is integrated into teaching, learning, and leadership. The main ISTE categories and their focus areas are: ISTE Standards for Students These equip students with the skills and knowledge to thrive in a digital world. Some of the categories include: Empowered Learner Digital Citizen Knowledge Constructor Innovative Designer Computational Thinker Creative Communicator Global Collaborator ISTE Standards for Educators This standard supports educators in an effort to effectively integrate technology into their teaching. The categories of focus include: Learner Leader Citizen Collaborator Designer Facilitator Analyst ISTE Standards for Education Leaders This standard assists leaders in creating environments that support technology enriched learning. The areas of focus are: Equity and Citizenship Advocate Visionary Planner Empowering Leader Systems...
Why are ISTE Standards Important? The ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) Standards are important because they provide a framework to guide the integration of technology into education in meaningful, effective, and innovative ways. Here are some key reasons why they are significant: 1. Promote Digital Competency The ISTE Standards help educators and students develop digital literacy skills, ensuring they can navigate, evaluate, and create content in a technology driven world. They prepare students to be successful in careers and personal life by emphasizing critical thinking, problem solving, and digital citizenship. 2. Enhance Teaching Practices For educators, the standards provide a roadmap for using technology to enhance teaching strategies, engage students, and personalise learning. They encourage professional growth, help teachers stay current with evolving technologies and pedagogical practices. 3. Encourage Lifelong Learning The stand...
3.3b Build Educator Competency I n this standard emphasis is placed on building the confidence and competency of educators to put the ISTE Student Standard and the ISTE Educator Standards into practice. Therefore, the many full time course programmes offered by the Erdiston Teachers' Training College and the wide range of part time programmes, either face to face or online, offer aspiring educators, educators in the system and aspiring educational leaders, opportunities to gain the required knowledge in technology and other areas for their chosen fields through lectures, interactive sessions, professional learning communities and other technological modes of delivering a high standard of education for all involved. See excerpt from article below. Minister McConney: Overwhelming response to teacher training courses Minister of Education Kay McConney. (HG) T he Ministry of Education’s latest initiative to elevate teaching standards across the country has se...
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