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Name: Taylor
In this activity, you will assess your technology competency as an educator and student, identify areas of strength and needed improvement, and consider your students’
technology competency. For each element below, choose the rating that best characterizes your practice.
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Recognizes importance and willing to Explores and develops knowledge and Applies knowledge and skills. Integrates knowledge and skills. Contributes to knowledge base
develop awareness. Demonstrates skills. Demonstrates transitional Demonstrates connected knowledge Demonstrates integrated knowledge through design of technology-
beginning knowledge and skills. knowledge and skills. Occasionally and skills. Regularly implements and skills from wide range of enhanced teacher/learning.
Rarely implements technology- implements technology-enhanced effective technology-enhanced resources across standards. Continuously implements innovative
enhanced teacher/learning. teacher/learning. teacher/learning. Continuously implements technology- technology-enhanced teacher and
enhanced teacher/learning. learning.

ISTE Standards for Educators

1. EDUCATOR AS LEARNER: I continually improve my practice by learning from others and exploring promising practices that leverage technology to improve student
learning. 

1a. I set professional learning goals; explore and apply pedagogical approaches made possible by technology; and reflect on my EMERGING EXPLORING APPLYING INEGRATING INNOVATING
effectiveness.

1b. I pursue professional interests by creating and actively participating in local and global learning networks. EMERGING EXPLORING APPLYING INEGRATING INNOVATING

1c. I stay current with research that supports improved student learning outcomes, including findings from the learning EMERGING EXPLORING APPLYING INEGRATING INNOVATING
sciences.

2. EDUCATOR AS LEADER: I seek out opportunities for leadership to support student empowerment and success and to improve teaching and learning.

1a. I shape, advance and accelerate a shared vision for empowered learning with technology by engaging with education EMERGING EXPLORING APPLYING INEGRATING INNOVATING
stakeholders.

2b. I advocate for equitable access to educational technology, digital content and learning opportunities to meet the diverse

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needs of all students.

2c. I model for colleagues the identification, exploration, evaluation, curation and adoption of new digital resources and EMERGING EXPLORING APPLYING INEGRATING INNOVATING
tools for learning.

3. EDUCATOR AS CITIZEN: I inspire students to positively contribute to and responsibly participate in the digital world.

3a. I create experiences for learners to make positive, socially responsible contributions and exhibit empathetic EMERGING EXPLORING APPLYING INEGRATING INNOVATING
behavior online that build relationships and community.

3b. I establish a learning culture that promotes critical examination of online resources and fosters digital literacy and media
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fluency.

3c. I mentor students in safe, legal and ethical practices with digital tools and the protection of intellectual rights and EMERGING EXPLORING APPLYING INEGRATING INNOVATING
property.

3d. I model and promote management of personal data and digital identity and protect student data privacy. EMERGING EXPLORING APPLYING INEGRATING INNOVATING

4. EDUCATOR AS COLLABORATOR: I dedicate time to collaborate with colleagues and students to improve practice, discover and share resources and ideas, and solve
problems.

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4a. I dedicate planning time to collaborate with colleagues to create authentic learning experiences that leverage
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technology.

4b. I collaborate and co-learn with students to discover and use new digital resources and diagnose and troubleshoot EMERGING EXPLORING APPLYING INEGRATING INNOVATING
technology issues.

4c. I use collaborative tools to expand students' authentic, real-world learning experiences by engaging virtually with
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experts, teams and students, locally and globally.

4d. I demonstrate cultural competency when communicating with students, parents and colleagues and interact with them EMERGING EXPLORING APPLYING INEGRATING INNOVATING
as co-collaborators in student learning.

5: EDUCATOR AS DESIGNER: I design authentic, learner-driven activities and environments that recognize and accommodate learner variability.

5a. I use technology to create adapt and personalize learning experiences that foster independent learning and EMERGING EXPLORING APPLYING INEGRATING INNOVATING
accommodate learner differences and needs.

5b. I design authentic learning activities that align with content area standards and use digital tools and resources to
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maximize active, deep learning.

5c. I explore and apply instructional design principles to create innovative digital learning environments that engage and EMERGING EXPLORING APPLYING INEGRATING INNOVATING
support learning.

6: EDUCATOR AS FACILITATOR: I facilitate learning with technology to support student achievement of the ISTE Standards for Students. 

6a. I foster a culture where students take ownership of their learning goals and outcomes in both independent and group EMERGING EXPLORING APPLYING INEGRATING INNOVATING
settings.

6b. I manage use of technology and student learning strategies in digital platforms, virtual environments, hands-on
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makerspaces or in the field.

6c. I create learning opportunities that challenge students to use a design process and computational thinking to solve EMERGING EXPLORING APPLYING INEGRATING INNOVATING
problems.

6d. I model and nurture creativity and creative expression to communicate ideas, knowledge or connections. EMERGING EXPLORING APPLYING INEGRATING INNOVATING

7: EDUCATOR AS ANALYST: I understand and use data to drive their instruction and support students in achieving their learning goals. 

7a. I provide alternative ways for students to demonstrate competency and reflect on their learning using technology. EMERGING EXPLORING APPLYING INEGRATING INNOVATING

7b. I use technology to design and implement a variety of formative and summative assessments that accommodate learner EMERGING EXPLORING APPLYING INEGRATING INNOVATING
needs, provide timely feedback to students and inform instruction.

7c. I use assessment data to guide progress and communicate with students, parents, and education stakeholders to
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build student self-direction.

ISTE Standards for Students

1. EMPOWERED LEARNER: As a student, I leverage technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving, and demonstrating competency in learning goals.

1a. I articulate and set personal learning goals; develop strategies leveraging technology to achieve them; and reflect on the
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learning process itself to improve learning outcomes.

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1b. I build networks and customize my learning environments in ways that support the learning process. EMERGING EXPLORING APPLYING INEGRATING INNOVATING

1c. I use technology to seek feedback that informs and improves my practice and to demonstrate learning in a variety of EMERGING EXPLORING APPLYING INEGRATING INNOVATING
ways.

1d. I understand the fundamental concepts of technology operations; demonstrate the ability to choose, use and troubleshoot
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current technologies; and am able to transfer their knowledge to explore emerging technologies.

2. DIGITAL CITIZEN: As a student, I recognize the rights, responsibilities and opportunities of living, learning and working in an interconnected digital world, and act and
model in ways that are safe, legal and ethical.

2a. I cultivate and manage my digital identity and reputation and am aware of the permanence of my actions in the digital
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world.

2b. I engage in positive, safe, legal and ethical behavior when using technology, including social interactions online or when EMERGING EXPLORING APPLYING INEGRATING INNOVATING
using networked devices.

2c. I demonstrate an understanding of and respect for the rights and obligations of using and sharing intellectual property. EMERGING EXPLORING APPLYING INEGRATING INNOVATING

2d. I manage my personal data to maintain digital privacy and security and am aware of data-collection technology used to EMERGING EXPLORING APPLYING INEGRATING INNOVATING
track my online navigation.

3. KNOWLEDGE CONSTRUCTOR: As a student, I critically curate a variety of resources using digital tools to construct knowledge, produce creative artifacts and make
meaningful learning experiences for myself and others.

3a. I plan and employ effective research strategies to locate information and other resources for my intellectual or creative EMERGING EXPLORING APPLYING INEGRATING INNOVATING
pursuits.

3b. I evaluate the accuracy, perspective, credibility and relevance of information, media, data or other resources. EMERGING EXPLORING APPLYING INEGRATING INNOVATING

3c. I curate information from digital resources using a variety of tools and methods to create collections of artifacts that EMERGING EXPLORING APPLYING INEGRATING INNOVATING
demonstrate meaningful connections or conclusions.

3d. I build knowledge by actively exploring real-world issues and problems, developing ideas and theories and pursuing
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answers and solutions.

4. INNOVATIVE DESIGNER: As a student, I use a variety of technologies within a design process to identify and solve problems by creating new, useful or imaginative
solutions.

4a. I use a deliberate design process for generating ideas, testing theories, creating innovative artifacts or solving authentic
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problems.

4b. I select and use digital tools to plan and manage a design process that considers design constraints and calculated risks. EMERGING EXPLORING APPLYING INEGRATING INNOVATING

4c. I develop, test and refine prototypes as part of a cyclical design process. EMERGING EXPLORING APPLYING INEGRATING INNOVATING

4d. I exhibit a tolerance for ambiguity, perseverance and the capacity to work with open-ended problems. EMERGING EXPLORING APPLYING INEGRATING INNOVATING

5. COMPUTATIONAL THINKER: As a student, I develop and employ strategies for understanding and solving problems in ways that leverage the power of technological
methods to develop and test solutions.

5a. I formulate problem definitions suited for technology-assisted methods such as data analysis, abstract models and EMERGING EXPLORING APPLYING INEGRATING INNOVATING
algorithmic thinking in exploring and finding solutions.

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 5b. I collect data or identify relevant data sets, use digital tools to analyze them, and represent data in various ways to
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facilitate problem-solving and decision-making.

5c. I break problems into component parts, extract key information, and develop descriptive models to understand complex EMERGING EXPLORING APPLYING INEGRATING INNOVATING
systems or facilitate problem-solving.

5d. I understand how automation works and use algorithmic thinking to develop a sequence of steps to create and test
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automated solutions.

6. CREATIVE COMMUNICATOR: As a student, I communicate clearly and express myself creatively for a variety of purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats and
digital media appropriate to their goals.

6a. I choose the appropriate platforms and tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication. EMERGING EXPLORING APPLYING INEGRATING INNOVATING

6b. I create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations. EMERGING EXPLORING APPLYING INEGRATING INNOVATING

6c. I communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating/using digital objects such as visualizations, models or
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simulations.

6d. I publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for my intended audiences. EMERGING EXPLORING APPLYING INEGRATING INNOVATING

7. GLOBAL COLLABORATOR: As a student, I use digital tools to broaden my perspectives and enrich learning by collaborating with others in teams locally and globally.

7a. I use digital tools to connect with learners from a variety of backgrounds and cultures, engaging with them in ways that EMERGING EXPLORING APPLYING INEGRATING INNOVATING
broaden mutual understanding and learning.

7b. I use collaborative technologies to work with others, including peers, experts or community members, to examine issues
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and problems from multiple viewpoints.

7c. I contribute constructively to project teams, assuming various roles and responsibilities to work effectively toward a EMERGING EXPLORING APPLYING INEGRATING INNOVATING
common goal.

7d. I explore local and global issues and use collaborative technologies to work with others to investigate solutions. EMERGING EXPLORING APPLYING INEGRATING INNOVATING

2. DIGITAL CITIZEN: As a student, I recognize the

MY STRENGTHS MY AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT

5: EDUCATOR AS DESIGNER: I design authentic, rights, responsibilities and opportunities of living,
learner-driven activities and environments that learning and working in an interconnected digital
recognize and accommodate learner variability. world, and act and model in ways that are safe, legal
and ethical.
Educator Standards with Example of Evidence Student Standards Educator Standards Student Standards
Summarize your practice by identifying the top three strengths and needed areas of improvement in each category. Copy and paste the text of the entire element.
5a. I use technology to create adapt I utilize multiple programs that allow students to 6: EDUCATOR AS FACILITATOR: I facilitate 5. COMPUTATIONAL THINKER: As a
2a. I cultivate and manage my learning with technology to support student student, I develop and employ strategies for
and personalize learning foster their own learning. For example, students achievement of the ISTE Standards for understanding and solving problems in ways
are able to use Think Central and work at their digital identity and reputation and
      that foster independent own
experiences Example:
pace on math     
lessons, as well as integrating am     
aware of the permanence of my      
Students. 6c. I create learning opportunities       that leverage the power of technological
learning and accommodate learner discussion forums (i.e. Padlet, to anonymously that challenge students to use a design methods to develop and test solutions. 5d. I
post and discuss complex standards. actions in the digital world. process and computational thinking to solve understand how automation works and use
differences and needs. problems. algorithmic thinking to develop a sequence
5b. I design authentic learning 2b. I engage in positive, safe, legal 4. EDUCATOR AS COLLABORATOR: I of steps to create and test automated
In order to meet content standards and keep
activities that align with content students engaged, I create different means of and ethical behavior when using dedicate time to collaborate with colleagues solutions.
     
area standards and use digital tools Example:
presenting      
the lessons, including using different      
technology, including social      
and students to improve practice, discover      
and share resources and ideas, and solve 7. GLOBAL COLLABORATOR: As a student, I
and resources to maximize active, digital tools. This includes padlet, popplet,
google, and applications. interactions online or when using problems. 4c. I use collaborative tools to use digital tools to broaden my perspectives
deep learning. networked devices expand students' authentic, real-world and enrich learning by collaborating with
5c. I explore and apply instructionalI try my best as an educator to design lessons in the 2d. I manage my personal data to learning experiences by engaging virtually others in teams locally and globally. 7a. I use
form of digital learning to make real life with experts, teams and students, locally and digital tools to connect with learners from a
design principles to create maintain digital privacy and
     innovative digital learning Example:      
connections with my students. This includes
creating and developing unique projects via      
security and am aware of data-       globally.      variety of backgrounds and cultures,
engaging with them in ways that broaden
technology.
environments that engage and collection technology used to track mutual understanding and learning.
support learning. my online navigation.
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 MY STUDENTS’ STRENGTHS MY STUDENTS’ AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT
Review the student standards once more and identify two of the collective strengths and areas of improvement for your current students. This will help you plan your teacher
inquiry.
Students participate in digital literacy every school year, including assemblies, where students learn about Students can improve on becoming computational thinkers and understanding algorithmic thinking.
1.       their digital footprint. 1.      
2.      
Students engage in ethical behavior and use the program Second Step to teach them positive behaviors.      
2.Students can improve on becoming global collaborators and using digital tools to connect with learners from
a variety of backgrounds and cultures.

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