The ISTE Standards, formerly known as the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS), are standards for the use of technology in teaching and learning (

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"Refreshing the ISTE Technology Standards,"
District Administration, June 2007 They are published by the

International Society for Technology in Education The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is a nonprofit organization that focuses on accelerating innovation in education through the smart use of technology in education. ISTE provides a variety of services to support profe ...

(ISTE), a nonprofit membership association for educators focused on

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. They include the ISTE Standards for Students, which list skills and attitudes expected of students."5 Things Teachers Should Know About the ISTE Tech Standards,"
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ISTE Standards for EducatorsISTE Standards for AdministratorsISTE Standards for Coaches
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ISTE Standards for Computer Science Educators
The ISTE Standards are designed to work with learning models such as

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(TPACK) and support the implementation of content-area standards, including the

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. They are often affiliated with new approaches to education, including

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, and the

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model.

Resources related to the ISTE Standards

Resources to support the adoption and implementation of the ISTE Standards include th
ISTE Essential Conditions
14 elements needed to leverage technology for learning, and th
ISTE Seal of Alignment
a program that reviews and recognizes resources for their alignment to the ISTE Standards. ISTE also offers a certification program (ISTE Certification) aligned to the Standards. The certification program is a competency-based model where educators submit artifacts showing their ability to use technology to support learning. Upon successful completion of a peer-review process, educators are considered "ISTE Certified"

History

ISTE released the first version of the Student Standards in 1998 under the name National Educational Technology Standards (NETS). At that time, the standards focused on technology skills in students. Standards for teachers and administrators followed in 2000 and 2001, respectively. In 2007, ISTE reviewed its student standards and re-released them as the ISTE Standards for Students. Their focus became integration of technology in the classroom. ISTE then updated the ISTE Standards for Teachers (2008) and the ISTE Standards for Administrators (2009). In 2011, ISTE added two new sets of standards—the ISTE Standards for Coaches and the ISTE Standards for Computer Science Educators. In 2015, ISTE began another review of the standards. The new ISTE Standards for Students were released in June 2016 at the 2016 ISTE Conference and Expo. The 2017 ISTE Standards for Teachers, renamed the ISTE Standards for Educators, were released in June 2017. The ISTE Standards for Administrators were renamed the ISTE Standards for Education Leaders and released in June 2018. /sup> /sup> Also in 2018, to recognize the importance of computer science and STEM education as well as student problem-solving skills, ISTE released the ISTE Computational Thinking Competencies. In June 2019, ISTE will release a refreshed version of the ISTE Standards for Computer Science Educators.

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