Refreshing ISTEs National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers NETST

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Refreshing ISTEsNational Educational Technology
Standards for Teachers (NETS?T)

• An ISTE Standards Development Forum
• presented by

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Thank You, NETS Refresh Sponsors
Level One Sponsors
Apple Inc.
Level Two Sponsors
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The Challenge?Preparing a Digital Generation .
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The World is Different !
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NETS Refresh Process

• Consensus Building
• Feedback Forums
• Online Surveys
• Advisory Groups
• Accreditation and Standards Committee
• ISTE NETS Leadership Team

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Revision Guidelines . . .

• Incorporate feedback from the field
• Consider multiple audiences
• Preserve backward compatibility
• Align numbering of items with other NETS
• Preserve roughly similar length
• Update language
• Lead with student learning rather than tools
• Consolidate where needed
• Expand to include new needs
• Add assessment resources to package

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ISTE NETS for Students (NETS?S)Standards
Categories. . .Transition
2007
1998
1. Creativity and Innovation 2. Communication
and Collaboration 3. Critical Thinking,
Problem-solving and Decision-making 4. Research
Information Fluency 5. Digital
Citizenship 6. Technology Operations and Concepts

• 1. Basic Operations and Concepts
• 2. Social, Ethical, and Human Issues
• 3. Technology Productivity Tools
• 4. Technology Communications Tools
• 5. Technology Research Tools
• 6. Technology Problem-solving and Decision-
  making Tools

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ISTE NETSS The Next Generation

• Creativity and Innovation
• Communication Collaboration
• Research Information Fluency
• Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving,
  Decision-Making
• Digital Citizenship
• Technology Operations and Concepts

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How Must the NETST be Refreshedto address the
2007 NETSS?
NETSS 2007
NETST 2000
1. Creativity and Innovation 2. Communication
and Collaboration 3. Critical Thinking,
Problem-solving and Decision-making 4. Research
Information Fluency 5. Digital Citizenship
6. Technology Operations and Concepts

• 1. Technology Operations and Concepts
• 2. Planning and Designing Learning Environments
  and Experiences
• 3. Teaching, Learning, and the Curriculum
• 4. Assessment and Evaluation
• 5. Productivity and Professional Practice
• 6. Social, Ethical, Legal, and Human Issues

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Transforming Learning Environments
Traditional Environments
Emerging Learning Landscape Student-centered,
performance-focused learning Flexible
progression with multipath options Media-rich,
multi-sensory stimulation Learner-constructed
knowledge from multiple information sources and
experiences Collaborative work on authentic,
real-work projects Student engagement in
definition, design, and management of
projects Creative thinking for innovation and
original solutions Global expertise,
information, and learning experiences Converging
information and communication systems Digital
literacies and communication skills Expanded
focus including digital global citizenship Integr
ated assessment for learning
Teacher-directed, memory-focused instruction

Lockstep, prescribed-path progression
Limited media, single-sense stimulation
Knowledge from limited, authoritative sources
Isolated work on invented exercises
Mastery of specified content of fixed processes
Factual, literal thinking for competence
In-school expertise, content, activities
Stand-alone communication and information tools
Traditional literacy and communication skills
Primary focus on school and local community
Isolated assessment of learning
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How Must the Refreshed NETST Evolve in Response
to Changes in NETSS?

• First Consideration . . .
• The NETST Standards Framework
• How should the NETST address changes in NETSS
  2007?
• What should the standards framework include?

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Current NETST Framework

• 6 Standards with indicators
• Four profiles aligned with career stages
• General Preparation
• Professional Preparation
• Student Teaching/Internship
• First-year teaching
• Support materials aligned with NETST, NETSS or
  both.

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Group Activity 1 Framework

• Identify
• Discussion facilitator
• Clock watcher
• Group recorder (someone with a laptop)
• Silently read the Framework Suggestions
  worksheet and individually jot a few notes
• Complete the Framework Suggestions worksheet as
  a group. Recorder captures feedback
  electronically on USB drive.
• File on USB drive NETS_T_Refresh_Forum_Survey
• Save file as conf name Group your number here

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What are Indicators of Success in Meeting the
NETST?

• What indicators will signal
• that success in meeting
• each standard has been
• achieved?

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Group Activity 2 Standards and Indicators

• Complete the NETST Standards and Indicators
  worksheet
• For each standard and indicator note your teams
  recommendation to keep, delete, or keep with
  changes
• Describe recommended changes in the space
  provided
• Recorder captures feedback in section called
  NETST Standards and Indicators on the electronic
  worksheet.

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And if you have time . . .

• ISTE would like your three best ideas orpieces
  of advice for refreshing the NETST
• Activity 3 Best Ideas
• and Advice

Now or Later . . . Submit your ideas online at
www.iste.org/nets-ideas
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What Else Can I Do?

• Share NETST survey link with colleagues to
  provide their feedback www.iste.org/nets-survey
• Share 3 best ideas/advice link www.iste.org/nets-i
  deas
• Conduct a NETST Forum or session yourself to
  gather ideas for Refreshing the NETST. A kit
  with materials for conducting a forum or informal
  meetings is available at www.iste.org/nets-toolki
  t

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Last Reminders . . .

• Interested in receiving draft standards and
  making additional suggestions to standards
  development?
• Be sure to mark the E-mail Updates box on the
  sign-in sheet at your table (if online, the check
  box is located on the survey).
• Interested in more opportunities for input?
• The results of feedback from Fall submissions
  will be used to develop draft standards to be
  released in January. Take the opportunity to
  provide additional input online, at forum
  meetings, or individually as the standards
  process unfolds.
• SEE NETST FORUM MEETING SCHEDULE
• www.iste.org/nets-refresh

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• AND . . . last but not least . . .
• A HUGE . . .
• Thank-You!

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For more information contact
International Society for Technology in Education
(ISTE) Lynn Nolan, NETS Refresh Project
Director lnolan_at_iste.org Lajeane Thomas, NETS
Project Director lthomas_at_latech.edu Thanks for
sharing your expertise!