National Educational

Technology Standards for Students

Connecting Curriculumand Technology

NETS ProjectApril 2000

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Ready or Not . . .The World is Different

• Work is different ...

• Tools are different ...

• Communication is different ...

• Information is different ...

• Kids are different ...

And Learning Is Different!

Our Educational System Must Produce Technology-Capable KidsWithin a sound educational systems students can become:

• Capable information technology users

• Information seekers, analyzers, and evaluators

• Problem solvers and decision makers

• Creative and effective users of productivity tools

• Communicators, collaborators, publishers, and producers

• Informed, responsible, and contributing citizens

The Standards Movement Addresses What Students Should Know from Content Subjects

The use of technology as a tool for discovering and applying content knowledge in authentic contexts for:

• solving problems

• making decisions, • exchanging information and

• communicating has not been addressed in the content standards.

"Knowing content" is not sufficient in itself --

rather, students must apply

knowledge to:

• construct new understandings,

• solve problems

•  make decisions

• develop products and

• communicate

Technology can facilitate this type of learning

InternationalSociety forTechnology in Education

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NETS ProjectPartners

• AFT American Federation of Teachers

• ALA Association of School Librarians, Amer. Library Assoc.

• ASCD Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development

• CCSSO Council of Chief State School Officers

• CEC Council for Exceptional Children

• NAESP National Association of Elementary School Principals

• NASSP National Association of Secondary School Principals

• NEA National Education Association

• NSBA National School Boards Association’s ITTE: Education Technology Programs

• NFIE National Foundation for the Improvement of Education

• SIIA Software & Information Industry Association

CURRICULUM ORGANIZATIONS

• ACTFL

• IRA

• NCSS

• NCTM

• NCTE

• NSTA

American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages

International Reading Association

National Council for the Social Studies

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

National Council for the Teachers of English

National Science Teachers Association

Co-Sponsors• U.S. Department of Education

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration

• Milken Exchange on Education Technology

• Apple Computer, Inc.

NETS Project Standards Development Phases• Technology Foundation Standards

• Standards for Using Technology in Learning and Teaching

• Educational Technology Support Standards

• Standards for Student Assessment and Evaluationof Technology Use

Phase I. NETS for Students

Released

NECC ’98

URL:

http://cnets.iste.org

Establishing New Learning EnvironmentsTraditional ----- Incorporating New Strategies ------New Teacher-centered instruction ----------> Student-centered learning

Single sense stimulation -----------------> Multisensory stimulation

Single path progression -----------------> Multipath progression

Single media -------------------------------> Multimedia

Isolated work ------------------------------> Collaborative work

Information delivery ---------------------> Information exchange

Passive learning ---------------------------> Active/exploratory/inquiry- based learning

Factual/literal thinking ------------------> Critical thinking, informed decision-making

Reactive response -------------------------> Proactive/planned action

Isolated, artificial context -------------> Authentic, real world context

Establishing New Learning EnvironmentsTraditional ----- Incorporating New Strategies ------New Teacher-centered instruction ----------> Student-centered learning

Single sense stimulation -----------------> Multisensory stimulation

Single path progression -----------------> Multipath progression

Single media -------------------------------> Multimedia

Isolated work ------------------------------> Collaborative work

Information delivery ---------------------> Information exchange

Passive learning ---------------------------> Active/exploratory/inquiry- based learning

Factual/literal thinking ------------------> Critical thinking, informed decision-making

Reactive response -------------------------> Proactive/planned action

Isolated, artificial context -------------> Authentic, real world context

• Vision• Skilled educators• Content standards and curriculum resources• Student-centered approaches to learning• Assessment of effectiveness of technology for learning• Access to comtemporary technologies• Technical assistance• Community partners• Ongoing financial support• Policies and standards supporting new learning environments

Essential Conditions

Standards Categories

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

The Profiles define broad indicators of performance at the following grade ranges:

• Grades PreK–2• Grades 3–5• Grades 6–8• Grades 9–12

Examples and Scenarios

Each set of performance indicators includes a related example or scenario describing how the performance indicators might be addressed in authentic classroom practice

Phase II. Connecting Curriculum and Technology

Available

Dec. 1999

from

ISTE

NETS Writing Team MeetingTeachers from all over the United States came to Tempe, Arizona, to develop learning activities and multidisciplinary units addressing both content and technology standards

NETS For Students: Connecting Curriculum & Technology

The resource includes:

1. Content-focused learning activities2. Multidisciplinary units3. Training Workshops4. All subject area standards5. Resources

Learning Activities

• Focused onContent Area

• Linked toNational ContentStandards

• Linked to NETSStandards

Multidisciplinary Units• Linked to two or

more sets ofcontent standards

• Organized byNETS

• Includesmultitude ofresources

Phase III. Support Standards

Describing those elements that support the effective use of technology in schools

Support Standards

• Technology foundations for all teachers

• Standards for leaders in technology and administration

• Infrastructure• Policy

Phase IV. Standards for Evaluation and Assessment

• performance assessments and the processes for applying them and

• evaluation systems for assessing the effectiveness of technology use in the classroom and schools will follow

As the standards and performance indicators are developed:

Student and Teacher AssessmentsAligned with Standards

• Performance-based assessments

• Rubrics for self-study

• Measures of learning

• Measures of facility with modern tools for learning and collaboration

• WHAT technology skills should be woven into the curricular fabric of our schools . . .

• WHEN such skills should be taught . . .

• HOW technology can support these new learning environments . . .

NETS STANDARDS CAN HELP EDUCATIONAL LEADERS KNOW:

N ational

E ducational

T echnology

S tandards

P r o j e c t

Lajeane Thomas phone: 318.257.3923

fax: 318.257.4916e-mail: lthomas@latech.edu URL: http://cnets.iste.org

Connecting Curriculum and Technology

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