Refreshing the
ISTE Standards for Students
Presentation to the
Los Angeles Unified School District
Task Force
Carolyn Sykora, Senior Director, ISTE Standards
How the ISTE Standards are used
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Curriculum mapping
Lesson design
Professional learning
School technology planning
School improvement planning
Teacher preparation
National policy
ISTE Standards
in the U.S.
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Adoption
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Adopted, adapted, embedded or referenced by
state education departments
Used to provide national recognition through the
Council for the Accreditation of Educator
Preparation
• Innovative teachers are early adopters
• Innovative schools/districts use to guide curriculum
development, instruction and technology planning
Implementation
Why refresh now?
A Look at the Current Standards
Assumptions for 2007 version
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Pedagogy-centric, focus on student-centered learning
What students should know and be able to do when they graduate from high school
Can be adapted for age-appropriate levels
Aspirational
Measurable or observable
Not designed for high-stakes standardized testing
Stand alone or embedded into other standards
5 to 10 year shelf life
Vendor and technology neutral
Changing environments
• 1998: Students learn technology skills in the computer lab
• 2007: Students occasionally do learning activities designed
by a content area teacher who secures a mobile cart
• 2015: Students have a device throughout the day and across
all content areas with one-to-one and teachers redesign and
implement learning activities with technology
Evolution, not a revolution
Refresh process
Based on valid and reliable process used by
many standards organizations
– Literature review for research basis
– Technical writing input from representative
experts (e.g., learning sciences, elementary, etc.)
– Broad public comment
Refresh process: public comment
• Goal to have thousands of
educators around the world
participate in the process
• Release iterative drafts for
feedback
Refresh timeline
Sept-Dec
2015
Framework
Data
Collection
Jan 2016
Release of
Draft 1
Jan-Mar
2016
Data
Collection/
Iteration
Release of
new
standards
June 2016
Class of 2028
What does today’s
kindergartner need to
be prepared for their
future?
ISTE’s criteria for deliberations
• Does technology amplify that skill or
competency?
• What skills or competencies are best
amplified by technology?
• If the item is a mindset or disposition, is
it one that is influenced by or does it
influence learning with technology?
Standards support resources
• Policy documents (research,
methodology/validity, cross walk to current
standards, etc.)
• Interactive web site with definition of terms
and examples
• Ebook with grade band indicators,
examples and scenarios
• Student poster
First impressions
First impressions
Discuss as a group:
What are your first impressions of the whole
framework?
Prompts:
I like…
I wonder…
I wish…
Standard recommendations
Round robin review
1. Each small group chooses a
different standard and provides
specific recommendations for
changes
2. If time, review a second standard
Standard review
• Are there concepts you think are missing?
• Are there concepts you think are
unnecessary?
• Are there things you find confusing?
• What would you recommend changing?
Evolution, not a revolution
Q&A
Join us at CUE
• Invite only sessions on Thursday
• ISTE will exhibit at CUE
• Available for 1:1 meetings on
Friday
Thank you!
Contact Carolyn Sykora, [email protected].
Visit iste.org/StandardsRefresh.