Technology Standards in Alberta Education

ISTE Standards: refreshing the education systems on the needs of today's world, through technology

ISTE Standards for Students

ISTE Standards for Teachers

Learning and Technology Policy Framework: viewed responsibilities of the Ministry of Education and individual school Authorities

ICT Program of Studies: divides elements into framework, particular and wide-concept actions, and examples. It is important to:

Open doorways: Create online opportunities to enhance students' global citizenship

Online professional development: Be a life-long learner with digital tools

Encourage imagination: Engage students to be creative with available technologies

Accommodate different characters: Demonstrate the ability to personalize student learning (and assessment) by use of digital tools #

Relevant research: Use technology to improve your searches for information and make the information as current as possible, making observations that make a difference to the world

Responsibility: Recognize your digital footprint, use your influence online in a positive manner #

Take charge: Reflect on digital tools used, set goals, select technologies that suit your learning best #

Know the consequences:Understand the impact we have, through technology, on our society, workplace, and ourselves

Preparation for the workplace: Practice productivity by creating and organizing texts, collaborating with others, and making connections to other resources #

Navigating the web: Master accessing and researching from a variety of web and online resources #

Confidence in sharing:Present collected and arranged data to specific and wider audiences

Student diversity: Learning methods personalized to the benefit of the student

Reaching beyond the screen:Keep education current with the technology and issues of today's world. #

Teachers in on the action: Make processes and structures surrounding education flexible to assist the use of technology, provide resources to help teachers master incoming tools #

Worthwhile and positive implementation of technologyProvide safe and stable technological infrastructure, environments and devices if necessary to all students #

For all:Make technology a boundless tool by teachers, students, administrators in diverse ways to support their roles and needs in the education community #

Interdependency: Collaborate with students, communities, administrators, and other educators to create supportive, engaging, innovative online environments

Make your messages clear: Use the endless tools and visuals available to let your creativity flow and be communicated and understood to those who see your work #

Consider your options: make connections with multiple viewpoints, work ethically with others, combine brain power to solve problems #

Welcome diversity: Remain ethical and openminded to opposing views, identify fact from fiction #