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1.1b Customized Learning Environments: Empowered Learner 1b: Customized Learning Environments (ISTE Standards for Students)

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1.1b Customized Learning Environments: Empowered Learner 1b: Customized Learning Environments (ISTE Standards for Students)

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Gina Baragone, a middle-school teacher in San Bernardino, California, helps her students address ISTE Empowered Learner Standard 1b in her classroom by allowing them to “build networks and customize their learning environments in ways that support the learning process.” For a project on technology, Baragone made six units and stations that her students could choose from, including stop-action animation, 3-D printing and engineering.

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Empowered Learner 1b: Customized Learning Environments (ISTE Standards for Students)

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Empowered Learner 1c: Feedback to Improve Practice (ISTE Standards for Students)

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Empowered Learner 1c: Feedback to Improve Practice (ISTE Standards for Students)

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Jamie Kearns, a middle school teacher in Vallejo, California, uses a computer simulation to help her students grasp the concept of slope intercept form. In the game, students have to use math to land a plane on a runway. If they get the math wrong, their plane might swerve off the runway and crash. Students receive immediate feedback from the technology, which also allows them to continue practicing until they master the concept. For student, Jassalyn, the simulation helped her understand the concept and it motivated her to persevere. “It reassures me that I can make a mistake and still learn,” she said. “We have a visual representation, and we can experiment with other kids in the class, which will also help develop our knowledge.” It’s a great example of ISTE Empowered Learner Standard 1c: “Students use technology to seek feedback that informs and improves their practice.”

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Empowered Learner 1c: Feedback to Improve Practice (ISTE Standards for Students)

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Empowered Learner 1d: Technology Operations (ISTE Standards for Students)

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Empowered Learner 1d: Technology Operations (ISTE Standards for Students)

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Tracy Licon, a middle school teacher in San Bernardino, California, teaches her students the fundamentals of computer operations from the inside out – her students take apart laptops and repair them. In the process, the students are practicing ISTE Empowered Learner Standard 1d: “Students understand the fundamental concepts of technology operations, demonstrate the ability to choose, use and troubleshoot current technologies and are able to transfer their knowledge to explore emerging technologies.” Licon says, “Anything they can remove from the computer, they can fix.” That includes screens, keyboards and keys, DC jacks and batteries and they can transfer this knowledge to diagnose and repair problems. “The coolest thing is they do. They do. They figure it out,” Licon says.

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Empowered Learner 1d: Technology Operations (ISTE Standards for Students)

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Digital Citizen 2a: Digital Footprint (ISTE Standards for Students)

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Digital Citizen 2a: Digital Footprint (ISTE Standards for Students)

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Alma Gracia, an elementary school teacher at Los Angeles Unified School District, is teaching her students about digital citizenship during their restorative justice circles, which aims to build positive behavior and strengthen communities. She talks to her students about how their actions have consequences, and that if you hurt someone online, it could stay there forever. Gracia’s students are learning about ISTE Digital Citizen Standard 2a: “Students are aware of the permanence of their actions in the digital world.” Gracia has her students practice good digital citizenship by writing their own rules for protecting their digital footprints. “When I started teaching, I never thought I would be teaching things like this. But we are teaching the leaders of the world. I’m glad I’m part of it because I want to be part of that change.”

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Digital Citizen 2a: Digital Footprint (ISTE Standards for Students)

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Digital Citizen 2b: Online Behavior (ISTE Standards for Students)

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Digital Citizen 2b: Online Behavior (ISTE Standards for Students)

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Teacher Laura Gallardo and her high school in San Bernardino, California, used a local history project to help teach students how to interact constructively online. The students researched a nearby community that was removed to make way for a reservoir. Students peer edited each other’s work and gave feedback in positive ways. In that process, the students practiced ISTE Digital Citizen Standard 2b: “Students engage in positive, safe, legal and ethical behavior when using technology, including social interactions online or when using networked devices.” Gallardo says that in their social media culture, students tend to focus on the negative. The project’s guidelines, she said, “give students an equation, essentially, on how to speak positively. Instead of just hitting the ‘like,’ they actually get to express themselves.”

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Digital Citizen 2b: Online Behavior (ISTE Standards for Students)

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Digital Citizen 2c: Intellectual Property (ISTE Standards for Students)

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Digital Citizen 2c: Intellectual Property (ISTE Standards for Students)

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The fourth-graders in Karina Navas’ classroom at Los Angeles Unified School District learn early on what copyright is. Navas runs her students through a scenario: You’ve found a picture on Google that you want to use in your report. How do you go about getting permission? And once you get permission, how do you give proper attribution? The students record their responses on Flipgrid, some of which are then shared with the class. Other students offer feedback. It’s a lesson that encompasses ISTE Digital Citizen Standard 2c: “Students demonstrate an understanding of and respect for the rights and obligations of using and sharing intellectual property.” “I feel like I’m preparing my students and not only helping them here but also at home or anytime they’re using technology,” she said.

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Digital Citizen 2c: Intellectual Property (ISTE Standards for Students)

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Digital Citizen 2d: Digital Privacy (ISTE Standards for Students)

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Digital Citizen 2d: Digital Privacy (ISTE Standards for Students)

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When teaching a unit on the U.S. Bill of Rights, teacher Katrina Traylor Rice decided the best way to drive home the implications of privacy rights was to connect it to her students’ real lives. She asked her high school students to take out their cell phones, go to their settings and explore changes that they could make to manage how much and what type of information apps were collecting about them. One of Rice’s students, Kaia, said it was an eye-opening experience. “A lot of your social media can also find your location. They can also access your gallery and even your voice memos. It’s just crazy!” It was a lesson that addressed ISTE Digital Citizen Standard 2d: “Students manage their personal data to maintain digital privacy and security and are aware of data-collection technology used to track their navigation online.”

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1.1. Empowered Learner:  Empowered Learner 1a: Learning Goals (ISTE Standards for Students)

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1.1. Empowered Learner:  Empowered Learner 1a: Learning Goals (ISTE Standards for Students)

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In teaching math to her elementary students, San Pascual teacher Josephine Yadeger enlisted a process that put ISTE Empowered Learner Standard 1a to work: “Students set personal learning goals, develop strategies leveraging edtech to achieve them and reflect on the learning process itself.” She gave her students a choice of goals for what they would like to know at the end of a lesson, whether that’s balancing an equation or just getting a correct answer. After the lesson, Yadeger asked her students to reflect on what they had learned. The process, Yadeger said, helps students keep track of their learning.

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Empowered Learner 1a: Learning Goals  (ISTE Standards for Students)

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ISTE Standards for students, teachers, leaders and coaches

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ISTE Standards for students, teachers, leaders and coaches

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STE podcasts provide practical approaches for teaching with tech, introduce you to education innovators, and help keep you on the cutting edge of teaching and learning. Listen on your schedule and at your pace, wherever you get your podcasts

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ISTE podcasts feature education innovators discussing practical, cutting-edge approaches to teaching with technology.

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ISTE Expert Webinars, offered as a member benefit, deliver the latest edtech ideas and strategies straight from expert practitioners in bite-sized pieces you can implement right away.

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Practical PD to Inform Your Practice

ISTE webinars deliver the latest edtech ideas and strategies from expert practitioners in bite-sized pieces you can adapt for your classroom or school. ISTE curates and supports the year-round Expert Webinar Series with content developed by members, for members. These webinars are chosen through a competitive juried process. Browse our archives to make the most of your membership and get the edtech inspiration you need.

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ISTE webinars deliver practical, actionable edtech strategies and ideas educators can adapt for their classroom or school.

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Free Practical Guides for Engaging Students in AI Creation

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Free Practical Guides for Engaging Students in AI Creation

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ISTE offers free resources and guides for educators who are interested in learning about how artificial intelligence can empower learners at every level.

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Arabic Secondary Hands-on AI Projects for the Classroom

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Arabic Secondary Hands-on AI Projects for the Classroom

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English Secondary Hands On AI Projects for the Classroom

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English Secondary Hands On AI Projects for the Classroom

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English Computer Science Guide for teachers with Hands on AI Projects

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English Computer Science Guide for teachers with Hands on AI Projects

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Arabic Computer Science Guide for teachers with Hands on AI Projects

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Arabic Computer Science Guide for teachers with Hands on AI Projects

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English Hands on AL Projects for the classroom A Guide on Ethics and AL

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English Hands on AL Projects for the classroom A Guide on Ethics and AL

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Arabic Hands on AL Projects for the classroom A Guide on Ethics and AL

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Arabic Hands on AL Projects for the classroom A Guide on Ethics and AL