ISTE Educator Standards
ISTE Educator Standards:
2.1 Learner-Educators enhance their teaching
skills by learning from/with others and staying
updated on current research and best practices
in education that leverage technology to
enhance student learning.
2.2 Leader-Educators focuses on supporting and
empowering students to improve learning by
pursuing leadership opportunities.
2.3 Citizen-Educators should encourage students
to participate responsibly and carefully in the
digital world.
2.4 Collaborator- Educators intently collaborate
with students and colleagues to facilitate
development and share ideas and resources
while using technology as a connection.
2.5 Designer-Educators create engaging and
meaningful learning experiences by designing
technology activities and environments that
tailor to meet individual student needs.
2.6 Facilitator-Educators support student
learning and achievement by effectively
integrating technology tools and resources.
2.7 Analyst-Educators support student learning
goals by understanding and using data to inform
instructional practices.`
ISTE Student Standards:
1.1 Empowered Learner-Students leverage
technology to demonstrate personal growth in
their learning, by building networks,
personalized learning environments, seek
feedback and explore emerging technology.
1.2 Digital Citizen- Students understand and
practice responsible and ethical use of
technology, while respecting the rights of others
in the digital world.
1.3 Knowledge Constructors-Students use
effective research strategies explore real-world
issues by curating and evaluating information
from various digital sources and constructing
new real-world knowledge and connections.
1.4 Innovative Designer- Students use
technology to identify and solve problems,
design projects, and create authentic work that
demonstrates their understanding of concepts.
1.5 Computational Thinker- Students use
technology to analyze and break down complex
problems into smaller parts, identify patterns
and develop algorithms for problem-solving.
1.6 Creative Communicator-Students
communicate their ideas and creative
expression clearly using a variety of digital tools
media, styles, formats, and platforms.
1.7 Global Collaborator- Student collaborate
with others locally and globally using digitals
tools to expand their perspectives, share
knowledge and work towards common goals.
Noted similarities:

• Both need computational thinking skills to analyze data.

• Emphasize the importance of learning.
• Highlight the critical role of technology in teaching, learning and creativity.
• Both standards encourage collaboration with others for understanding and development.
• Both standards address the importance of safe, responsible, and ethical use of technology.

Noted differences:

ISTE Educator Standards prepare educators with essential tools to improve their teaching skills and professional
growth, allowing them to effectively integrate technology and empower students to take charge of their
learning. These standards are focused on responsibilities and practices related to modeling digital citizenship
and facilitating technology to support student learning and development.

ISTE Student Standards are focused on empowering students to successfully use technology in their learning and
personal development. It is designed for students to develop digital and computational thinking skills, creativity,
understand digital citizenship concepts and utilize digital tools and recourses properly.