ISTE NETS Refresh Project

Refreshing the NETS for the Digital Age

ISTE is committed to extending the impact of the NETS and keeping them relevant in today's increasingly digital world. We have embarked on a collaborative three-year process to engage educators and stakeholders in updating the NETS for Students, Teachers, and Administrators.

Project Timeline

• Refresh the NETS for Students by June 2007
• Refresh the NETS for Teachers by June 2008
• Refresh the NETS for Administrators by June 2009

NETS Refresh News

ISTE released a draft NETS for Teachers in mid-February and is looking to hear feedback from educators!  Consider participating in one of the upcoming NETS Refresh Forums (see schedule below) or take the online survey at www.iste.org/nets-survey!  We want to hear from you!

"We're now at the halfway mark in our three-year project to update the standards," notes Lynn Nolan, ISTE's Senior Director for Educational Leadership and NETS Refresh Project Director. "We're happy to report that, altogether, more than 2500 of you from all over the world have contributed your expertise in face-to-face forums and online surveys. Thank you so much for your energy and ideas."

More than 2000 education professionals from all 50 states and 22 countries helped define the NETS for Students, which debuted at NECC 2007. As of November 2007, nearly 700 educators from 45 states and 15 countries have weighed in on the NETS for Teachers with opportunities to collect feedback at numerous NETS Refresh Forums through the end of March 2008.

The next generation of NETS•S, released in June 2007 to wide acclaim, was a tremendous step towards meeting the demands of Digital Age learners. Since the release, interest in the new student standards has been intense. ISTE has already received nearly 250 requests from school districts, states, teacher educators, and others to use the standards for training, planning, dissemination, class room projects, and more!

We are pleased to provide the new NETS•S in Spanish!