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3.1 Equity and Citizenship Advocate
Leaders use technology to increase equity, inclusion and digital citizenship practices.
3.1.a Ensure Access to Skilled Teachers
Ensure all students have skilled teachers who actively use technology to meet student learning needs.
3.1.b Ensure Access to Technology
Ensure all students have access to the technology and connectivity necessary to participate in authentic and engaging learning opportunities.
3.1.c Model Digital Citizenship
Model digital citizenship by critically evaluating online resources, engaging in civil discourse online and using digital tools to contribute to positive social change.
3.1.d Cultivate Good Online Behavior
Cultivate responsible online behavior, including the safe, ethical and legal use of technology.
3.2 Visionary Planner
Leaders engage others in establishing a vision, strategic plan and ongoing evaluation cycle for transforming learning with technology.
3.2.a Create a Shared Vision
Engage education stakeholders in developing and adopting a shared vision for using technology to improve student success, informed by the learning sciences.
3.2.b Build a Strategic Plan
Build on the shared vision by collaboratively creating a strategic plan that articulates how technology will be used to enhance learning.
3.2.c Evaluate Plan Progress
Evaluate progress on the strategic plan, make course corrections, measure impact and scale effective approaches for using technology to transform learning.
3.2.d Communicate with Stakeholders
Communicate effectively with stakeholders to gather input on the plan, celebrate successes and engage in a continuous improvement cycle.
3.2.e Share Experience with Peers
Share lessons learned, best practices, challenges and the impact of learning with technology with other education leaders who want to learn from this work.
3.3 Empowering Leader
Leaders create a culture where teachers and learners are empowered to use technology in innovative ways to enrich teaching and learning.
3.3.a Empower Educators
Empower educators to exercise professional agency, build teacher leadership skills and pursue personalized professional learning.
3.3.b Build Educator Competency
Build the confidence and competency of educators to put the ISTE Student Standards and ISTE Educator Standards into practice.
3.3.c Inspire a Culture of Innovation
Inspire a culture of innovation and collaboration that allows the time and space to explore and experiment with digital tools. and adoption.
3.3.d Use Tech to Meet Student Learning Needs
Support educators in using technology to advance learning that meets the diverse learning, cultural and social-emotional needs of individual students.
3.3.e Use Analytics to View Student Progress
Develop learning assessments that provide a personalized, actionable view of student progress in real time.
3.4 Systems Designer
Leaders build teams and systems to implement, sustain and continually improve the use of technology to support learning.
3.4.a Establish Infrastructure & Systems
Lead teams to collaboratively establish the robust infrastructure and systems needed to implement the strategic plan.
3.4.b Ensure Sufficient & Scalable Resources
Ensure that resources for supporting the effective use of technology for learning are sufficient and scalable to meet future demand.
3.4.c Protect Student Privacy & Security
Protect privacy and security by ensuring that students and staff observe effective privacy and data management policies.
3.4.d Establish Strategic Partnerships
Establish partnerships that support the strategic vision, achieve learning priorities and improve operations.
3.5 Connected Learner
Leaders model and promote continuous professional learning for themselves and others.
3.5.a Stay Current on Innovation in Learning
Set goals to remain current on emerging technologies for learning, innovations in pedagogy and advancements in the learning sciences.
3.5.b Participate in PLNs
Participate regularly in online professional learning networks to collaboratively learn with and mentor other professionals.
3.5.c Engage in Reflective Practice
Use technology to regularly engage in reflective practices that support personal and professional growth.
3.5.d Navigate Continuous Improvement
Develop the skills needed to lead and navigate change, advance systems and promote a mindset of continuous improvement for how technology can improve learning.