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ISTE STANDARDS

A ROADMAP FOR INNOVATING EDUCATION

Transforming education requires us to rethink how we teach and learn. The ISTE Standards act as a roadmap for bold, innovative educators and education leaders to re-engineer their schools and classrooms for digital age learning no matter where they fall on the journey to meaningful, effective ed tech integration. Want to know more? Visit the ISTE Standards frequently asked questions….

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LEARN ARIZONA’S NEW EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS

IN FIVE SESSIONS

Are you looking to integrate technology effectively to enhance learning, empower students, and increase creativity? AzTEA (Arizona Technology in Education Association) is providing professional learning opportunities focused on learning with technology using the newly adopted Arizona Educational Technology Standards.

Education and society have changed dramatically, and students need to learn more than just knowledge in order to succeed. Our goal for these sessions is to provide perspectives and tools to use in planning your lessons through the lens of the AZ Ed Tech standards, so that you can infuse them into lessons to teach not only content but to better prepare your students for their lives as digital citizens. Our hope is to be a resource for educators in AZ, supporting students to use technology to engage more deeply with material, to develop solutions to problems that require technology, to integrate technology seamlessly into their own learning.

You may already be teaching in a way that builds these skills! But these standards are a thorough, vetted way to reflect on our lessons, to ensure we’re supporting this development for students as best as possible.

*All sessions will be hosted on Zoom

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Afternoons with AzTEA

Join us for an hour of virtual conversation, problem solving and connection as we discuss current issues in edtech.

 

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All students need digital citizenship skills to participate fully in their communities and make smart choices online and in life. Common Sense Education has an award-winning K–12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum:

  • Addresses top concerns for schools.
  • Prepares students with critical 21st-century skills.
  • Supports educators with training and recognition.
  • Engages the whole community through family outreach.

Check out their brand new digital citizenship curriculum for grades 3-8!

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Computational Thinking Supports Learning in All Subject Areas!

Computational thinking allows us to take a complex problem, understand what the problem is and develop possible solutions. We can then present these solutions in a way that a computer, a human, or both, can understand. The four cornerstones of Computational Thinking (pattern recognition, decomposition, abstraction, and algorithmic thinking) are key skills that all students need and can apply throughout their lives. Because of this, computational thinking can become a common language in schools and make it easy to connect to all core subject areas. Additionally, these skills are essential in computer science and coding and make those more accessible to all students.

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AZ STEM Collaborative PD Courses

STEM AZ Education Collaborative recently began offering their online PD Courses that focus on integrating STEM into science and math instruction as well as how to improve both technology and STEM integration. Each course should take approximately two (2) hours to complete while giving you the opportunity to explore what STEM education is and how you can enhance lessons you’re already teaching in your classroom with STEM and EdTech.