Digital Pedagogy

The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)is the world's most established and reputable organization for setting standards for technology in education at K-12, university, professional, and post-professional levels. 

The recipient of this badge demonstrated mastery of the following ISTE Standards:

2.1. Learner Teachers continually improve their practice by learning from and with others and exploring proven and promising practices that leverage technology to improve student learning. Teachers: 

• 2.1.a. Set professional learning goals to explore and apply pedagogical approaches made possible by technology and reflect on their effectiveness. 
• 2.1.b. Pursue professional interests by creating and actively participating in local and global learning networks. 2.1.c. Stay current with research that supports improved student learning outcomes, including findings from the learning sciences.

2.2. Leader Teachers seek out opportunities for leadership to support student empowerment and success and to improve teaching and learning. 

• Teachers: 2.2.a. Shape, advance and accelerate a shared vision for empowered learning with technology by engaging with education stakeholders. 
• 2.2.b. Advocate for equitable access to educational technology, digital content and learning opportunities to meet the diverse needs of all students. 
• 2.2.c. Model for colleagues the identification, experimentation, evaluation, curation and adoption of new digital resources and tools for learning.

2.3. Citizen Teachers inspire students to positively contribute and responsibly participate in the digital world. Teachers:

• 2.3.a. Create experiences for learners to make positive, socially responsible contributions and exhibit empathetic behavior online that build relationships and community. 
• 2.3.b. Establish a learning culture that promotes curiosity and critical examination of online resources and fosters digital literacy and media fluency. 
• 2.3.c. Mentor students in the safe, ethical and legal practice with digital tools and protection of intellectual rights and property. 
• 2.3.d. Model and promote management of personal data and digital identity and protect student data privacy

2.4. Collaborator Teachers dedicate time to collaborate with both colleagues and students to improve practice, discover and share resources and ideas, and solve problems. Teachers:

• 2.4.a. Dedicate planning time to collaborate with colleagues to create authentic learning experiences that leverage technology. 
• 2.4.b. Collaborate and co-learn with students to discover and use new digital resources and diagnose and troubleshoot technology issues. 
• 2.4.c. Use collaborative tools to expand students’ authentic, real-world learning experiences by engaging virtually with experts, teams and students, locally and globally. 
• 2.4.d. Demonstrate cultural competency when communicating with students, parents and colleagues and interact with them as cocollaborators in student learning.

2.5. Designer Teachers design authentic, learner-driven activities and environments that recognize and accommodate learner variability. Teachers:

• 2.5.a. Use technology to create, adapt and personalize learning experiences that foster independent learning and accommodate learner differences and needs. 
• 2.5.b. Design authentic learning activities that align with content area standards and use digital tools and resources to maximize active, deep learning. 
• 2.5.c. Explore and apply instructional design principles to create innovative digital learning environments that engage and support learning.

The recipeint demonstrated these skills in the Digital Pedagogy course offered in the Masters of Arts in Teaching program at the American University of Central Asia. 

These competencies were assessed by Dr. Randall Gwin.