Empowered Learner - Students leverage technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving, and demonstrating competency in their learning goals, informed by the learning sciences.9-12.1
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Students articulate and set personal learning goals, develop strategies leveraging technology to achieve them, and reflect on the learning process itself to improve learning outcomes.9-12.1.a.
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Students build networks of experts and peers to customize their learning environments in ways that support the learning process and in accordance with school policy. 9-12.1.b.
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Students actively use technology to seek feedback that informs and improves their practice and to demonstrate their learning in a variety of ways.9-12.1.c.
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Students choose, use and troubleshoot current technologies, and are able to transfer their knowledge to explore new technologies.9-12.1.d.
Digital Citizen - Students recognize the rights, responsibilities, and opportunities of living, learning, and working in an interconnected digital world, and they act and model in ways that are safe, legal, and ethical.9-12.2
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Students cultivate and manage their digital identity and reputation and are aware of the permanence of their actions in the digital world.9-12.2.a.
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Students engage in and advocate for positive, safe, legal, and ethical behavior when using technology, including social interactions online or when using networked devices.9-12.2.b.
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Students demonstrate and advocate for an understanding of and respect for the rights and obligations of using and sharing intellectual property.9-12.2.c.
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Students manage their personal data to maintain digital privacy and security, and are aware of data-collection technology used to track their navigation online.9-12.2.d.
Knowledge Constructor - Students critically curate a variety of resources using digital tools to construct knowledge, produce creative artifacts, and make meaningful learning experiences for themselves and others.9-12.3
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Students plan and employ effective research strategies to locate information and other resources for their intellectual and/or creative pursuits.9-12.3.a.
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Students evaluate the accuracy, perspective, credibility, and relevance of information, media, data or other resources.9-12.b.
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Students curate information from digital resources using a variety of tools and methods to create collections of artifacts that demonstrate meaningful connections or conclusions.9-12.3.c.
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Students build knowledge by actively exploring real-world issues and problems, developing ideas and theories, and pursuing answers and solutions.9-12.3.d.
Innovative Designer - Students use a variety of technologies within a design process to identify and solve problems by creating new, useful or imaginative solutions.9-12.4
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Students know and use a deliberate design process for generating ideas, testing theories, creating innovative artifacts or solving authentic problems.9-12.4.a.
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Students select and use digital tools to plan and manage a design process that considers design constraints and calculated risks.9-12.4.b.
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Students develop, test and refine prototypes as part of a cyclical design process.9-12.4.c.
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Students exhibit a tolerance for ambiguity, perseverance and the capacity to work with open-ended problems.9-12.4.d.
Computational Thinker - Students exhibit a tolerance for ambiguity, perseverance and the capacity to work with open-ended problems.9-12.5
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Students formulate problem definitions suited for technology-assisted methods such as data analysis, abstract models, and algorithmic thinking in exploring and finding solutions.9-12.5.a.
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Students collect data or identify relevant data sets, use digital tools to analyze them, and represent data in various ways to facilitate problem-solving and decision-making.9-12.5.b.
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Students break problems into component parts, extract key information, and develop descriptive models to understand complex systems or facilitate problem-solving.9-12.5.c.
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Students understand how automation works and use algorithmic thinking to develop a sequence of steps to create and test automated solutions.9-12.5.d.
Creative Communicator - Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for a variety of purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats and digital media appropriate to their goals.9-12.6
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Students choose the appropriate platforms and tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication.9-12.6.a.
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Students create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations.9-12.6.b.
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Students communicate complex ideas clearly using various digital tools to convey the concepts textually, visually, graphically, etc.9-12.6.c.
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Students publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences.9-12.6.d.
Global Collaborator - Students use digital tools to broaden their perspectives and enrich their learning by collaborating with others and working effectively in teams locally and globally.9-12.7
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Students use digital tools to connect with learners from a variety of backgrounds and cultures, engaging with them in various ways that broaden mutual understanding and learning.9-12.7.a.
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Students use collaborative technologies to work with others, including peers, experts and or community members, to examine issues and problems from multiple viewpoints.9-12.7.b.
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Students contribute constructively to project teams, choosing various roles and responsibilities to work effectively toward a common goal.9-12.7.c.
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Students explore local and global issues and use collaborative technologies to work with others to investigate, develop, and advocate for solutions.9-12.7.d.
Frequently asked questions
- What grade levels do these standards cover?
- Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, and Grade 12
- Where can I read the official document?
- Arizona Educational Technology Standards 2022
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