Equity and Leadership in Education

The ISTE Leader standard emphasizes teachers should:

• Be the first to adopt every new tech tool

• Promote equity and student empowerment

• Rely only on traditional teaching

• Use technology only for grading

A teacher organizes a workshop to show other teachers how to use digital portfolios. This demonstrates leadership by:

• Sharing strategies to improve learning

• Replacing administrators

• Limiting collaboration

• Avoiding student input

Which scenario best shows equity under the Leader standard?

• Every student gets the same printed worksheet

• Students receive different tech supports based on needs

• Only honors students use laptops

• Teachers keep digital tools for themselves

True or False: The Leader standard applies only to a teacher's classroom, not the entire school.

• True

• False

Which action fits the Leader standard least?

• Advocating for student access to Wi-Fi

• Mentoring other educators in digital tools

• Keeping resources private from colleagues

• Building student voice through surveys

A teacher asks students to co-create a class website. This is leadership because:

• It encourages student voice and ownership

• It reduces the teacher's workload

• It avoids the need for lessons

• It guarantees perfect student behavior

What is one key responsibility of an ISTE Leader?

• Prioritizing test prep over digital learning

• Strengthening inclusive and equitable practices

• Limiting student access to devices

• Avoiding professional development

Which of these is NOT a focus on the Leader standard?

• Inspiring colleagues

• Using data to promote equity

• Replacing human teachers with AI

• Advocating for access to technology

True or False: Being a Leader is about modeling best practices, not just telling others what to do.

• True

• False

A teacher surveys families to see how much tech access students have at home, then adjusts lessons. This is an example of:

• Advocating for equitable access

• Isolating students

• Avoiding responsibility

• Ignoring student needs