The NETs (National Education Technology Standards) are from ISTE (International Society Technology in Education) and the AASL standards are from the American Association of School Librarians.

I think our school has the standards like those of ISTE and AASL and even the combination of the two. However, how many teachers know them? How many teachers value them? How many teachers practice them? 

I cannot answer these questions, I only know that as a Mandarin teacher I try my best to integrate them into my daily teaching. For example: I always try to find out more about my students’  IT level and critical thinking skills so as to be able to make use of their knowleage for projects that aim to enhance their language learning.

It is my conviction that only in this way the needs of a successful learner can be met. Because learning has to progress from what students already know to what they want to know and need to know.

This is also the road to Route 21.