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title: Online Professional Development for Teachers | ISTE Digital Learning Pathways
description: ISTE's Digital Learning Pathways is a set of self-paced, affordable online professional development resources that bring the ISTE Standards for Students to life, providing educators with a digital learning framework that can be immediately implemented in classrooms.
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# Digital Learning Pathways

### Online professional development resources that leverage technology to empower teachers

### What are Digital Learning Pathways?

Designed by Metiri and The International Society for Technology in Education, Digital Learning Pathways are a collection of online professional development resources that empower teachers, schools and districts to create authentic, digital-age learning experiences by unpacking and implementing the ISTE Standards for Students.

These self-paced, affordable online professional development resources bring the ISTE Standards for Students to life, providing educators with a digital learning framework that can be immediately implemented in classrooms.

#### Each professional development resource includes:

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#### Empowered Learner

Find out how you can develop students as empowered learners.

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#### Knowledge Constructor

Learn to foster the skills students need to become authentic constructors of knowledge.

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### Benefits for all teachers

**Digital Learning Pathways** help educators in any role unpack the ISTE Standards for Students:

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**Individual Educators**  
 Learn how to enhance learning with technology and advance digital age teaching skills.

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**Tech or Learning Coaches and Coordinators**  
 Use the pathways’ flexible content to accommodate the learning needs of your team, meeting them right where they are. Take advantage of group pricing and team resources.

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**School and District Leaders**  
 Prepare your staff to deliver transformative learning opportunities with research-based PD. Group pricing keeps it affordable.

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**Teacher Preparation Faculty**  
 Preservice educators need training in using technology for learning. Flexible content enables you to structure class work to meet students’ needs. Group pricing available.

***"Fantastic resource! I loved the meaningful content and especially the classroom examples. I can’t wait to use these new strategies in my classroom this year to help empower my students! I would recommend Digital Learning Pathways to anyone!"***

Danielle Thompson   
 Elementary teacher  
 Fishers, IN

Each self-paced pathway follows a detailed syllabus, but design flexibility allows learners to move through the online professional development resources any way they would like:

| **Pre-assessment** |  |
| --- | --- |
| **Pathway 1:** | Foundational Knowledge |
| **Pathway 2:** | Instructional Strategies |
| **Pathway 3:** | Digital Learning Framework & Learning Vignettes |
| **Pathway 4:** | Instructional Examples |
| **Pathway 5:** | Rubric and Reflection Assessment Tools |
| **Pathway 6:** | Team Resources |
| **Pathway 7:** | Additional Reading and Resources |
|  |  |

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Digital Learning Pathways were developed by ISTE in collaboration with the Metiri Group. These online  professional development resources for teachers are hosted on the Metiri Group’s Learning Revolution platform, designed to use technology to provide maximum flexibility for busy educators.

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