Ohio’s Learning Standards for Technology

The 2025 Ohio Learning Standards for Technology

Philosophy of Ohio's Learning Standards: Technology 

The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce has adopted the International Society for Technology Education (ISTE) Standards for Students.  The standards align skills necessary for students to be knowledgeable in today’s technology landscape, including Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Literacy skills. The standards for each grade band provide a clear progression of content knowledge and skills appropriate for students at that level. The Standards identify specific learning goals, always with an eye toward effective and appropriate tech integration across all content areas and grade levels. The standards focus on how students learn with technology rather than learning about technology tools. The standards are designed to be vendor and technology-neutral.

What Ohio's Learning Standards for Technology Do

Ohio’s Learning Standards for Technology:
  • Balance knowledge, conceptual understanding, and skill development;
  • Address significant understandings that are the basis for students to make sound technological decisions;
  • Focus on important topics in technology; and
  • Represent a progression across grade bands.

The standards incorporate seven key strands: 

  1. Empowered Learner (EL)
  2. Digital Citizen (DC)
  3. Knowledge Constructor (KC)
  4. Innovative Designer (ID)
  5. Computational Thinker (CT)
  6. Creative Communicator (CC)
  7. Global Collaborator (GC)
 For questions, please contact instructionaltechnology@education.ohio.gov. 

Acknowledgements

ISTE Standards for Students (2024)                                                                                                                        ISTE Standards for Students 2024, ©2024, ISTE® (International Society for Technology in Education), iste.org. All rights reserved.

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