Instructional focus is either teacher or student-centered No technology use is evident LoTi Level 1: Awareness Instructional focus is teacher-centered There is no evidence of content-related higher-order thinking by students Teacher only uses technology for productivity and/or instructional support LoTi Level 2: Exploration Instructional focus is teacher-centered There is no evidence of content-related higher-order thinking by students Students use technology for low-level cognitive tasks (e.g. remembering, understanding) LoTi Level 3: Infusion Instructional focus is teacher-centered Content-related higher-order thinking by students is clearly evident, but no real-world connection is made Students use technology for teacher-directed, high-level cognitive tasks (e.g. applying, analyzing) LoTi Level 4a: Integration (Mechanical) Instructional focus is student-centered, but teachers comfort level facilitating student-driven content is low Content-related higher-order thinking by students and real-world application of the content are evident Students use technology for personally-relevant, high-level cognitive tasks (e.g., evaluating, creating) LoTi Level 4b: Integration (Routine) Instructional focus is student-centered and teachers comfort level facilitating student-driven content is high Content-related higher-order thinking by students and real-world application of the content are evident Students use technology for personally-relevant, high-level cognitive tasks (e.g., evaluating, creating) LoTi Level 5: Expansion Instructional focus is student-centered and teachers comfort level facilitating student-driven content is high Students use complex thinking skills and collaborative expertise from the community to solve relevant problems Students use multiple technologies for personally-relevant, high-level cognitive tasks (e.g., evaluating, creating) LoTi Level 6: Refinement Instructional focus is student-centered and teachers comfort level facilitating student-driven content is high Students use complex thinking skills and collaborative expertise from the community to solve relevant problems Students use unlimited access to multiple technologies as a tool to master any student-driven learning experience (e.g., content, process, and product). LoTi Framework Heating Up Digital-Age Teaching & Learning Whats your Level of Teaching Innovation? For learning to be student-centered, student-generated questions must dictate part of the content, process, and/or product.