ISTE Standards

5 Designer:
Educators design authentic, learner-driven activities and environments that recognize and accommodate learner variability. Educators:

• 5a Use technology to create, adapt and personalize learning experiences that foster independent learning and accommodate learner differences and needs. 
• 5b Design authentic learning activities that align with content area standards and use digital tools and resources to maximize active, deep learning.

I think these two ISTE standards best apply to the Apple teacher badges because those apps are all about creating something that shows our thoughts or experiment results. As teachers we have to be creative, especially with the younger students, to keep them engaged in what we're teaching. One part of being creative is designing new things, be it slides, lessons, or an interactive activity. These badges help me, as a teacher, learn how to use the apps so I can help my students use them in class for projects if we have the technology to do so.