Once you have reviewed the standards, then you need to create a web, using Inspiration (www.inspiration.com) , to identify what is common and what is unique to the standards. I have asked that you include at least four to five major areas of comparison along with three examples for each area that support what you have identified as a common thread as well as what is unique.
An example of one way you could set this up is included as a diagram in this posting.For the section on what is different, there are five of the major organizations that are identified (refer to graphic). You would need to identify at least three subtopics per organization that relates to what is unique to that organization's standards. For the section on "What is Common to Them All", then you would need to identify four to five areas that are common to the standards. For example, is technology an important element that is common throughout the standards? If yes, then the major area under this section would be technology, and you would need to identify three examples of how technology is represented.
Be sure to save the file you created as an Inspiration file. This way you can reopen it and make changes. Once you have completed the Inspiration map, then you save it as a jpg file, which you will send to me. I included directions that walk you through how to convert the Inspiration file to a jpg file (refer to the directions for Assignment #1 linked through the LEC 709 web pages). You would then attach that file in your email to me.
You do not need to over think this assignment. It is simply a way to help you familiarize yourself with standards identified by the professional organizations. It is also geared toward introducing you to a neat piece of software, Inspiration, and how it works.
Let me know what other questions you have about the assignment.
Dr. K-L
2 comments:
Dear Dr. Kimbell-Lopez,
I am having a little difficulty finding the standards for IRA. I clicked on the "research and policy" link, then on "standards," and I found a listing that said, "NCATE and Standards for Reading Professionals." In this article, it had a link for "Standards for Reading Professionals." Is this the correct list of standards that I should use for IRA?
Thanks so much for your help!
Sheila Stepp
If you use the NCTE link instead of IRA, then the page that opens will have a link in the upper right hand corner called “View Standards”. Click on that link to view the standards for IRA and NCTE. These two literacy organizations worked together to write the standards. I have found it to be easier to view the standards in NCTE’s web site versus IRA.
Let me know if you have other questions.
Dr. K-L
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