Student Names: ______Carolina Crespo & Christine Kafkalas_________________________________

Using the Standards Assignment Template

Grade Band: ___Grades 3-5______

AASL Shared Foundation: I. INQUIRE

AASL Foundation. Domain and ESIFC Assessment Number, Name and
Competency Learning Objective
I.A.1 (Inquire, Think, 1): Formulating questions 3.3 Asking Questions About Ideas that Interest
about a personal interest of a curricular topic. Me. Formulates questions for investigation of
a topic with guidance.
Explain why you are proposing this alignment
Within the AASL Competency, it suggests that students are able to formulate questions about
an interest of theirs or a topic within the curriculum. Graphic Organizer 3.3 within the ESIFC
allows students to identify a topic, list three ideas about that topic that interests them, and then
formulate three questions from those interests. Therefore, it perfectly aligns with the AASL
Competency of formulating questions from personal interests.
AASL Shared Foundation: II. INCLUDE
AASL Foundation. Domain and ESIFC Assessment Number, Name and
Competency Learning Objective
II.A.2 (Include, Think, 2): Adopting a discerning 5.10 Effects of Different Perspectives on
stance toward points of view and opinions Issues/Topics. Begins to analyze multiple
expressed in information resources and points of view from multiple sources to
learning products. determine similarities and differences

Explain why you are proposing this alignment

Within the AASL Competency, it asks that students develop a stance after identifying different
points of view and opinions within informational texts. Graphic Organizer 5.10 within the ESIFC
allows for students to identify the topic or issue they are studying, two different points of view
on this topic with reasoning, and lastly the students must discuss their thoughts on the two
perspectives. One modification to this organizer would be for the student to develop their own
stance toward the topic or issue at hand. Therefore, this organizer fits the AASL Competency
identified well.
AASL Shared Foundation: III. COLLABORATE
AASL Foundation. Domain and ESIFC Assessment Number, Name and
Competency Learning Objective
III. C. 1 (Collaborate, Share, 1): Soliciting and 5.20 Using Feedback to Revise My Work.
responding to feedback from others. Modifies and revises own work based on
feedback from teacher and peers.
Explain why you are proposing this alignment
Within the AASL Competency, it asks that the student can request and respond to feedback
from others. Graphic organizer 5.20 within the ESIFC allows for students to elicit feedback from

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a teacher and peers. The organizer lists 9 attributes for feedback and also gives the student
opportunity to modify and revise their work based on the feedback received. Therefore, this
graphic organizer is a perfect match for this competency.

AASL Shared Foundation: IV. CURATE

AASL Foundation. Domain and ESIFC Assessment Number, Name and
Competency Learning Objective
IV.B.4 (Curate, Create, 4): Organizing 4.9 Summarizing the Important Ideas.
information by priority, topic, or other Paraphrases, summarizes information that
systematic scheme. answers research questions noting what is fact
and what is opinion.
Explain why you are proposing this alignment
Within this AASL Competency, it asks that the student organizes information by priority, topic or
other systematic scheme. Graphic organizer 4.9 within the ESIFC asks students to identify and
summarize four important ideas from a text. It then allows them to synthesize the four
important ideas to prompt students to write a strong summary. By utilizing this graphic
organizer, it requires the student to organize thoughts by priority, using a systematic scheme.
Therefore, this graphic organizer fits the competency well.
AASL Shared Foundation: V. EXPLORE
AASL Foundation. Domain and ESIFC Assessment Number, Name and
Competency Learning Objective
V.D.1 (Explore, Grow, 1): Iteratively responding 4.20 Designing a Solution Engages actively in a
to challenges. design process to use tools, resources, and
materials to try the “if…then” solutions that
seem to have the most potential, assess the
results, and modify the solutions when
needed.
Explain why you are proposing this alignment
Within the AASL Competency, it asks that the student responds to a challenge through iteration.
Graphic organizer 4.20 within the ESIFC asks a student to reflect upon a challenge or project and
develop possible solutions during other iterations. It suggests that the student uses an
“if…then…” hypothesis to brainstorm possible solutions. It asks the student what they have
tried, how it worked, the conclusion, and lastly, allows room for improvement. Therefore, this
graphic organizer perfectly illustrates how a student can respond, reflect and improve upon a
challenge, meeting this competency.
AASL Shared Foundation: VI. ENGAGE
AASL Foundation. Domain and ESIFC Assessment Number, Name and
Competency Learning Objective
Student Names: ______Carolina Crespo & Christine Kafkalas_________________________________

VI.A.2 (Engage, Think, 2): Understanding the 3.20 Cyber Safety Checklist. Demonstrates
ethical use of information, technology, and basic cybersafety (strong passwords, privacy,
media. accessing appropriate sites).

Explain why you are proposing this alignment

Within the AASL Competency, it demands that the student understand how to be a responsible
digital citizen by being ethical when using technology and media. Graphic organizer 3.20 in the
ESIFC is a cybersafety checklist that highlights seven guidelines for students. Students are asked
to self-reflect upon these seven guidelines and apply them when using technology. It asks
students to specifically identify scenarios or applications to follow these guidelines. Therefore,
this graphic organizer perfectly embodies the AASL competency highlighted above.

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