Information Literacy

NOT SURE WHERE TO START??

News Literacy Grade Band Expectations

The News Literacy Project created this News Literacy Grade Band Expectations document that the ECSD EdTech team has further enhanced :)  Below is a breakdown of how to navigate this document:

• News Literacy Standards: The document is split into the 5 overarching "standards" or domains within the news literacy curriculum.
  1. Distinguish news from other types of information.
  2. Acknowledge the importance of the First Amendment in American democracy and a free press to an informed public.
  3. Apply understanding of how journalists use professional and ethical standards in their work to discern credible information and sources.
  4. Demonstrate increased critical habits of mind, including effective verification skills and the ability to detect misinformation and faulty evidence.
  5. Express and exercise civic responsibility by seeking, sharing and producing credible information as effective participants in democracy. 
• Colorado Academic Standards Crosswalk: Rather than adding more standards to your plate, EdTech has performed a crosswalk between the New Literacy Project standards and the Colorado Academic Standards (CAS).   The applicable CAS have been added to the document in maroon to show overlap between these two sets of standards.
• Grade Band Lessons/Activities: Click on the "suggested implementation ideas" links in the document to access specific lessons and activities tied to each standard.

Now that you have an idea of what topics/ideas are appropriate for your grade level, you can also utilize the resources/lessons from other organizations!

Click the BLUE BUTTONS to the right to access curated lessons and resources.