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1. What are standards? Provide Examples. What are the typical components of a standard? (Discuss)

2. The NSDC has made several organizational changes including a name change. They are now called Learning Forward. Their website can be locatd at www.learningforward.org. In addition, they updated their standards from the twelve standards that fit into the categories of Context, Process, and Content...to just seven that fit into the three broad categories. How do the former standards relate to the new standards? (Discuss)

Watch the video at [|Dr. Hirsh on updates to the NSDC Standards]

3. Why do we need standards? Where do they fit into instructional design and professional development? (Think about)