A MAP GIVES STEP BY STEP DIRECTIONS ON HOW TO GET TO A SPECIFIC LOCATION.  IN CONTRAST, A COMPASS GIVES A DIRECTION WITH MANY POSSIBILITIES OF GETTING TO A DESTINATION.  IN EIS, WE TEACH STUDENTS AND THIS MINDSET REQUIRES A COMPASS, THUS A LEARNING COMPASS EXISTS TO SPECIFY HOW WE TAKE THE KY ACADEMIC STANDARDS, BREAK THEM INTO SPECIFIC LEARNING GOALS, BRING THOSE GOALS INTO COHERENT UNITS, SUPPORT TEACHERS WITH CORE HIGH-QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES, AND ENSURE QUALITY CLASSROOM SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS COMMON ACROSS ALL CLASSROOMS (3-12).