Clarify the Learning Journey (Lesson Level)

When we design and plan lessons, we often think about...

• What will students know and be able to do.

• If both content and language objectives are made explicit to learners

• If the learning target is referred to during the learning

• If the target is communicated in student-friendly language.

There are two important components involved in effectively clarifying the learning journey at the lesson level for students. They are...

• Learning Targets and Success Criteria/ Communicating with students

• Posting the Learning Objective and Communicating it to Students

• Reviewing the Standards and Curriculum Objectives

• Anticipating Misconceptions and Barriers

Although learning objectives and learning targets are very similar, learning targets are written for?

• Teachers

• Administrators

• Students

• Paraprofessionals

• Compliance

Although learning objectives and learning targets are very similar, instructional objectives are written for?

• Teachers

• Administrators

• Students

• Paraprofessionals

• Compliance

Rate the importance of the following statements: Most to Less Important

• The learning target written on the board.

• Active Performance verb are used in the learning target statement.

• The target is communicated in student-friendly language.

• The learning target is referred to during the lesson.

• The itinerary (agenda) is posted and reviewed with the students.

Check all boxes that apply: A worthwhile objective has to meet which four qualifications?

• Be tied to unit essentials

• Be anchored to curriculum standards

• Address most important knowledge, process, understanding, or skills students need to master.

• Be clearly articulated as an observable active performance students must demonstrate when they have achieved the objective.

A learning target is...

• the instructional objective of the curriculum

• summarizes the most important content in the lesson

• the performance task of the lesson

• is the instructional objective translated into student-friendly language