Understanding Learning Targets and Essential Questions

What is a key component of intentional teaching?

• Using random activities

• Teaching without a plan

• Focusing on specific learning targets

• Ignoring student feedback

How should learning targets be written?

• In a foreign language

• In student-friendly language

• In a secret code

• In complex academic language

What is one benefit of using learning targets?

• They make lessons longer

• They confuse students

• They are only for teachers

• They provide a focus for learning

How can learning targets be used during a lesson?

• To monitor student progress

• To distract students

• To replace textbooks

• To avoid assessments

What is an essential question?

• A question that inspires inquiry

• A question that is irrelevant

• A question that is easy to ignore

• A question with a simple answer

Which of the following is a characteristic of essential questions?

• They are closed-ended

• They have one correct answer

• They are not related to the lesson

• They are open-ended

How can essential questions be used in a lesson?

• To confuse students

• To end a lesson abruptly

• To start a discussion

• To avoid student participation

What is a benefit of using essential questions?

• They discourage collaboration

• They promote inquiry

• They are only for exams

• They limit student thinking

How can students use essential questions?

• To skip class

• To ignore the lesson

• To avoid learning

• To guide their research

What should be done after opening a lesson with an essential question?

• Start a new topic

• End the lesson immediately

• Refer back to the learning target

• Ignore the learning target