How to Write Learning Targets

1. How to Write Learning Targets

2. Review of Learning Targets • Learning Targets • Articulate what is expected of students • Define what students will be able to do at the end of a lesson • Include a capability verb and an action item • Are leveled in complexity

3. Examples of Learning Targets • Unit • Writing a Well Organized Paragraph • Lesson • What Is a Well Organized Paragraph? • Learning Target 1 • List the components of a well organized paragraph. Knowledge Level Capability Verb Action Item

4. Examples of Learning Targets • Lesson • What Is a Well Organized Paragraph? • Learning Target 2 • Categorize a set of paragraphs into 2 categories -- well organized and not well organized. Capability Verb Analysis Level Action Item

5. Examples of Learning Targets • Lesson • What Is a Well Organized Paragraph? • Learning Target 3 • Compare and contrast a well organized paragraph to a poorlywritten paragraph. Evaluation Level Capability Verbs Action Item

6. Scaffolding Learning • Learning Targets • Increase in complexity • Build on knowledge required in previous targets • List the components of a well organized paragraph. • Categorize a set of paragraphs into 2 categories – well organized and not well organized. Evaluation Level Analysis Level Knowledge Level • Compare and contrast a well organized paragraph to a poorlywritten paragraph.

7. Your Turn Create learning targets aligned to standards, instruction, and assessment Write your learning targets on the board for each lesson Talk about the learning targets with your students