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Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel Background on Learning Goals and Success Criteria Creating Clear Learning Goals Developing Success Criteria Sharing Learning Goals and Success Criteria with Students Introduction Lesson 1 Lesson 2Lesson 3Lesson 4 Slide 1 Main Messages, Learning Goals, Success Criteria

Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel Main Messages Slide 2 Lesson 1 Establishing and communicating learning goals and success criteria is essential for teachers and students during the process of formative assessment Lesson 2 Learning Goals state what students will LEARN during a learning sequence, not what they will do Learning Goals are connected to a bigger goal (e.g., unit goal, standard) Lesson 3 Success Criteria are indicators of what students are expected to say, write, or make to demonstrate their learning Lesson 4 Learning Goals and Success Criteria should be communicated in language understandable to students

Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel  Understand the function of Learning Goals and Success Criteria in the formative assessment process  Understand how to develop Learning Goals and Success Criteria for a learning sequence  Recognize the importance of sharing Learning Goals and Success Criteria with students in language students understand Learning Goals Slide 3

Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel  Explain the importance of Learning Goals and Success Criteria to the process of formative assessment  Develop Learning Goals and Success Criteria for a learning sequence  Write Learning Goals and Success Criteria in language students can understand  Explain the importance of student understanding of Learning Goals and Success Criteria Success Criteria Slide 4

Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel The Process of Formative Assessment (Heritage, 2010) Slide 5 Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel

The Process of Formative Assessment (Heritage, 2010) Slide 6 Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel

Turn & Talk In collaboration with you colleagues, discuss: How do you currently identify/establish what students will learn during a learning sequence? How do you know when they have met the Learning Goals? How do you communicate Learning Goals and Success Criteria to students? Slide 7 Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel