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2 An Overview of Learning Objectives: Ensuring learning occurs in every lesson for every student The instructional road to focus learning Mesa Public Schools 2010

What are the critical puzzle pieces that ensure student learning?

LESSON ALIGNMENT Learning Objective PLANNING Task Analysis E.E.I. INSTRUCTION Assessment

PLANNING FOR INSTRUCTION Only 2 Parts: 1. learning objective 2. task analysis

1. Look at the samples of learning objectives. 2. Sort learning objectives into two columns: > objectives that are complete > objectives that are incomplete Be ready to share a complete sample with the whole group.

If learning were a road… where are you taking your students?

do your students know where they are going in a lesson? When it comes to learning,…

do you, as the instructor, provide the road to take them there? When it comes to learning,…

Why include learning objectives? ? ?

What is the main focus of this picture? What do you notice?

Students often don’t connect information together to make sense.

Learning objectives… help students piece together information in a meaningful way!

Students often interpret information in ways that don’t make sense.

Why include learning objectives? ? ?

Research Findings: When teachers used learning objectives, this produced a 23 percentile gain overall.

What does a 23 percentile gain mean? If your students start at the 50 th percentile, you can move them up to the 73 rd percentile by correctly using learning objectives.

Respond to the following with a partner: What implications do you see for using learning objectives? Think Pair Share √ ↑

3 Parts to a Learning Objective : 1. topic/content/skill - focus of lesson 2. do/assessment - proof of learning 3. level of thinking - cognitive depth of thinking

Topic/Content/Skill Learning Objective

Topic/Content/Skill specific content … must be aligned… written and communicated…

Topic Examples: Topic: prefixes Topic: points on x and y-axis Topic: hypothesis Topic: rhyming words Topic: rope climbing Topic: main idea

Re-examine and re-sort the objectives… based on the topic/content/skill Table Teams √ ↑

Topic/Content/Skill specific content students learn during lesson aligned to state standard or foundational knowledge communicated in student-friendly terms

Do/Assessment/ Proof of Learning Learning Objective

Do/Assessment check for understanding… deliberately planned… directly aligned… the assessment…

Ideas for Assessment Evaluation vsAssessment summativeformative comes at endongoing a judgment callinformation about what to do next often gradeddoes not need to be graded doesn’t change instruction used to adjust instruction takes time to completequick and easy to implement What are some possible assessments to check for student learning?

2 Part Learning Objectives: Topic: prefix (mis-) Do: write 3 new words Topic: points on x and y-axis Do: plot 5 positive points Topic: rope skills Do: hang on rope for 5 seconds

What are the implications of assessment for you as a teacher? YOU MUST ASSESS: every student every lesson every time “If there is no assessment, then there is no objective.” EVERY

Level of Thinking Learning Objective

Level of Thinking the cognitive level required... must be aligned… 6 cognitive levels…

New Cognitive Levels (Bloom) Levels of thinking What brain does with info Create Invent Evaluate Judge Analyze Break down Apply Use Understand Connect Remember Store

Today’s Learning Objective: Topic /Content/Skill: learning objective Do/Assessment/ Proof of Learning: Explain the 3 parts of a learning objective Level of Thinking: understanding

Re-sort the objectives based on the: Topic/Content/Skill Do/Assessment/Proof of Learning Level of Thinking Table Teams √ ↑ HINT: Which 3 learning objectives contain all of the parts?

35 Writing an Effective Learning Objective: NEXT SESSION Ensuring learning occurs in every lesson for every student