1. Starting the Lesson: Goals, Objectives & Anticipatory Sets
Alice Wilson and Jen McLaughlin

2. Definitions Goals Objectives/Outcomes
Goals: Broad educational goals adhering to national standards, general educational aim of your lesson, broad
BIG- answers why?
Objectives/Outcomes: Synonyms
A statement of the desired outcomes of an educational activity, naming what learners can be expected to do as a result of the activity. Specific in nature.
SMALL- measurable, attainable
BOTH are written with the end in mind (UbD)

3. National Standards
Higher Education

4. School Library Standards
National Standards
School Library Standards

5. S pecific M easurable A ttainable R esults-focused T imely
Objectives are… S M A R T
pecific
easurable
ttainable
esults-focused
imely
S-specific
M-measurable
A-Attainable
R-results focused
T-Timely

6. Questions To Help Develop Objectives
What will my students accomplish during this lesson?
To what level will the students perform a task in order for the lesson to be successful?
How will students show they understood and learned the goals of the lesson?

7. Bloom’s Taxonomy Verb Wheel Based on Bloom's Taxonomy Domain
Appropriate verbs
Student products
Verb Wheel Based on Bloom's Taxonomy

8. Activity
Write 2 student learning objectives for a library instruction session that you have taught or are planning to teach.

9. Anticipatory Sets

10. Definition
A brief activity or event at the beginning of the lesson that effectively engages students’ attention and focuses their thoughts on the learning objectives.

11. Anticipatory Sets… Create an organizing framework for new ideas.
Helps students understand abstract ideas through analogy and personal connection.
Acts as a bridge from prior knowledge.
Provide continuity from previous lessons.

12. Examples Short Pre-test Question Quote Picture Demonstration Shock
Humor
Pertinent News Item
Short Clip
Jen-Shock: Health banana article
Alice-

13. Activity
Brainstorm ideas
for possible
anticipatory sets.