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Mesa Public Schools 2010

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An Overview of Learning Objectives:

Ensuring learning occurs Ensuring learning occurs

in every lesson in every lesson

for every studentfor every student

The instructional road to focus learningThe instructional road to focus learning

Mesa Public Schools 2010

What arethe critical

puzzle pieces that ensure

student learning?

LESSON

ALIGNMENT

Learning Objective

PLANNINGTask 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 completesample with the whole group.

If learning were a road…

where are you taking your students?

do your students know wherethey 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 50th percentile,

you can move them up to the 73rd percentile

by correctly using learning objectives.

Respond to the following with a partner:

What implications do you see for using learning objectives?

ThinkPair

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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

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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 vs Assessment

summative formative

comes at end ongoing

a judgment call information about what to do next

often graded does not need to be graded

doesn’t change instruction used to adjust instruction

takes time to complete quick 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 ofassessment for you as a teacher?

YOU MUST ASSESS:

every studentevery lessonevery 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/SkillDo/Assessment/Proof of Learning Level of Thinking

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HINT: Which 3 learning objectives contain all of the parts?

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