Learning Targets, Target Learning

1. Learning Targets
Guiding Question: Can you assess the Learning Target by the end of the period? How?
Content Non-Examples:
• Multiplication
• Order of Operations
• Rounding
Re-Written Example:
• Apply the order of operations to
solve two digit multiplication
problems.
• Use rounding to determine the
reasonableness of your answers.
Annotation:
• This is a list of topics
• No action verb identifying cognitive demand
• What will the student learn or be able to do today?
• How will the learning be measured?
Annotation:
• Includes a verb from Bloom’s Taxonomy
• It is measurable
• It is a learning target that can be accomplished in
one lesson/period
Assignment Non-Example:
• The letter ‘S’ worksheet
• Read “The Fire Builders” p. 86-95
• Take notes on Ch. 6: Needs/Wants
Re-Written Example:
• Recognize upper case ‘S’ and lower
case ‘s’
• Know the sound ‘S’ as in snake
• Analyze the story to determine
author’s purpose
• Use Cornell notes to identify the
main ideas and supporting details of
Needs/Wants
Annotation:
• These are examples of assignments
• No action verb identifying cognitive demand
• What will the student learn or be able to do today?
• How will the learning be measured?
Annotation:
• Includes a verb from Bloom’s Taxonomy
• It is measurable
• It is a learning target that can be accomplished in
one lesson/period
Activity Non-Example:
• Look at rocks
• We’re playing the drums today
• Perform a pantomime
Re-Written Example:
• Examine the luster of 12 unlabeled
minerals under bright light and
record your results
• Compose basic rhythmic patterns in
4/4 and 3/4 meter using drums
• Demonstrate location, objects, and
character traits through a narrative
pantomime
Annotation:
• These are examples of activities
• No action verb identifying cognitive demand
• What will the student learn or be able to do today?
• How will the learning be measured?
Annotation:
• Includes a verb from Bloom’s Taxonomy
• It is measurable
• It is a learning target that can be accomplished in
one lesson/period