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Some benefits of preplanning for and unpacking academic vocabulary in the learning target is clear up any misconceptions and assessing students knowledge of the content in the learning target.

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Leaders of Their Own Learning: Chapter 1: Learning Targets

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Leaders of Their Own Learning: Chapter 1: Learning Targets

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Read Chapter One

Stop on Page 22 watch the video highlighted in green. Once completed please answer the prompt below the video. Please make sure to change the color of your reply so that it matches the prompt box.

Stop on Page 27 and watch the video highlighted in pink.  Once completed please answer the prompt below the video.
Please make sure to change the color of your reply so that it matches the prompt box.

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Takeaways:
- Learning targets belong to students
- Learning targets are tangible goals that they can understand and work toward, allows for transfer ownership
- Lessons derived from chunking the standard
- Targets should emphasize the learning not the task

Question:
How can I make more meaningful learning targets?

Action: Using goals to create lessons that align to the standards.

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Using a Learning Target Throughout a Lesson Kindergarten students in Lori Laliberte's class at the Odyssey School in Denver, CO, engage in “unpacking” learning targets that will guide their work writing thank you letters. Learning targets articulate a clear vision of the intended learning as a first step toward achieving success.This video accompanies the book Leaders of Their Own Learning: Transforming Schools through Student-Engaged Assessment.

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Using a Learning Target Throughout a Lesson Kindergarten students in Lori Laliberte's class at the Odyssey School in Denver, CO, engage in “unpacking” learning targets that will guide their work writing thank you letters. Learning targets articulate a clear vision of the intended learning as a first step toward achieving success.This video accompanies the book Leaders of Their Own Learning: Transforming Schools through Student-Engaged Assessment.

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Using a Learning Target Throughout a Lesson

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Kindergarten students in Lori Laliberte's class at the Odyssey School in Denver, CO, engage in “unpacking” learning targets that will guide their work writing thank you letters. Learning targets articulate a clear vision of the intended learning as a first step toward achieving success. 

This video accompanies the book Leaders of Their Own Learning: Transforming Schools through Student-Engaged Assessment.

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3, 2, 1 Describe three takeaways, two questions you have about what you saw, and one thing/action you could take back to your classroom right away?

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3, 2, 1 Describe three takeaways, two questions you have about what you saw, and one thing/action you could take back to your classroom right away?

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Takeaways:
1. Students can self-assess when learning targets are reviewed throughout the lesson.
2. Students can access content-specific and academic vocabulary with effective planning before lessons are taught.
3. The teacher was able to connect her students with the real-world. Students wrote letters to show their appreciation for their classroom pet.

Question:
1. What scaffolds were used to support students that have not acquired the skills for recognizing and writing their letters?

Action:
Students are currently working on self-assessing with the learning target. As they work in whole class and small group activities , students revisit the learning target multi-times. They also complete exit tickets that supports the learning target.

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Takeaways: Putting the targets in child friendly language, Reviewing the target throughout the lesson not just in the beginning,  Connecting the lesson to real world experiences ( the teacher made the lesson about writing thank you notes to the company that sent them bugs)
Question: How can we make sure to keep the integrity of the target while putting it in child friendly words? Can the target be an I can statement?
Action: Change targets into child friendly language.

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Takeaways:
1. It is important to discuss the learning targets and review vocabulary with students.
2. Learning targets are for the students.
3. The teacher connected the real life experience of writing a letter to the "bessbug" company to the standard.
Questions:
1. How does the teacher support the students who might need more support with the learning targets?
2. I wonder why the teacher choose to not use technology in the lesson?

In my classroom I can spend more time analyzing the learning targets and reviewing vocabulary in them.

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Takeaways:  The learning target was connected to something  that was meaningful to the students.  Learning targets should be in child friendly language in order for the students to understand . The exit ticket would clearly let the teacher know who mastered the skills in the learning target.

Questions:  What scaffolds do the children who have difficulty writing have?  Is letter writing connected to a kindergarten
standard?

Action:  We have been spending more time reading and discussing learning targets so the students are able to better understand what is expected of them and they take ownership of their learning.

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First Takeaway: One of the main purposes of a learning target is to guide educators on what we really are to teach  and  have our students discuss and reflect on what they are to learn.

Second Takeaway:  As teachers, we should also use learning targets as a way to determine what strategies we should be implementing for students to demonstrate their level of knowledge and skills.

Last Takeaway:  The importance of clearly describe what students will learn and are able to do by the end of each lesson, unit or project.

Questions: What scaffolding/strategies should educators use with students that demonstrate difficulties in reading and writing, mostly for kindergarteners?

What is the problem/challenge that as teachers we need to address when it comes to learning target?

Action: Implement strategies that can help our students enhance their reading and/or writing skills by using different visual representations such as videos, images and vocabularies that they can use in their reading and writing skills.

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Students Unpack a Learning Target and Discuss Academic Vocabulary Sixth-grade students in Jon Exall's class at the Odyssey School in Denver, CO, actively engage in “unpacking” learning targets—including embedded academic vocabulary—in preparation for developing research question for an immigration case study. Learning targets articulate a clear vision of the intended learning as a first step toward achieving success.

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Students Unpack a Learning Target and Discuss Academic Vocabulary Sixth-grade students in Jon Exall's class at the Odyssey School in Denver, CO, actively engage in “unpacking” learning targets—including embedded academic vocabulary—in preparation for developing research question for an immigration case study. Learning targets articulate a clear vision of the intended learning as a first step toward achieving success.

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Academic Vocabulary. What's the big deal anyway?

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Academic Vocabulary. What's the big deal anyway?

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What are the benefits of preplanning for and unpacking academic vocabulary in a learning target?

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Preplanning and unpacking the academic vocabulary help students better understand what is expected of them by the end of the lesson. It also gives students an opportunity to clear up any questions or confusions that they might have.

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Students need to understand the vocabulary in order to understand the target. It will also give teachers a look into prior knowledg that the students have and clear up some misconception that the students might have.

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The importance of planning and unpacking academic vocabulary in order to better support our students by applying new ideas and concepts that can build in their academic learning.

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The benefits of preplanning and unpacking academic vocabulary in a learning target:
- students are exposed to word origins, multiple meanings of words, and references to abstract concepts that relate and connect directly to targeted content areas. - students have a better understanding of the content and therefore can understand their learning goal.