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Final Reflection by https://padlet.com/csbaldwin_al/wox039y2xxuu Reflecting on all that you have read throughout this book study, what are some of your key take aways? How can you share those take aways with those around you? en-us 2018-03-20 12:32:09 UTC 2025-12-05 08:08:58 UTC hello@padlet.com Paige Asbill https://padlet.com/csbaldwin_al/wox039y2xxuu/wish/244740430 Key Take Away:

· For my science notebooks – students can write the learning target / I can statement

· Do more than just post learning targets in the room – have students interact with them as much as possible

· Students need to look at their data and review to self-assess more often

· Keep a collection of student models (strong and weak)

Moving Forward:

We could really benefit from a school wide PD on learning targets (because before the book I was not doing it right)

]]> 2018-03-21 20:00:12 UTC https://padlet.com/csbaldwin_al/wox039y2xxuu/wish/244740430 Margaret K Howard https://padlet.com/csbaldwin_al/wox039y2xxuu/wish/247725124 Key takeaways

Key takeaways: Make Checks for understanding an ongoing process in and out of the classroom. Instruct students on how do conduct their own checks.

Unpack Learning targets. Make sure students understand the goals. Use charts to chunk learning targets, i.e, teach identification skills first, add any needed skills for reinforcement.

Celebrations of learning – implement mini-projects that are community friendly. Written in Bone – forensics.

A unique way of sharing the take-aways is to teach it to the students. Empower students to demonstrate their ability to take charge of their own learning. Teach them how to use the skill in multiple settings, respectfully. Once teachers see students willing to be participants in their own learning, they (the teachers) will conduct independent investigations. Discovery learning.

]]> 2018-04-02 02:51:12 UTC https://padlet.com/csbaldwin_al/wox039y2xxuu/wish/247725124 Monica Shaner https://padlet.com/csbaldwin_al/wox039y2xxuu/wish/247733046 Key Take Aways
The importance of using learning targets in my classroom so the students understand what they are suppose to be learning for that particular day, week, or unit.

Chapter 2 on Checking for Understanding during Daily Lessons- Checking of Understanding and making adjustments throughout your lesson is key.

Set specific goals for deepening depth of knowledge.

Sharing take Aways
We could share with our fellow teachers during department and grade level meetings and collaborative planning times.]]> 2018-04-02 04:08:48 UTC https://padlet.com/csbaldwin_al/wox039y2xxuu/wish/247733046 Tara Cole Nagle https://padlet.com/csbaldwin_al/wox039y2xxuu/wish/247982298 Key Points Summarized:

Students should be empowered to direct their own growth through increased responsibility and their awareness of the learning targets. Students need to be explicitly taught to rely upon simple, easy-to-use rubrics to guide their self-awareness and self-improvement.
Teachers must encourage students to take charge of their learning. In doing so, they need to relax the reins of traditional instruction at appropriate times to make way for more creative instructional practices and student-led methods.
The best way to share what I've learned is to implement ideas strategically and thoughtfully into my own procedures and practices. In our various learning communities, in meeting with my peers, and through organically occurring conversations, I am able to share both the successes and failures in my own movement toward student-led, student-owned, teacher-as-facilitator methodology.]]> 2018-04-03 03:48:14 UTC https://padlet.com/csbaldwin_al/wox039y2xxuu/wish/247982298 Heather Price hprice8 https://padlet.com/csbaldwin_al/wox039y2xxuu/wish/249612222 Key Take Aways:

I definitely have realized that I was not presenting my learning targets to my students the way I should have been. I have changed the way my Learning Targets are written and I discuss them with my students more frequently.
My students need to take more ownership in the work they are completing in my class and I have to allow them to take more of a role in their learning.
Checking for understanding has been a huge concept I have incorporated more since reading the book and doing eMints. It is easy and has a large impact on how my students learn and how I teach the information.

Sharing what we have learned.

I think that we could share what we have learned in small groups at the beginning of next school year.

]]> 2018-04-09 01:32:38 UTC https://padlet.com/csbaldwin_al/wox039y2xxuu/wish/249612222 Tori Hudson https://padlet.com/csbaldwin_al/wox039y2xxuu/wish/250085736 Key Take Aways:
- It is important to actively use learning targets in the classroom so students can have ownership and accountability for what they are learning.

- Constantly referring to those learning targets and checking for understanding along the way will only help the students be leaders of their own learning. Rubrics are the best and easiest way to explicitly let the students know what your expectations are.

- Celebrations of learning are good ways to keep students motivated and rewarding them for going above and beyond with taking ownership for their learning.

Sharing what we have learned:
- I think the best way to share what we have learned is to communicate with our colleagues what is working for us and share resources with them during grade level and/or department meetings. ]]> 2018-04-10 01:28:13 UTC https://padlet.com/csbaldwin_al/wox039y2xxuu/wish/250085736 Jackson https://padlet.com/csbaldwin_al/wox039y2xxuu/wish/356982942 2019-05-05 20:54:55 UTC https://padlet.com/csbaldwin_al/wox039y2xxuu/wish/356982942 Jackson Adams https://padlet.com/csbaldwin_al/wox039y2xxuu/wish/356982945 Key Take Aways:
- It is incredibly important to make sure students understand what their learning targets are for the unit. When students accept and understand learning targets, they will become more self sufficient.

- Using learning targets to assure that students understand what is expected of them is very important. Constantly allowing students to state learning targets will hopefully boost the overall learning of my students.

Sharing with peers:
I will definitely be sharing the educational methods I've learned from this course with my peers. Hopefully, they will see the importance of ensuring students grasp the concept of learning targets during their classes. ]]> 2019-05-05 20:54:57 UTC https://padlet.com/csbaldwin_al/wox039y2xxuu/wish/356982945