Instructional Minute
October 11, 2022
- Learning targets guide teachers on what they are to teach and students on what they are to learn. Most important, teachers use learning targets to determine what behavior they should be looking for as students demonstrate their level of knowledge and skill.
- Students will be able to show evidence of their mastery of the learning target.
Common Core State Standards are the foundation of all of our instructional planning. Learning Targets, objectives, and I can statements are all synonymously used to define the learning progression of “HOW” students will get to the final outcomes for the standard. (visual with building blocks).
For the purpose of our collective commitment across the district, we will be presenting, stating, and making visible the Learning Target within our classrooms using the language “I can… “ Make sure that the “I can” statement has a verb that matches the taxonomy of the grade level standard. (See document attached below.)
The district selected core curricular tools (Journeys, Go Math, Amplify Science, Collections, Heggerty, UFLI Phonics, HMH Materials, etc.) identify the learning objectives for each lesson. These learning objectives should be used as the “I can …” statements in all classrooms.
Below is a lesson framework to help you view the Workshop Model in its entirety. The key components of the model are listed along the side in the gray boxes. In the white boxes there are key questions within each Workshop Model component aligned to the Marzano elements. We hope you find this framework helpful to guide your instructional planning. Below there is a link to download the pdf so you can print it and use it as you see fit.
