New teacher toolkit: Learning objectives (TCRP 1.1)

New teacher toolkit:

Learning objectives(TCRP 1.1)

Objectives of this module

New teacher toolkit training 2

• Review TCRP rubric – indicator 1.1• Review Bloom’s taxonomy• Review how to write meaningful learning

objectives

TCRP 1.1


Key concepts from Indicator 1.1 (Level 3):• align objectives with content standards• objectives represent high expectations and

rigor• objectives are sequenced to help students

access the level of rigor in the standards

Align objectives withcontent standards

Content standard: The backbone of the curriculum that tells what to teach, but not how to teach it. Standards describe the level of accomplishment that all students are expected to meet or exceed.



Where can I find the content standards?• CA Department of Education

– www.cde.ca.gov

• Alliance Instructional Guides• Teachers’ editions of many California-edition textbooks



Objectives: Represent the focus of learning and help students anticipate, focus, and understand the purpose of the lesson.• Objectives are expressed as an outcome

statement that captures the specific knowledge and skills that students should be able to exhibit following instruction.



How do I begin writing standards-aligned objectives? Identify a current content standard by using your Instructional Guide.

Start by considering what students are meant to accomplish by looking at the verbs.


Think: What should I be teaching right now?

Align objective withcontent standards

Sample:History 6.2.1 - Locate and describe the major river systems of ancient India and discuss the physical settings that supported permanent settlement and early civilizations.




Think: What level of Bloom’s taxonomy is illustrated by these verbs?

History 6.2.1 - Locate and describe the major river systems and discuss the physical settings that supported permanent settlement and early civilizations.


History 6.2.1 - Locate and describe the major river systems and discuss the physical settings that supported permanent settlement and early civilizations.• Locate: knowledge (Bloom’s level 1)• Describe: comprehension (Bloom’s level 2)• Discuss: synthesis (Bloom’s level 5)


Objectives represent high expectations and rigor


Think: Can I make this lesson more rigorous by writing an objective aligned to higher-level Bloom’s?

History 6.2.1 - Locate and describe the major river systems and discuss the physical settings that supported permanent settlement and early civilizations.

Objectives are sequenced to help students access the level of rigor in the standards

Sample objectives:Day one: Students will work in groups to create a cooperative poster graphically illustrating the 7 major river systems of India.Day two: Students will work in pairs to compare locations of permanent settlement sites with the location of each major Indian river system.Day three: Students will individually use their comparisons of waterways and permanent sites to write a hypothesis about the relationship of India’s major river systems and permanent ancient settlements.



Sample objectives:Day one: Students will work in groups to create a cooperative poster graphically illustrating the 7 major river systems of India.

Bloom’s Level 1: Knowledge (Remembering) Learn specific facts, ideas, vocabulary; remembering/recalling information or specific facts.



Sample objectives:Day two: Students will work in pairs to compare locations of permanent settlement sites with the location of each major Indian river system.

Bloom’s Level 4: Analysis (Analyzing) Ability to break down material into its component parts and perceive interrelationships.



Sample objectives:Day three: Students will individually use their comparisons of waterways and permanent sites to write a hypothesis based on evidence about the relationship of India’s major river systems and permanent ancient settlements.

Bloom’s Level 5: Synthesis (Creating) Ability to put parts together to form a new whole; use elements in new patterns and relationships.


Where can I get moreinformation on objectives?


Alliance TCRP website:http://tcrpalliance.wordpress.com/the-college-ready-teaching-framework/domain-1-data-driven-planning-and-assessment/1-1-establish-standards/

The First Days of School, by Harry Wong (Chapter 21)

Beginning With The End In Mind (Ohio University)http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/fd/writingobjectives.pdf

Quick Guide to Writing Objectiveshttp://teachingtoday.glencoe.com/userfiles/file/objective_statements.pdf

http://tcrpalliance.wordpress.com/the-college-ready-teaching-framework/domain-1-data-driven-planning-and-assessment/1-1-establish-standards/




http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/fd/writingobjectives.pdf



http://teachingtoday.glencoe.com/userfiles/file/objective_statements.pdf



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