Learning Goals & Scales EAGLE POINT ELEMENTARY SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 SCHOOL PRESENTATION

3 Pivotal Questions Where is the learner going? Where is the learner right now? How will the learner get there? (Thompson &Wiliam, 2007)

Why Share Learning Goals Research suggests that pupils who understand what they are being asked to learn and how they will recognize success are more likely to make learning gains than those who dont. This is particularly true for less able pupils.

Marzano Causal Model: Four Domains of Professional Practice Domain 1: Classroom Strategies & Behaviors Domain 1: Classroom Strategies & Behaviors Domain 2: Planning & Preparation Domain 3: Reflecting on Teaching Domain 4: Professionalism & Collegiality

The Marzano Art and Science of Teaching Framework: Domain 1 Lesson Segment Involving Routine Events Design Question 1: What will I do to establish and communicate learning goals, track student progress, and celebrate success? Design Question 6: What will I do to establish or maintain classroom rules and procedures? Lesson Segment Addressing Content Design Question 2: What will I do to help students effectively interact with the new knowledge? Design Question 3: What will I do to help students practice and deepen their understanding of new knowledge? Design Question 4: What will I do to help students generate and test hypotheses about new knowledge? Lesson Segment Enacted on the Spot Design Question 5: What will I do to engage students? Design Question 7: What will I do to recognize and acknowledge adherence and lack of adherence to classroom rules and procedures? Design Question 8: What will I do to establish and maintain effective relationships with students? Design Question 9: What will I do to communicate high expectations for all students?

What will I do to establish and communicate learning goals, track student progress & celebrate success? #1: Provide clear learning goals and scales (rubrics) #2: Tracking student progress #3: Celebrating success How are these elements part of your current practice as a classroom teacher/specialist? District-wide Goal: Design Question 1

Digging into Design Question 1 Element #2: Tracking student progress The teacher facilitates tracking of student progress on one or more learning goals using a formative approach to assessment. What are three ways you track student progress in your classroom?

Navigating the Protocol 2. Tracking student progress The teacher facilitates tracking of student progress on one or more learning goals using a formative approach to assessment. Teacher Evidence:  Teacher helps student track their individual progress on the learning goal  Teacher uses formal and informal means to assign scores to students on the scale or rubric depicting student status on the learning goal  Teacher charts the progress of the entire class on the learning goal Student Evidence:  When asked, students can describe their status relative to the learning goal using the scale or rubric  Students systematically update their status on the learning goal What else do you see the teacher do?What else do you see the students do?

1. Providing Clear Learning Goals & Scales The teacher provides a clearly stated learning goal accompanied by scale or rubric that describes levels of performance relative to the learning goal. Teacher Evidence  Teacher has a learning goal posted so that all students can see it  The learning goal is a clear statement of knowledge or information as opposed to an activity or assignment  Teacher makes reference to the learning goal throughout the lesson  Teacher has a scale or rubric that relates to the learning goal posted so that all students can see it  Teacher makes reference to the scale or rubric throughout the lesson Student Evidence  When asked, students can explain the learning goal for the lesson  When asked, students can explain how their current activities relate to the learning goal  When asked, students can explain the meaning of the levels of performance articulated in the scale or rubric

Instructional Excellence & Equity  Non Specific  Communicates student self-assessment of daily objective current activity instructions  Specific to Learning Goal  Identifies levels of progressive complexity towards mastery of the learning goal. Score 2.0 – Simple Content Score 3.0 – Complex Content of Learning Goal Score 4.0 – More Complex Content

Instructional Excellence & Equity 2

Elementary Tracking Examples from Classrooms 3rd Grade Students keep track of progress directly on the scale using evidence identified from three assessments. In addition current status is tracked as a class on the board. Notice Bar is colored in to indicate current status.

Secondary Tracking Examples from our Classrooms Students track progress directly on the scale with star stickers, notating the date a level is achieved. Students record evidence in their reflection journals.