1_Clarify Learning Targets and Plan

Question: What do students need to know, understand, and be able to do?

Commitment: In PLCs, we will clarify standards-based learning targets, define mastery, and deliberately plan for effective assessment and instruction. 

Use the links to learn more about strategies in which your group is interested.

* Defining Mastery

Protocol for Deconstructing the GSE

Rick Wormeli Video on Defining Mastery

Getting Started- Defining Mastery

Planning for Student Mastery Flowchart

Standards

Social Studies Content Area Presentation

Achievement Level Descriptors and Assessment Resources

*Developing Assessment Tasks and Designing Standards-Based Units and Lessons

2023-2024 Instructional Guides and Expectations

Literacy in Social Studies

Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding (Awesome PLC resource: participant activities, discussion questions, small- and whole-group activities, and implementation and reflection activities. The participant's activities include reflection questions, lesson plan examples and templates, video-viewing guides, and sharing opportunities. The videos illustrate practices presented in the foundational reading skills practice guide.)

Six Elements Framework

Social Studies Instruction

Science Instruction and Next Generation Resources

Instructional Coaches' Resource Pages

*Communicate Clear Learning Targets

Clear Learning Targets

Quick Video on The Power of Learning Targets

Protocol for Deconstructing the GSE

Writing Learning Targets Guide and Examples

Learning Targets/Intentions and Success Criteria