If you have a clear idea of where students need to be at the end of your unit, lesson or assignment it can be easier to plan your teaching, support and resources backward from there.
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Google Classroom and D2L Brightspace allow you to organize units, lessons and assignments in a way where students can see the steps, expectations and success criteria. This allows them to see the end goal early on in the learning process.
When materials are effectively colour coded, students can see at a glance what they are looking for or what materials go with each subject.
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Google has highlighters built into their apps. There are also Highlighter tools in the Read&Write toolbar which can be used in Google Docs or in a Google browser.
When teachers create graphic organizers it helps them be clear about what they are expecting. Students can use graphic organizers to make sure they are meeting all of the expectations.
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With Book Creator, teachers can create graphic organizers where students have the options to fill in information with pictures, words or audio recordings. Teachers can also add sound clips to explain exactly what they are looking for.
You could use these bigger, fancier words to describe this kind of student need.
Learning Skills: Organization
Learning Skills: Responsibility