Estimated Completion Time: 20 minutes
Before You Begin: Learning targets are goals that are concrete which are written in student friendly terms. What role do you think learning targets play in the deconstruction process? This page will give you an overview of how to use learning targets in the deconstruction process to achieve academic success. You will then complete 1 task to show what you have learned on this page. Additional resources are available if you need more information on the use of learning targets.
Task 4: The Ins and Outs of Learning Targets
Watch the video (11:15) below to learn more about the need for deconstructing standards. Remember to put your responses from the Application section in the Perspectives and Resources portion of the HyperDoc.
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Application
What are learning targets and how are they used?
What three things do the learning target theory of action embody?
How could teachers use learning targets to reach their academic destination in the classroom?
Additional Materials and Resources: Explore these resources for further information on learning targets and deconstruction of standards. To access additional resources, please click on the Learning Target, Clear Target, and Leaders of Their Own tabs.
This resource page will provide additional information on learning targets deconstruction, what are learning targets, and rewriting learning targets.
This resource provides a link to a journal that explains how to make learning targets clear to students.
This resource is a journal that provides additional information on Learning Targets. What are learning targets? How are Learning Targets Derived? Unpacking Learning Targets. Embedded on this page are also two videos showing students unpacking learning targets, and Students unpacking learning targets and discussing academic vocabulary.
