Work with students: Make sure
you provide clear learning targets and a detailed rubric, so students can put emphasis on the relevant information and requirements.
Not exact matches
It is also very
clear that technology is an essential component of ensuring differentiation in many schools, and not just in meeting the needs of those with
learning difficulties, but in meeting the additional needs of the gifted and talented and
providing stretch
targets for the many.
The key ingredients include establishing
clear learning intentions and success criteria,
providing targeted instruction in light of student assessment data, and ensuring a culture is established that focuses on students taking ownership over their
learning and acting as a resource to others in their
learning.
It's the use of high - quality formative and summative assessments that
provide clear information to the teacher and the learner about their current progress toward instructional objectives or
learning targets.
She offers seven strategies that teachers can use to involve students in the assessment process and ensure that students are the primary users of formative assessment information: (1)
Provide a
clear and understandable vision of the
learning target; (2) Use examples of strong and weak work; (3) Offer regular descriptive feedback; (4) Teach students to self - assess and set goals; (5) Design lessons to focus on one aspect of quality at a time; (6) Teach students focused revision; and (7) Engage students in self - reflection and let them document and share their
learning.
Brookhart maintains that
clear, positive teacher feedback, which
provides precise information on the next steps a student can take to reach their
learning targets, is at the heart of formative assessment.
The evidence to foster this understanding is found in the assessment practices of the classroom, when alignment exists with
clear learning targets providing valid evidence of the
learning journey of the student.
Strategy 1:
Provide a
clear and understandable vision of the
learning target.
The teacher's feedback to one student not only described what that student had done well but also
provided the student with a
clear set of next steps to progress toward the
learning target:
Learning Files provide a clear framework highlighting what should be learned and how in order to help teachers deliver the IMYC and include explicit learning
Learning Files
provide a
clear framework highlighting what should be
learned and how in order to help teachers deliver the IMYC and include explicit
learning learning targets.
Teachers who teach up
provide students with
clear learning targets, guidelines, and feedback as well as a safe
learning environment that supports them as they take their next steps in growth, no matter what their current level of performance is.
A
learning target provides a
clear direction for the energy of the classroom
learning team and results in meaningful
learning and increased student achievement.