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Learning Targets and Success Criteria 101

Introduction to support our Theory of Action - Overview of John Hattie’s work on Learning Targets and Success Criteria

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Norms

  • Be present
  • Value multiple perspectives
  • Risk productive struggle
  • Be solutions oriented

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JCCS Theory of Action

As we ensure that all teaching and learning is aligned to our JCCS Instructional Focus, including clear, relevant and rigorous learning targets and success criteria for every lesson and professional learning opportunities, our learning and work will become more purposeful and our students will be better prepared for success in college, career, and community involvement.

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Learning Targets (LT) Success Criteria (SC)

(What are we learning and why?) (How are we learning it and how will I know when I

have learned it?)

Describes what students are expected to learn by the end of a period of instruction.

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Describes what successful attainment of the learning target looks like.

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Our Learning Target and Success Criteria

Learning Target:

We are learning how Hattie’s 10 Mindframes of thinking, learning targets, and success criteria impact student learning in order to apply it to our instruction.

Success Criteria:

  • I can explain how Hattie’s 10 Mindframes of thinking have an impact on student learning.
  • I can explain how learning targets and success criteria can impact student learning.

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Didja Know?

  • Move around the room while the music plays and take turns reading your quote to as many people as you can until the music stops. Samba
  • Hattie’s 10 Mindframes

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60-60 Pair Share

Find a partner. One partner speaks for 60 seconds to share out the multiple ways that these mind frames can have an impact on student learning and one person listens (no commenting). After the first round, switch roles.

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Know Thy Impact

Guess the rating (high, medium, or low) for each influence

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Influence Effect Size

Self-Regulated Learner 1.44

Classroom discussion 0.82

Feedback 0.75

Parental involvement 0.49

Cooperative learning 0.42

Homework 0.29

Class size 0.21

Ability grouping 0.12

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Teachers: The Major Players in the Education Process

  • Why are so Many of our Teachers and Schools so Successful? John Hattie at TEDxNorrkoping (clip)
  • Complete your jot sheet during the video to keep track of your thinking.
  • Walk-About - Find two people that you are not sitting with and share out key points, connections, etc. that you took away from the video from your jot sheet.
  • Optional activity for students - poster template

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The biggest influence on student achievement is within our sphere of control as teachers

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Cloud Activity - What does it look like when a student is self-regulated?

With your partner, determine which components show evidence of a self-regulated learner (7 total)

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Discard the components that do not show evidence of a self-regulated learner.

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Padlet

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JCCS Essential Questions

Essential Questions: All students and adults know and are able to respond to these questions in relation to their learning:

  • What are we learning?
  • How are we learning it?
  • Why are we learning it/Why does it matter?
  • How do we know we have learned it?
  • Where and when will we use this learning again?

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Learning Targets Success Criteria

(What are we learning and why?) (How are we learning it and how will I know when I

have learned it?)

Describes what students are expected to learn by the end of a period of instruction.

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Describes what successful attainment of the learning target looks like.

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What do Learning Targets and Success Criteria Look Like?

RI.9-10.2 Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze for their development, summarize the key supporting details and ideas.

Learning Target: We are learning how to summarize the key supporting details and ideas of the text in order to better understand the central idea or theme of the text.

Task: Writing a summary

Language Focus: Sentence stems for paraphrasing:

According to the author…

The author argues that…

Success Criteria:

  • I can clearly state the title, author, source, and main idea of the text.
  • The summary includes details that support the main idea.
  • I can follow the order and structure of the text.
  • I can use active voice and third person.
  • I can paraphrase (no quotations or direct sentences from the text.)
  • I can convey the author’s message in a neutral voice.

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Our next steps Your next steps

  • Work with small groups/ individuals to co-construct learning targets and success criteria
  • Next PL - Learning Targets and Success Criteria: Digging Deeper
  • Coaches’ Goal for the Year: 90% of our coaching clients will align all instruction to clear, relevant, and rigorous learning targets and success criteria.

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  • Give feedback on your needs in terms of learning targets and success criteria
  • Try it out: Pick a standard and write authentic learning targets and success criteria that students clearly understand.
  • Bring them to the next PL.
  • Instagram or Tweet them using #sdjccscc

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