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Learning Goals

 * SWBAT evaluate objectives according to DAMMP criteria
 * SWBAT write objectives that meet DAMMP criteria at a beginning level

9:25 - 9:45 - Welcome and Review > []
 * Design principles for creating effective slides
 * Why it matters - ** Theoretical Explanation **
 * DAMMP criteria

9:45 - 10:45 - Objectives, continued
 * Writing an Objective
 * (Tile game)
 * **Learning Goals for a Lesson:**
 * If we have a goal, then we also need a path.
 * Purpose:
 * Characteristics:
 * Descriptive
 * Achievable
 * Measurable
 * Memorable
 * Purposeful
 * Communicating Learning Goals - []
 * Objectives Activity: Go to the lesson plan sites below or find your own. (Browse the objectives/targets for 5 lesson plans in your subject area. Copy the objectives [|here]. Evaluate the objective and rate it as poor, satisfactory, or exceptional. Explain why you chose that rating.
 * []
 * []
 * SWBAT + action verb + specific content [+ format + degree]
 * I can


 * Difference between describing what students will do and what students will learn
 * Which is it?
 * SWBAT complete a project analyzing the root causes of the Civil War.
 * I can thoughtfully answer comprehension questions at the end of the chapter.
 * SWBAT identify the main idea in an informational text.
 * SWBAT develop strategies to solve a two-step equation.
 * I can dissect a frog.


 * Crafting objectives to attend to higher order thinking (P.E.T. discussion)

**Using Bloom's Taxonomy to Write Objectives**
> ==== > ===Student-friendly Bloom's Taxonomy===


 * Curriculum Standards - sources for objectives
 * [|Common Core State Standards]
 * [|State Curriculum]
 * Unpacking the Standard
 * Break it down into its components -- lesson-sized stepping stones
 * [[image:525px-Build-a-Big-Lego-Tower-Step-3.jpg]]

10:45 - 10:55 - Break

10:55 - 11:30 - Continue with objectives

11:30 - 12:00 - Preparing for Garry
 * Context and Curriculum (Springboard texts)
 * Professionalism - dress, timeliness, protocols, teacher stance
 * Questions?

> Th – Jan 21
 * Housekeeping:**
 * Tuesday - Meet at Garry Middle School main office at 9:25
 * DUE (after completing the task, write down lingering questions in your notebook): CCSS overview
 * Introduction to assessment tools
 * DUE: Introductory presentation