An Organized Lesson wClear Measurable Goals

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An Organized Lesson with Clear Measurable Goals
CreatingGreatClassrooms
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TODAYS AGENDA
Defining Clear Measurable Goals and An
Organized Lesson Research Connections Planning
for Implementation
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Todays Objectives

• Identify the parts of an objective
• Discuss the effects of having a clear measurable
  goal based on information from research sources.
• Explain how to design an organized lesson based
  on the research about how the brain processes
  information.

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What does our experience and prior knowledge say?
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An Organized Lesson is Built Around Clear
Measurable Goals When

• Learning goals are clearly communicated in order
  to set a purpose and establish student ownership.
• Goals are written to reflect measurable progress.
• An organized lesson is designed to achieve the
  goal.

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Key Questions

• What is the purpose of setting objectives in the
  classroom?
• How do I set objectives in my classroom now?
• What do I do to communicate classroom objectives
  to my students?
• 4. What questions do I have about setting
  objectives in my classroom?

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Your Objectives
List 3 or 4 objectives that you have taught this
past week or will be teaching in the next few
weeks. 1._________________________________________
2._________________________________________ 3._
________________________________________ 4.______
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Clear Measurable Goals
Broadly defined, goal setting is the process of
establishing a direction for learning. Marzano

• Have two parts Behavior and Content
• Behavior Must be student-centered. How will
  students demonstrate that they learned something
  from the lesson? What should the student be able
  to do with the content you are going to teach?
  (See verb lists.)
• Content Must focus on the specific content for
  the lesson or the unit. The content should not
  be confused with an activity. (See the NCSCOS,
  CCS Task Analysis.)

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Research Says. . .

• Identifying Similarities and Differences
• Summarizing and Note Taking
• Reinforcing Effort and Providing Recognition
• Homework and Practice
• Nonlinguistic Representations
• Cooperative Learning
• Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback
• Generating and Testing Hypotheses
• Cues, Questions, and Advanced Organizers

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The Pathways of Attention
The brains susceptibility to paying attention
is very much influenced by priming. Marzano
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Research Says. . .
Selective attention depends on suppression of
irrelevant data and the amplification of relevant
data.
We are more likely to see something if we are
told to look for it or prompted on its location.
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Research Says

• Students should be encouraged to personalize the
  teachers goals.

I want to know I want to know more I want to
know more about the kidneys and how they work.
My grandpa is having a kidney replaced soon. I
know that the heart pumps blood through the body,
but I want to know how a heart attack happens. I
want to know if the intestines are really four
miles long.
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A Lesson Is Organized When

• The lesson follows a sequential order (attention,
  input, processing, assessment.)
• Activities and information (input)
  are designed to cause students
  to reach a goal.
• Transitions between
  information and
  activities are
  smooth.

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How the Brain Processes Information
Emotion
Meaning
Building Networks
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How the Brain Processes Information
Getting A Persons Attention
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How the Brain Processes Information
Building Neural Networks
CHUNKS Of Information And Time
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How the Brain Processes Information
Making Meaning Moving information into Long Term
Memory
Networks Strengthened
Networks Extended
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Video Series
Great classroomsThey are places where an
organized lesson is built around clear measurable
goals. Learning goals are clearly communicated
in order to set a purpose and establish student
ownership. The following taped scenes
illustrate an organized lesson that is designed
to achieve a specific goal. Watch these
classroom clips in order to discuss the second of
six characteristics of a great classroomAn
Organized Lesson Built Around Clear Measurable
Goals!
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Literacy Links
Literacy is the application of reading, writing,
speaking, viewing, and listening in a variety of
settings that empowers the learner to think
critically and independently. CCS

• Organized Lesson Built Around Clearly Defined
  Objective
• Consistent and structured writing time
• Uninterrupted reading time
• Evidence of standards-based literature
• Classroom talk focuses on standards and skills
  to be learned.
• Curriculum and instruction is built around major
  concepts
• Tasks that allow students to practice skills
  directly targeted.

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Classroom Applications
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2004-2005 Implementation Plan
During the next few weeks you will be given time
to implement these ideas in your classroom and to
practice An Organized Lesson is Built Around
Clear Measurable Goals
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Expectations and Opportunities for Feedback

• Grade Level / Departmental Meetings
• Peer Observations
• School Learning Walks
• Intra-School Learning Walks

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Closure
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