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Enhancing Learning Targets in Classrooms

John Doe reflected on his professional learning journey from 2016-2017 focused on improving his use of learning targets in the 4th grade classroom. [1] He had an instructional coach observe and found that initially he referred to the learning target 12 times in a lesson while students only referred to it 2 times. [2] Doe then made an effort to have students repeat and refer to the learning target more throughout lessons. Follow up observations showed students referring to the learning target 10 times in a lesson, showing improvement. [3] Doe felt this focus on learning targets added purpose and engagement to his classroom.

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Enhancing Learning Targets in Classrooms

John Doe reflected on his professional learning journey from 2016-2017 focused on improving his use of learning targets in the 4th grade classroom. [1] He had an instructional coach observe and found that initially he referred to the learning target 12 times in a lesson while students only referred to it 2 times. [2] Doe then made an effort to have students repeat and refer to the learning target more throughout lessons. Follow up observations showed students referring to the learning target 10 times in a lesson, showing improvement. [3] Doe felt this focus on learning targets added purpose and engagement to his classroom.

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John Does Professional Learning

Journey - 2016-2017

Clear Learning Targets the learning target. A main reason for this, I believe is that
I began writing my exit slips to directly correspond with
I began this journey wanting to extend my knowledge the learning target.
and improve my presentation of learning targets in my
When the instructional coach came back in March to
fourth grade classroom.
collect data, she found that I referred to the learning
I began in January by having an instructional coach come target only 9 times in a 40 minute period. However, my
in to gather data on how many times I referred to my students referred to it a total of 10 times in the lesson.
learning target. On that day I referred to my learning
As I reflect upon this journey, I can say that I have grown in
target 12 times in a 40 minute period. I was surprised
because I didnt think I mentioned it as much as I actually my abilities and awareness of the importance of
identifying the intentions of the lessons for and with
did. My students referred to the learning target only 2
students. It has added a sense of purpose and
times within the lesson.
engagement in my classroom.
With this data, I decided that I wanted to move my focus
to improve my students use of the learning target. Most Influential Resources in my Journey

I began by having the students repeat the learning target Learning in the Fast Lane by Suzy Pepper Rollins Chapter
at the onset of the lesson and at various points 2 "Standards Walls: Transforming Standards into Clear
Learning Targets
throughout the duration of the lesson.

Through my own observations, I noticed that students Writing Clear Learning Targets document (*found on
were using the learning targets and referring to them Warhawk Professional Learning Headquarters)
more often. I also found that my students performance
Student Self-Assessment & Learning Targets YouTube
on their exit slips improved through the intense focus on
video (*linked on Warhawk Professional Learning

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