Learning Targets

by Moss, Connie M.; Brookhart, Susan M.

• ISBN13: 9781416614418
• ISBN10: 1416614419
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-06-30
• Publisher: Assn for Supervision & Curriculum

Summary

In Learning Targets, Connie M. Moss and Susan M. Brookhart contend that improving student learning and achievement happens in the immediacy of an individual lesson-what they call "today's lesson"-or it doesn't happen at all.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction: Why Should We Pursue Learning Targets?	p. 1
Learning Targets: A Theory of Action	p. 7
How to Design Learning Targets	p. 28
Sharing Learning Targets with Students	p. 41
Using Learning Targets to Feed Learning Forward	p. 61
Developing Assessment-Capable Students	p. 79
Using Learning Targets to Differentiate Instruction	p. 94
Using Learning Targets to Foster Higher-Order Thinking	p. 114
Using Learning Targets to Guide Summative Assessment and Grading	p. 132
A Learning Target Theory of Action and Educational Leadership: Building a Culture of Evidence	p. 147
Action Tools
Download Instructions	p. 163
Understanding Learning Targets	p. 164
Learning Target Classroom Walk-Through Guide	p. 168
Learning Target Lesson-Planning Process Guide	p. 174
Teacher Self-Assessment Targets and Look-Fors Guide	p. 184
Student Self-Assessment and Intentional Learning Guide	p. 196
No More "Garbage In, Garbage Out": Understanding Connections Among Instruction, Assessment, and Grading	p. 197
Glossary	p. 201
References	p. 204
Index	p. 213
About the Authors	p. 219
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