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Why is it Important?

Clearly defined objectives set the tone for student mastery. By setting clear objectives, the teacher is ensuring that all the instructional decisions are made to further the students’ progress toward content mastery. A well-written objective not only lets the student know what is expected of them during that class period, but also lets the students know how the mastery of the objective will be assessed. The most effective lessons reflect high teacher expectations and include thoughtfully selected instructional strategies and materials to help the students to master the objective.

Standards and Objectives

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Teach Like A Champion By Doug Lemov

Technique 7- The 4 m’s

It is vital to design effective objectives. To do so, use the criteria below to determine if your objective is effective:

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- What it Looks Like

Effective teachers create lesson plans by assuring that:

-The objective of the lesson aligns to a content standard -The selected strategies, resources, and activities will effectively help students achieve the intended learning objectives, and students will be assessed on their progress toward mastery. -Effective teachers consistently use data to identify the academic needs of their students and to inform the design of their daily lesson plans.

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September 2014

Unpacking the Standard

With evaluations, it’s what the evaluator sees. If a student can DEMONSTRATE MASTERY, then the evaluator knows the teacher taught it and the student got it! ~Coach Nelson

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Reflective Practice

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Reflective practice is a tool that you can use to help you see what is going on in your classroom, or how a lesson was actually received. You can record yourself teaching for the sole purpose of reflecting on what you see, or sharing the video with a colleague to gain feedback. When thinking about standards and objectives here are some great questions to ask yourself whether you are reflecting on a lesson or giving feedback about a lesson you watched:

• How can a teacher make sure that the lesson objective is clear to students?

• What are some ways to access prior knowledge? Why is this important to do?

• How were the elements of the lesson organized to help students master the objective?

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Peer observation is an excellent tool for teacher growth and collaboration. A teacher can visit a peers class for the entire period, or just for a selected amount of time. For standards and objectives, the teacher could observe a colleague’s class to see if the 4 Ms are being met in each objective. This is a friendly informal observation in which the observed and the observer can both grow in the discussion. The following page has a template that is great when used for teachers observing other teachers. It focuses on best practice, what is seen, and a glow and grow.

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Peer Observation

Typically evaluative by nature, teacher observation is usually linked to classroom performance. More and more schools, however, are using observation -- teachers observing teachers -- as a form of professional development that improves teaching practices and student performance

~Michele Israel

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A common practice for teachers is to plan lessons and then find the objective to match what is already planned. It is important to think of your standard as your final destination and the lesson as the trip that will get you there. Unwrap the state standard to make the lesson manageable and achievable to students during a lesson. Effective teachers spend more time unwrapping the standards than planning great lessons.

These standards should be used to drive lesson, unit, and assessment Adapted from: Never work harder than your students by Robyn R Jackson

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