Objectives



Setting Objectives

**Read and Reflect**

My current beliefs: 1. The purpose of setting objectives is to focus students' attention and to give them a reason to accomplis tasks.

2. I set objectives by communicating what I expect kids to know and understand throught (and by the end) of my lessons. I provide a set of criteria to they will need in order to be successful at the task.

3. Currently, some of the ways I communicate objectives to my students is by posting charts, list assignments to be completed, post grading scales, and assign jobs (functions) for group assignments.

4. I would like to know how often do I set goals? Do I do it for every assignment, in every subject? Does it always have to be connected to technology?

Some learning goals I tried to rewrite: 1.b. Students will understand the cause/effect relationship of wars.

1.c. Students will keep a food journal for a week keeping track of everything they eat. Then they will evaluate how their diet matches the food pyramid recommendations.

Sample learning objectives: Students will understand how perimeter and area are used in their daily life. Students will understand how humans are helpful or harmful to the environment. Students will compare how American Indians and Settlers interacted with their environment.

Module Reflection:
 * I know if children know in advance what is expected of them, they will have goals to strive to achieve. I know some kids will try to reach the top and other kids are satisfied to just meet basic requirements.


 * Now, I understand it is more meaningful for students to be able to individualize their goals. This allows for personal learning styles and to direct students to work towards their own level of understanding.


 * I think I will change the way I set objectives in my classroom. I plan to set objectives with one goal in one subject area. Then I will evaluate my success and the students' success and determine waht my next step should be. Do I need to continue with the same goal to improve success, set new objectives in this subject area, or do I set goals in another subject area?.

**Apply and Reflect** As an entire class I began my lesson on history with some probing questions. The children responded in their journals to set the stage for learning. Then I passed out a list of questions group members were to find the answers to using their Michigan book as a resource. I explained each category, what each number meant, and how they could achieve success as a group member. Almost the entire class stayed focused, worked well with others, and had a positive attitude. I had a meeting with the children that were not successful on this assignment. We discussed what the causes of their unsuccessful behavior was and how they could change that behavior in the future, and what were causes of successful behavior. In the future, I will use less criteria to assess or assess a group at a time as it was difficult to get to every child on one day.

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