Week 5 Reflection

 

It is important to set up learning objectives because its set for students to understand why they are learning and what they will be able to do after a lesson is complete. By taking time to address every aspect of an objective, it will be student-centered, actionable, and measurable. The ABCD formula is a guideline to make sure this happens when creating objectives. A stands for the audience, who is this applying to. This can be for one student or multiple. B stands for behavior which means what they will be able to do. This touches on what subject and skill they will be introduced to or practice mastery of. C stands for conditions, for example, materials, or time limitations. And finally, D stands for the degree, or the level and criteria. These can be specified as speed, accuracy, or quality. An example of a learning objective using the ABCD model would include, students, filling in names of states, in five minutes or less, with a 90% accuracy.  By considering every aspect of the ABCD formula, you will be able to create the most productive learning objective.

Our guest speaker, Ms. Lauren mentioned the ways that she can benefit from incorporating her learning objectives into her lessons directly. She gave a lot of great tips regarding using a 1-4 grading approach because it will transfer over directly to assessments like report cards. She also gave her input on what and when to grade which is something that I hope I remember to use when I become a teacher. But one thing I found the most useful was to put the learning objectives on the worksheets or activities she is asking the students to complete. This is her way of ensuring that all topics are touched on come the end of the school year, and I think it is a really great idea.