You may hear your child use these two terms at home and/or during our upcoming student-led conferences. The intention of this post is to define them for you...
Learning Goals are curriculum expectations stated in language that students can understand.
Every day, we list our goals for each subject area on the board shown below. The appropriate mini-posters are inserted into sheet protectors on the board. Students help to highlight key words using dry erase markers, or they reword the goals in order to make them simpler and more easily understood. (NOTE: The Learning Goal mini-posters we are using on our board were created by another Grade 5/6 teacher in Ontario, named Jennifer Runde: http://www.rundesroom.com )
Success Criteria define what students need to do in order to demonstrate that they have met particular Learning Goals.
Success criteria:
- are co-authored by teachers and their students
- ensure that students have input into their learning process
- ensure that students understand exactly what they need to do to be successful
- encourage students to move toward becoming independent, self-monitoring learners
This is an example of Success Criteria (click on the image to enlarge it):
We are using Learning Goals and Success Criteria across all subject areas. Students seem to appreciate the way they take the guesswork out of learning!
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