Meaningful Learning Targets: Importance

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IMPORTANCE OF MEANINGFUL LEARNING TARGETS

Team developed common assessments are more efficient and more equitable. Team-developed common formative assessments:

• are more effective in monitoring and improving student learning.
• can inform and improve the practice of both individual teachers and teams of teachers.
• can build the capacity of the team to achieve at higher levels.
• are essential to systematic interventions when students do not learn.

Read more about the importance of CFAs, by heading here: The Case for Common Formative Assessments – AllThingsPLC

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OVERVIEW OF MEANINGFUL LEARNING TARGETS

The following steps are the first five steps of CFA template presented in this online learning package.

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MEANINGFUL LEARNING TARGETS IN ACTION

Use this word document (CFA in Practice) to follow along with the lesson. Each step in the process has a colored icon that corresponds with the icons in the document and throughout the lesson.

Look for this symbol to tell you when to use the document:

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MEANINGFUL LEARNING TARGETS IN PRACTICE

In case you need it, here’s an example.