Week 5

 This week we learned about the ABCD method to writing learning objectives.  A learning objective is "a statement that describes exactly what students will be able to do at the end of a lesson as a result of instruction."  Developing learning objectives is important because it guides the lesson entirely.  It is the foundation for your lesson, laying out what you want students to be able to do (student-centered), how they will achieve your goals (actionable), and how you will be able to see that the student has mastered said goal (measurable).

The ABCD formula for developing learning objects is a tool used to ensure a teacher's learning objectives give a clear picture as to what the instruction will look like and how each student's success will be determined.

                                                                            A. Audience

B. Behavior

C. Conditions

D. Degree

An example from this weeks powerpoint is, "By the end of the term, students will be able to calculate solutions using the quadratic formula, when solving quadratic equations."  The audience is "students," the behavior is "calculate solutions using the quadratic formula," the condition is "when solving quadratic equations," and the degree is with 100% accuracy since no specific condition was noted.

As far as what I learned from our guest speaker, I learned a lot about using children's assessment as a way to also showcase the children's work and creativity.  An example that stuck out to me was the social studies assessment on Native Americans.  She included pictures of her students holding up their posters they created including information they learned about the Native Americans.  In the pictures, the children look so proud of their work and excited about what they made.  She also mentioned how important it is to decorate your classroom with things created by your students.  I felt like this would be a great way to not only make the classroom feel like it belongs to the students, but also to assess their learning on specific topics.