Course Objectives

• Analyze the concept of "student learning objectives" to distinguish between statements of student learning and statements of student activities.
• Evaluate student learning objectives for clarity in targeting desired goals.
• Understand and create student learning objectives that form a meaningful sequence of learning.
• Analyze student learning objectives for validity and revise them for clarity and coherence across multiple objectives.
• Understand and analyze how student learning objectives move from the generic to the personalized during classroom instruction.
• Create student learning objectives based upon a national or state standard.
• Adapt student learning objectives to meet the needs of specific students.
• Analyze the correlation between student learning objectives and assessment.
• Compare classroom-based assessments and student learning objectives.
• Analyze three models of instruction to understand how each use student learning objectives.
• Analyze the three instructional models for common ideas on the role of student motivation in instruction.
• Evaluate instructional strategies (such as the flipped classroom) through the lens of each model.
• Analyze the influence that student learning objectives have on decisions about technology use in classrooms.
• Evaluate current technology tools in light of student learning objectives.
• Create novel ways of using technology tools to add value to instructional strategies.

Syllabus

(ASCD PD Online course, 2014) Self-paced asynchronous online course. Upon completion, learners will be awarded an ASCD Certificate worth up to 20 Clock Hours.