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How should you write your lesson objectives? In the video titled
Writing Lesson Objectives for Classroom Teachers by Teachings in Education, specific steps are outlined and explained to aid in objective writing. To obtain participation points, click on the YouTube link below. Once you have viewed the video, return to this post, and respond to the four questions below and make one additional comment as well.
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How should written objectives be characterized? S.M.A.R.T 2.
What does the acronym stand for? Specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time bound.
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How do you make your objective specific? It should be well defined to students, observable to teaches and and describe the Who, What, When, Where, and Why of the lesson.
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Why should objectives be measurable? So that teachers know that students are actually learning the objectives. 5.
Write your own SMART objective with an explanation as to why it is SMART. Over the next two weeks, 2nd-grade students will be able to recognize and identify the three different types of animal habitats (forest, ocean, and desert) through individual presentations, demonstrating accurate knowledge of key features and the animals that inhabit each habitat. The SMART objective is specific, detailing that
students must recognize three animal habitats through presentations. It's measurable by requiring "demonstrating accurate knowledge," achievable for 2nd graders, results-focused on accurate knowledge, and time-bound, to be achieved over the next two weeks, providing clarity and urgency to the learning task.
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Make one additional comment. The Video:
Writing Lesson Objectives for Classroom Teachers
