We are goal setters... 

Goal Setting

Students will continue to be actively involved in setting their own learning goals with their parent(s) and teacher(s) early this semester.  Conferences will occur in weeks 5 and 6. By reflecting on their learning,  students set a personal, achievable goal, that is relevant to ‘the next step’ in their learning.

Goals are based on  the Keys to Success (Organisation, Getting Along, Resilience, Persistence and Confidence) and are the core of all learning, regardless of subject area or year level.

Students will reflect and give feedback on whether they are achieving their goal and collect evidence of how they have met their goal.  They will seek and action feedback from peers and adults and be able to explain and show evidence of how feedback has enabled them to achieve their goal.

Other small personalised learning goals, such as reading goals and writing goals, will also continue this semester.

Learning Intention and Success Criteria

The Learning Intention (LI) explicitly describes what students are learning to understand, to do or to know and is clearly stated at the beginning of new learning / investigations / discoveries.  It helps students to focus on what they are learning or investigating.

Co-constructed (students + teacher) Success Criteria (SC) ensure everyone knows what they need to do to be successful in achieving the Learning Intention.  Students use the Success Criteria to reflect on their learning, considering:

• How much they have learnt
• If they have kept to the learning task
• If they are achieving their goals
• How they are improving and
• What their next step is

Because the Learning Intention and Success Criteria are clearly stated, set out and visible for learning activities, students can focus on their learning and know what they need to do to be successful.