We are goal setters...
Lockleys North Primary School
Goal Setting
Students are again constructing their own learning goals with their parent(s)/carer(s) and teacher(s) early in Semester 2, 2020. Conferences are occurring in weeks 3 and 4. By reflecting on their learning and thinking about the next steps on their report, 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 will connect to one or more areas of learning.
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.
Each student in Year 1 and Year 2 is also being given a learning goal as the next step to develop their reading skills. The four areas of focus are:
Comprehension
Fluency
Vocabulary
Accuracy
The goal enables every student to be academically stretched based on their learning needs. Your child's goal is being glued to the back of students' Reading Diaries so that it can be referred to at home and be the focus when reading at home and at school.
Learning Intention and Success Criteria
Lessons also have goals, which we call learning intentions. The Learning Intention is stated at the beginning of lessons or units of learning and helps the students to focus on what skill, understanding or knowledge is important rather than thinking the goal is just to win a game or be finished.
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 stuck to the learning task
- If they are achieving their goals
- How they are improving and
- What their next step is.
Learning Intentions and Success Criteria are clearly stated, set out and visible for learning activities, this way students can focus on their learning and know what they need to do to be successful.