This term the focus for our Visible Learning Project is presenting the students with Learning Intentions and Success Criteria for learning activities in all Literacy and Numeracy lessons across all year levels.
A learning intention is a statement, created by the teacher, that describes clearly what the students need to know, understand, and be able to do as a result of learning and teaching activities.
Clear learning intentions should help students focus on, not only the activity they are completing but what they are learning.
Success Criteria are linked to learning intentions. They are statements or dot points which allow the students to decide if the learning intention has been achieved. The success criteria allows the students to answer the question -
How will I know whether I’ve achieved the learning intention?
To measure the progress and gather evidence of our use of Learning Intentions and Success Criteria within the classrooms we will use a tool known as a 'walk-through'. Over the term the leadership team will visit each classroom on two separate occasions asking students the following focus questions:
Can you locate the learning intention?
Can you describe what the learning intention means in your own words?
Can you demonstrate how you are working towards the learning intention?
Can you locate the success criteria?
Do you know what to do to be successful?
How do you know that you are working towards the success criteria?
As the year continues we will use the data to analyse the effectiveness of using Learning Intentions and Success Criteria on the quality of student learning throughout the school community.
Sarah Byrne
Leader of Professional Practice