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Doconstructing Standards Workshoot
As statod ir Clajtor ', ovor il your curriculum is ir good slajo, somo loarrirg targots may
lo urcloar to studorts. Tlo attaclod worksloots jrosort a toclriquo lor clarilyirg loarrirg
targotswlotlor lor cortort stardards tlat [ust rood a littlo lro turirg or lor situatiors
ir wlicl you lavo to trarslato stato or district stardards or your owr.
\lor you docorstruct a statomort ol irtordod loarrirg, you lroak it irto its comjo
rort jarts ly askirg a sorios ol quostiors:
\lat krowlodgo will studorts rood to domorstrato tlo irtordod loarrirg`
\lat jattorrs ol roasorirg will tloy rood to mastor`
\lat skills aro roquirod`
\lat jroduct dovolojmort cajalilitios must tloy acquiro`
Tlis jrocoss is illustratod ir Clajtor ' ly sovoral oxamjlos, ircludirg drivos witl
skill."
lr gororal, il a targot is at tlo krowlodgo lovol, it will lavo ro roasorirg, skill, or
jroduct comjororts. Roasorirg targots do lavo krowlodgo comjororts, lut tloy do rot
roquiro skill or jroduct comjororts. Skills targots roquiro urdorlyirg krowlodgo ard roa
sorirg, lut rot jroducts. lroduct targots will roquiro krowlodgo ard roasorirg, ard miglt
lo urdorjirrod ly skill targots as woll.
\lor docorstructirg stardards, romomlor you aro lookirg at wlat tlo cortort
stardard roquiros studorts to krow ard lo allo to do, rot low you will assoss it. Bocauso
tlo sigrilcarco ol tlis statomort miglt rot lo immodiatoly olvious, corsidor tlo stardard,
comjaro ard cortrast domocracios witl otlor lorms ol govorrmort," a roasorirg targot.
Tlis stardard roquiros krowlodgo ol domocracy ard otlor lorms ol govorrmort ard low
govorrmort car alloct joojlo. lt also roquiros jractico ir comjarirg ard cortrastirga
roasorirg jrolciorcyusirg tlo krowlodgo ol dillorort lorms ol govorrmort. So, tloro
aro two, ard orly two, jarts to tlis cortort stardardkrowlodgo ard roasorirg.
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Now, you miglt assoss tlo krowlodgo ard roasorirg jortiors ol tlis cortort stardard
tlrougl ar oral jrosortatior (a skill,, or a rojort (a jroduct,. Tloso jrosortatiors or
rojorts roquiro a lot ol otlor jrolciorcios, sucl as writirg ard dolivory. Bocauso ol tlo
otlor jrolciorcios roodod ir ar oral jrosortatior or a writtor jroduct, you miglt lo
tomjtod to list tlom all as you docorstruct tlo stardard, /u| Jor|. Tlo cortort stardard
itsoll orly calls lor krowlodgo ard roasorirg. lcors|ru| or/j |/c or|cr| s|arJarJ,
ra|/cr |/ar a// jossi//c vajs |o asscss i| or a// jossi//c vajs |o |ca/ i| You must lo
vigilart ir distirguislirg lotwoor loarrirg targotsstatomorts ol wlat you wart studorts
to krow ard lo allo to doard tlo marror ir wlicl you will toacl or assoss tlomtlo
tasks ard assigrmorts you givo studorts to do.
Lso tlo lollowirg worksloots to docorstruct stardards ard tlor jut tlom irto studort
lriordly larguago.
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Deconstructing Standards Worksheet
Content Standards Classroom Learning Targets
Subjoct: Standard:
InsIrucIions: ldortily tlo Krowlodgo, Roasorirg, Skill, ard lroduct loarrirg targots
urdorjirrirg tlo stardard. Romomlor, rot all stardards lavo all ol tloso as urdorjir
rirgs.
\lat InowIedge or undersIanding is roquirod to locomo comjotort or tlis stardard`
\lat reasoning (il ary, is roquirod to lo comjotort or tlis stardard`
\lat perIormance sIiIIs (il ary, aro roquirod to domorstrato comjotorco or tlis
stardard`
\lat producI comjotorcios (il ary, aro roquirod ly tlis stardard`
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Classroom Learning Targets in Student-Friendly Language
Subjoct: Standard:
InsIrucIions: Altor docorstructirg a stardard, docido wlicl targot statomorts studorts
would rot urdorstard. Corvort tloso to larguago studorts will urdorstard. Oro idoa is to
corvort tlo larguago to l car" statomorts.
KnowIedge or undersIanding studortlriordly statomorts:
Reasoning (il ary, studortlriordly statomorts:
PerIormance sIiIIs (il ary, studortlriordly statomorts:
ProducI comjotorcy (il ary, studortlriordly statomorts: