Course Overview

This course examines the first step in the process of backwards planning design: Writing Learning Objectives. It describes what effective learning objectives look like and how to construct a student facing objective based on your classroom learning standards. This course will allow you to develop objectives that are measurable and better aligned to your assessments and learning activities, to help you streamline your planning and improve your student’s performance.

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At a Glance

Extended Education
Approximately 30 hours
Access Time: 365 days
2 PDUs
Graduate Level Professional Development Credit
$300
No additional materials required

Program Highlights

Online education

100% Online

All coursework delivered fully online, so you can balance work, life, and study.

Standards

Graduate-Level PD Credits

Earn graduate-level professional development credits to support salary advancement and professional growth. Check with your school or district for approval before enrolling.

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Enjoy instant access, self-paced study, and an easy-to-follow, template-based course format.

Course Objectives

  • Understand, communicate, and analyze the three components that make up an effective learning objective
  • Successfully “unpack” and analyze a standard to ensure we know all components of what students should be able to do within a lesson
  • Analyze how to use Bloom’s Taxonomy and cognitive learning levels to create more balanced instruction
  • Compose targeted supplemental resources to ensure action plan implementation into the classroom
  • Analyze and defend research articles covering the main topics within the course, to reflect on the research’s impact in the classroom
  • Plan, reflect, and report on implementation progress using a Classroom Implementation Plan

Course Topics

  • Overview of Effective Learning Objectives
  • Learning Objectives: The Behavior
  • Learning Objectives: The Condition
  • Learning Objectives: The Criterion
  • How to Write a Learning Objective
  • Using a Taxonomy Table
  • Writing Your Own Learning Objectives

Program Partner

This course is offered through University of Massachusetts Global’s School of Extended Education in partnership with Model Teaching.

What are Graduate-level Professional Development Credits?

Graduate-level professional development credits are not part of a degree program but instead are primarily used for professional advancement such as salary increment steps and recertification. Students should seek approval from appropriate district officials before enrolling in these courses.