Making Sense of SLOs

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Goal Statements-Standards-Rationale

This video is the second in a series of five videos created to support the understanding of SLOs. The Goal Statement – PA Standards - Rationale video addresses …

• Developing a quality goal• Ensuring the goal is aligned to the standards• Producing a rationale for the selected goal

The document(s) that support this video are located on the WPAIUCC SLO Moodle (http://bit.ly/slopa)

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Goal Statement

A Goal Statement is a narrative statement that is…o Reflective of the “big ideas” of the course/grade/subject.o Based on several topics or concepts.o Fostering student success now and for the future.o Derived from the most important learning.o Extends beyond students’ current course/grade/subject.

A Goal Statement is NOT…o A list of specific learning objectives.o Based on one or two lessons.o Limited to one course/grade/subject.

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Goal Statement Examples Demonstrate understanding of numeric relationships by analyzing

and generalizing those relationships using words, graphs, tables, equations and inequalities using technology. (Algebra)

The student will demonstrate, through their written works, that audiences differ and that readers’ needs/expectations must be taken into account as one writes. (Language Arts)

The student will understand that investigations are conducted to explore new phenomena, check previous results, and to test and compare theories. (Science)

Readers will comprehend text by intentionally interacting with it. (Language Arts)

Number sentences are able to be modeled by concrete objects and real world scenarios simultaneously. (Elementary Math)

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Standards

The standards that most directly apply and connect to the goal.

Use hyperlinks [if possible]. Supply a brief description of each standard. Pennsylvania may not have standards for your content. Use

the standard system that is approved by your LEA. Should NOT be a laundry list of every standard for the

course/grade/subject, but the ones that best align to the goal.

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Standards Example

For Algebra Goal…CC.2.1.HS.F.3: Apply quantitative reasoning to choose and interpret units and scales in formulas, graphs and data displays. CC.2.2.HS.D.7: Create and graph equations/inequalities to describe relationships.CC.2.4.HS.B.2: Summarize, represent, and interpret data on two categorical and quantitative variables. CC.2.2.8.B.2: Understand the connections between proportional relationships, lines, and linear equations. Mathematical Practice:

o 4 - Use appropriate tool strategically.o 5 - Model with mathematics.

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Rationale Statement

Narrative providing reasons why the Goal and Standards Statements address the essential learning for the class.

There was a reason the Goal Statement was selected and/or developed, state that reason.

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Rationale Statement Examples

Problem solvers must be able to model and generalize using multiple representations and strategies. (Algebra)

Quality writing includes accounting for the audience. This is a critical consideration that one conveys information in an engaging and understandable way. (Language Arts)

Investigations are done in a multitude of arenas. As scientists, we approach investigations in a methodical manner; with purpose to arrive at truths. (Science)

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Putting It Together(Algebra)