Learning Targets & Success Criteria

If you've been around Tahoma for a while, you know that we believe in clear expectations for kids.  Instructionally, this comes in the form of learning targets and success criteria.  Here's the goal, here's how you'll know you've been successful with that goal.  Here is an example of a learning target from one of last week's writing lessons along with its success criteria and student "proof" of reaching that goal.  The accountability that success criteria provides is a great way to be sure students understand the material and can exhibit their understanding.