ECED 3209 Lecture 2: Content objectives notes Part 1

• School: Temple University
• Department: Early Childhood Education
• Course: ECED 3209
• Professor: Catherine Duffield

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A content objective tells what students will learn during the lesson: ex: swbat differentiate between living vs nonliving objects, does not require that students express their knowledge of the content using english: visuals, 1 word. Always begin with the end goal in mind. Avoid verbs that are difficult to measure objectively: know, comprehend, understand, appreciate, familiarize, study, be aware, become acquainted with, gain knowledge of, cover, learn. Objectives that refer to students expressing knowledge through written or oral language. ****best to avoid language objectives for ell inclusive objectives. Just because a student can not write or say the content in english, doesn"t mean they don"t know it or have another way to show how they know it. Your goal is to write content objectives that are inclusive of all students, including. Identify: model, circle (a picture, draw, act out, demonstrate. Avoid using terms such as explain, describe, argue, debate, and write.