Student Learning Objectives

A Menu of Learning Objectives for English Classrooms from Bridgeport Public Schools
(clicking on this link will open a word doc with ELA Student Learning Objectives for reading, writing, speaking and listening, and media)


Massachusetts Transfer Goals: http://www.doe.mass.edu/candi/model/MATransferGoals.pdf

ELL Resources

Download WIDA Can Do Descriptors for your grade level here:
WIDA Can Do Descriptors
Remember to choose Language Objectives (in reading, writing, speaking, and/or listening) at the level just BEYOND your student's ACCESS level - this is what we call the Zone of Proximal Development, which is where students can STRETCH to reach the next level of language development, given sufficient scaffolding both by the teacher and more knowledgeable peers.

Massachusetts DESE Resource for Academic Language
(good for all students, not just ELL's)
Click on each language function (cause/effect, sequence, justify, etc.) for a list of sentence frames you can use.

Resources for Addressing Racism and Hatred in the Classroom

Resources for Addressing Racism and Hatred in the Classroom
Articles, podcasts, webinars, and other resources to help educators effectively discuss racism and hatred in the classroom.

Race and Politics in the Classroom

COMMENTARY Yes, Race and Politics Belong in the Classroom Ten tips for constructively engaging students on divisive political, social, racial, and economic issues, from H. Richard Milner IV.

Good Resource for Student Learning Objectives

What Works For Getting Kids to Enjoy Reading?

How do we prompt a child with negative or indifferent attitudes toward reading to pick up a book?

What doesn't work (e.g. rewards), what does (make the choice easy, change the other choices), and why.

Read article from Mind/Shift here.