PBL Vocabulary
A student-friendly statement that explains what students are to know or be able to do. It can be about content or skills or both.
What is a learning target?
I stopped an old man along the way
Hoping to find some old forgotten words or ancient melodies
He turned to me as if to say,
"Hurry boy, it's waiting there for you"
The beaver is the national emblem of which country?
Canada
What is the acronym for Mt. Abe's school wide expectations and Habits of Work?
H.E.A.R.T.
LT
Learning Target
Describes the learning progression of a learning target, distinguishing between getting started, developing, proficient, and extending on 0-4 scale.
What is a learning scale?
Hey, I just met you and this is crazy
But here's my number
so call me maybe
Which singer’s real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta?
Lady Gaga
What does H.E.A.R.T. stand for?
Honest
Engaged
Appropriate
Responsible
Timely
MTSS
Multi tiered system of supports
The specific, prioritized standards departments draw from in order to create learning targets for their Content Proficiencies. Aligned to state adopted/national standards.
What is a performance indicator?
Just in time, I'm so glad you have a one-track mind like me
You gave my life direction
a game show love connection we can't deny
The average human body contains how many pints of blood?
9
Why do teachers use formative assessment?
Formative assessments help teachers identify concepts that students are struggling to understand, skills they are having difficulty acquiring, or learning standards they have not yet achieved so that adjustments can be made to lessons, instructional techniques, and academic support.
PBGR
Performance Based Graduation Requirements
Refers to a system of academic instruction, assessment, and reporting that is based on learners demonstrating proficiency in knowledge, skills, and abilities they are expected to learn before progressing to the next level or challenge.
What is Proficiency Based Learning (PBL)?
I saw him dancin' there by the record machine
I knew he must a been about seventeen
The Pyrenees mountain range separates which two European countries?
France and Spain
What happens between an assessment and a re-assessment on the same learning target?
Remediation: The provision of extra practice and support when students do not meet proficiency on an assessment or standard.
NSSS
National Standards for Social Studies
Developmentally appropriate learning expectations that allow a learner to be assessed to determine the level of mastery of knowledge, skills and understanding in specific disciplines. These could include the Next Generation Science Standards, Common Core State Standards in English language arts and mathematics, the C3 Standards for Social Studies and other content specific standard sets. Used for learning target alignment to ensure continuity across schools and for increased potential to make comparisons on standardized assessments.
What are transferable skills?
Well, it's a marvelous night for a moondance
With the stars up above in your eyes
A fantabulous night to make romance
'Neath the cover of October skies
What is Chandler’s last name in the sitcom Friends?
Bing
What is a performance indicator?
The specific standards departments draw from in order to create learning targets for their Content Proficiencies.
NGSS
Next Generation Science Standards