Developing Instructional Goals

Prior to this discussion, be sure to read Chapter 6 in Brown and Green (2020). In addition, view HowToGetMotivated (2011) and review  Definition and Rationale of Goals and Objectives - School of Teacher Education Links to an external site. . This discussion is an opportunity to practice developing instructional goals and builds on your participation in the Week 3 Assessing Instructional Needs discussion and Conducting a Learner Analysis assignment. Please review the Week 4 Instructor Guidance page and the Discussion Grading Rubric before participating.

 

Initial Post: Compose an initial response that includes the following:

· Restate your need or problem identified from the Week 3 Assessing Instructional Needs discussion.

· Explain the significance of developing goals and how they differ from objectives.

· Develop and list two goals to guide the focus of instruction you are designing. ( Note: Here you are writing goals, not objectives. You will write objectives as part of this week’s assignment).

· Explain how each goal adheres to the elements of a SMART goal (i.e., Explain how each goal is Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-Based.). You may use the following table to do this:

 

	Goal 1	Goal 2
S	Explain what makes this goal  specific.	Explain what makes this goal  specific.
M	Explain what makes this goal  measurable.	Explain what makes this goal  measurable.
A	Explain what makes this goal  attainable.	Explain what makes this goal  attainable.
R	Explain what makes this goal  relevant.	Explain what makes this goal  relevant.
T	Explain what makes this goal  time-based.	Explain what makes this goal  time-based.

 

Critical Thinking Guidance: To help meet the critical thinking requirement, your post should do at least one of the following:

· analyze or evaluate information,

· make connections to other concepts in the class,

· provide examples that support your thoughts and viewpoints,

· share personal experiences relevant to the post,

· cite sources that support what you are stating in your post, or

· offer alternative viewpoints