Learning Look Fors

The Delaware Literacy Fall Conference featured Connie M. Moss and Susan M. Brookhart, authors of Formative Classroom Walkthroughs.  As I listened and participated in the workshop on Tuesday, I kept thinking, this is what I've seen in classrooms across the Cape Henlopen School District. Talking to other teachers, we agreed that this work fits well into what we already use from our LFS training.  

Here's my short list of what we as teachers need to know:

1. Good lesson plans with objectives including "what they will learn..."
2. Students' essential knowledge, skills, reasoning through the lessons
3. A strong performance understanding that links to a formative assessment
4. Learning Targets - what it is? and how will I know?
5. Look-Fors - the learning the students are asked to demonstrate