LearningGoals

Learning Goals Personal learning Goals are the behaviours, knowledge or understandings that students identify as important to their own learning. They are about improving students' learning and achievement and building students' capacity to learn. Learning Goals may relate to general work habits, specific subjects, domains of learning or a combination of these.

At St Columba's we ask students to identify one goal from each of the following areas: //e.g. To improve my understanding of scientific concepts by creating mind maps to help organise my thoughts// //e.g. To listen attentively to what my peers have to say without interrution before responding to their ideas// //e.g. To complete set assignments by the due date by creating time in my study plan to work on them rather than leaving it to the night before.// Examples of learning goals from VCAA Click here to find out more from VCAA about developing, monitoring and reporting of personal goals. Click here to see progression points suggested by VCAA for Level 5 Click here to see progression points suggested by VCAA for Level 6 Click here to see progression points suggested by VCAA for beyond Level 6
 * **Academic**
 * **Social**
 * **Organisational**

**Role of House Teacher** As part of the Vertical House Structure, teachers will get to know their students better. As a House Group Teacher and House Leader part of taking a personal interest in students is monitoring their academic progress. At St Columba's House Group Teachers and Leaders are asked to play a part in developing, monitoring and reporting on the progress made by students in their House. The expectation is that they report on progress of student goals in the House Group Reports each semester. As a team an approach on how to deal with this should be developed. The following documents have been developed to support new teachers and students at St Columba's College.

Work Habits Rubric
There will be 4 formal pastoral lessons for learning Goals. In 2012 they will be: Re**sources to bring to session** Junior classes Senior classes || Click here on Worksheets to find other handouts on creating, reflecting, monitoring and strategies you can use.
 * **Date** || **Focus** ||
 * **Term 1**
 * 20/02/2013** || **Year 7 Goal Setting**
 * Setting Learning Goals for 2012 (Complete page B1 of planner)
 * Introduction to Learning Goals for year 7 by CL
 * [[file:Goal settingOverview_Year 7_2012.pptx]]
 * First draft of goals [[file:21stcenturylearningstc2009/7_8LG_Setting.docx|7_8LG_Setting.docx]]
 * Introduction overview [[file:21stcenturylearningstc2009/LG_Intro_Year7_seminar.docx|LG_Intro_Year7_seminar.docx]] ||
 * **Term 1**
 * 26/02/2013** || **Session 1** (20 minutes)
 * Students need to bring their planners, a pen and 2012 end of year report to this session.
 * They will complete Page B1 - Student Learning Goals Semester 1 (by end of session) which will be cited by House Group teacher and used to comment on report.
 * Teachers will need to bring laptop if they want to show video listed below.
 * Teaching Guide for Goal Setting Lesson**
 * Students should firstly complete SWOT table (Part one page B1 of planner) using their report as a guide to help identify what they did well (Strengths) and what they did not do well (Weaknesses).
 * Students should identify any Resources (Part one page B1 of planner) they need to help achieve their goals. At this stage teachers could introduce Work Habits Rubric and discuss this with students.
 * Discuss any blockers (Threats) that students have that stop them from achieving their goals. At this point you may want to discuss what "resilience" and "persistence" means. Click hereto see a video about a woman whose goal it was to walk across a tight rope. This hopefully will support some discussion on what these terms mean.
 * Finally students need to write their SMART goals for Semester 1 in planner.
 * Extra Information For VCE Students**
 * VCE students may want to explore the [|VCE Help web site]which gives information about setting goals at VCE
 * Year 12 students should use some of the strategies given to them by Darren Pereira at the beginning of the year to help them write their goals and develop strategies. ||
 * **Term 2** || **Session 2**
 * Monitoring goals (Complete page B2 of planner)
 * Reflecting, identifying blockers and strategies that can be used to support goals
 * Suggested handouts to begin refelction:
 * **Term 3**
 * 18/07/2013** || **Session 3**
 * Refining Goals (Complete page B3 of planner)
 * Junior students could reflect on their Semester 1 reports. Suggested handout [[file:21stcenturylearningstc2009/7-_9LG_EndSem1_ReportReflection.doc|7-_9LG_EndSem1_ReportReflection.doc]]
 * Senior students should reflect on their exam results. Suggested handout [[file:21stcenturylearningstc2009/EndofSem1ExamReflection_10_12.doc|EndofSem1ExamReflection_10_12.doc]] ||
 * **Term 4** || **Session 4**
 * Monitoring and reporting on goals (Complete B4 of planner) ||

Other strategies particular to do with the social and organisational goals should be developed into House Lessons to help students achieve their goals.However all teachers need to make links to these goals for students.

All teachers should support students in developing their goals. Strategies to support goals should be used in class and where possible teachers should make connections to student goals. We need to develop this within our curriculum practices and hope to do this in 2012.
 * ALL Teachers**

VIDEO RESOURCES Worksheets
 * Other Resources**

Possible comments for reports
 * Reporting:**

You can find a Markbook Comment update at H:\TeacherCurriculumResources\CurriculumMatters\LearningGoals_HouseGroup\Reportingongoals