The learning intention of a lesson or series of lessons tells students what they should know, understand and be able to do. At Robertson Public School we refer to this as WALT, a learning Intention or a learning Goal. All students are told what the learning intention is at the beginning of each lesson.
We have class goals and individual goals for each student. Individual learning goals and targets aim to improve students' learning and achievement and build students' capacity to learn. Students and teachers are responsible for setting goals. We have found that students who set their own learning goals have more confidence to take on more challenging tasks, regardless of their ability. When setting student goals we use the ISMART system. All goals need to be:
