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Administrators and learning coaches often request that teachers post daily learning objectives and review week-at-a-glance agendas with their students. The reasoning is that posting learning objectives helps students understand the purpose of each lesson and what is expected of them. Additionally, it brings an awareness to the selection of learning activities and may increase the likelihood that classroom activities align with district or national standards. Posting daily and weekly plans provide teachers with a level of accountability to not waste time off topic, and they can become part of a consistent routine that supports engagement and cooperation.
Now, we're not saying whether or not you should post weekly and daily objectives--we're just letting you know why you may be asked to do so. Our Project Manager and Vamos co-author Meghan Loveless was asked to post learning objectives in an agenda-style set of slides with her students. If she had to make it for herself, she wanted to share with other teachers that might be in the same position! Especially if you're teaching with The Vamos Curriculum this year, you'll love these because they are Vamos-branded!
She created two sets of slides, one that already contains headings in Spanish, and another that is fully editable so that you can use it in any language.
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