c)+Big+Hairy+Goals+Gp4

 Set one to three overarching goals for your course.  What do you want your students to be able to //do// when they are done with your course? Several months down the road? Next year? Five years from now? As you write your goals, keep the following in mind: 

__Students will assess the need for order in society__
 * //Students will be able to link the process of animal classification to other systems.//
 * //Students will be able to recognize that classification and order exists within all aspects of life.//
 * //Students will be able to explain the need for classification.//
 * //Students will demonstrate an understanding of the need for order in society//

 
 * **Factor in context. ** Who are your students, and what do they need? Remember what you wrote on course context for the tasks in Part 1 of this activity
 * **Set student-focused goals. **
 * **Phrase your goals as ** //"Students will be able to…"// or "//I want students to be able to…"//.
 * **Avoid phrases such as ** //"I want to expose students to…"// or //"I want to show students that…"//. Don't fall into the trap of writing a goal that says //"I want students to be able to be exposed to…."!//
 * **Set goals involving higher order thinking skills. **


 * //Students will ://**


 * **//be able to design a Dichotomus Key//**
 * **//analyse the use of Keys in Society//**
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">**//analyse what is needed for living things to survive, thrive or adapt, now and in the future.//**
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"> **//explain how the observed characteristics of living things are used to establish a classification system.//**
 * **//analyse what is needed for living things to survive, thrive or adapt, now and in the future.//**
 * **//explain how the observed characteristics of living things are used to establish a classification system.//**
 * **//explain the relationships, past and present, in living and non-living systems, in particular ecosystems, and human impact on these systems.//**
 * **<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Use verbs that signal higher order thinking skills **<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">, such as //derive, predict, analyze, design, interpret, synthesize, formulate, plan, correlate, evaluate, create, critique// and //adapt//.
 * **<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Avoid verbs that signal lower order thinking skills **<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">, such as //list, explain, calculate, know about, identify, describe, recognize, summarize, discuss, define, recall, paraphrase//, and //locate//.
 * **<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Set goals that are concrete, have measurable outcomes, and provide clear direction for course design. **<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Avoid verbs such as //understand, appreciate, value//.
 * <span style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Remember that there is no one right set of overarching goals for a course. Different instructors with different students will likely have different goals or phrase goals differently even if the course is on the same topic.