The document outlines learning goals for a 6th grade math unit based on Georgia Common Core Performance Standards. The goals are to have students write and evaluate expressions and solve problems using order of operations. These goals aim to improve students' complex problem solving skills and ability to transfer ideas to new contexts through open-ended questions and class discussions. Mastering these skills is important as students will use them to solve real-world problems and throughout further mathematics studies.

1. Ricardo Myers
Date: 10-21-12
Learning Goals
The goals for this unit are based on the Georgia Common Core Performance Standards for sixth
grade math. The students in these classes are performing below or at grade level on the Criterion
Referenced Competency Tests. The new implement of the Common Core Standards are gearing students
to be able to answers open ended questions. Therefore, in my classroom I will use a lot of open ended
questions instead of the normal multiple choice questions. The specific learning goals for this unit are as
followed:
The student will be able to write and evaluate expressions (Common Core Standard: MCC6.EE.1).
The student will understand how to solve problems using order of operations (Common Core Standard:
MCC6.EE.2c).
The types of learning goals listed above for this unit is complex problem solving skills and transferring
ideas to new contexts. In addition, both of these learning goals are in class lecture level learning goals.
These are goals we will work through in class discussions and exercises. Overall, these learning goals are
important, because students can use these skills to help solve real-world application problems. In
addition, these learning goals are important factors for students to master as they will see it again
throughout their entire mathematics studies.