Student Learning Objectives (SLOs): Collaboration for Student Success

Jennifer Locraft Cuddapah, Shabana Sayed

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A middle school science teacher and a college teacher educator collaborate to explain how the Student Learning Objective (SLO) was embedded into the student teaching internship. After review of the SLO literature, details about the process and benefits of partnering with a mentor teacher in order to learn about the SLO implementation cycle are shared. Implications for future practice are offered.


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5296/gjes.v5i2.15423

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