Planning anchor tasks should begin with the Learning Target. Learning Targets are different from standards. Standards help inform teachers what their kids should be able to do AT THE END of the course. They can be broad, vague and too difficult for our kids to understand. They are meant for teachers. Once a teacher has broken that standard into bite-size (1 lesson), digestible (understandable) parts, the hunt for an Anchor Task can begin:) | Anchor Tasks