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It is very evident that we need to have goals in order to move students away from simple compliance to student driven learning. The problem is that it is such a big shift it will take years to finally sink in. We'll get there, but it is a long road.

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I feel like students should set Smart goals before each unit. I'm fine with them being personal or behavioral goals but I want at least one academic goal specific to the unit we are starting. That way I can have them reflect each Thursday as part of their ticket out the door on how they are doing on their goals and they are accessing their meta-cognitive powers. It might be good to have them make personal goals so they can realize these smart goals can be goals for anything going on in their life. I like the idea of having the students goals in a place where they can see them each time they come to class. Whether that is in digital form as their screen saver, or physical form in the front of their notebooks. Either will work as long as they can see them. I would have them bring their goals when its time for our conference so we can go over them and I can offer any guidance to help them achieve their goals.

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Teaching students how to set goals is important.  Goal setting is a skill they will use for life.  These things will help us to better help them.  

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Teaching students how to set goals is important.  Goal setting is a skill they will use for life.  These things will help us to better help them.  

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My thoughts on Goals - and what those thoughts are worth:

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My thoughts on Goals - and what those thoughts are worth:

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Okay, so setting goals is great...when done correctly. The problem is, New Year’s Day has created a stigma around goal setting. “Set your New Year’s resolutions now!” Wahoo!...until two months have passed, and your goal is in the toilet. With SMART goals, however, this helps eliminate the depression and self-loathing that inevitably accompanies failing to meet goals.

With SMART goals, students are able to not only make that goal, but see the path that will lead them to accomplishing that goal. Too often, we say we want to loose that ten pounds, or learn that skill...but we only have a cursory understanding/plan of how to get there. With SMART goals, you have to break that goal down into steps; measurable, timed, achievable goals.

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I loved the first one!  It is the one I feel is most user friendly for students, however, I think I would also use the second one as a teaching tool to help students understand what SMART goals are and how to create them.   

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I loved the first one!  It is the one I feel is most user friendly for students, however, I think I would also use the second one as a teaching tool to help students understand what SMART goals are and how to create them.   

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FhWQETWzuVrrStFb756wgKF2D3aU7wLfMMSANHrd-m0/edit

I like this template because it has all of the SMART goal definitions already listed for easy access to help you build your own template. It is simple and straight forward. Easy for students to read and break down.

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pcg17pdWtW36wgPfTfOg0ilrrVzFVp5YH-RcLXM4Km4/edit?usp=sharing

This template is my favorite because it allows students to build upon their goals. I currently have a goal setting sheet that I use in which the students simply

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I liked this one for its simplicity. Give students too much, and they won’t do it. This one is simple for them, and a great place for me to start teaching them the principles behind goal setting. This will more efficiently allow me to help students become proficient at setting S.M.A.R.T. goals.

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I like the fourth template https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oQe86On4Y8cOnGrBD1t45OSBKMsc3hPz2js44epkIHY/edit
which just has them write out their goal and then goes through and has them show how it is Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timely. I like how simple it is because if it is too confusing the students will not want to do it.

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I know goal setting is important.  I have lots of goals most of them not written down, but I work towards them.  I think if we can get students to set goals and look at the long view of where they will be in 10 years or more it is a win because they will work harder to accomplish.  The real challenge is getting them to tie what they are learning in school to their goals.
Getting to know what students care about is a  great question and gives you things to put into lessons that will help students.

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I like this one because it is simple.  To me the SMART goes don't work because to long and takes to much effort for a student to fill out.  The simplier the better when dealing with students.

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I really like the SMART goal template and after going through the goal setting work station I have realized more that it isn't that easy for a student to put the goal together and do a SMART goal. Tucker steps back and asks what does the student need to understand to be able to put a goal together. Sometimes I can see where we as teachers have made goals for many years assume the basics of goal setting are already there for the students. I like the probing questions tucker presents not about goal setting but about helping the student understand and connect with what is trying to be achieved with goal setting.

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In my experience, students that do not perform often do not perform because they lack motivation. I've heard, "This is stupid!" followed by crossed arms and frowny face so many times. I think that in reality, it isn't that things are stupid but that the learner doesn't have a clear and measurable pathway to take that a SMART goal may provide.

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I am a visual learner so I liked the map that lets me write several goals on one page.

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oQe86On4Y8cOnGrBD1t45OSBKMsc3hPz2js44epkIHY/edit?usp=sharing

I like this template because it allows for 3 goals to be set and it reminds the user of the explanations of SMART.

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I think goal-setting is much more important than we give time or credit for. We need to help students learn to be accountable for their own learning, and goal-setting can help them do that. However, we need to also move beyond simply having them set goals; we need to follow up with them on a regular basis and revisit the process multiple times each year. We also need to give them time on their own to assess their own progress (metacognition!!) and make any necessary steps to get back on track if they're struggling.

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I like the SMART goal template and accompanying example of a college student paying bills by selling cotton candy on the weekends. I think it provides thorough and explicit details on what the goal is, how it will be accomplished, and what the success will look like. Combined with the blank template, I think it would be a great template for students to use in learning how to set effective goals.

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I am familiar with the SMART goals but I also like the why is helps with guiding and keeping both time and the goal itself organized and straight forward in a simple way. I think most goals do not make it because they are missing a part of the SMART

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ROUND TWO after getting kicked off the internet! The SMART goal has a familiarity. It is lined out similar to an IEP goal: observable, measurable, results oriented and time oriented. BOOM!! There it is!

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I really like the description on Measurable Goals. How will we measure your progress and how will we know your goal's progress? Helping students understand how to measure their progress towards accomplishing their goals. How many or How much? How do they know if they reached their goal? Is their an indicator to mark their progress for their goal? Every single part of a SMART Goal plays an important rule in achieving your goal.

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My overall thought about goal setting is that I have been using it, but it can be much more effective if I have students use the SMART goal template regularly.  I will also make sure that I'm using it to review with them to revisit and reflect on their progress.

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My overall thought about goal setting is that I have been using it, but it can be much more effective if I have students use the SMART goal template regularly.  I will also make sure that I'm using it to review with them to revisit and reflect on their progress.

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There are so many different ways on how to implement goal setting in the classroom. I am not clear on whether I need to focus on academic goals, personal goals, or behavioral goals, goals that are for the whole quarter or for a specific unit of study? I think I need to pare down what I want to work on and what I can follow through on. It seems like the consistency and follow through would be the most important.

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This is my favorite template because I think it will be the simplest for ALL students to follow and understand.

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This is my favorite template because I think it will be the simplest for ALL students to follow and understand.

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The template that I like is the Visual Map for Goal Setting because it is simple and not overpowering with lots of words.  I also like how it identifies that the student should know (or the teacher in this case) what success looks like.

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I liked how in one video it talked about aligning behaviors with personal goals.  Made me think about what are the actions necessary to do well in Math. What would that look like? Can I easily create a rubric for that, so that I do not need to create a new rubric for each unit?

Also wrapping my head around due dates, how are kids held accountable with out penalty?  There are consequences at some point in time. I still feel the need to mark for completion when it comes to practice. I am okay with not giving a grade, but there needs to be evidence of practice in order to help determine if a student will be successful overall. Just my thoughts.

Also if not grading everything, rubrics, and final produce will need to be more rigorous.

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This is the template that I like the best and will start using with students.  I currently use goal-setting, but the SMART goal template will help students understand how to make it more specific and measurable.

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This is the template that I like the best and will start using with students.  I currently use goal-setting, but the SMART goal template will help students understand how to make it more specific and measurable.

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I like this template. I like how it is simple. Focuses on one goal. It could be easily adjusted to accommodate more than one goal at a time. It has questions in each area to get students thinking about how to break down their goal in different aspects.

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Overall, I believe that goal setting with student is probably the most important component of student-centered standards-based learning. I do not know of any other strategy out there that will actually put the responsibility of learning on the student besides goal setting. But it goes deeper than that. We cannot just set goals. We have to evaluate and revise them as the course goes on. If we set the goal, ignore it, then expect that it will work some kind of magic, we are mistaken. Using goals in the right way with students also forces us, teachers, to let go of some of our deeply held powers. For example, students have a say in what success looks like. It is no longer just the opinion of the teacher that the student must conform to. This can be very powerful for both students and teachers if only teachers can learn to let go of some paradigms.

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I liked this template best because it was simple and straightforward.  I use the SMART goal-setting strategy, and it does also have a few simple versions. But the one that Tucker presents seems much easier to manage and attend to for students.  Whatever template we use, it must be simple enough to sustain but effective in helping students to learn and to take responsibility for their learning..

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