Creating a SMART Goal

Creating a SMART Goal

Open Ended

You have to set goals that are almost out of reach. If you set a goal that is attainable without much work or thought, you are stuck with something below your true talent and potential.

— Steve Garvey

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Open Ended

The tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goals to reach.

— Benjamin Mays

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SMART Goals

Have built-in steps that make it easier to ensure that we achieve them.

Poll

The goal: do better in Math. SMART or Not?

• SMART

• Not SMART

Steps to make a S.M.A.R.T. goal:

SPECIFIC

What is my goal in detail?

• I will go to math tutoring.

MEASURABLE

How much or how many times will I do this?

• I will go to math tutoring during lunch on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

ACTION-BOUND

What action will I take?

• I’ll work on my homework during tutoring.

REALISTIC

Can I make this happen? How?

• I’ll put sticky notes in my agenda to help me remember.

TIME-BOUND

When is my due date?

• I’ll go to lunch tutoring until the unit test in two weeks.

Now you’ve got a S.M.A.R.T. goal:

I will work on my math homework during lunch tutoring on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the next two weeks. I’ll put sticky notes in my agenda to help me remember.

Multiple Choice

I will go on 30 job interviews per month.

• SMART

• Not SMART

Multiple Choice

I will meet with each of my teachers individually within the first two weeks of class to start building a rapport and gain clarity of their expectations so I will feel comfortable going to them with future questions throughout the year.

• SMART

• Not SMART

Multiple Choice

I will complete all of my assignments this year at least one day before they’re due to avoid rushing through any work. To do this, I will list all of my assignments in order of their due date and work through them accordingly. I will spend 30 minutes every Sunday night determining which projects need attention during the week ahead.

• SMART

• Not SMART

Multiple Choice

To keep myself accountable for my learning, I will raise my hand at least five times each week in class to answer a question posed by the teacher.

• SMART

• Not SMART

Multiple Choice

I’m going to increase my savings by next month.

• SMART

• Not SMART

• What is the most important part of a S.M.A.R.T. goal? Why?

• What part of a S.M.A.R.T. goal is most difficult for you to create? Why is that?

• How can the advisory support each other in setting and achieving S.M.A.R.T. goals?