SMART Goals

SMART Goals

How can we practice self-management and stay organized?

What is the difference between dreams and goals?

• Dreams are visions of what we want

• Goals are our road map to making it happen – they take us from one point to the next.

There are two types of goals:

• Short-term: something you want to accomplish in the near future (days, weeks, months)

• Long-term: Something you want to accomplish over the course of year (s)

DECIDE...

• If the goal is short-term or long-term

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Multiple Choice

Get tutoring in math this semester

• Short-term

• Long-term

Multiple Choice

Graduate from high school with good grades

• Short-term

• Long-term

Multiple Choice

Travel to each continent

• Short-term

• Long-term

Make your goals SMART!

• S - Specific (What is your goal?)

• M - Measurable (What do you need to do to reach it?)

• A - Achievable (How will you track your progress?)

• R - Relevant (How does this goal improve you?)

• T - Timely (When will you reach your goal by?)

What does a SMART goal look like?

• Specific: I want to give every student specific feedback on their tests by the end of the week

• Measurable: I will grade one class per day starting on Monday and ending on Friday

• Achievable: I will mark scores down in Google Classroom as I go

• Relevant: This will help me improve my students learning by giving them an opportunity to learn from their mistakes and fix them

• Timely: I plan to reach the goal by Friday so all students have their scores when we return to school

Your turn!

• For the following examples, you will decide if they are a SMART goal

• If you think the goal meets the SMART requirements, choose YES and if you think it does not, choose NO

• What are the SMART requirements, again??

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Multiple Choice

"I want to do better in math class"

• YES

• NO

"I want to do better in math class"

• How can we make this a SMART goal?

Multiple Choice

“I want to get an 80% in English class by the end of the semester, so I will set aside 15 minutes of studying every Wednesday and write it in my planner.”

• YES

• NO

“I want to get an 80% in English class by the end of the quarter, so I will set aside 15 minutes of studying every Wednesday and write it in my planner.”

• Can we identify each part of the SMART requirements?

Multiple Choice

“I’ve always wondered what it would be like to write a novel, so I think I’m going to try.”

• YES

• NO

“I’ve always wondered what it would be like to write a novel, so I think I’m going to try.”

• How can we make it a SMART goal?

Multiple Choice

“To make the varsity team by next year, I will practice basketball at least three times a week and ask my coach to hold me accountable.”

• YES

• NO

Great job!

Now it's time to make your own SMART goals!

Complete the form on Google Classroom

• Choose a goal you are hoping to achieve by the end of the semester (January 18th)

• Make it school related

• Then follow it!