SEL - New Years SMART Goals (Inspired by Fidel Renteria)

Social Emotional Learning (SEL):

New Years SMART Goals

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Open Ended

A lot of people like to start the new year reflecting on the past, and setting plans for the future. What might be a goal you have for 2023?

(This can be related to school, family, friends, hobbies, wellness, anything!)

Goals v SMART Goals

• By setting goals, you are providing yourself with a target to aim for.

• A SMART goal, however, is used to help guide goal setting even more purposefully.

• SMART is an acronym that stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Timely.

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What does a SMART Goal look like?

• Regular Goal: I'm going to write a book.

• S - I'm going to write a 60,000-word sci-fi novel.

• M - I will finish writing 60,000 words in 6 months

• A - I will Write 2,500 words per week.

• R - I've always dreamed of becoming a professional writer!

• T - I will start tomorrow on January 1st, and finish June 30th.

Create a SMART Goal

• Specific - What do you want to accomplish?

• Measurable - How will you know when the goal is accomplished?

• Attainable - How can the goal be accomplished?

• Relevant - Is this goal worth working hard to accomplish?

• Timely - By when will the goal be accomplished?

Poll

Turn & Talk: Take 5 min to brainstorm your SMART Goal with a partner.

• I'm done! I have my SMART Goal!

• I'm almost done!

• I'm need a little help!

• I'm stuck!

Open Ended

How did you change or specify your goal from earlier?

What is your newly revised SMART goal?