What turns a goal into a SMART GOAL ?

What turns a goal into a SMART GOAL ?

Specific and StrategicMeasurable   Action Oriented, Attainable   Rigorous, Realistic, Results focused   Timed, Tracked SMART GOALS Here’s an important goal that many of us share: "Get in shape." How could we revise it to make it a SMART GOAL ?

Specific and StrategicMeasurable   Action Oriented, Attainable   Rigorous, Realistic, Results focused   Timed, Tracked SPECIFIC AND STRATEGIC • What concretely do you want to improve ? • Why is it an important priority ? • What do you want to accomplish? • Use action verbs to create clear, concrete statements.

Specific and StrategicMeasurableAction Oriented, Attainable   Rigorous, Realistic, Results focused   Timed, Tracked MEASURABLE How will achieving the goal be measured ? What assessment will you use?

Specific and StrategicMeasurable   Action Oriented, Attainable Rigorous, Realistic, Results focused   Timed, Tracked ACTION ORIENTED, ATTAINABLE • Is this a reasonable and doable goal ? • Is the goal so conservative it is uninspiring ? • Is the goal so high that it feels impossible to achieve ? • Is it clear what action steps will be taken ?

Specific and StrategicMeasurable   Action Oriented, Attainable   Rigorous, Realistic, Results focused Timed, Tracked Rigorous, Realistic, Results Focused • Is it clear what reaching the goal will look like ? • Is the goal aiming too low ? • Is the goal aiming too high ? • Does the goal reflect an outcome, not just a process or activity that might contribute to achieving the goal ?

Specific and StrategicMeasurable   Action Oriented, Attainable   Rigorous, Realistic, Results focused   Timed, Tracked TIMED AND TRACKED • What’s the time frame for meeting the goal ? • How will you track progress toward the goal? • How will you track progress towards the goal ?

Specific and StrategicMeasurable   Action Oriented, Attainable   Rigorous, Realistic, Results focused   Timed, Tracked SMART GOALS How could we revise our “get in shape” goal to make it a SMART GOAL ? Now let’s apply this to educators’ SMART goals.

Specific and StrategicMeasurable   Action Oriented, Attainable   Rigorous, Realistic, Results focused   Timed, Tracked SMART Goals Specific/Strategic - A specific/strategic goal has a much greater chance of being accomplished than a general goal. To set a specific/strategic goal you must answer the 3 "W" questions: *Who: Who is involved?  *What: What do I want to accomplish?  *Where: Identify a location.

Specific and StrategicMeasurableAction Oriented, Attainable   Rigorous, Realistic, Results focused   Timed, Tracked SMART Goals Measurable - Establish concrete criteria for measuring progress toward the attainment of each goal you set. When you measure your progress, you stay on track, reach your target dates, and experience the exhilaration of achievement that spurs you on to continued effort required to reach your goal. Ask questions such as......How much? How will I know when it is accomplished? What is the baseline?

Specific and StrategicMeasurable   Action Oriented, Attainable Rigorous, Realistic, Results focused   Timed, Tracked SMART Goals Action Oriented, Attainable - Construct a goal that is action oriented and attainable. Don’t set it so high that in the back of your mind you know failure will eventually happen. Example: An unreasonable goal is, “Use technology with every lesson I teach”, but an attainable goal would be, “Integrate technology into one lesson plan each week.”

Specific and StrategicMeasurable   Action Oriented, Attainable   Rigorous, Realistic, Results focused Timed, Tracked SMART Goals Rigorous, Realistic, Results Focused - To be realistic, a goal must represent an objective toward which you are both willing and able to work. But be sure that every goal represents substantial progress. Some of the hardest jobs you ever accomplished actually seem easy simply because they were a labor of love. Your goal is probably realistic if you truly believe that it can be accomplished.

Specific and StrategicMeasurable   Action Oriented, Attainable   Rigorous, Realistic, Results focused   Timed, Tracked SMART Goals Timed, Tracked - A goal should be grounded within a time frame. With no time frame tied to it there's no sense of urgency. If you want to lose 10 lbs, when do you want to lose it by? "Someday" won't work. But if you anchor it within a timeframe, "by May 1st", then you've set your unconscious mind into motion to begin working on the goal. It must be tracked – progress monitoring.

Specific and StrategicMeasurable   Action Oriented, Attainable   Rigorous, Realistic, Results focused   Timed, Tracked SMART Goals • Examples: • Bad example: “I want to learn to speak Spanish.” • Good example: “I want to learn to speak Spanish phrases that will help me to “survive” on my trip to Spain on December 23rd. I’ll commit myself to learning at least 5 phrases every week until I leave on my trip.”

Evidence • What evidence do you have that student achievement and student learning is actually taking place in your school?

What turns a goal into a SMART GOAL ?