SMART Goals For Professional Learning Communities.ppt

SMART Goals For Professional Learning Communities Strategic Measureable Attainable Relevant Time Bound “Success isnt a result of spontaneous combustion.? You must “Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you “If you dont know where you are going, you will probably take your eyes off your goal. ” Henry?Ford end up somewhere else. ” Lawrence J. Peter set yourself on fire. ” Arnold H. Glasow Goals, Goals, Goals Why Do We Set Goals? (Fill in the blanks) Writing SMART Goals Strategic and Specific Measureable Attainable Results Oriented and Relevant Time Bound Strategic and Specific Describe the goal in precise terms. What are you going to do? Who is the goal for? How are you going to do it? When will the goal be reached? A specific goal has a much greater chance of being accomplished than a general goal. A general goal is, “I will read more.“ But a specific goal would say, “I will read for 30 minutes each day for the next year. Strategic and Specific Non-Example: Students will do better in math. Example: All __th grade students will score level 4 or higher in math on the 2010 FCAT. Measureable If it cant be expressed in figures, it is not science; it is Use specific criteria for measuring progress toward the goal. How many? How much? opinion. Measureable Non-Example: All _ th grade students will do better in math. Example: All __th grade students will score level 4 or higher in math on the 2010 FCAT. Attainable Goals should be set high (rigor) but Unattained goals do not indicate within reach. failure. To determine if your goal is attainable, ask questions such as: Do we truly believe that it can be accomplished? What are the resources that we need in order to accomplish this goal? Creating Attainable Goals Attainable Non-Example: All __th grade students will score level 5 in math on the 2010 FCAT. Example: 80% of ____th grade students will score 4 or higher in math on the 2010