The Power of SMART Goals: Using Goals to Improve Student Learning (Classroom Strategies)

Help staff focus on results, and implement SMART (Strategic and specific, Measurable, Attainable, Results oriented, and Time bound) goals to transform your school into a place where every student meets or exceeds standards. The authors present four success stories from real SMART schools and several frameworks for adult and student goal setting that lead to real results. Benefits: Learn about the barriers to goal setting and monitoring. Discover how to keep goals alive through supportive systems, policies, structures, and skill building. Examine case studies from real schools that are turning challenges into opportunities for learning and improvement. Understand the roles of assessment and professional development practices in goal setting and improvement. Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction: The SMART Goals Process Chapter 2: Keeping Goals Alive Chapter 3: Linking Assessment and Goals Chapter 4: SMART Goal-Driven Curriculum and Instruction Chapter 5: Using SMART Goals to Drive Professional Development Chapter 6: Building Capacity for Goal-Oriented Thinking Chapter 7: Case Studies Chapter 8: Renewing Our Schools, Our Practices, Ourselves

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