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The Power of Smart Goals: Using Goals to Improve Student Learning Book

The Power of Smart Goals: Using Goals to Improve Student Learning
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  • The Power of Smart Goals: Using Goals to Improve Student Learning
  • Written by author Jan ONeill
  • Published by Solution Tree, November 2005
  • Many schools have improvement goals, but they are all too often written into a mandated school improvement plan and then soon forgotten. Although most of us acknowledge the power of goals in our own lives, they remain the single most underestimated and un
  • Many schools have improvement goals, but they are all too often written into a mandated school improvement plan and then soon forgotten. Although most of us acknowledge the power of goals in our own lives, they remain the single most underestimated and un
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About the Authorsxv
Forewordxix
Chapter 1Introduction: The SMART Goals Process1
Barriers to Goal-Setting and Monitoring5
Hard Work5
Lack of Common Assessments6
Lack of Feedback7
Vulnerability7
The Power of Results Thinking8
The QLD Framework11
The Power of SMART Goals13
Strategic14
Specific14
Measurable15
Attainable15
Results-Based16
Time-Bound16
A Powerful Graphic Organizer for Creating SMART Goals17
The Goal19
Indicators20
Measures20
Targets20
A Process for Implementing SMART Goals24
The 30+ Minute Meeting Process: Step by Step25
Meeting #1Identify the Need25
Meeting #2Identify SMART Goal25
Meeting #3Correlating Promising Practices With Current Practices26
Meeting #4Plan Professional Development26
Meeting #5Analyze Results and Refocus Efforts27
SMART Goals Work!30
Chapter 2Keeping Goals Alive33
From Survive to Thrive34
The Journey: Five Key Questions35
Where Do We Want to Be?35
Where Are We Now?37
How Will We Get to Where We Want to Be?37
What Are We Learning, and Where Should We Focus Next?38
Leadership Capacity38
Will and Skill39
Team Skills: The Three Realms of Skillfulness43
Individual Development43
Organizational Development43
Implementation Management44
Action: Beyond the Plan45
Phase IInitiation46
Phase IIImplementation46
Phase IIIInstitutionalization47
Success in the McFarland School District47
Nurturing the Cycle of Growth50
Chapter 3Linking Assessment and Goals53
Team Goals54
Assessment That Promotes Learning55
The Need for Balanced Assessment56
Summative Assessment57
Formative Assessment58
Changing Our Practices: Using Common Assessments59
"Just in Time" Learning62
Student Involvement in Assessment62
The Five Dimensions of Quality Assessments64
Dimension 1Quality Assessments Arise From and Are Designed to Serve the Specific Information Needs of Intended Users65
Dimension 2Quality Assessments Arise From Clearly Articulated and Appropriate Achievement Targets65
Dimension 3Quality Assessments Accurately Reflect Student Achievement65
Dimension 4Quality Assessments Yield Results That Are Effectively Communicated to Intended Users71
Dimension 5Quality Assessments Involve Students in Classroom Assessment, Record-Keeping, and Communication of Results74
Creating Winners Through Assessment76
Chapter 4SMART Goal-Driven Curriculum and Instruction77
Traditional Curriculum Management79
The Ideal System81
Using Goals to Focus Curriculum Improvement82
Curriculum Improvement in Action84
The Team Learning Process86
1Identify Essential Learning Outcomes87
2Develop Common, Comprehensive Assessments90
3Identify Proficiency Levels That All Students Should Achieve94
4Review Results, Identify Problem Areas, and Develop Plans for Addressing Those Areas97
Putting It All Together102
Where Am I Going?102
Where Am I Now?108
How Can I Close the Gap?108
A Living, Breathing Process109
Chapter 5Using SMART Goals to Drive Professional Development113
Linking Goals and Professional Development116
Organizational Goals117
How They Did It120
The Importance of Leadership122
Individual Professional Goals124
Goals for Beginning Teachers124
Goals for Experienced Educators126
Goals That Are Motivating126
Goals Focused on Student Success127
Student Learning Goals130
Evaluation of Professional Development133
Level 1Participant Reactions134
Level 2Participant Learning134
Level 3Organization Support and Change135
Level 4Participant Use of New Knowledge and Skills135
Level 5Student Learning Outcomes136
Rethinking Professional Development136
Chapter 6Building Capacity for Goal-Oriented Thinking139
The Power of Optimism141
Optimism and Motivation143
Optimism and Hope143
Developing Competence145
Barriers to Teacher Leadership147
Strategies for Reducing-or Eliminating-the Barriers150
Working From Our Beliefs150
Restructuring Time154
Building Optimism154
What Teachers Can Do to Build Leadership157
The Power of Reflection159
Teachers Need to Collaborate162
A Clear Vision of Student Success163
Chapter 7Case Studies165
Jenifer Junior High School, Lewiston, Idaho166
The Middle School Model166
Goal-Setting168
Longfellow Middle School, La Crosse, Wisconsin171
Examining the Data172
The Outcomes173
The Steps174
SMART Goals and Action Plans176
Continuous Improvement177
New Lexington High School, New Lexington, Ohio178
SMART Team Planning180
Reflection185
Burleigh Elementary School, Elmbrook, Wisconsin187
The Rest of the Story188
The Path to Success190
Chapter 8Renewing Our Schools, Our Practices, Ourselves191
References197


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