New year goals.
1/11/2019
With the start of the new year, many of us decide on goals we would like to achieve over the course of the coming year. A decision to do or to do not do something and it is generally with the aim to improve or better ourselves. A new years resolution. In class this week the new year presents a great opportunity to review where we started and to look ahead to where we want to be. It is also a great time to review of class guidelines and to make sure they are working for all of us. After a period of self reflection, each student was asked to chose something of which they were proud of, something at which they wanted to get better at, and something at which they had already improved upon. After some discussion each student transformed their wish into a goal, with two to three actionable steps. This was a challenge for some. Personally I find it much easier to be critical and find something I can improve upon but much harder to show off and find something I would say I am good at. However it is something valuable and important to be able to do. We have made reading goals in class before, whether it be in reading or math or gym. Where they choose something they could do better, close their eyes, and visualize doing it better. these have often been short term goals as well. Something that can be achieved in the lesson or within the week. However, this was the first time I asked them to write down their goal and the steps they could take to achieve it. This was also a long term goal. Something that could be worked towards for the rest of the year. Setting, making a plan for, and working towards goals is a complex task, but an important one. Achieving a goal takes discipline and perseverance. When we make goals, students become vested in their own education, begin to take responsibility for their learning, and learn an important tool for becoming lifelong and reflective learners. Comments are closed.
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Hali TuomiMs. Tuomi has over five years experience in ASD, where she taught first and fifth grade classrooms. An avid skier, Ms. Tuomi is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Alaska Pacific University’s Bachelor of Arts in K-8 Education. Archives
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