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What are goals and why set them? Goals are something you want to achieve in the future. They help you reflect on yourself as a learner and become aware of your strengths and weaknesses. You set goals so that you can actually accomplish your dreams and aim for something even greater in the future.
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Learning GoalsWho needs learning goals anyway?
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Introduction of learning goalshttp://www.vimeo.com/5665405
Goals should reflect the learning organisations missionhttp://
www.columba.vic.edu.au/heritage/our-mission.html
What are goals and why set them?
Goals are something you want to achieve in the future.
They help you reflect on yourself as a learner and become aware of your strengths and weaknesses.
You set goals so that you can actually accomplish your dreams and aim for something even greater in the future.
The Purpose of Learning Goals?
To help keep you on track.
This is an opportunity for you as a student to take greater control over your own learning.
You can do this by setting your own goals and evaluating these. CC Flickr
Professional Conversations
You will set your own learning goals.
Your House Group teacher will help be available to support and discuss your goals.
Your House Group teacher will report on your achievements.
Learning GoalsAcademic achievement
Will lead to improving the way you learn. It’s about doing something differently not necessarily more of the same thing. It should lead to better outcomes.
Social developmentThe way you relate to peers and teachers and how these relationships can be enhanced and used to improve your learning.
Organisational SkillsImproving the efficiency and effectiveness of how we go about doing our day to day business.
Types of goals
When you set your learning goals, make sure they are S.M.A.R.T. Goals
This stands for goals which are:
SPECIFICMEASURABLEACHIEVABLE REALISTICTIME-SPECIFIC
Explanation....SPECIFIC- means that your goal is to the
point. Describe what you want to achieve in as much detail as possible. Outline the steps you need to take
MEASURABLE- means progress towards your goal can be measured and that you will know when you have reached it
ACHIEVABLE- means that your goal is something that you know you can achieve with effort, energy, discipline and time
Explanation....REALISTIC- means that you must make
sure your goals can be achieved given your personal environment and circumstances
TIME-SPECIFIC- means that the amount of time you have to reach your goal is reasonable-for example not too short or not too long. Also, you set yourself a time limit to achieve the goal
How to write Learning Goals?
They are a declaration of intent not a wish list.
I will... Not I want....
Need to consider blockers and strategies to overcome the blockers
Rewrite the goals to make them SMART?
“To improve my understanding by completing more work in class”
Academic Goals
To improve my learning within the discipline (could make this specific) by developing appropriate strategies for revision on content covered in class.
How could this be achieved?
Academic Goals
Social development
“To listen to all my classmates opinions.”
Social development
To improve my relationship with classmates by developing strategies that support communication.
How could this be achieved?
Organisational Skills
“To complete all assignments.
Organisational Skills
To develop effective organisational skills to support my learning and avoid stress
How could this be achieved?
Write your own Goals
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Year 12You should be able to do this on your own.
Write your own goals on the proforma I have sent.
Share them with others . Discuss are they SMART. Reword them. They should be based around your VCE year and your realistic ambitions and career prospects.
You need to send these to me no later than Monday and discuss a time to discuss these with me in next 2 weeks.
Year 11You already have your goals. I have made
some suggestions on these. I will discuss this with each of you hopefully in this lesson.
Review these and reword these goals . Discuss with others and ensure they are SMART. Rewrite goals
Break the goals down into achievable objectives list these and how long you expect to achieve these on the proforma.
Year 10Identify 3 strengths and weaknesses on your
own. Write on post itDiscuss as a Year 10 group.Share some ideas about the type of goals you
are thinking about.Fill out the proforma. This needs to be
handed in to me.