Name: klemens koestler
Goal Setting in Grade 9-‐10 Yokohama International School
Step 1: Identifying strengths and areas for improvement •
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Think about your achievement last year in school and in the first few weeks of this school year and make a list of your strengths as well as areas for improvement. List them in the table below.
Strengths: I am very communicative, well organized, can work well with others
Areas for improvement:
don’t talk too much, don’t interrupt the teacher, have laptop closed when not using it
Step 2: Organizing the information
Looking at the table, identify the top 3 strengths and the top 3 areas for improvement. 1. don’t talk to much
1. well organized 2. don’t interrupt the teacher 2. can work well with others 3. have laptop open when I need for class work
3. very communicative
Name: klemens koestler
Step 3: Identifying my goals Over the next semester, I want to …. (Insert goal here) Aim for three achievable goals over the next semester. Be very specific in your goals. Do not state, “I want to do better” or “I want better grades”. Be specific about what you would like to improve. For example, “I would like to improve my understanding of the concept of change in Humanities or “I would like to learn 100 new words in French.” Goal #1:
Over the next semester, I want to …. I would like to become better in Spanish and learn more vocabulary Goal #2:
Over the next semester, I want to …. Improve my explosive strength for soccer Goal #3:
Over the next semester, I want to …. Try joining a soccer club
Step 4: Developing strategies to achieve my goals and ways of measuring them to know if I have achieved them. For example: Goal# 1: Over the next semester, I want be less distracted by my computer. To achieve this goal I will … (these are my strategies) 1. Make eye contact with the person who is speaking 2. Close the computer down even if the teacher hasn’t told me to do so because I know that I listen better that way 3. Never have anything open which the teacher hasn’t asked me to open I will know I have reached my goal when… • •
These are how I will measure whether I have achieved it See Y Chart on PPT slide to help you
Name: klemens koestler
Step 4: Developing strategies Goal # 1: To achieve this goal I will… Step 1 Look over the Spanish vocab we learned last year
Step 2 Go to online resources and learn conjugation of verbs
Step 3 Find an interactive way of using Spanish in normal life
I will know that I have reached my goal when . . .
It feels like… I can communicate well enough with other Spanish speakers It sounds like… I know what the language is like It looks like…. nothing
Name: klemens koestler
Goal # 2: To achieve this goal I will… Step 1 Practice on my fitness (running)
Step 2 Workout certain muscle group on the leg that would benefit me
Step 3 Work on acceleration
I will know that I have reached my goal when . . . It feels like… I am able to run faster (short distance) It sounds like… nothing It looks like…. im faster
Name: klemens koestler
Goal # 3: To achieve this goal I will… Step 1 Improve my ball control – learn more tricks
Step 2 Look up for teams on the internet and find a soccer team close to school or my home
Step 3 Be determined to train (set up a training schedule)
I will know that I have reached my goal when . . . It feels like… I have achieved new skill for my game lesson It sounds like… kaboom It looks like…. I can play soccer