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6
Grade PEP
Goal Setting
Overview
1) Introduce long-term goals and short-term
goals or pathways to achieving goals
2) Learn 6 keys to achieving your goals
3) Learn to write SMART goals
4) Identify and overcome barriers
People who reached
their goals
Goal Setting Activity
• Cut out and distribute goal setting prompts
to students.
When I grow up…
Ten years in the future…
When I am in high school…
When I am in college…
My dream job is…
• Instruct students to complete the goal setting
prompt (5 min)
Goal Setting Activity
• Directions:
o Switch goals with the person next to you.
o Read the new goal you have been given.
• Reflection Questions:
o What do you think of this new goal?
o Do you think you will accomplish this goal?
o Why or why not?
• Directions
o Switch back so you have your original goal.
Keys to achieving
your goals #1
Your goal(s) must be important to YOU!
o It must be YOUR goal, NOT your friend’s, parent’s
teacher’s goal.
o These people can support you, but you must
have the desire and be willing to put in the effort
o POINT: Don't let anyone else write your story. You
make your goals and be in charge of reaching
them! Don’t let distractions like drugs, friends,
poor school work take over your story.
Keys to achieving
your goals #2
Use strategies to stay focused on your goal(s)!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gtb5GDkJTig
• Directions:
o Write down your long-term vision or goal on your
goal worksheet
o Write down at least 8 reasons why you want to
accomplish this goal
Keys to achieving
your goals #3
Create clear steps or pathways to reach your goal(s)!
• Short-term goals and pathways provide a roadmap
to make dreams happen.
• They help take us from one point to the next.
(EXAMPLE)
GOAL: _Get into____
college to study____
health science______
5) Start
saving $20
per week
for college
3)
Record deadlines & requirements
for getting into a science focused
HS program
2)
1)
4) Earn
3’s &/or 4’s
on report
card
Volunteer at a
hospital one day per
month
Spend 30 extra minutes
per night studying math
and science
WHY:
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
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8)
Example College & Career
Pathway Goals
• Increase attendance (e.g. 95% or above)
• On-track to meeting standards (e.g. score 3’s or
above on report card)
• Complete class assignments
• Complete homework (e.g. set aside at least 30 min
per night to read, study, or complete homework)
• Participate in class activities (e.g. raise hand or
volunteer at least twice per class)
• Increase organization (e.g. write assignments in
planner, clean out binder, backpack, and locker
once per week)
• Reduce discipline referrals
Create paths to
your goal
(5 min)
GOAL: _______________
______________________
______________________
5)
TIP #1
“Begin with the end in mind”
4)
3)
TIP #2
“If you fail to plan,
you are planning to fail”
2)
1)
WHY:
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8)
Keys to achieving
your goals #4
Your goal(s) must be SMART!
o Specific (who, what, where when, why, how)
o Something you can Measure so you know when
you have reached it
o Attainable (within your power and actions to
make it happen)
o Realistic (within your reach to achieve)
o Timely (set a timeline for when you will reach your
goal)
SMART Goal
• Smart goal evaluation (5 min):
o Select one of the short-term goals or paths from
your goal worksheet.
o Write it in the box entitled, “short-term SMART goal”
o Evaluate whether this goal includes all of the
components of a SMART goal
Keys to achieving
your goals #5
• Watch video clip
o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gtp1Ya1r
o Note: end video at 3:45 (after race results)
• Key tips from the video clip:
Share your goal(s) with others
Don’t give up when failure or set-back
Practice daily discipline over time
Get a partner or support system for encouragement
and accountability
o Use positive self-talk (i.e. voice in your mind saying “you
can do this!”)
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Keys to achieving
your goals #6
Anticipate obstacles and create new pathways
when set-backs occur!
• Use you worksheet to brainstorm barriers or obstacles to
achieving your goal.
• Watch video clip of Famous Failures
o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLYECIjmnQs
o Discussion Questions:
• How to you respond to set-back or failure?
• How do you hope to respond in the future?
• Use your worksheet to brainstorm new pathways (or
strategies) to overcome these obstacles.
Obstacles Ahead
GOAL + Pathway +
Motivation = HOPE
• People who regularly set goals and pathways tend to…
o Set learning-based goals within their reach (NOT performancebased goals that may be outside their control)
o Have internal desire to learn new skills and master new tasks
o Track progress and increase effort with failure or setback
o Create new paths to goals when face obstacles or barriers
o Use positive self-talk (e.g. “Keep going!” “You can get this
done.”)
o Receive higher scores on achievement tests, higher overall
grade point averages, and higher graduation rates, even
when controlling for intelligence
o Have self-esteem, confidence, and perceived problem-solving
abilities and sense of control
o Have less anxiety
Snyder, C.R., Shorey, H.S., Cheavens, J., Pulvers, K.M., Adams, V.H., and Wiklund, C. (2002).
Hope and Academic Success in College, Journal of Educational Psychology, 94, 820-826.
Lesson Review
Your goal(s) must be important to YOU
Use strategies to stay focused on your goal(s)
Create clear steps or pathways to reach your goal(s)
Your goal(s) must be Specific, Measurable, Realistic,
Attainable, and Timely
• Don’t give up: anticipate obstacles and create new
pathways to goals when setbacks occur
• Use your support system (friends/family/teachers) for
encouragement and accountability
• Use positive self-talk (voice in your mind saying, “You
can do this!”)
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