BTDES - Professional Growth Achievement Goal (PGAG) Setting Form – Music Example
Educator Name: ___________________________ Content Area: _____________ Grade Level: _______
SECTION I: Developing the PGAG using the Smart Process
Goal
Professional Growth Achievement (S.M.A.R.T.) Goal
By the end of the 2013-2014 school year, I will incorporate evidence-based instructional
I will improve my
second grade students strategies that require grade 2 students to demonstrate how musical elements
communicate meaning and emotion through playing, singing, and moving to music as
ability to sing.
measured by formal and informal assessments so that 80% or more students will
demonstrate the following competencies:
1. Sing (using a head voice and appropriate posture) and move to music of various
and contrasting styles, composers and cultures with accurate pitch and rhythm.
2. Read, write and perform using eighth notes, quarter notes, half notes and
quarter rests in 2/4 and 4/4 meter.
*(Progress Point A, K-2, Ohio Music Standards)
Step 1 – In looking at the standards and your student’s learning, identify area(s) of focus in student achievement:
musical elements communicate meaning and emotion through playing, singing, and moving to music
Step 2 - Using the SMART process for goal setting, respond to the questions below.
Specific:
incorporate evidence-based instructional strategies that require grade 2
What, exactly, do I want to achieve/
students to demonstrate how musical elements communicate meaning and
improve so that students can
emotion through playing, singing, and moving to music
improve?
Measurable:
“80% or more” of students will demonstrate the following following
How will the growth I attain be
competencies:
measured/ assessed?
1. Sing (using a head voice and appropriate posture) and move to
How will I know I am more effective
music of various and contrasting styles, composers and cultures with
as an educator?
accurate pitch and rhythm.
2. Read, write and perform using eighth notes, quarter notes, half
notes and quarter rests in 2/4 and 4/4 meter.
Attainable:
Explain why this is a realistic and
“incorporate” and “demonstrate” based upon grade level expectations
attainable goal.
Results - Oriented and Relevant:
Why am I doing this? Is it really a
need? How will my students benefit
Developmentally expected outcomes for students to be able to perform
from my attainment of this goal?
musically based upon learning progressions for K-2 students
How will achievement of this goal
improve your practice.
Time Bound:
What is a measurable and realistic
by the end of the 2013-2014 school year
time line?
SECTION II: Connecting the PGAG to the Rubric
How does your PGAG connect to the evaluation rubrics? Is it aligned?
Rubric Standard(s): Which standards are
addressed in the rubric.
Standard 1. Students: Teachers understand student learning and development, and
respect the diversity of the students they teach.
Standard 2. Content: Teachers know and understand the content area for which they
have instructional responsibility.
Standard 3. Assessment: Teachers understand and use varied assessments to inform
instruction, evaluate and ensure student learning.
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SMART goal idea starter:
By[identify a specific point in time such as the end of the school year] I will [identify how your practice will improve in this
area, you may want to consider using language from the rubric] and in so doing, [identify the set of students who will benefit]
will [identify measurable way(s) in which students will benefit].