1. Goal Setting “Above & Beyond” EEI Transition Program: Equipping students with 21 st Century skills, Eliminating failing grades, and Increasing student engagement

2. Students will create SMART goals to achieve their career interests and understand the relationship between high school course work and career paths. Learning Objective

3. GOAL SETTING… provides direction and purpose. helps a person override distractions. is challenging hence increases a person’s work ethic and drive. provides accountability. ensures a person to live a life he/she envisions. increases a person’s self-esteem through accomplishment. Why is Goal Setting important?

4. STUDIES SHOW… approximately 80 % of people never set goals although most believe that goal setting is important to attain a better life… of the 20 % that do set goals, 70% fail to meet the goals they have set. What does this mean? Set your goals by writing them down. Set goals that inspire you!!! Resource: Douglas Vermeeren, best-selling author on goal setting and human performance Goal Setting Statistics

5. 1.What do you want to do with your life in the next 10 years? Identify the large-scale, lifetime goals that you want to achieve? Where to Begin?

6. Career Financial Education Family Artistic Attitude Physical Pleasure Public service Lifetime Goals

7. Goal Setting Method: SMART goals

8. SPECIFIC: Create a goal and include What, Why, Who, and/or Where. MEASURABLE:How will I know I accomplished it? ATTAINABLE:Realistic steps to achieve the goal RELEVANT:Is it worth it? Is it the right time? How does it correlate to my long term goals? TIMELY:Set a timeline to accomplish the goal. Goal Setting Method 2: SMART goals

9. STEP 1: Write down your specific goal and where you are in achieving that goal. STEP 2: Identify and write down possible roadblocks (obstacles) that could get in your way of achieving the goal. STEP 3: Write down ways you can get through the possible roadblocks (solutions). STEP 4: Measureable-how will you know that you accomplished your goal? Goal Setting Method

10. STEP 5: Attainable/Timely-Identify and write down 5 or more attainable steps that you will have to take and a timeframe to achieve your goal. STEP 6:Relevance-Identify and write down a reward for achieving your goal. Step 7: Write a positive self-message that can act as a motivational tool throughout the goal setting process. Goal Setting Method

11. NOT specific NOT realistic NOT written down NOT measurable INACCUARTE or NO time frame TOO many TWO major goals at the same time NOT inspiring! Common Goal Setting Mistakes

12. SMART Goal Examples

13. When Barack Obama became president, it was a significant event because he was the first African American elected president. High-Use Vocabulary

14. It’s not a good idea to drink soda before bed because it has a significant amount of caffeine. High-Use Vocabulary

15. Identify and record a significant SMART goal and complete the worksheet. Be prepared to share it with the class. Share your SMART goal with the class or a partner. SMART Goal Activity

16. 1.What does each of the SMART goal letters represent? S M A R T SMART Goal Quiz

17. Students will create SMART goals to achieve their career interests and understand the relationship between high school course work and career paths. Learning Objective

18. 1. Which of the following is not a component of good goal setting? a.Rewards b.Specific goal c. Dreaming d.Identifying roadblocks Daily Quiz

19. 2. Which of the following is not a component of a SMART Goal? a. Specific b. Attainable c. Relevant d. Make it easy Daily Quiz

20. 3. Which of the following is a common goal setting mistake? a. Too specific b. Realistic c. Too many goals d. Make the goal inspiring Daily Quiz