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Goal Setting for Students | 4 Key Steps Instructional VideoGoal Setting for Students | 4 Key Steps Instructional Video
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2 Minute Classroom
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Social & Emotional Learning
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
2:22
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For Teacher Use
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Duration
10 mins
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Direct Instruction
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Year
2018
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Instructional Video

Goal Setting for Students | 4 Key Steps

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The topic of goal setting can seem esoteric and intimidating. A short video breaks down the goal-setting process into four practical, specific steps designed to show viewers that the process is manageable.

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Concepts

academic goals, career goals, goal setting, self-management, social-emotional learning

Additional Tags

college and career readiness

Instructional Ideas

  • Challenge pupils to brainstorm a list of goals, select one, and model how to break it into manageable subgoals
  • Direct individuals repeat the process with one of their goals and weekly evaluate their progress in their journals

Classroom Considerations

  • The focus of the video is on academic goals
  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

  • The narrator offers specific examples of each of the four steps

Cons

  • None

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