The Power of SMART goals : using goals to improve student learning / by Jan O'Neill and Anne Conzemius ; with Carol Commodore and Carol Pulsfus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Neill, Jan, 1955-

Contributor:

Conzemius, Anne.

Commodore, Carol.

Pulsfus, Carol.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School management and organization--United States.

School management and organization.

School improvement programs--United States.

School improvement programs.

Teachers--Training of.

Teachers.

Goal (Psychology).

Motivation in education.

Academic achievement.

Educational leadership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Ind. : Solution Tree Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Help staff focus on results, and implement SMART (Strategic and specific, Measurable, Attainable, Results based, and Time bound) goals to transform your school into a place where every student meets or exceeds standards. The authors present four success stories from real SMART schools and several frameworks for adult and student goal setting that lead to real results.

Contents:

""Dedication""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Table of Contents""; ""About the Authors""; ""Foreword""; ""Introduction: The SMART Goals Process""; ""Keeping Goals Alive""; ""Linking Assessment and Goals""; ""SMART Goal�Driven Curriculum and Instruction""; ""Using SMART Goals to Drive Professional Development""; ""Building Capacity for Goal-Oriented Thinking""; ""Case Studies""; ""Renewing Our Schools, Our Practices, Ourselves""; ""References""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-203).

ISBN:

9781934009925

193400992X