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.

Concepts

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

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Additional Tags

college and career readiness

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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