SMART+Goals

@PLC Groups will meet to discuss the reading assignments from ** The Power of SMART Goals ** and to respond to the following questions in preparation of SMART Goal implementation during second semester of 2013-2014. PLCs will have time during these three In-services to meet:
 * **September 25 **
 * **October 11 **
 * **January 22 **


 * Your PLC group must have read, discussed, and posted answers to the following discussion questions by the end of the January 22nd In-service. Plan your time accordingly. **

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 * Below are the Discussion Forum questions for The Power of SMART Goals. PLC groups can respond to these questions through the links at the bottom of this page.**
 * Chapter 1**
 * 1) Discuss the SMART Goals process that is explained on pages 13-24. What questions do you have about implementing SMART Goals at VCS?
 * 2) How do you see the 30+ meeting format being most effective at VCS--through PLCs, buildings, entire staff, or a combination? What would the best scenario look like?
 * Chapter 2 **
 * 1) Review the list of actions on page 49 that McFarland School District undertook in order to improve Reading scores. Using this as a reference, rank order the 5 most important actions that need to occur in order to "sustain improvement over time" at VCS. You are not limited to this list.
 * Chapter 3**
 * 1) What are your feelings about student goal setting? Is the current student goal design effective? consistent? What changes are needed in order for this practice to get VCS "where we want to be?" (page 37)?
 * 2) Elaborate on the current assessment system at VCS, including formative assessments, summative assessments, assessment quality, and a balanced assessment system. What improvements would you recommend to create an atmosphere of "assessment for learning" instead of "assessment of learning"?
 * Chapter 4 **
 * 1) Consider the curricula that has been articulated on the various VCS curriculum wikis. Assuming this is the "intended" curriculum, what letter grade (A,B,C,D,F) would you assign to
 * 1) How can the "Team Learning Process" outlined on page 86 benefit all students? What resources and support are needed?
 * 2) On pages 88-89 four learning targets are explained. Discuss as a group whether each of these target areas (product, skill, reasoning, knowledge) are relative to each learning outcome (objectives) are communicated in the existing curriculum. Are they measured? How?
 * Chapter 5**
 * 1) On page 133 the authors state “Setting and using student-focused goals linked to content and performance standards can lead to highly focused professional development that results in better learning for students.” Are professional learning goals (organizational, individual, and student learning) at VCS aligned and linked to content and performance standards? If not, how can you support growth in this area?
 * 2) "We will need to build in more job-embedded professional learning in which teams of teachers have ongoing opportunities to share instructional practices, examine student work, visit each other's classrooms, go on field site visits together while on the job . . . " (page 137). How can the current PLC structure be leveraged to truly impact student learning?

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