What the goal means: Our goal all year long is to earn a SILENT DAY, which is a day where our teacher can't talk from 9:05-3:35 and we have to lead the class without any of his help. He will leave us Sub Plans and the schedule will be on the TV, but we have to lead each other in order to have a successful day with no adult supervision (although he will secretly be working in the back of the room for legal reasons). This goal will help us earn that day and ultimately prepare for that day. We need to be well-behaved on on-task all day, even if there's no adult forcing us to do so!
Why the goal is important: If we don't work towards this goal, there's a chance we won't earn a SILENT DAY, or if we earn it there's a chance we won't meet our teacher's expectations on the SILENT DAY. We need to practice being independent, student-led, and able to take direction from our peers. Even beyond SILENT DAY, we need to learn these skills so we don't grow up relying on adults to think for us and make all of our decisions. By practicing now, we are becoming responsible, young adults!
How we will know if we were successful in meeting our goal:
Why the goal is important: If we don't work towards this goal, there's a chance we won't earn a SILENT DAY, or if we earn it there's a chance we won't meet our teacher's expectations on the SILENT DAY. We need to practice being independent, student-led, and able to take direction from our peers. Even beyond SILENT DAY, we need to learn these skills so we don't grow up relying on adults to think for us and make all of our decisions. By practicing now, we are becoming responsible, young adults!
How we will know if we were successful in meeting our goal:
- We will handle all disagreements quickly and maturely without adult assistance (No Bossiness).
- We will anticipate decisions that need to be made before it's too late to make them.
- We will listen to anyone who is trying to lead (unless they are being purposefully silly or inappropriate).
- We will use metacognition to to ensure that we are working at all times, without needing adult reminders.
- We will help our peers in positive ways, so they will have a successful day too.
- We will step up and be a responsible leader when needed.
- We will constantly be thinking, "What would Mr. Solarz want us to do right now?"
"Name of Goal" - By: Your First Name (CORRECT SPELLING & CAPITALS)
Please include the following elements in your blog post:
- A picture or video that represents the goal you're reporting on.
- Some text that explains what the goal means.
- Some text that explains why the goal is important.
- Some text that explains how we will know if we were successful in meeting our goal.
- Make all text left-aligned (not full-aligned where the words are stretched out).