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The Power of SMART Goals

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by Jan O'Neill, Anne Conzemius, Carol Commodore, and Carol Pulsfus,  with foreword by Mike Schmoker (Solution Tree, 2005)

The Power of SMART Goals is a comprehensive yet easy-to-read book that shows readers how to transform their schools into places where each and every student is meeting and exceeding standards by shifting thinking to a focus on results.

The authors begin by presenting a framework, processes and tools for adult and student goal-setting, including The QLD Framework, The S.M.A.R.T. Goals Process, The Tree Diagram, The 30+ Minute Meeting Process. Once this groundwork is laid, the authors discuss:

  • The barriers to goal-setting and monitoring
  • How to keep goals "alive" through supportive systems, policies, structures, and skill-building
  • The role of assessment in goal-setting
  • The power of goals to improve curriculum, instruction, and assessment
  • The role of professional development practices in goal-setting and improvement
  • How to build capacity for goal-oriented thinking
  • Case studies from real schools that are turning challenges into opportunities for learning and improvement
Endorsements

"This book will persuade you that goals . . . are the glue that holds teams and their efforts together against the incessant distractions that bombard us at every turn. This book helps us to understand and implement the goal-oriented principles and practices that will help schools to be . . . vastly better than they ever though they could be."

Mike Schmoker, Author, Results: the key to continuous school improvement

We're pleased to announce that The Power of SMART Goals is now available as a Kindle book from Amazon.com.  

 

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