Student Achievement Workshops: Workshop 2

WORKSHOP 2 - SETTING AND IMPLEMENTING GOALS
Learning Outcomes
- Students will understand why setting goals is important
- Students will understand the difference between outcome goals (desired result) and process goals (the actual steps involved in achieving outcomes).
- Students will understand how to set SMART goals.
- Students will understand the importance of breaking down goals into small steps.
- Students will set at least one SMART goal.
- Students will assess their current habits as regards goal setting and implementation.
- Students will identify a “make it happen buddy” (somebody who can help student stay on task each day to achieve goals).
Instructions

This module is not intended to take you a long time – likely less than 30 minutes. However, it has been designed carefully to help you improve your grades and enhance your academic success. Make sure you complete every activity within the module. Continue until the end and then submit. Your reflections can be just a few sentences (or longer if you like). You do not need to write a great deal but answer each question thoroughly. In order to achieve the learning outcomes, complete all of the activities. It is worth your time!
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Activity # 1 – Assessing Your Current Goals

Think and Write
Enter at least 3 goals you would like to achieve this semester. At least two of the three should be academic goals. After each goal, write down some daily behaviors (specific things you need to do each day) that are needed to achieve the goal.

Activity # 2 – Mastering Goal Setting
Watch & Comment
Please run the wizard
Have you ever felt overwhelmed or stressed (or both) by a goal you wanted to achieve? Explain the details: what was the goal, what went wrong, how did you feel?
What are some smaller daily steps that you can take to help you achieve one of the academic goals that you just mentioned? In other words if you break the goal into smaller pieces what are some of the pieces?
Following the definition of a SMART goal in the video, express one of your goals as a SMART goal. In other words, make the goal as specific as possible, indicate how you would know you reached it, and indicate the time frame during which it will be achieved.

Activity # 3 – Taking Stock of Current Goal Setting Habits
- Check Out this link - http://www.austincc.edu/behscitf/Goal-setting%20Assessment.pdf
- Complete the very brief ten item inventory in the link; it will not take long.
According to your results, what is at least one goal setting behavior you are already doing well? What is at least one that you can improve on?

Activity # 5 – Getting Support from Friends and Family

This one is easy yet vital and powerful. For many people it is essential because we are all influenced by people we surround ourselves with. Find a “making it happen buddy” who you can trade goals with. Share what you want to accomplish and how you are going to do it with each other. Then on a daily basis communicate with and encourage each other. Send texts, e-mails, tweets, instant messages or whatever works. Just keep encouraging each other and holding each other accountable.
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WORKSHOP 2 - SETTING AND IMPLEMENTING GOALS