Goal Setting For The New School Year - E128
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The EduGals Podcast
Goal Setting For The New School Year - E128
Aug 22, 2023 Episode 128
Rachel Johnson, Katie Attwell

This week, we are setting our goals for the upcoming school year. We'll chat about both our professional and our personal goals, from mastery-based learning to leadership goals and maintaining a good work-life balance this year. 

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Professional Goals:

  • Mastery-based learning - building more whole class activities
  • ChemEd Conference 2023
  • Conferencing with students - try roster checklists
  • Data collection - what is the impact of mastery-based learning?
  • Tweaks to grading practices
  • New SERT role (special education)
  • Other PBL projects in ESL (podcast, video, something else?)

Leadership Goals:

  • Supporting implementation of de-streaming in grade 9 and new courses in grade 11
  • Political landscape might cause a lot of challenges to our roles
  • Avoid social media to avoid negativity
  • Leading Grading for Equity and Street Data book studies with leadership team

Personal Goals:

  • Try to leave the building at a reasonable time each day
  • No email at night
  • Complete prep at work to avoid working at home (leave work at work)
  • Explore opportunities in academia (M.Ed. program, conferences, collaborations, etc)
  • Continuing hobbies (violin lessons, strength training)
  • Maintaining balance - being ok to say no when something doesn't align with our goals

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