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Endings and Beginnings: Setting Goals for Summer Success
By Beverly K. Bachel, author of What Do You Really Want? How to Set a Goal and Go for It! A Guide for Teens At the beginning of the school year, we encourage kids to set goals. But by now, … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting
Tagged Free Spirit author, goal setting, goal setting for teens, SMART goals, summer break, summer vacation, summertime
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SMART Goals for Social-Emotional Learning
By Barbara Gruener Because goals know no calendar, goal setting is one of those things that can be done around the clock, at any time of the year. The start of a new year and the beginning of a new … Continue reading
Posted in Character Education, Counselor's Corner, Social & Emotional Learning
Tagged goal setting, goals, SMART goals
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SMART Goals for Gifted Students
By Richard M. Cash, Ed.D., author of Self-Regulation in the Classroom: Helping Students Learn How to Learn Part of our Cash in on Learning series by Richard M. Cash, Ed.D. Click to read other Cash in on Learning posts. It’s … Continue reading
Helping Students with Learning Disabilities Succeed by Setting Short- and Long-Term Goals
By Andrew Hawk When working with students with learning disabilities, teachers and school psychologists look for a pattern of strengths and weaknesses in students’ learning attributes. For example, a student may have a strong short-term memory, but long-term memory retrieval … Continue reading
Walk, Don’t Run: Seven Simple Tips for a Successful School Year
By Justin Ashley, author of The Balanced Teacher Path: How to Teach, Live, and Be Happy I was lying by a friend’s neighborhood pool, minding my own business, when my wife poked me and suggested I get out of my … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Strategies
Tagged back to school, Free Spirit author, goal setting, new school year, summer break
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