Performance and Development Goal setting guide This guide can be used for annual goal setting as part of the formal performance and development cycle. It can also be used for goal setting in the context of a coaching relationship or for shorter-term goal setting resulting from personal reflection, classroom observation or any other feedback. Review period: Teacher’s name: name: Date completed: School leader’s SMART Goals are: Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant Time-Phased # Performance and Evidence that will What actions will I How does my goal Timeframe within Support that will be Is the development goal be used to take to achieve the connect to my which the goal will required from the goal to be achieved demonstrate goal? professional be achieved school to achieve SMART? (stated simply) progression and growth, my the goal goal achievement Yes/No school’s priorities and my students’ outcomes? 1 Improved skills in Student surveys and Peer observation, I want to ensure I am Within the first two Meetings with teaching Yes differentiating school-based research, collaborative meeting terms and learning leader to students’ classroom activities to assessments (see work with colleagues, needs. Student surveys improve understanding meet student needs specific items in year leading to trialling a highlighted the need for of strategies for level assessment range of differentiated greater challenge. differentiating tasks. schedule) activities Appropriately Teaching and learning challenging activities leader to scaffold should lead to greater development of student achievement classroom activities and review planning documents
Performance and Development Goal setting guide This guide can be used for annual goal setting as part of the formal performance and development cycle. It can also be used for goal setting in the context of a coaching relationship or for shorter-term goal setting resulting from personal reflection, classroom observation or any other feedback. Teacher’s name: Review period: School leader’s name: Date completed: SMART Goals are: Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant Time-Phased # Performance and development goal to be achieved (stated simply) Evidence that will be used to demonstrate progression and goal achievement What actions will I take to achieve the goal? How does my goal connect to my professional growth, my school’s priorities and my students’ outcomes? Timeframe within which the goal will be achieved Support that will be required from the school to achieve the goal Is the goal SMART? Yes/No 1 Improved skills in differentiating classroom activities to meet student needs Student surveys and school-based assessments (see specific items in year level assessment schedule) Peer observation, research, collaborative work with colleagues, leading to trialling a range of differentiated activities I want to ensure I am meeting students’ needs. Student surveys highlighted the need for greater challenge. Appropriately challenging activities should lead to greater student achievement Within the first two terms Meetings with teaching and learning leader to improve understanding of strategies for differentiating tasks. Teaching and learning leader to scaffold development of classroom activities and review planning documents Yes
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