Need Goals For 2012? Here Are A Few Goals To Help You Succeed!

What professional goals are worthwhile to achieve in 2012?

Goal setting is a powerful thinking technique that gives us a long-term vision and short-term motivation.  It helps us organize our time and resources to make the most out of our life.  When we achieve our goals, our self-confidence increases tremendously and obstacles are overcome with a sense of great accomplishment.

As the year comes to a close, this is a good time to evaluate how well we met our professional goals.  This is also a great time to set a new goal for 2012 that will make a positive impact next year.   The list below highlights a few goals I have heard teachers share as well as a few of my own:

•  “Learn more about the Common Core Standards by discussing them with my principal.”
• “Use Twitter to communicate ways to use technology in the classroom.”
• “Increase my classroom library and label previously bought books.”
• “Lessen the amount of work I take home.”
• “Spend more time with my family and not on school-related things.”
• “Seek online, engaging Apps to help my students learn how to spell.”
•  “Increase my students’ reading stamina by creating a monitoring chart.”
• “Create a weekly schedule to help me be sure to conference with all students.”
• “Organize and accomplish my list of tasks by using a spiral-divided notebook.”
• “Organize and label my desk drawers and cabinets.”
• “Connect with parents more by sending home a weekly newsletter.”
• “Use social media to learn more about literacy-related topics.”

Are any of these goals worthwhile to you?  Choosing a professional goal might make the biggest difference in your career in 2012!

Happy New Year!