Kindergarten Action Team Reflections October 3Rd Meeting

Kindergarten Action Team Reflections October 3rd Meeting

Ahhas….New Learning / Lingering Questions

I am going to have the children vote on our class goal and vote on our celebration
I like the different shares, for example the “symphony” share
Allow whole group goal setting before making individual goals
Start small, then get bigger
Include character education as much as academics
Success feedback vs intervention feedback
Many ways to make student goal setting visual
Group Individual
Helps achieve the 3Cs for students
Adjust goals using intervention language (help children figure that out)
Make more students know the process for getting to their goal
Make goal visual
Start with class goal to teach language
Start with whole group goal
Student goal setting – class goal (bubble gum machine) to prepare for individual goals
Whole group goal idea
Goal handout
Start small
Loved feedback page for parents
Great book ideas to use
Gained knowledge of the kdg assessments and how we are incorporating goal setting
I can start whole group to get students use to the process
Try with strategy groups
You can start goal setting whole group/start slow
Seeing goal setting in action with kdg teachers put things in perspective for me regarding developmental needs of kdg students
Planned and purposeful
I would like to get started with a group goal as I am learning
Group goal – identifying, understanding, ‘what is a goal’
You can start goals with just individual or strategy groups – doesn’t have to be the whole class yet
Informing parents of goals
Class goal setting via smartboard application
Starting with a group goal for students to learn process and language (character trait)
Group goal first
Whole group goal (with braggin’ dragons) helps introduce individual goals
Whole group goal setting
Strategy group for those goals
Take a step back with my student goal setting and make smaller goals that the students create
We don’t need 20 individual goals in Sept!
Start with class, move to group then individual goals over time
Take a step back in goal setting and make smaller goals
Let sudents choose goals (for example…which ABC they want to learn)
Will think about a form to send home to parents
Putting students in small groups with like goals
Start goal setting small/manageable
Tie goal to interest (3Cs!)
Importance of student goals
Start small, be patient
Loved the four stations where teachers presented
Class goal setting
Need for goals to be flexible, ability to change goals
Ways to make goals visible
Will set class goal on personal space
Use blooming flower because it will be their visual on individual goals
Class books to read aloud
Group goal setting to introduce individual goal setting
Artifacts
Loved musical share and symphony share
Begin individual with just a few kids – don’t overwhelm myself
Group goal first to teach goal getting basics
How to track individual goal with spread sheet/color coding (trendsheet)
Later extend goal setting for individual students
Start small
Be specific
Ways to use data formatively
This correlates with the commitments our students are making each day with our conscious discipline program and track their progress
Stars and stairs
Goal setting is a process
Stars and stairs
Start small
Use learning centers
Plan to read Rubys Wish to the class
Start goal setting with whole group, then about 2-3 individuals at a time
Read goal setting book
Start small with goal setting
Goal setting allows teachers to individualize instruction while giving students responsibility
Showing student data and progress

Goal setting sheets for individual kids
Making it visual so students are motivated
Goal setting should include student/teacher/family
Management of individual goals setting
Make it visual
Love the idea of starting goal setting with whole class to plant the language
I am so happy to see we are thinking about the home to school connection
Symphony share
Start with whole group goal
Celebrate smaller strengths on the way to reaching big goals
7 strategies for assessment book (stars and stairs)
I can bring back my compliment stars
Start whole class – go to small group – go to individual
Just try - goals are meant to be learned from – it is okay to play until you understand
We are attempting individual goals for all students
Classroom goal setting vs individual goal setting to start the work
Stairs to stars – love this for kids to develop an understanding of strengths vs next steps
Goal setting has a huge impact on all students
Class character ed goal
Stars and stairs
Two types of feedback (success and intervention)
Types of goals – children’s language
Group goal 1st – smartboard display
Small number of individual goals at a time

How to really include the students in the process
Time to make sure each child gets goal conferences
How do parents feel about the goal setting
I’d like to see more ways to track individual progress
Would love a focus on how to transfer learning beyond classroom
Teachers always seek ways to make goal setting manageable
How do we keep goal setting authentic and not focused on receiving a reward, do you give rewards at all for goal accomplishing
What to do with individual goals without parent support
How many goals per year/per student
Can I possibly do a goal for everyone
Timeline for all students having goals
Best way to track individual goals, paper work, management, etc…
Wondering how this (goal setting) holds together over the course of the year
Wondering how PARS can create a “trend sheet” to monitor goals
How do we communicate process to parents
What is the verbage for success goals vs instructional goals
What is the expectation for where to be by the end of the year
When do we monitor the goals with each student
Competition over data…good/bad?
How do you keep up with the monitoring
How to keep goals visual – show growth for class and individual students
I wonder about achievers (students who have met standards goals and need challenged/goals beyond)
How do I manage purposeful goal setting
How do I allow kids to self-direct
I am curious what goals will be as student ‘knows all’ what comes next? Some already know sounds/letters – a reading goal?
How do we bridge individual goal setting to entire class
What is best way to celebrate success
Goals for higher students – how to make them visual
How do I become efficient in this process….no time
What is a good way to organize goal setting papers
Management of goals with students
Would like some examples of how to manage goal setting…when…how often
Fine line between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation
What is the line between intrinsic and extrinsic for goal accomplishment