Mindsetand

Goal SettingBy

John Kleespies

5’1” Woman vs. 14’ Wall

KacyCatanzar

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In one study, seventh-grade students were given a survey to measure their mindset. Then researchers followed the students over two years to monitor their mathematics achievement… [S]tudents with a fixed mindset stayed constant, but the achievement of those with a growth mindset went onward and upward (Blackwell et al., 2007)

Brain scans of students with growth mindsets show vastly increased activity because they recognize errors and seek to correct them; whereas people with fixed mindsets either don’t recognize mistakes (thinking their “talent” ensures that they are always right) or don’t seek to correct the errors once recognized (because they’re “just not good at that”). (Mangels, Butterfield, Lamb, Good, & Dweck, 2006)

Dr. Angela Duckworth’sEquation of

Achievement

Effort Counts Twice!

Phelps Workout Regimen:▪ Physically trains 6 hours a day, 6 days per week

▪ Works out his entire body

▪ Swims minimum of 80,000 meters per week

▪ 80,000 meters = 50 miles

▪ Requires 12,000 calories PER DAY to support activity

Rowdy Gaines… once tabulated how much practice it took to develop the stamina, technique, confidence, and judgment to win an Olympic gold medal. In the eight-year period leading up to the 1984 games, he swam, in increments of fifty-yard laps, at least twenty thousand miles…

“I swam around the world for a race that lasted forty-nine seconds.”          Angela Duckworth, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

Dr. Angela Duckworth’sEquation of

Achievement

Effort Counts Twice– IT’S ALSO TRUE WHEN IT COMES TO THE BRAIN!!!

Brain Plasticity:Dr. Alvaro

Pascaul-Leone and

Pat Fletcher

▪ In her 20’s, Pat Fletcher lost all eyesight in a chemical explosion

▪ One eye removed

▪ Other eye permanently shut

▪ Lived the next 25 years as a “typical” blind person

▪ On the Internet, she stumbled across the open-sourced “vOICe System,” which was invented by Dr. Pascaul-Leone

▪ Dr. Pascaul-Leone open-sourced vOICe because the concept was so unbelievable, he couldn’t sell it to anyone

▪ Uses camera to convert visual images into multi-tonal sounds

▪ Pat Fletcher tried it out and didn’t think it worked particularly well, but she figured that since she had nothing better to do, she’d upgrade it

▪ She affixed a mini-cam to goggles, threw a laptop and batteries into a backpack, routed the sound to her ears via headphones, and she started walking around with the contraption attached to her body.

vOICe

▪ Using vOICe, Pat Fletcher can now walk around like a “typical” sighted person, and she can see

▪ Shapes of objects

▪ Depth in all planes

▪ Objects in far distance such as clouds and mountains

▪ Can separately hear conversations while seeing with her vOICe sound inputs

▪ Brain scans show that the vOICe inputs are in fact being interpreted in Pat Fletcher’s visual centers in exactly the same place and manner where her vision was created prior to being blinded.

▪ In other words, far as her brain is concerned, Pat Fletcher is literally seeing again.

If a blind person can train her brain to see, there’s no

reason a kid’s brain can’t be trained to

learn Algebra.

Dr. Angela Duckworth’sEquation of

Achievement

Effort Counts Twice!

The Story of the SMART Goal

SpecificMeasurableAchievable

RealisticTime Based

IBM’s goals and market value followed the same path as General Electric…

Stretch Goal, aka…

BHAG: “Big Hairy Audacious Goal”

Stretch Goal/ BHAG

▪A goal that is created without any consideration of a plan to achieve it▪State your dream

▪Your dream becomes your goal

▪Now, look at the calendar:▪Give yourself 2 years▪2 years is your timeframe

Stretch/SMART Goals

  Stretch/BHAG Goal: I will finish with a time of <60 seconds (theoretical Top 5) at the WCS Championships in 2017

  1. Specific:  I will score at a speed of 65-69.99 seconds or faster at the WCSC in 2016 [ACHIEVED] and 55-60 or faster at the WCSC in 2017 2. Measurable:  I will maintain a practice journal, plus records of competition times at WCS monthly club matches 3. Achievable:  It is achievable if

a. I maintain a 15-30 minute home practice routine, 4-5 times per week i. Concentrating on speed ii. Concentrating on reaction time from beep iii.Concentrating on transition speed

b. I maintain a competition/practice regimen of 2-4 live practices or matches per month at the event venue c. At competitions, I consistently squad with Master and Grand Master level competitors who are better than me, and they

i. Provide me with solid performance examples that I can analyze ii. Provide me with critiques, direct advice, and practice regimens to improve my own performance

4. Realistic:  This is realistic because I have seen others compete with times in the 50’s, and my goals are incremental enough to be achievable within the expected time frame

5. Time Based:  a. By June 4, 2016, I will score in the 60’s at the WCS monthly match [ACHIEVED] b. By December, 2016, I will score in the SC monthly match:

i. 50’s on the SC short course [ACHIEVED] ii. 80’s on the SC long course [ACHIEVED]

c. By February, 2017, I will consistently be shooting in the low 60’s at the WCS monthly match d. By June, 2017, I will shoot the WCS in the 50’s

Unfortunately, my race series shut down in late 2016 before my BHAG of placing 5th could be

completed in June, 2017.

HOWEVER… at the last WCSC in 2016 I finished 7th out of 80 competitors from as far

away as Australia.

Stretch/BHAG and SMART Goals

Stretch/BHAG Goal:  I will achieve my dream of _____________________________________ by ______, 20___.

  1. Specific:  I will achieve my dream of __________________________________________________ by _______,

20___. 2. Measurable:  I will gather and maintain data through

____________________________________________________. 3. Achievable:  It is achievable if…

a. I make a regular effort to ____________________________________________________, 3-5 times per week…

i. Concentrating on _______________________________________________________________________. ii. Concentrating on _______________________________________________________________________. iii.Concentrating on _______________________________________________________________________.

b. I sometimes push myself out of my comfort zone and ____________________________, 2-4 times per month…

i. Concentrating on _______________________________________________________________________. ii. Concentrating on _______________________________________________________________________. iii.Concentrating on _______________________________________________________________________.

c. I really show off every once in a while and ________________________________________, 2-4 times per year.

4. Realistic:  This is realistic because… a. I have already

_______________________________________________________________________________. b. I have seen others ___________________________________________________________________________.

5. Time Based:  My gathered data will show that… a. By _______, 20____, I will have

________________________________________________________________. b. By _______, 20____, I will have

________________________________________________________________. c. By _______, 20____, I will have

Stretch/BHAG and SMART Goals

Stretch/BHAG Goal:  I will achieve my dream of _____________________________________ by ______, 20___.

  1. Specific:  I will achieve my dream of __________________________________________________ by _______,

20___. 2. Measurable:  I will gather and maintain data through

____________________________________________________. 3. Achievable:  It is achievable if…

a. I make a regular effort to ____________________________________________________, 3-5 times per week…

i. Concentrating on _______________________________________________________________________. ii. Concentrating on _______________________________________________________________________. iii.Concentrating on _______________________________________________________________________.

b. I sometimes push myself out of my comfort zone and ____________________________, 2-4 times per month…

i. Concentrating on _______________________________________________________________________. ii. Concentrating on _______________________________________________________________________. iii.Concentrating on _______________________________________________________________________.

c. I really show off every once in a while and ________________________________________, 2-4 times per year.

4. Realistic:  This is realistic because… a. I have already

_______________________________________________________________________________. b. I have seen others ___________________________________________________________________________.

5. Time Based:  My gathered data will show that… a. By _______, 20____, I will have

________________________________________________________________. b. By _______, 20____, I will have

________________________________________________________________. c. By _______, 20____, I will have

Make Succes

s a Habit

Treat Your Goals Like a Broken Water

Pipe

Stretch/BHAG IdeasPersonal Goals

• Weight loss

• Run a 5k/10k/Marathon

• Write a book

• Learn how to __________

• Help son/daughter become a better __________

Professional Goals

• Every student earns a passing grade

• 75% of students earn a “C” or greater

• 100% of students turn in large projects

• 100% AP Test pass rate

• Class/Club/Team will earn national recognition

Stretch/BHAG and SMART Goals 

Stretch/BHAG Goal:  I will achieve my dream of ___Losing 40 Pounds___ by _August_, 2019_.

  1. Specific:  I will achieve my dream of _losing 40 pounds__________________________________ by _August_,

2019_. 2. Measurable:  I will gather and maintain data through _a dietary and exercise

journal__________________________. 3. Achievable:  It is achievable if…

a. I make a regular effort to _control my caloric intake and output_____________________, 3-5 times per week…

i. Concentrating on _limiting my carbohydrate intake____________________________________________.

ii. Concentrating on _increasing my protein intake_______________________________________________.

iii.Concentrating on _getting at least 20 minutes of cardiovascular exercise with a heart rate at 120 bpm___.

b. I sometimes push myself out of my comfort zone and _ walk, run, bike, hike, or similar _, 2-4 times per month…

i. Concentrating on _distance covered_________________________________________________________.

ii. Concentrating on _going faster/farther than the previous time___________________________________.

iii.Concentrating on _varying the activity to keep it fun and interesting______________________________.

c. I really show off every once in a while and _fast for 24 hours__________________________, 2-4 times per year.

4. Realistic:  This is realistic because… a. I have already _lost weight in the past, so I can do it again__________________

________________________. b. I have seen others _lose weight more than 40

Stretch/BHAG and SMART Goals

Stretch/BHAG Goal:  I will achieve my dream of _75% of my students earning a C or better in my class_ by

_June, 2019.

  1. Specific:  I will achieve my dream of _75% of my students achieving a C or better in my class____ by _June,

2019___. 2. Measurable:  I will gather and maintain data through _weekly grade book entry and quarterly bell curve

analysis__. 3. Achievable:  It is achievable if…

a. I make a regular effort to _be clear in my expectations to both students and guardians__, 3-5 times per week…

i. Concentrating on _providing clear instructions and understandable feedback for re-do on each assignment.

ii. Concentrating on _providing a grading rubric for each assignment when the assignment is distributed__.

iii.Concentrating on _publishing instructions and rubrics online so that guardians can help students at home.

b. I sometimes push myself out of my comfort zone and _call parents en masse for help___, 2-4 times per month…

i. Concentrating on _students who have a D or F and emphasizing that they can make up work a better grade.

ii. Concentrating on _students who deserve congratulation on a remarkable improvement______________.

iii.Concentrating on _students who can turn in a single large assignment for a relatively significant grade boost.

c. I really show off every once in a while and _hold a grade recovery Saturday School________, 2-4 times per year.

4. Realistic:  This is realistic because… a. I have already _seen that clear expectations, re-do/re-take opportunities, and parent involvement

helps grades.

Stretch/BHAG and SMART Goals

Stretch/BHAG Goal:  _I will achieve my dream of my child earning an Academic Letter_ by _June_, 20_19_.   1. Specific:  I will achieve my dream of _my child wearing a letterman jacket with an Academic Letter_ by

_June_, 20_17_. 2. Measurable:  I will gather and maintain data through _checks of PowerSchool through the Parent

Portal__________. 3. Achievable:  It is achievable if…

a. I make a regular effort to _be actively involved with my child’s school work completion_, 3-5 times per week…

i. Concentrating on _helping my child learn skills and concepts that I am good at_____________________.

ii. Concentrating on _having my child teach me skills and concepts that I struggle with but he/she knows__.

iii.Concentrating on _researching and learning together the skills and concepts where we both struggle___.

b. I sometimes push myself out of my comfort zone and speak directly to my child’s teachers, 2-4 times per month…

i. Concentrating on _areas where I can help my child to study at home_____________________________.

ii. Concentrating on _finding what assignments my child can re-do/re-take for grade improvement_______.

iii.Concentrating on _any additional resources, such as Internet websites, my child may use to learn more_.

c. I really show off every once in a while and _go on a “family field trip” that is related to a subject, 2-4 times per year.

4. Realistic:  This is realistic because… a. I have already _used many of the skills and concepts taught in school in my own life so I can teach

them too_. b. I have seen others _learn interesting things from their kids that were never taught back when I was in