TEAM GOAL SETTING

Whats the best way to work together?

Social norms

All agree

Team building

Teachers partner together to identify purpose
COMMON PAST PRACTICE
Little or no experience with team problem solving

Someone talks, others listen, someone else talks, others listen.

Passive process

Teacher thinks only about their class

Teachers are great at options but not adding the purpose

Teachers care but do not have a collective goal

Can lead to negative feelings and being overwhelmed
CONSENSUS PROBLEM SOLVING
A teacher facilitates and members use a consensus approach in their Block
Meeting process so that there is an agreed-upon definition of the
problem(s) to be addressed and promising solutions to be tried:
An appointed teacher facilitates the Block Meeting
There is an animated discussion among all teachers in the Block Meeting;
teachers participate actively, they all have something to contribute
Teachers share their experiences with individual students to give greater
understanding in the meeting of the students status and progress
Teachers listen closely to one another, remain focused, and add to one
anothers remarks, building a common view of the student
Teachers engage in active problem solving that is linked to identified
problems on which teachers have agreed
As their problem solving develops, teachers bring in the Counselor/ Social
Worker for assistance in the Block Meeting when this will benefit the student
WHAT IS IT WE WANT TO DO?

What do we think will work

Brainstorm

Everyone has input

All verbally agree

Teachers solutions are agreed on and all are a part of it
AGREE ON PURPOSE
Rather than just doing A or B = WHY?

If talking with a student, whats the purpose?

Brainstorm

Not just passive gesture

The reason I want to talk with Mario is because .

GOAL SETTING
Goal Setting: Members clearly define from the issues of concern and
using available data, the end goal(s) for their intervention with the
student:
A specific goal or goals are identified
Goals are clear
Goals involve school-based root causes and external causes that can be
managed by members
Individually, teachers show their agreement on identified goals for the
student
The facilitating teacher asks for input from the Counselor/ Social Worker on
goals selected for action
The facilitating teacher confirms with members their endorsement of
identified goal(s) selected and then records them
S.M.A.R.T. GOALS
Specific
What are you going to do? Why do you want to do it? How
are you going to do it?
Measurable
Time, amount, date
Attainable
Utilize personal strengths within the group
Realistic
Goals that you are willing and able to work towards
Timed
Set a timeline and target date keeping in mind short and
long term goals

COLLABORATIVE
Teachers would join in, not just one teachers
responsibility
Each teacher has a role
Teacher 1 will talk with the student about the failing grade
Teacher 2 will encourage student to continue to keep trying
Teacher 3 will be available to help after class
Shared purpose and action
Upbeat, positive, supportive
Important to see the teachers as the solvers of the
problems
Teachers are supported to do the best they can


EXAMPLE GOAL SETTING

Think of a student from last year who your block may have
spent a significant amount of time with however
unfortunately did not have much success with. What
were some purposeful goal you could have set for that
student?

Keep in mind SMART goals

Mark and Kelly support block example