Step Into Student Goal Setting

Book excerpt: Using Goals to Amplify Student Learning Step Into Student Goal Setting provides an action plan for answering the question: What does this student know and how do I build from it? Research-driven and practical, this guide shows teachers how to integrate formative assessment, student metacognition, and motivational strategies to make goal setting an integral instructional strategy for learning growth and agency. Readers will find: Actionable strategies for incorporating goal setting in instructional practice Tips for using goals as motivational strategies to drive student growth Guidance on how to coach students through setting their own goals Vignettes and examples to demonstrate what goal setting looks like in the classroom