Goal Setting in the Writing Classroom

<p>Goal setting is an integral part of life. But when and how do we teach this important skill to students? And how can we do so in ways that are engaging rewarding and nestled into our other priorities in the writing classroom?</p><p>In <i>Goal Setting in the Writing Classroom: Building Student Agency Independence and Success</i> Valerie Bolling breathes new life into the work of goal setting with students. Bolling guides teachers step by step through helping students set goals monitor progress revise (and sometimes even abandon!) goals and celebrate their achievements along the way. Moreover Bolling illustrates how teachers themselves can set their own goals so that they are learning alongside their students and serving as models for them.</p><p><i>Goal Setting in the Writing Classroom</i> draws on Valerie Bolling's experiences as a teacher instructional coach and children's book author to offer relevant and engaging stories lessons strategies and graphic organizers to help all students become successful and independent goal setters and writers.</p>