Problem Area 7

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Problem Area 7

• Gaining Employment

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Lesson 1

• Developing Goals

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Next Generation Science / Common Core Standards
Addressed!

• WHST.9-12.9 Draw evidence from informational
  texts to support analysis, reflection, and
  research. (HS-PS1-3)

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Bell Work!

• Explain the process of goal setting.
• Describe the terms and types of goals.
• Explain seven aspects of effective goals.

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Terms

• Goal
• Goal identification
• Intermediate goal
• Interpersonal goal
• Long-term goal

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Interest Approach

• List two or three thing that you want to
  accomplish in your life.
• List what you need to do to accomplish these
  goals.

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More Terms

• Personal goal
• Professional goal
• Short-term goal
• Ways and means

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How are goals set?

• A goal is something a person wants to achieve.
• When people describe what they want to accomplish
  in life, they are setting or developing goals.

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Developing goals involves two important steps.

• Goal identification - developing a list of the
  things to accomplish in life.

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Goal Identification

• Individuals need to look inward at their values
  and their personal situations to determine what
  is realistic for them.
• They need to determine what is important and
  realistic.

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Ways and Means

• Ways and means - the strategies for achieving
  goals.
• A goal is of little value if it doesnt have a
  strategy for being achieved.

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Ways and Means

• During this step, individuals often determine
  that their final goals may be unrealistic and
  revise the goals to make them more realistic.

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What are the different terms and types of goals?

• Goals can cover varying periods of time.
• Some can be attained fairly soon while others
  will take longer to achieve.
• They can also be divided into different areas of
  life in which they are important.

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Goal term or length

• A short-term goal can be achieved within a year
  in just a few steps.
• An intermediate goal can be achieved in one to
  five years. Intermediate goals can involve
  achieving short-term goals along the way.

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Goal term or length

• A long-term goal will take five or more years to
  achieve and usually involves many steps.
• Long-term goals usually include short-term and
  intermediate goals along the way.

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Goals can apply to different areas of
life.

• Personal goals are those that represent self
  improvement.
• Professional goals are those that represent
  success in a job or group activity.
• Interpersonal goals are those that represent
  improved relations with other people.

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What are the aspects of good goals?

• When setting goals, individuals need to consider
  seven aspects that relate to effective goals.

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Seven Aspects of Effective Goals

• Clarity - goal is easy to picture.
• Optimistic - the belief that the goal will have
  the desired outcome.
• Challenging - individuals must strive to achieve
  the goal.
• Prioritized - involves deciding which goal is
  most important.

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Seven Aspects of Effective Goals

• Flexible - goals must be able to change as
  individuals change.
• Measurable - eliminates doubt as to whether the
  goal has been achieved.
• Ways and means - plans for achieving the goal.

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Review/Summary

• How are goals set?
• What are the different terms and types of goals?
• What are the aspects of good goals?

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The End!