Practice Fourteen – Goal Setting Forms

Individual or Class Goal Setting Forms and Examples

“The victory of success is half won when one gains the habit of setting and achieving goals.”

-- Og Mandino

Blank Forms PreK-2 Examples 3-5 Examples 5-12 Examples Educator Examples
C.R.O.S.S. ROADS ™ Decision-making Process

4x4 C.R.O.S.S.ROADS Goal Process Task Cards

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C.R.O.S.S.ROADS Decision-making Worksheet - may be used for any type of decision-making EX 1 MS/HS
Simplified Goal Setting Worksheet

4 Mini Goal Setting Worksheets

EX 1

*EX 2

EX 1 Elem

Simplified version

EX 1 MS/HS

Simplified version

GS PR 14 Simplified EX

Class GS Ex 1

Class EX 2

C.R.O.S.S.ROADS Goal Setting Worksheet Not Applicable EX 1 Elem

Expanded

EX 1 MS/HS

Expanded

GS PR 14

Expanded EX

Goal Setting Planning Sheet Not Applicable EX 1 Elem Planning Sheet EX 1 MS/HS Planning Sheet GS PLANNING PR 14 EX
Goal Progress Sheets

(3 forms to allow for short or more in depth evaluations)

Goal Progress EX *Progress Sheet EX 1 Elem Progress Sheet EX 1 MS/HS Progress Sheet GS PROGRESS PR 14 EX

*self-discipline chant

The C.R.O.S.S.ROADS™ choice process detailed here may be used for general decision-making, goal setting, conflict resolution, and problem-solving. It was originally created for use as a tool to help students make better choices in conflict resolution situations in a school setting. It was so successful that there was a 56% reduction in disciplinary referrals over a 2 year period. Added as a strategy after the implementation of Great Expectations in another school setting, disciplinary referrals became all but non-existent. There are five steps in the process:

C - Choice - What is the choice I’m making?

R - Reality - What is happening now?

O - Options - What are some choice options I might try?

S - Select option/s and create a plan.

S - Start over.

Together with a school creed, the Eight Expectations, and Life Principles form the guidelines for making positive choices.

The process may be used verbally at any time or place, quickly running through the questions to focus on the particular need. Having witnessed the five steps being used effectively in situations such as two students caught running down the hall, altercations during recess, disruptions in a classroom, goal setting for professional development, or at an administrative meeting where procedural decisions were being made, the process has proven itself to work. Participating in an individual or collaborative effort, those involved take ownership and responsibility for the choice, the actions, and the outcome.

Verbally running through the steps is more than adequate in the majority of situations. At other times the worksheets and forms aid in giving a structured outline for the details of the process. For example, with conflict resolution, it is particularly useful to give the participants a place to write down the facts and think through the possible solutions. One particular sixth grade student who spent too much time being sent to the office for class disruption first of all identified what she was doing and its consequences, and then came up with ideas for changing her behavior. Instead of a “This is what you’re going to do!” from a teacher or administrator, it was “This is what I’m going to do!” from the student.

Choice and Goal Setting:

Index of C.R.O.S.S.ROADS™ Goal Documents:

  • Choice plan sheet - Choice planning worksheet uses a very elementary version of the C.R.O.S.S.ROADS process.
  • Goal Progress Sheets - There are three forms:
    • Quick individual progress sheet - This has 3 goal progress sheets to a page that may be cut apart for use with multiple students for a quick evaluation.
    • Multiple individual evaluations - This sheet may be used by an individual student to make 3 progress evaluations for a single goal.
    • Goal Progress Worksheet - This allows for a more detailed evaluation of goal progress giving opportunities/options and benefits/obstacles.

Goal Setting Tools:

  • Set of 6 Different Goal Posters
  • Assignment Data Log – Printable log sheet
  • Progress Chart - chart progress with bar graph
  • Goal Setting Mind Maps and Forms - selection of mind maps, strategies, and online mind map resources for digital devices such as
    • Option #1: Insert the goal topic and then brainstorm more specific topics that will be manageable to achieve.
    • Option #2: Insert the more specific individual goal for the topic. Brainstorm the characteristics/option that might be addressed.

Building a Practically Useful Theory of Goal Setting and Task Motivation

Edwin A. Locke University of Maryland Gary P. Latham University of Toronto

Source: Summary of Recent Goals Research(PDF here: Gail Matthews Written Goal Study Dominican University), by Gail Matthews, Ph.D., Dominican University

Goal Progress and Happiness - article in Psychology Today by Timothy A Pychyl Ph.D.

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