I recently created a new reflection/goal-setting sheet that I asked my ninth-grade students to complete, and it went pretty well. In fact, some of my colleagues are also using it. A few students rolled their eyes, but it’s created a fair amount of “grist” for follow-up conversations and continued refinement (After initially completing it, I’m having students make revisions now and then).

You can download the sheet here
, and, just for ease of viewing, here are the list of questions (please please suggestions on how you think I can improve it):

1. What do you like about yourself? Name as many things as you like, but please list at least three:

2. What things about yourself would you like to change/improve? Name as many as you would like, but please list at least three. Please also say why you would like to improve them:

3. What can you do between now and the end of the school year to make those changes/improvements happen? Please be as specific as possible, and list at least three actions you can take:

4. What can your teachers, including Mr. Ferlazzo, do to help you make those changes? Please be as specific as possible, and list at least three actions they can take:

5. If you make those changes, can you think of some ways you can reward yourself for those accomplishments? List them:

I’m adding this info to The Best Posts On Students Setting Goals.