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Got goals?

Posted on Nov 18, 2009 - 10:57 AM by Alison Bagg Brink in ImprovEducation

This is my thirteenth fall as a teacher. This year has been wonderful so far. I have great students, colleagues that I respect, and a curriculum for the majority of my classes that I agree with philosophically.

But then ... (think the soundtrack to Jaws) it is time to set professional goals. There is nothing in the year that brings more discomfort than the goal-related meetings, and we have at least three each year. These meetings make me sweat and give me a horrible pain between my right shoulder and my neck, in fact, I am trying to stretch it out as I type.

Here is the issue: my goal needs to be in alignment with the school and district goals. In a nutshell, that means that my goal...

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