Developing, Setting, and Achieving Instructional Coaching SMART Goals

<div id="i4c-draggable-container" style="width: 0px;height: 0px"> <div class="resolved" data-reactroot=""></div> </div> Welcome to "Ask the Tech Coach," a podcast for Instructional Coaches and Technology Integration Specialists. In this episode of “<a href="https://www.teachercast.net/episodes/ask-the-tech-coach/">Ask the Tech Coach</a>,” Jeff and Susan discuss the importance of setting SMART Goals for Instructional Coaches. If you would like to be a part of future podcasts and share your thoughts, <a href="https://www.teachercast.net/podcastguestform">please contact the podcast</a>.  We would love to have you join the show. <h2>Question of the Week</h2> Our favorite part of recording a live podcast each week is participating in the great conversations that happen on our live chat, on social media, and in our comments section. This week’s question is: <em><strong>Question Topic: What is the best way to create yearly SMART Goals as an Instructional Coach?</strong></em> <h2><strong>Setting Goals as an Instructional Coach</strong></h2> <ul> <li>What is a SMART Goal?</li> <li>Should coaches have professional growth goals just like teachers?</li> <li>How to align coaching goals with the district/school goals/vision</li> <li>Thoughts on Creating Coaching SMART Goals <ul> <li>Goals should provide clarity</li> <li>Goals should provide motivation</li> <li>Goals should provide an objective standard for improvement</li> </ul><br/> </li> <li>If you are given a goal by someone else rather than creating it yourself, it may not resonate as strongly.</li> <li>When working with a group of coaches, how should your goals be setup? <ul> <li>All coaches have the same goals</li> <li>All coaches have similar goals</li> <li>All coaches have individual goals</li> </ul><br/> </li> </ul><br/> <strong>Link of Interest:</strong> <ul> <li><strong><a href="https://www.instructionalcoaching.com/should-we-forget-about-goals-and-just-focus-on-habits/">Should We Forget About Goals