Coach Wooden's children's book: "Inch & Miles, The Journey to Success" I'm new to this group....thank you everyone for the wonderful insights and ideas.
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]> Date: Fri, 18 Jul > 2008 12:49:40 -0700> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] goal setting theme> > The Little > Engine that Could is a great beginning of the year book to set an overriding > goal of establishing an "I can do it attitude" in class.> I follow it up with > the children's version of Coach Wooden (famous UCLA basketball coach) book > "Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success". The book is at school so I don't have > the exact name. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mary Helen > Chappetto<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension > Strategies Listserv<mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July > 18, 2008 10:45 AM> Subject: [MOSAIC] goal setting theme> > > I am reading the > posts on goal setting and was excited about the book suggestions to go along > with that theme. I started to complile a list of the book suggestions made > and was wondering if there are more suggestions out there? If there are, > could you give a 1-2 sentences about the story?> I will submit it to Mosaic > and perhaps we can build it as a community resource?!> BTW, I have held goal > setting sessions in my classroom. I was in a charter school that held goal > setting sessions about 5 weeks into the school year once we got to know the > kids. It went beyond the regular Open House when you give parents general > information. We were able to sit down with each family and set goals. The > kids were part of it, the parents and teachers. We each signed a "contract" > and we revisited the goal setting at the beginning of January when we really > had deep understanding of each child and family.> Last year I took a new job > in CPS, closer to home. We had a PD day in October, right around the 5 week > mark. I viewed the goal setting sessions as a great way to open the > parent-teacher-school conversation and as a trust-building opportunity. I > asked if we could use that day to meet with our parents if we chose to. The > principal liked the idea and presented to the whole staff. Unfortunately the > notice was short, but, parents did show up! This year we will be more > organized and purposeful about how to have the conversation and how to > 'measure' the outcomes. > > Mary Helen > > _______________________________________________> Mosaic mailing list> > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> To > unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to> > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org<http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org>.> > > Search the MOSAIC archives at > http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive<http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive>. > > > _______________________________________________> Mosaic mailing list> > [email protected]> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please > go to> > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.> > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > _________________________________________________________________ Keep your kids safer online with Windows Live Family Safety. http://www.windowslive.com/family_safety/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_family_safety_072008 _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
