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Habit 2

1/29/2015

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Summary
"Begin with the End in Mind" means to have a goal, either long term or short term goal. The outcome of the goal could be a continuous motivator to accomplish the goal. In order to reach the goal, a plan must be in place, so the goal can be attainable and realistic. Overall, the goals must be meaningful and can create a positive impact on yourself or the people around you. As a result, steps of being proactive can foster Habit #2. 

My Commitment
Through my goals and aspirations, Habit #2 has guided me to become a positive role model to my community. When I set a long term goal, I visualize the "bigger picture" then break it up into attainable benchmarks to met my ultimate goal. Through perseverance and a supportive family and friends, my long term goal is reached. As a result, I am an asset and contribute to my school's mission and vision of creating 21st century leaders with technology. 

How will I teach it to my students at Riverview?
At the beginning of the year, each student has a leadership notebook. The leadership notebook tracks their academic and personal goals. As a result, their leadership notebook is a visual reminder of their positive development into achieving their goals at Riverview. For example, each week the students take spelling tests and track their scores on a bar graph. Students also track their AR and STAR scores to improve English and Spanish comprehension skills. In addition, the goals are referred to as WIGs (widely interesting goals). Students can visualize their growth in all areas and continue to aspire for the "bigger goal" of becoming leaders based on the the 7 Habits of Happy Kids. 

Data notebook #habit2 #7habitsofhappyKids #rvlearns

A photo posted by Maestra Alvarado (@rvlearns) on Feb 10, 2015 at 7:15am PST

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Cristal Herrera
2/9/2015 14:51:09

Hi Angelica,
It's great that you are teaching your students to look at the big picture (Begin with the End in Mind) and that they are aware that in order to arrive at their end goal, they need to have mini-goals (AR, spelling tests, STAR scores, etc) that will serve as stepping stones to help them get there.
You are helping your students develop Habit #2 throughout the school year by empowering them as you guide them in keeping track of their own academic progress. That's a great way of directly integrating Habit #2 into their academic goals! Nice job, Angelica!

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Bill
2/10/2015 02:23:54

Angelica,
I like your idea of the Leadership Notebook for your students. It fits right in to Habit #2.

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