I’m a big fan of goal setting. It can provide a road map for the short or long-term and can be an effective motivational strategy. I have set a few professional development goals for this summer and have challenged a few of my friends/colleagues to do the same thing. In 2008 I realized that I could set this up as a blog meme and hopefully encourage some of my online friends to achieve a few items from their To Do Lists. There are a myriad of ways to approach this, but I’ve opted to take the short-term, easy-to-assess approach, but I’ll leave some wiggle room for you to customize it to meet your needs. The official information is below.
Directions
Summer can be a great time for professional development. It is an opportunity to learn more about a topic, read a particular work or the works of a particular author, beef up an existing unit of instruction, advance one’s technical skills, work on that advanced degree or certification, pick up a new hobby, and finish many of the other items on our ever-growing To Do Lists. Let’s make Summer 2010 a time when we actually get to accomplish a few of those things and enjoy the thrill of marking them off our lists.
The Rules
NOTE: You do NOT have to wait to be tagged to participate in this meme.
- Pick 1-3 professional development goals and commit to achieving them this summer.
- For the purposes of this activity the end of summer will be Labor Day (09/06/2010).
- Post the above directions along with your 1-3 goals on your blog.
- Link back/trackback to https://www.clifmims.com/blog/archives/3669.
- Use the following tag/ keyword/ category on your post: pdmeme2010.
- Tag 5 or more bloggers to participate in the meme.
- Achieve your goals and “develop professionally.”
- Commit to sharing your results on your blog during early or mid-September.
My Goals
- Read at least 2 of the books on my book wish list.
- Implement idea for new blog feature.
- Submit at least 1 of the articles currently in progress for review.
I Tag…
Okay, I’ll accept your challenge. I’ve been trying to unplug a bit this summer as I try to take a real sabbath, but I’ll tackle it next week after our visiting relatives leave town. Hope all is well. We should get our families together soon.
Thanks for participating, Dr. Ruth. Yours was the first trackback that I received. You win a round of applause from our PLN for your expediency.
This is a great idea. We will do this on our blog. I already know a few things I need to get done.
Wohoo!
I look forward to reading your goals and later sharing in your success.