Professional Goals for Teachers Inside and Outside the Classroom

As classroom teachers, we're constantly learning and setting goals for ourselves. Unfortunately, just setting a few superficial goals isn't enough to take us from where we currently are to the level of effective teachers we might want to be.

Goal setting requires you to dig deep into what you hope to accomplish, why you want to achieve it, and how you plan to make it happen.

Maybe you're a brand new teacher just beginning your teaching career and you want to set yourself up for success or maybe you're one of the many experienced teachers with a lot of years in the classroom and you want to make an even bigger impact on the kids in your class.

Either way it's essential to reflect on the direction you're headed because the truth is, the amount of time you've been in the classroom is irrelevant to the career goals you set for yourself.

But that brings us to a series of interesting questions as we think about setting professional goals for teachers... 

• What if you don't intend to continue teaching until you retire?
• Do you still need to create professional goals for yourself? 
• What if you are on the fence about leaving the classroom?

Here's the truth; teaching is hard. Discussions about how difficult teaching has become flood social media daily, and teachers everywhere are questioning whether or not they want to continue down this path.

But whether you intend to leave the classroom at the end of this school year, five years from now, or never, you need to take a step back and determine new ways to connect with the students who are currently in your classroom.

So, we're going to look at a professional growth plan that will help you make strides in setting and crushing your professional goals inside the classroom, apply this same approach to your personal goals outside of the classroom, and how to move forward from this point.

📝  Click here for a transcript of this episode.

Product Links Mentioned in this Episode:  (affiliate)

• Cube timer
• The Five Love Languages
• Find Your People
• How to Win Friends and Influence People

Follow me on IG @classroom_exit_strategies