Student Goal Setting

Last year I started my school year at the end of September because I was on maternity leave.  The previous year I had a binder system for each student to keep track of goals and learning levels, and this past school year I really missed it!  I did not have my amazing maternity leave sub implement this since she was starting off my school year.  I saved the binders, and I plan on using them again this next school year!

 Each student has a simple white binder.  (Click to shop) I put their names on the binding, but I also let them pick a sticker to put on the binding so that their binder is easily identifiable.
 
I then put a tab in for each subject area that has learning levels.  My tabs are: Reading, Writing/Grammar, Math, Science/Social Studies.  We used Standards Based Grading (1-4 for our levels). (Click to shop)

Each student did not need all 8 tabs, so I split them up.  I have around 20 students each year.

In the front of each binder I put this sheet that I created for our assessments.  Click on the picture for an editable page.  Please make a copy for yourself before editing.  Here is the pdf too.

 

Throughout the year I meet one on one with students to check in on their scores, set goals, and then also to put copies of their work with learning levels in their binders under the correct sections.  For example, if we have a math test, I make a copy of their assessment and they put this copy in their binder with their learning level on it.  Then they take the original home.  It is extra work, but just takes a second to run the assessments through the copier and hole punch.

When I did this, I noticed that my students really enjoyed seeing their progress!  It was also really nice to pull this out for parent teacher conferences.  The students could talk about their work and progress easily throughout the year. 

How do you involve students in their data?  This works for me!