What teachers most need is not another app, it’s student goal setting—the process of working with students to set a short-term learning goal, track progress toward that goal, and celebrate success.

How might things be different if we provide deliberate support for their goal setting process? When students set their own goals, they take responsibility and ownership of their learning.

Balancing the need to provide an affordable, accessible education with a commitment to transforming students’ lives and preparing them for the future is an ongoing challenge in higher education. New ...

Goal-setting promotes advancement in all undertakings. Akin to a to-do list, elucidating goals results in increased efficiency, an eager intensity in tasks and an avoidance of extraneous ventures.

Setting goals can help students do better academically, and shorter-term, tangible goals are most effective, paper finds.

Goal setting for and with students is crucial but only if the goals we set are meaningful and lead to increased student learning, engagement, and even enjoyment.

Mindful Monday: Mindful Goal Setting and Accomplishment of Goals for Students Monday marks the beginning of a new week—a fresh start full of possibilities and opportunities.

Balancing the need to provide an affordable, accessible education with a commitment to transforming students’ lives and preparing them for the future is an ongoing challenge in higher education. New ...