Goal Setting and Planning
(SLG)

Course Overview

This self-paced course is designed to support educators in their understanding of the Nevada Educator Performance Framework (NEPF) goal setting and planning process (SLG). Course participants will understand how the SLG cycle not only supports teacher efficacy and professional growth, but how it also positively impacts student achievement and school improvement. 

An SLG is a long-term, measurable, academic goal set for students to accomplish by the end of a course. Developing an SLG includes identifying the most important learning content for the year alongside teachers of the same content area (if possible), reviewing student academic data, setting a long-term goal for identified students, measuring the long-term goal along the way, and evaluating student attainment of the goal at or near the end of the school year.  Although Nevada law states that the evaluation of a probationary teacher or administrator in his or her initial year of employment as a probationary teacher or administrator must NOT include student performance data, these educators are still required to set an SLG as part of the NEPF protocol.

Course Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, participants will:

• Understand the purpose and process of creating and implementing a Goal Setting Plan.

• Identify the steps for creating an SLG/PPG:

• Identify the priority content and learning that is expected/needed.

• Identify where students are at the beginning of the instruction with respect to the goal.

• Determine where students should be by the end of the interval of instruction and how they will demonstrate their knowledge/skills.

• Set a S.M.A.R.T. student learning goal.

• Set a S.M.A.R.T. professional practice goal.

Course Expectations 

Each section is estimated to take approximately 20-30 minutes. Each section will require you to pass a quiz with a minimum score to demonstrate mastery of the content. Throughout this course, participants are expected to:

• Read all posted and linked documents

• Download and save provided resources for future use 

• Complete all quizzes

Course Topics

Section 1: NEPF Overview

Section 2: Step 1 - Develop and Approve the SLG

Section 3: Step 2 - Monitor the Progress of the SLG

Section 4: Step 3 - Evaluate the Progress of the SLG

Section 5: Assessment, Evaluation, and Reflection

Professional Learning Hours

At the conclusion of this course, Nevada educators may be eligible to receive 1 hour of Professional Learning to fulfill State licensure renewal requirements. You will be emailed a certificate of completion. 

If at any time during your learning experience you find you need help, feel free to contact us using the Course Facilitator page.