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#ChangeStartsWithMe

Change Starts With Me

What are my goals for the year ahead and how can change start with me?

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Word Associations

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What words or phrases come to mind when you hear the following words:

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goal or target

Looking Forward

• What is one thing you are hoping to achieve this year?

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• This could be an academic goal or a personal goal.

Looking Forward

• How will you know you have achieved your goal?
• What will your success criteria look like?

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• What steps will you need to take between now and the end of the academic year to help achieve your goal?

Initial Steps

#ChangeStartsWithMe

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1. What could this mean?
2. How can change start with you?
3. What change would you like to see take place at school?
4. Why is this issue important to you personally?
5. In order for this change to take place, what must you do?

Think Big

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1. Choose an issue or cause that matters to you.
2. Why does it matter to you?
3. How can you encourage others at school to care about this issue?

#ChangeStartsWithMe

Change Starts With Me

How will you champion your issue during the school year? Choose one thing from the list below or come up with your own.

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• Speak in an assembly
• Speak in tutor time
• Run an extracurricular club
• Plan a drama/music performance based on your issue
• Write an article/blog post on your issue
• Draw or paint a picture

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Exit Ticket

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Take a moment to think about the following:

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My personal/academic goal for the school year is ____________________________.

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I will achieve it by ________________________.

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An issue or cause I will champion this year is ___________________________________.

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I will draw attention to it through ___________________________________________.

#ChangeStartsWithMe

Big change starts in the classroom.

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