Welcome to Cycle 7 of The 30 Goals Challenge: Make it Meaningful! Each year, teachers come together from around the world to accomplish 1 to 30 goals to transform the learning in their classrooms in a movement known as The 30 Goals Challenge for Teachers. Below is a clickable graphic of the 30 goals we are currently aiming […]
Category: 30 Goals Cycle 7
Goal: Inspire Them to Inspire
Welcome to Cycle 7 of The 30 Goals Challenge: Make it Meaningful! “Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best.” – Bob Talbert Goal: Encourage students to choose a cause and create digital posters, infographics, or videos to raise funds or awareness about this cause. This goal comes from Maria Theologidou from Greece. […]
Goal: Make It About the Relationships
Welcome to Cycle 7 of The 30 Goals Challenge: Make it Meaningful! “One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child.” […]
Goal: Reflect on your time back to school
Welcome to Cycle 7 of The 30 Goals Challenge: Make it Meaningful! “To teach is to learn twice over.” – Joseph Joubert Goal: Reflect on your time back to school. What have your new group of learners taught you? What have been your successes? What challenges are you still facing and trying to find solutions. Write a blog post and write […]
Goal: Introduce Pop Culture into the Curriculum
Welcome to Cycle 7 of The 30 Goals Challenge: Make it Meaningful! “It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” – Albert Einstein Goal: Engage your students with pop culture appropriate for their ages. Teach a lesson with a song or share an example or anecdote from a famous […]
Goal: Introduce Us to Your School
Welcome to Cycle 7 of The 30 Goals Challenge: Make it Meaningful! “Teachers have three loves: love of learning, love of learners, and the love of bringing the first two loves together.” – Scott Hayden Goal: Create a video, digital flyer, or digital poster showcasing your school. Hayfa Majdoub, a teacher in Tunisia, suggested this goal. Check out […]
Goal: Be Someone's Champion
Welcome to Cycle 7 of The 30 Goals Challenge: Make it Meaningful! “Every child deserves a champion; an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection and insists that they become the best they can possibly be.” – Rita f. Pierson Goal: Be another teacher or your student’s champion in the […]
Goal: How has blogging transformed your teaching?
Welcome to Cycle 7 of The 30 Goals Challenge: Make it Meaningful! “The first thing you need to decide when you build your blog is what you want to accomplish with it, and what it can do if successful.” – Ron Dawson Goal: Write a post or create a presentation or graphic explaining how blogging has helped […]
Goal: Have a Conversation with Your Leadership
Welcome to Cycle 7 of The 30 Goals Challenge: Make it Meaningful! “Failure is simply an opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” – Henry Ford Goal: Have a conversation with your leadership about implementing an idea or making a change to the school environment. Many of us have innovative ideas to improve our classrooms or […]
Goal: Share Your Failure Story
Welcome to Cycle 7 of The 30 Goals Challenge: Make it Meaningful! “Failure is simply an opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” – Henry Ford Goal: Share your failure story with another teacher, a new teacher or share your failure story in a blog post. Some of the most rewarding reflections from 30 Goals’ teachers […]