Stick to the Plan: Video, Reading, Questions |Social Emotional Learning SEOT 011

Our students don't want to work. Here's a Social Emotional Learning strategy that might get them to start.

• SEOT Step to Success 011 is to STICK TO THE PLAN.

• NO PREP reading passage with discussion questions and answer key.

• Print the PDF, show the optional video, and discuss.

• Give students opportunities to develop Self Awareness and Self Control by setting goals.

NO SURPRISES! Please look at the preview file (besides the product cover images.) It shows you exactly what you get.

NO PREP, JUST PRINT.

• There is a single PDF to print.

• THE PDF includes the reading passage, discussion questions and answer key.

• Links to the optional (editable) Microsoft Word and Google Docs are also included in the PDF.

• The student handout includes a QR code to the YouTube video. If students are allowed to use phones, they can scan the code at the bottom of their handout to go to the video.

UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING (UDL) - Multiple ways to access content

This Social Emotional Learning Strategy content is available in three formats:

UDL Option 1: Students can read the printed handout.

• The handout article is a tidied up transcription of the video with questions

UDL Option 2: Students can watch the FREE YouTube video lesson

UDL Option 3: Students can use a screen reader to access the Google Doc.

• Google Docs provides accessibility tools so a screen reader can read the document.

• If you are using Windows, you can install a FREE screen reader like NVDA.

• If you are using a Chromebook, it comes with a built-in screen reader called ChromeVox. (Learn more)

• Please note: I CANNOT provide technical support for screen readers. I can only provide a Google Doc file which can be easily read by screen reader software.

SEOT is a way to think about how to achieve your goals. It’s an acronym. It stands for Strategies, Effort, Optimize, and Tinker. 

STICK TO THE PLAN

SEOT Steps to Success #011

The normal boiling point of water is 100 degrees Celsius or 212 degrees Fahrenheit at sea level. 

If you take a pot of room temperature water, put it on the stove, and heat it up, you transfer thermal energy to the water. Eventually, that water will become saturated with thermal energy and change its phase from liquid to gas. 

This is called vaporization. When the water is at this boiling point, the vapor pressure of the liquid is strong enough to overcome the surrounding atmospheric pressure. This means bubbles of vapor can form anywhere throughout the pot of water, and so the water boils. 

Let's take a moment to think about the boiling point of water as a metaphor for achieving our goals.

SEOT is an acronym to help us get the most out of life. The O stands for optimize. 

SEOT Step to Success #11 is to STICK TO THE PLAN.

Sometimes, it takes time for a plan to work. If you've been driving in the wrong direction for a while, it can take some time to get back on course. 

When you put a pot of water on the stove and turn the heat on, you're on the right path to boiling water. Just because you don't see results right away doesn't mean your plan isn't working. It can take a few minutes before the water starts to bubble and a few more before the water starts to boil. 

In other words, at the beginning of your plan, it can look like nothing is working. Even though you're on the right track, you just need to give it time to be able to see progress. 

• Just because you spend one night doing homework doesn't mean you'll ace your next test. 
• Just because you do one workout doesn't mean you'll get shredded.
• Just because you save 10% of your income from one paycheck doesn't mean you'll have enough to retire, but these are all steps in the right direction. 

Sometimes, you just need to give it time and stick to the plan. Yes, there may be better ways to boil water: put the lid on, use a smaller burner, try the microwave, or use a kettle. But make sure you give your current plan enough time to see what the results are like. 

Think about your goals. What strategies are you using to try to reach your goal? What are you measuring to see if things are progressing? How much time do you think it might take before you start to see results? Why do you think that? 

There's no right or wrong answer, but sometimes you need to stick to your current plan instead of just changing plans right away when things don't work as you hope. Good luck sticking to your plan, even though it may seem like it's not working right away.

Discussion Questions

1. According to this article, what obstacles stop people from achieving their goals?
2. Why do you think those obstacles stop people from achieving their goals?
3. How might this strategy help people to achieve their goals?
4. Why might this strategy not help people to achieve their goals?

TAKE ACTION: Identify a current goal:

• Reflect on the strategies you are using to achieve your goal. 
• Are you giving the strategies enough time to work? Explain.
• How can you adjust your expectations for seeing results?

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• Student SMART Goal Setting | Template | Worksheet | Graphic Organizer

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