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Do you have plans to improve your practice in 2014? Here are some resources that can help you meet your goals:

From Edutopia, Habits of Mind for the New Year: 10 Steps to Actually Accomplish Your Resolutions - http://www.edutopia.org/blog/habits-of-mind-agency-vicki-davis

From Larry Ferlazzo, The Best Ways To Help Make Your New Year’s Resolutions Succeed - http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2012/12/31/the-best-ways-to-help-make-your-new-years-resolutions-succeed

From the Creative Language Class blog, here are some ideas to inspire you - http://creativelanguageclass.wordpress.com/2014/01/02/time-to-try-something-new

From the An Idea a Day blog, an example of re-wording goals to be more specific, and a link to a short TED talk - http://useenglisheveryday.wordpress.com/2014/01/02/start-your-year-off-with-an-achievable-goal

Record yourself on video working on your new skill, and post it for an appreciative audience - https://giveit100.com (Read more about this idea at http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/2014/01/this-site-provides-a-supportive-audience-for-your-new-years-resolution )

And for something slightly different, if you are raising multilingual children, here are some ideas for goals to strive for in 2014 - http://www.multilingualliving.com/2013/12/31/top-10-new-years-resolutions-for-your-multilingual-family-in-2014