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It’s the Time of Your Life!. Time Management and Goal Setting - Getting Ready for College ED 6446-001 Spring 2011 Rose Defa. Class Objectives. Assess how you spend your time Write a long-term goal
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It’s the Timeof Your Life! Time Management and Goal Setting - Getting Ready for College ED 6446-001 Spring 2011 Rose Defa
Class Objectives • Assess how you spend your time • Write a long-term goal • Write at least 10 short-term goals that will lead to the accomplishment of your long-term goal Career and Technical Education, Customized Industry Program, Adult Learners, Objective 1:Identify and practice the attitudes, knowledge, and skills that contribute to effective learning in school and across the life span,. Specifically, apply time management and goal setting skills.
How much time do you have? What would you do if you had more time?
The question is not whether you have time, but whether you use it to get what you want!
How can you tame time? • Time Management • Goal Setting
After one week of time monitoring my time, I discovered that… • I want to spend more time on… • I want to spend less time on… • I was surprised that I spent so much time on… • I was surprised that I spent so little time on…
Equal Opportunity • Time is an equal opportunity resource. We all have 24x7=168 hours every week. • You do have enough time for the things you want to do if you manage time effectively.
Tools for Time Management • Lists • Schedules • Tracking • Segmenting • Prioritization • Self-awareness
“It’s not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is, what are we busy about?”Henry David Thoreau
Goals • A “goal” is only a “wish” if it isn’t written down! • Write long-term goals • Write short-term goals that help you move toward your long-term goals. • Make your goals S.M.A.R.T.!
SMART • Specific • Measurable • Attainable • Realistic • Timely
How to Write Goals SMART Goals Maybe Not So SMART • Complete my GED by May, 2011. • Read three books in the next three months. • Create list of College entrance requirements by June, 2011. • Try to complete my GED in the future. • Read more. • Think about starting College.
Write Your Own Goals • Write a long-term goal that is specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely. • Write a short-term goal that you can accomplish in the next week that will support your long-term goal.
Getting Ready for School • Practice time management tools. • Use SMART goals! • Transfer long-term and short-term goals to Career and Learning Plan. • How do you learn?