Gr 12 Time Management Heather Cousins-Fana Thuthuka & Fasset mentor

1. Gr 12 Time Management Heather Cousins-Fana Thuthuka & Fasset mentor

2. Quickly jot down • What comes to mind when you think of ‘time management’? • How have you been managing your time up till now? • Has it worked? • Does it need to change? • What do you want to get out of today’s session?

3. The 5 keys to effective time management: Take action: • Set goals • Determine priorities • Plan your weekly schedule • Use diary, term and year planner or calendar • Adhere to your plan

4. Setting goals • Preparing for final matric exams • Get 80% + for Accounting, Maths & English • Be on Ronelle’sTop Performers slides next year.

5. Effective time management Take action: • Set goals • Determine priorities • Plan your weekly schedule • Use diary, term and year planner or calendar • Adhere to your plan

6. Prioritize Determine your priorities: • Sacrifice pleasure for opportunity • Balance your life: family, friends, school tasks and projects, and studying for exams. Exercise and sleep are important too.

7. Covey’s quadrant: Its not just about getting things done but getting the right things done

8. Effective time management Take action: • Set goals • Determine priorities • Plan your weekly schedule • Use diary, term and year planner or calendar • Adhere to your plan

9. Plan your work and work your plan Reality check: • How much time do you have before exams start? • Monday 21 July second semester starts • Last school day Friday 17 October: Valedictory • ± 9 weeks • Exams start 27 October • 1,5 weeks GRAND TOTAL: ±12 WEEKS, 5 DAYS

10. Use the tools at your disposal Protect • Calendar: scope • Weekly schedule: snapshot • Diary: day or two • To-do lists: today

11. Gr 12 Final exams week 1

12. Study process Research: ideal study sessions are 45 - 90 minutes long with a break. To move information from short to long term memory it needs to be visited 4 times.

13. My Time Schedule Yellow-PlanningTeal-Staff Meeting Red-Workshops Green Committee Meetings White-Work Free Orange-PersonalDark Blue Sleep Light Blue-Personal Free

14. Have a term plan • Just like you need a Time Schedule you also need a Term/Semester Plan • In a Term Plan, you utilize monthly calendars (slide 14) to record all important dates • Academics: tests, assignments, papers and projects for all of your courses • Co-Curricular Activities: meetings, weekends away, and special events • Personal: friends and family birthdays, events and workshops you want to attend

15. KNOW YOURSELF: • When is the best time for you to study? • Plan to action your study process • When do you exercise? • When do you spend time with friends? • SLEEP & EAT!!! • BE SPECIFIC in your task allocation Plan for the day Church Hockey Cell worship >Finish Romeo & Juliet essay >Isidingo History: Chapter 8 & 9 summary

16. Effective time management Take action: • Set goals • Determine priorities • Plan your weekly schedule • Use diary, term and year planner or calendar • Adhere to your plan

17. Keeping to the plan • Discipline: • Do not negotiate with yourself • Be willing at any given time to sacrifice pleasure for opportunity • Revisit your goals • Be the best that you can be • Attack your challenges with enthusiasm

18. Identify time wasters • Friends: be assertive say ‘no’, ‘not now’ • Whatsapp/Facebook: remove notifications • TV: watch your favourite show then SWITCH OFF • Fill in your time wasters on the handout… share?

20. Have the courage to be a leader with responsibility and accountability.