TIME MANAGEMENT FOR BUSY EDUCATORS
PRESENTED BY DR. MARY ANN BELL
SOLUTIONS WITH TRADITIONAL TOOLS
· The obvious
o Plan books
o Large Calendars
o Lists
· My desk cleanup is the dramatic sweep of everything to the floor! Then I am forced to deal with every single thing that was there.
· In/Out/Call/Write: Years ago I attended a time management presentation at my church. I do not remember the presenter to give credit. One thing suggested was to make an ORGANIZED list of things to do:
o Take a piece of paper, your choice of size
o Fold it into quarters
o At the top of each space, write one of the above words, so it looks like the example.
§ In the first box list things that need doing around the house
§ Second box is for errands. I used to grab my list or jot these down when I was going out on another piece of paper
§ Call and Write are obvious…and you could change the headings of course.
· There are lots of books about time management. One for librarians:
· Foust also wrote two articles on the topic for The Book Report. Her suggestions include:
· Using Post-It Notes or note cards that are color coded for different types of tasks
· Keeping a “To Do” Folder
· Using Planner Books
· Apply 1 ½ Rule: Things will take one and a half times as long to do as you think
· Have the right supplies
· Wastebasket…”Keep close and use often.”
· Take Breaks!!!
· Quit beating yourself up for being right brained!!!
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