Transcript The Year of 2002 “Learning to Learn”

Setting Up for Success 1
A Weekly Plan That Works
A Personal Achievement Plan
• First, let’s agree on some things:
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we could all do with a little more time
there is a lot of work to do
non-working time is important too
it’s better to work smarter than work harder
accumulation of deadlines can be stressful
we often have doubts and may lose direction and
purpose
• rigid timetables don’t work
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A Personal Achievement Plan
• So, what we want from 2010?
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academic success ?
friendships to be rewarding ?
health to be good (fitness) ?
avoid poverty ?
a sense of achievement, purpose & recognition ?
a path to 2011 – with choices to be available ?
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A Personal Achievement Plan
• The only way one can achieve these things
is to have:
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a realistic purpose - a set of goals
a plan of attack to achieve those goals
flexibility and adaptability
physical, mental & spiritual resilience
a “trusted and honest friend” to travel with during
your journey to meet your goals
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A Personal Achievement Plan
If you make a PLAN, it usually is full of GUNNA’S.
“Gunna do this”; “gunna do that”. It’s usually the intention.
Often our response is to make up a RIGID TIMETABLE, and
a tough one at that. After all we really mean it don’t we?
Well, within a few days, it fails. We decide that timetables
and organising charts do not work. Death to a plan of attack.
“I’ll just do the work and hand it in when it’s due.”
“I will cope.”
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NO YOU WON’T !
ALL YOU WILL DO IS TRY TO MANAGE
THE COMPETING NEEDS OF THE MOMENT.
YOU MAY COPE.
BUT IS COPING SUCCESS?
OR IS IT A FORMULA FOR UNDER-ACHIEVING,
ANXIETY, STRESS, TENSION, MAYBE FAILURE?
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Developing a Personal
Achievement Plan
SOME COMMON GOALS. I WANT:
• Time for RECREATION and
RELAXATION
• Skills for EFFECTIVE STUDY
• Achieve GREAT GRADES
• CHOICES are mine
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• HOW ?
A Personal Achievement Plan
• To manage your time better, you need a TIME
MANAGEMENT PLAN
• To manage yourself better, you need a PERSONAL
MANAGEMENT PLAN
• One leads to the other. Mutual inclusivity.
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A Personal Achievement Plan
HOW ?
• Stop and check over a normal week. Was it good?
Could it have been better?
• Evaluate the use of that week
• Reflect on how you might design next week to be better.
What are the imperatives ?
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My Personal Achievement Plan
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PERIOD 1
BREAK 10 MINS.
MORNINGS ARE BEST
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PERIOD 2
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A GOOD TIME TO PLAN
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PERIOD 3
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A GOOD LEARNING DAY
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PERIOD 4
DECISION #2
REVIEW LAST WEEK
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A Personal Achievement Plan
RULES FOR SUCCESSFUL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
1ST DECISION TIME:
• Arrival at home. Take some R&R for approximately 30 - 45 minutes.
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In that 45 mins. Stop & Check on the weekly tasks & goals.
Evaluate the evening’s tasks.
Reflect on a plan of attack.
• Make some realistic decisions:
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physically set out the work you decide to do
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lay it out from hardest task to easiest task
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A Personal Achievement Plan
TARGET THE TOPIC or TASK TO BE MASTERED,
NOT THE SUBJECT.
‘Targeted Work’ is selected by topic.
For example,
“Tonight I will master knowledge about
the adversarial system of criminal trials!”
Not,
“Oh, I’ll have a go at Legal Studies.”
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A Personal Achievement Plan
Develop a System:
• record what you have done
• allocate time
•weekly
•daily
• allow a review of the week
for example………………………………...
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My Personal Achievement Plan
Day / Time
DECISION #1
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SUNDAY
R&R
R&R
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R&R
THIS IS DAY #1
DECISION #1
DECISION #1
DECISION #1
DECISION #1
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PERIOD 1
BREAK 10 MINS.
MORNINGS ARE BEST
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PERIOD 2
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A GOOD TIME TO PLAN
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PERIOD 3
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A GOOD LEARNING DAY
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PERIOD 4
DECISION #2
REVIEW LAST WEEK
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Your Personal Achievement Plan
RULES FOR SUCCESSFUL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
AT WORK IN EACH HOUR:
 work with 100% concentration, no distractions
 work by writing, not just by reading, active learning
 keep notes, plans, diagrams, summaries in topic folders
 keep topic folders in subject files
 break down notes into key headings and point form
TAKE A BREAK:
 leave the room
 no TV/ Computer - do not concentrate on something else
 some exercise is smart; b/ball, walk, pets
 refreshment is good; not too much caffeine
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Your Personal Achievement Plan
RULES FOR SUCCESSFUL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
2nd DECISION TIME:
 you may be tired by now; stop !
 do you need to go on
 reading a novel may be a good way to wind down
 light exercise may stop the brain from ‘running on’
MUST Dos FOR SUCCESS:
 check your diary before you go to bed
 check your diary before you leave for school
 check your diary before you leave for home
WRITE EVERYTHING IN YOUR DIARY !
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My Personal Achievement Plan
Day / Time
DECISION #1
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SUNDAY
R&R
R&R
R&R
R&R
R&R
THIS IS DAY #1
DECISION #1
DECISION #1
DECISION #1
DECISION #1
DECISION #1
PERIOD 1
BREAK 10 MINS.
MORNINGS ARE BEST
BREAK 10 MINS.
BREAK 10 MINS.
BREAK 10 MINS.
BREAK 10 MINS.
BREAK 10 MINS.
PERIOD 2
BREAK 10 MINS.
A GOOD TIME TO PLAN
BREAK 10 MINS.
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PERIOD 3
BREAK 10 MINS.
A GOOD LEARNING DAY
BREAK 10 MINS.
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BREAK 10 MINS.
BREAK 10 MINS.
PERIOD 4
DECISION #2
REVIEW LAST WEEK
DECISION #2
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DECISION #2
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