The Year of 2002 “Learning to Learn”
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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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A GOOD TIME TO PLAN
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PERIOD 3
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A GOOD LEARNING DAY
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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
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WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
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R&R
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THIS IS DAY #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
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THIS IS DAY #1
DECISION #1
DECISION #1
DECISION #1
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DECISION #1
PERIOD 1
BREAK 10 MINS.
MORNINGS ARE BEST
BREAK 10 MINS.
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PERIOD 2
BREAK 10 MINS.
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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