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

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?

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 No negotiation

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

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 No negotiation

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.

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

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 No negotiation

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

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

Gr 12 Final exams week 1 When do you start studying?

Study process Learn work Make summaries Attend class Pre-read To move information from your short term memory into your long term memory you need to cover it 4 times and within 28 hours of each session. 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.

Orange-Personal Dark Blue Sleep Light Blue-Personal Free My Time Schedule 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 Mon Gym Weekly Presentation Prep SMC MMG/ OMS CCR Work Sleep Tue CTLM Staff Meeting BioMed Mentoring Mechatronics Mentoring SAD Staff Meetin g Book Club Wed Sam Supper Club Thu SGD Staff Meeting Electrical Mentoring CCSD Committee Fri Industrial Mentoring Civil Mentoring UCL Mentoring Sat Wouldn’t you love to know what I do on my weekends????? Sun Yellow-Planning Teal-Staff Meeting Red-Workshops Green Committee Meetings White-Work Free Orange-Personal Dark Blue Sleep Light Blue-Personal Free

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

When is the best time for you to study? KNOW YOURSELF: Plan to action your study process When do you exercise? When do you spend time with friends? BE SPECIFIC in your task allocation SLEEP & EAT!!! Plan for the day Church Hockey >Finish Romeo & Juliet essay >Isidingo Cell worship Let there be an overlap of content: remember every 48 hrs. Seemless flow History: Chapter 8 & 9 summary

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 No negotiation

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 How much are you worth? Do you believe you deserve to be a CA?

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? Give your time wasters time so that you can focus on what needs to be done now.

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