Time Planning Steve Lester

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Time PlanningSteve Lester
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Time Management

• Techniques for planning time
• Projects daily, weekly monthly tasks
• Increase
• Effectiveness (doing the right things)
• Efficiency (doing things right)
• Goal management

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What tools information do you have already?

• Homework diary
• Exam timetable
• Coursework completion dates
• Language module date
• Tech practical date
• Drama performance date
• Sports matches/concerts/birthdays etc

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Time Planning Techniques

• Work out how much time you have available

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How much time is available?

• Main exams begin in the week of June 4th
• Thats 12 weeks away
• But there is still normal school work, course
  work etc.
• and Easter Holidays
• So be realistic
• Study leave starts May 21st
• Decide how many hours / week for revision

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Example revision time plan

• March 4 hours / week
• April 6 hours / week
• May first 3 weeks 9 hours / week
• From May 21st 8 hours / day
• Total available 175 hours

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Time Planning Techniques

• Work out how much time you have available
• Work out the time needed for each subject
• Review your mocks - what worked? what didnt work?

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How much time is needed for each subject?

• Remember the benefit of repeat learning,
  different techniques variety
• So as an example
• Night before the exam 2 hours
• Week before 8 hours
• Month before 16 hours

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Some more ideas

• Subjects you enjoy will need less time! You
  already understand these, and so your revision
  will be more effective.
• Try different techniques for different subjects.
  Its more effective and makes revision more
  interesting. VAK
• Focus versus Variety

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Types of Plans

• A3 sheets like Bens
• To do lists
• Post it notes
• Electronic outlook, msn etc
• Daily, weekly, monthly
• For daily plans, list in priority order and
  make sure you work down in order.
• Dont just do the easy or fun stuff
• Cross tasks off once done big pen!!

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Ways of setting priorities

• Pareto 80 of tasks can be completed in 20 of
  the time, and the remaining 20 of tasks will
  take 80 of the time. So prioritise your
  productivity
• Fit match the time required for a task to the
  time available, e.g. 15 mins available, find
  tasks that fit 15 mins. Fit to time of day.
  Depends on location 15 mins is different if
  free time at home, v time at school v time on the
  bus.

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Warnings!!

• Dont spend more time planning than doing
• Dont list routine activities (like brushing your
  teeth)
• Make sure you plan time for fun breaks
  leisure, activity, sport
• Work 50 mins, break 10 mins
• Be flexible, review, adapt reschedule

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What works best for you?

• What are your priorities? top 20
• How can you better prioritise?
• How do you work most effectively?
• What ideas would you like to try?