It's About TIme: Organization and Time Management for Educators

A number people of people have asked me about doing a session on time management this summer. I have been presenting this workshop in some shape or form since the late 90s, and been able to add to and refine it according to what the needs of teachers seems to be. The workshop is pretty comprehensive and covers the following topics:

• How to use “tickler files” to keep your desktop clean and your paperwork under control.
• How to use a daily planner as an effective tool to keep your organized and on top of your day.
• How to document quickly and easily.
• How to handle tasks which recur, whether each month or each year.
• How to handle multiple projects easily.
• How to organize the files on your computer in a logical manner.
• How to back up your computer easily.
• How to gain “chunks” of time by controlling interruptions.
• How to “batch” similar activities.
• How to establish priorities, delegate, and learn to just say “no.”
• How to organize files and folders so you can find what you want.
• How to back-up your data easily so that a hard drive crash won’t be a catastrophe.
• How to handle tasks which recur monthly, quarterly, or annually.
• How to handle documents you must “revisit” and update regularly.
• How to use e-mail effectively.
• How to organize correspondence so that you can find that memo in seconds.
• How to use Google to put most any information at your fingertips quickly.
  

I will be doing a session on June 20 through the JSU Inservice Center, and will be held at the Fort McClellan site. The workshop is free. Even though Jacksonville is not our inservice center, our teachers may still attend workshops they offer. To register for the workshop, click here and follow the directions from there.