Time Management and 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teacher

Zill-e-Huma BhattiM.Ed. (II)Under the guidance of Sir. Anwar

Overview of some booksEffective Time Management

After this you will learn to:

Clarify your goals and achieve them

Handle people and projects that waste your time

Be involved in better delegation Work more efficiently with your

boss/advisor Learn specific skills and tools to

save you time Overcome stress and

procrastination

Remember that time is money

Time must be explicitly managed, just like money

Why Time Management is Important

The Time Famine (Rare)”

Bad time management = stress

Stress spoils your willingness.

By some estimates, people waste about 2 hours per day. Signs of time wasting:

Messy desk and cluttered (or no) files

Can’t find things Miss appointments, need to

reschedule them late and/or unprepared for meetings

Tired/unable to concentrate

Avoid This

It will save your time

Keys to manage time

The 80/20 Rule Planning To do list Paper work Telephone Reading pile Scheduling your self Goals, Priorities, and

Planning

Cont..

Cutting things short Time journals Avoiding Procrastination

The 80/20 Rule Critical few and the trivial many

Having the courage of your convictions

Good judgment comes from experience

Experiences comes from bad judgment

Planning

Failing to plan is planning to fail

Plan Each Day, Each Week, Each Semester

You can always change your plan, but only once you have one!

TO-DO LIST

Break things down into small steps

Like a child cleaning his/her room

Do the ugliest thing first

PAPER WORK Clutter is death; it leads to

thrashing. Keep desk clear: focus on one thing at a time

A good file system is essential

Touch each piece of paper once

Touch each piece of email once

TELEPHONE Keep calls short; stand

during call Start by announcing goals

for the call When done, get off: If necessary, hang up while

you’re talking

Reading pile

Scheduling Your Self You don’t find time for

important things, you make it

Everything you do is an opportunity cost

Learn to say “No”

Goals, Priorities, and Planning

Why am I doing this?

What is the goal?

Why will I succeed?

What happens if I chose not to do it?

Cutting Things Short “I’m in the middle of

something now…”

Start with “I only have 5 minutes” – you can always extend this

Stand up, stroll to the door, complement, thank, shake hands

Clock-watching; on wall behind them

Time Journal Make your time log List the activities that

you’ve done in a day. Match it with your planning Note what has done and

what is to be done

Avoid Procrastination“Procrastination is thethief of time”

Edward YoungNight Thoughts, 1742

Avoid Procrastination Doing things at the last

minute is much more expensive than just before the last minute

Deadlines are really important: establish them yourself!

Managed people are counted in Effective teacher Apply these 7 habits to

become a managed and effective teacher.

Habit 1: Be Proactive Act in the classroom, not re-act Every teacher needs a pause

button Teachers are free to choose:

Self-awareness, conscience, imagination, independent will

Be a positive influence on your student’s emotional bank accounts

Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind Teachers need a destination

and a compass A Teacher’s Mission Statement Are teacher’s principle

centered? The end should always be

“what is best for the children under your care.”

Planning ahead always makes things better.

Habit 3: Put First Things First Establish priorities in the

classroom and at home Home culture 50 yrs. Age vs.

Today -Where does that leave teachers??

Balance academics with social skills, character education, health and self esteem

Be an ADVOCATE for children

Habit 4: Think Win-Win!!!! Adopt the attitude: “Let me listen to you first” or “Help me to understand” with students and parents. Positive discipline – How can you and the student win??? No power struggles. Moving children from “me” to

“we” Class Meetings where

agreements rule.

Habit 5: Seek First to Understand.. Then to be Understood Recognize your prejudices in

the classroom and work to overcome them.

All children want to belong - avoid miscommunications.

Practice Empathic Listening - the highest form of listening.

Give honest feedback to children and parents

Habit 6: Synergize Work together with teachers,

parents, children, administrators.

Value and celebrate differences. Involve people in the problem

and work out the solution together (great playground strategy)

Never give up - small victories lead to larger ones.

Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw Renew yourself: physically,

socially, mentally, and spiritually.

Nurture your relationship with children.

Begin your day with children with some quiet time to reflect.

Always grow - be a better teacher tomorrow than you were today.

References The Seven Habits of Highly

Effective People,Restoring the Character Ethic” by Stephen R. Covey, Simon and Schuster, 1989

Successful Time Management by Patrick Forsyth Time Management by Chris Croft