How do you keep track of your calendar? Do you feel like you're running around all day and by the time you make it to the finish line (or the couch), you don't even know what all you did that day? I can't stand that feeling! To help keep me on my toes, and super productive, I write down absolutely everything I do in a day. Sound overwhelming? It doesn't have to be!
I use google calendars to keep myself in order but for the purposes of sharing with you I have used a schedule page from my Office Bundle and have written out my calendar. This is a real schedule that I transcribed from my google calendar. Names have been changed to protect confidentiality.
I use google calendars to keep myself in order but for the purposes of sharing with you I have used a schedule page from my Office Bundle and have written out my calendar. This is a real schedule that I transcribed from my google calendar. Names have been changed to protect confidentiality.
In this photo, you can see what I have planned for the week. This is everything I have on my calendar starting on Monday. You can see 7 classes, 7 groups, a few Professional Learning Community (PLC) meetings, and regular old staff meetings. It's a pretty busy week but there are a lot of blank spaces for those responsive services, individual planning sessions, and impromptu consultations with staff or parents.
As the week goes on, I start filling in with what I'm doing. I even include things like checking email or planning for a group. I highlighted the beginning and end of the school day so that you can see it. My week quickly fills up! See that blank spot on Wednesday morning? Here's where I would check myself and wonder what I was doing. When I start to see too many of those, I know I need to tighten up my schedule. I want to make each and every moment of my day purposeful.
It really is a simple thing writing down your daily activities - remember doing the same when you were documenting your internship hours in Grad School? I promise you it will make a huge difference in your productivity immediately. If you want to see my schedule in more detail, the PDF is below (may not be visible on mobile). How do you keep up with your schedule and daily to-do lists? I'll have to share my to-do list notebook sometime soon!
It really is a simple thing writing down your daily activities - remember doing the same when you were documenting your internship hours in Grad School? I promise you it will make a huge difference in your productivity immediately. If you want to see my schedule in more detail, the PDF is below (may not be visible on mobile). How do you keep up with your schedule and daily to-do lists? I'll have to share my to-do list notebook sometime soon!
