Module 2: Chapter 5- Effective Methods to Prioritize for Results Chapter 6- Efficient Techniques to Beat the Clock Chapter 7- Always Make the Right Decision Chapter 8- Stop Stress Dead in its Tracks

Effective Methods to Prioritize for Results Chapter 5: Effective Methods to Prioritize for Results

Vocabulary 1 = Don’t know it 2 = Heard of it, know a little Kids put up fingers as word flashes based on their prior knowledge of the word

Chapter 5 Vocabulary Prioritize: treat as more important than other things Relevant: connected to the matter at hand Irrelevant: not connected to something Actionable: able to be done Compartmentalize: divide into groups

Do Now: Write down all the tasks you need to complete by the end of the day. Now write down all the tasks you need to complete by the end of the week. Now organize the list of tasks from most important to least important. Be prepared to explain your reasoning for your ranking of tasks. After students have written down their tasks, ask for students to give examples and then write some on the board. After students have ranked their tasks, they can get with a partner or group and compare similarities and differences of rankings.

Pareto Principle The Pareto Principle reminds you to focus on the 20% of your tasks that matter. How can you identify the important tasks and weed out the unimportant ones?????? USE THE IS- RAW ACRONYM!!

I- IRRELEVANT INTERRUPTIONS ( non- productive tasks that use 80% of your time, i.e. video gaming, texting, online shopping) S- SPECIFIC (is the task detailed?) R- RELEVANT (will the task lead to achieving your goals?) A- ACTIONABLE (is this task something you can act on?) W- WORTHY (is the task worth the effort put in?)

Efficient Techniques to Beat the Clock Chapter 6: Efficient Techniques to Beat the Clock

Chapter 6 Vocabulary Efficiency: Not wasteful Time- Management: To work productively

Do Now: What does the acronym IS- RAW stand for? Get into groups of 4 and take turns reading chapter 6 paragraphs. After reviewing what the acronym IS-RAW stands for have the students review their important/urgent matrix. Have the students make any modifications or additions to their matrixes.

Get into groups of 4 and take turns reading chapter 6 paragraphs Get into groups of 4 and take turns reading chapter 6 paragraphs.(pages 71- 76) After students read, bring the class back together as a whole.

Always Make the Right Decision Chapter 7: Always Make the Right Decision

Chapter 7 Vocabulary Dilemma: a difficult choice has to be made Assuredness: free of doubt, confidence Decisiveness: little hesitation

I caught one of my students cheating last period on a test I caught one of my students cheating last period on a test. I was so angry I decided to give the student a zero as well as the student who was helping them. I didn’t even ask for explanation. Beginning of class have the students read the following example. Pretend this actually happened.

Analyze my decision…. What do you think about what happened? Have you been in a situation like this? Who did my decision affect? Was it the right decision? Did I make my decision with a clear head or was I influenced by something? Ask students the following questions based off the previous decision that was made by you. Ask the students how I could handle this situation differently in the future.

Do Now: Do you believe yourself to be a good decision- maker, why or why not? Give an example of a decision that you made recently that supports your statement.

Stop Stress Dead in Its Tracks Chapter 8: Stop Stress Dead in Its Tracks

Chapter 8 Vocabulary Eustress: positive stress Distress: negative stress Anxiety: feeling of worry