1. Christina Santos’ Patented Time Management Process Copyright 2012 Copyright 2012

2. This plan works because it Is goal and task oriented Is goal and task oriented Incorporates both long term and short term planning Incorporates both long term and short term planning Accommodates your individual needs and preferences Accommodates your individual needs and preferences Allows you to capture your fixed schedule, flexible schedule, and tasks all in one system Allows you to capture your fixed schedule, flexible schedule, and tasks all in one system

3. Materials Weekly planning sheets Weekly planning sheets Paper planner Paper planner Syllabus from each class Syllabus from each class

4. Step 1: Basic Weekly Plan At the start of each semester, create a basic weekly plan that includes At the start of each semester, create a basic weekly plan that includes Fixed schedule: Fixed schedule: Class schedule Class schedule Work hours Work hours Meetings, sports practices, etc Meetings, sports practices, etc Anything else that must be done at a SPECIFIC TIME Anything else that must be done at a SPECIFIC TIME

5. Spring Semester

6. Step 1: Basic Weekly Plan Save it on the computer or be willing to make copies. You will need one copy per week. Save it on the computer or be willing to make copies. You will need one copy per week. Put this to the side for now. We’ll come back to it. Put this to the side for now. We’ll come back to it.

7. Step 2: Set up your planner In the first week of class: Gather your planner and syllabi from each class Gather your planner and syllabi from each class Enter every assignment, test, quiz, group project, deadline, etc in your planner Enter every assignment, test, quiz, group project, deadline, etc in your planner

9. And now, the key step in the Christina Santos Patented Time Management Process… After entering all of the deadlines in your planner…

10. LOOKATIT!

11. NO, REALLY…. LOOKATIT!

12. Step 2: Set Up Your Planner At the beginning of the semester, review deadlines and identify busiest weeks. Can you do any work in advance of deadlines? At the beginning of the semester, review deadlines and identify busiest weeks. Can you do any work in advance of deadlines? Should you plan to limit your work hours or other activities during those weeks? Plan ahead! Should you plan to limit your work hours or other activities during those weeks? Plan ahead! Identify appointments for tutoring, writing center, office hours and make those appointments. If you can’t do it right away, make a list of appts to schedule. Identify appointments for tutoring, writing center, office hours and make those appointments. If you can’t do it right away, make a list of appts to schedule.

13. Step 3: Specific Weekly Planning Select 45 minutes each week when you will do weekly planning. Select 45 minutes each week when you will do weekly planning. Gather your materials: Gather your materials: Basic weekly plan Basic weekly plan Planner Planner Let’s put these two things together! Let’s put these two things together!

15. Summary Step 1: Create a basic weekly plan that includes your fixed schedule. Step 1: Create a basic weekly plan that includes your fixed schedule. Step 2: Fill in your planner with tasks and deadlines. Move those deadlines that need to be adjusted. Make note of busiest times and make a list of tutoring appts to schedule. Step 2: Fill in your planner with tasks and deadlines. Move those deadlines that need to be adjusted. Make note of busiest times and make a list of tutoring appts to schedule. Step 3: Weekly planning- Make a specific plan, adding your flexible schedule items and tasks to your fixed basic weekly plan. Step 3: Weekly planning- Make a specific plan, adding your flexible schedule items and tasks to your fixed basic weekly plan.