1. 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

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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.

6. 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!!

7. 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?)

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

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

12. 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.

13. 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 )
After students read, bring the class back together as a whole.

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

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

18. 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.

19. 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.

20. 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.

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

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