1. BY ERIN RHODES, ANGEL ALVAREZ, NAOMI PARRA, NATHAN BUCKINGHAM GETTING STARTED

2. CORNELL NOTE TAKING Approved by Cornell University. Cornell notes allow students to study their notes more efficiently. Main idea or subject on the left while details go on the right. Helps notes stay organized

3. LIBRARY RESOURCES USE LIBRARY RESOURCES IF NEEDED TO LOOK UP RESEARCH ON TOPICS (HISTORY, SCIENCE, CURRENT EVENTS, ETC.) CAN USE ENCYCLOPEDIAS, DICTIONARIES, ARTICLES, ETC.

4. ACTIVE LISTENING SKILLS Maintain Eye contact with presenter/teacher Keep open mind while they are talking No “Rehearsing” Lean forward and sit up straight Ask questions

5. TIME IS MONEY! Two major factors you need to know to be successful are Productivity and Accountability. Accountability – The state of being accountable, liable, or answerable. Productivity – The quality, state, or fact of being able to generate, create, enhance, or bring forth goods and services.

6. CONNECTION TO “TIME” You have to spend time to be able to generate, create, enhance or bring forth goods and services; productive. Must be able to sell goods and services that are being brought forth.

7. Taking time to be accountable, liable, or answerable. Having to be accountable, liable or answerable during a shift at work in order to make money. CONNECTION TO “MONEY”

8. TIME MANAGEMENT- WHY? Time is limited to 24 hours a day, so plan your life wisely. Most people feel like they have too much to do and not enough time. They blame lack of time for their poor finances, unachieved goals, stress, bad relationships and not exercising their body. Wise time management can help you find the time for what you desire to do or need to do Time management helps you make conscious choices, so you can spend more of your time doing things that are important and valuable to you

9. TIME MANAGEMENT TOOLS Systematic, priority-based structuring of time allocation and distribution among competing demands. Since time cannot be stored, and its availability can neither be increased beyond nor decreased from the 24 hours, the term 'time budgeting' is said to be the more appropriate one.

10. TIME MANAGEMENT TIPS AND TRICKS. Make to-do list (in order of importance) Carry to-do list at all times Set priorities If a task takes less than five minutes, do it right away. If it takes longer, put it on the list. Cut big jobs into small chunks