1. Level 3: Chapter 19

2.  Understand the value of organization in the learning process  Discover what the role of the tutor is in developing organizational skills  Learn techniques to improve students organizational skills

3.  Students often find their lives becoming more demanding with each passing day  Students may become anxious, depressed, or overwhelmed with deadlines and obligations  The key to these problems is organization

4.  Everyone!  Tutees need to be organized in order to keep up with the speed of college life  Tutors should be organized  Many tutors are students as well  Tutors cannot help students organize their lives until they organize their own (Good student role model)

5.  Start with time management  Have the student document how much time they spend doing schoolwork, watching t.v., sleeping, and other activities  Organized time is important for organization in specific classes and at home

6.  As with assertiveness, organization is a skill that must be exercised in all parts of one’s life  If organization only happens for classes and home life is cluttered it may eventually carry over into your school career  By not being organized with one’s time at home, problems may occur in completing assignments for the student’s classes

7.  List all the assignments for the class and their due dates, based on the syllabus  Estimate the time needed to finish each assignment  Use information gathered from previous students or personal experience (be realistic)

8.  Set up a detailed schedule for each day at least one week in advance (include study times, class times, and other commitments)  Create a list of goals for the week and try to meet all those goals before the next week

9.  Use a large Master Calendar to write down appointments, deadlines, and other major events  Establish daily routines  Put important materials in one place

10.  Set aside a time each week to sort out clutter  Eat, sleep, and exercise regularly  Be reasonably flexible  Adapt to changes that must be made due to to unpredictable circumstances but do not let this become a habit

11.  Tutors should model organizational skills for others and help tutees find ways of reducing clutter and stress in their educational endeavors  This will help students to meet goals and deadlines, thus improving their self esteem and overall performance in school

12.  Organization skills are important for tutees and the tutors  These skills are useful for classes and at home  Organization includes; setting goals, having a detailed schedule, establishing a daily routine, listing all activities and assignments

13.  What are some things you do to stay organized?  As a tutor have you ever encountered tutees who were not very organized?  What did you say or do?  What would you say or do now?