Teach Time Management: Help Students Develop 21st-Century Skills
It is not enough to be busy. . . The question is: What are we busy about?
– Henry David Thoreau
INTRO
Teach time management: Challenge students to use their time to do what matters most to them by using lesson plans like
this one from Harvard Graduate School of Education.
ACT skills and behaviors help students take ownership and successfully manage their learning. These skills include the ability to be self-directed, collaborate, set and meet goals, persist through challenges, learn to take notes effectively, and manage time well.
OBJECTIVES
- Challenge students to use their time to do what matters most to them
- Help your students learn how to prioritize and balance their commitments
ACTIVITY
- Challenge students to use their time to do what matters most to them.
- Provide a lesson plan like this one from Harvard Graduate School of Education.
- Help your students learn how to prioritize and balance their commitments.
TIPS
- Little Things, such as the above activity, are smaller efforts you can do tomorrow, or within the next week.
- Like this activity? Check out Inflexion’s full-page ACT document for more ideas.
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