Self-Management

III Organization skills - Managing time and tasks effectively

How can students demonstrate organization skills?

  1. Plan short and long term assignments; meet deadlines

  2. Create plans to prepare for summative assessments (examinations and performances)

  3. Keep and use a weekly planner for assignments

  4. Set goals that challenging and realistic

  5. Plan strategies and take action to achieve personal and academic goals

  6. Bring necessary equipment and supplies to class

  7. Keep an organized and logical system of information files/notebooks

  8. Use appropriate strategies for organizing complex information

  9. Understand and use sensory learning preferences (learning styles)

  10. Select and use technology effectively and productively

IV Affective skills - Managing state of mind

How can students manage their own state of mind?

Mindfulness

  1. Practice focus and concentration

  2. Practice strategies to develop mental quiet

  3. Practice strategies to overcome distractions

Perseverance

  1. Demonstrate persistence and perseverance

  2. Practice delaying gratification

Emotional management

  1. Practice strategies to overcome impulsiveness and anger

  2. Practice strategies to prevent and eliminate bullying

  3. Practice strategies to reduce anxiety

  4. Practice being aware of body-mind connections

Self-motivation

  1. Practice analyzing and attributing causes for failure

  2. Practice managing self-talk

  3. Practice positive thinking

Resilience

  1. Practice ‘bouncing back’ after adversity, mistakes and failures

  2. Practice ‘failing well’

  3. Practice dealing with disappointment and unmet expectations

  4. Practice dealing with change

V Reflection - (Re-)considering what has been learned; choosing and using ATL skills

How can students be reflective?

  1. Develop new skills, techniques and strategies for effective learning

  2. Identify strengths and weaknesses of personal learning strategies (self-assessment)

  3. Demonstrate flexibility in the selection and use of learning strategies

  4. Try new approaches to learning and evaluate their effectiveness

  5. Consider content (What did I learn about today? What don’t I yet understand? What questions do I have now?)

  6. Consider ATL skills development (What can already do? How can I share my skills to help peers who need more practice? What will I work on next?)

  7. Consider personal learning strategies (How efficiently and effectively am I learning?

  8. What can I do to become a more efficient and effective learner? How can my understanding of personal strengths and weaknesses help me develop my own strategies for learning?)

  9. Consider ethical, cultural and environmental implications

  10. Keep a journal to record reflections