1. Getting Things Done: The Teacher Edition Woodrow Wilson National Teaching Fellowship Foundation

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7. Agenda Horizontal and planning Task management and focus Importance of goals for a productive and balanced life Making decisions

8. You can do anything, but not everything. David Allen

9. HORIZONTAL PLANNING, TOP TO BOTTOM

10. I want X but Y! 1. Waiting for the perfect circumstances 2. Im not that person! 3. Lacking resources

11. Waiting for the perfect circumstances I want to pursue a teacher leadership experience, but I dont have enough years on the job.

12. Im not that person I really want to speak at a conference, but no one will be interested in what I have to say.

13. Lacking resources I want to get in shape, but I dont have enough time to go to the gym four times per week.

14. Solution: Horizontal Planning David Allen Stephen Covey 50,000 feet to Runway Life Mission Five Year Plan/ End in Mind 1-2 Year Goals Current Projects Runway Life Mission The End in Mind The Quadrants (Important and Urgent)

15. Top Down Planning Down

16. David Allens Horizons of Focus Horizon Questions 50,000 Feet: Life Mission What contribution do you want to make to your family, organization, community, the planet? What are your no matter what... qualities for your life? 40,000 Feet: 3-5 Year Vision and Intentions What is your 3 to 5+ year vision and strategy, personally & professionally? 30,000 Feet: 1-3 Year SMART Goals What are your 1 to 2 year goals and objectives, personally &

17. Examples Horizon Questions 50,000 Feet: Life Mission I want to change how we work with immigrant children in education. 40,000 Feet: 3-5 Year Vision and Intentions I want to work abroad in a Spanish- speaking under resourced community in need. 30,000 Feet: 1-3 Year SMART Goals I will earn bilingual certification within 18 months. How are your horizons aligned?

18. What is Bottom Up Planning? You cant really define the right action until you know the outcome, and your outcome is disconnected from the reality if youre not clear about what you need to do physically to make it happen.- David Allen Horizon 20,000 Feet: Areas of Responsibilities 10,000 Feet: Projects Runway: To Do List

19. Collecting and Meaning Quadrant One: Urgent and Important Quadrant Two: Important and Not Urgent Overall Focus Quadrant Three: Urgent and Not Important Quadrant Four: Not Urgent and Not Important Parking space (Someday/Maybe) Why are you doing these things? What leads you toward fulfillment or economic satisfaction?

20. Achieving Goals and Milestones 1. Creating path from deadline 2. Making adjustments 3. Scheduling a regular review 4. Outsourcing?

21. TASK AND TIME MANAGEMENT

22. Rules of Good Productivity Systems and Tools You can capture, prioritize, & filter It is portable It is easily searched, yet everything has a place You do not need to spend energy on duplicating efforts You can track progress and be reminded of tasks

23. Essential Task and Time Management Tools Systems Tools Collection- Digital Evernote Collection- Paper Bins, folders, boards, notebooks Email SaneBox, tags, 2 minute rule Task Management Remember the Milk, Gqueues Calendar Google Calendar, Sunrise

24. What are your favorite productivity tools as a teacher?

25. GOALS: A BETTER LIFE

26. The Art of Making Things Happen Inspiration Creativity Independence

27. The Science of Making Things Happen Planning Specificity Metrics

28. The Anatomy of a Goal The Art Why? The Science How? What?

29. SMARTER GOALS Specific Measurable Attainable Relevant Timebound Evaluate Revise

30. I want to get in shape. How can we make this SMARTER?

31. What is Your SMARTER Professional Goal? What is Your SMARTER Personal Goal?

32. Resources: Wheel of Life Finances Spirituality Health Relationships Work What can you borrow from to meet your goals and then replenish?

33. Case Study: Shonda Rhimes As a very successful woman, a single mother of three, who constantly gets asked the question How do you do it all? For once I am going to answer that question with 100% honesty here for you now. Shonda, how do you do it all? The answer is this: I dont. Whenever you see me somewhere succeeding in one area of my life, that almost certainly means that I am failing in another area of my life. Dartmouth Commencement Speech, 2014

34. If I am killing it on a Scandal script for work, Im probably missing bath and story time at home. If I am at home sewing my kids Halloween costumes, I am probably blowing off a script I was supposed to rewrite. If Im accepting a prestigious award, Im missing my babys first swim lesson. If I am at my daughters debut in her school musical, I am missing Sandra Ohs last scene ever being filmed at Greys Anatomy. Whenever you see me somewhere succeeding in one area of my life, that almost certainly means that I am failing in another area of my life.

35. 6 Steps for Managing Obstacles 1. Accept there will be obstacles 2. Have the conversation 3. Maintain a community 4. Letting things go 5. The task vs. the ego 6. Fight vs. flight and creating safety

36. MAKING DECISIONS

37. Making Decisions: Heath Brother Way 1. Expand your options. 2. Consider opportunity cost. 1. Run the vanishing options test. 2. Multitrack think AND not OR. 3. Toggle between the promotion and prevention mindsets. 4. Find someone who has solved your problem. 5. Try laddering.

38. Tracys COACHING Formula for Decision Making

39. Real Facts and Information Time Alignment Your Emotions Your Emotions: What does my gut and heart say? Do I want to do this and how much? What emotions are real and authentic and which ones are fake lizard-brain ones? Why do I want this so bad? Real Facts and Information: What is reality? Am I making stuff up in my head about this? What have other people who had similar goals done before me and how did it turn out for them? Am I using the process of collecting information and data as a way to put off a decision? Time Alignment: Have I made real projections for how long something is going to take? Have I thought about what I want in the future as well as right now? *

40. Wrap-Up: Next Actions 1. Getting straight on your horizons 2. Select and refine a productivity system 3. Make some SMART goals 4. Prepare to make decisions

41. Contact Information Website: http://confessionsofateacherrecruiter.com Download our free toolkit featuring teacher resume samples 5 Steps for Constructing Amazing Resume Bullets Email: info [at] oppsproject.com Phone: (347) 987-1490 http://twitter.com/teacherrecruitr http://facebook.com/confessionsofateacherrecruiter http://linkedin.com/in/tlbrisson Tracy Brisson Author, Career Coach, Recruitment Consultant Founder of The Opportunities Project