Innovative curriculum designing for work - based learning

LEARNING ACTIVITY 5: TIME MANAGEMENT - PLANNING AND SCHEDULING

Summary of the Activity

Planning your different activities, to make a proper schedule with timelines, display of start and duration of the tasks.

This activity aims to use the Eisenhower method and to learn about the A-L-P-E-N method to make a plan and schedule and to exercise scheduling.

Duration of the Activity

Distribution of the handout

• Brief repetition of the Eisenhower-method: 5 minutes
• Explaining the A-L-P-E-N methods and the different steps: 5 minutes
• Asking the students to make a list/ plan of their own activities: 10 minutes
• Review of the different schedules: 5 minutes
• Discussion about recheck and after-control: 5 minutes
• Total: 30 minutes

Aims of the Activity

In this activity teacher/trainers will work with students on:

• The knowledge about planning and scheduling
• Letting them exercise doing it by working out their first plan
• Giving them a tool to continuously develop and improve their planning and scheduling

Guidances for a proper performance of the Activity

Materials needed to perform the Activity

Handout  (TimeMgmt_handout2)

Methodology to Implement and Develop the Activity

Explain the theoretical knowledge of a planning method

Guide the exercise and review

Guidance once the activity is over

The participants should be able to use the theoretic knowledge about planning to do it and use the tools on their own afterwards.

Assessment of the Activity

The teacher can assess the quality of:

• Explanation of the A-L-P-E-N method.
• Active participation of the students.
• Quality of plans and schedules