Creatively productive : essential skills for tackling time wasters, clearing the clutter, and succeeding in school -- and life!

Before I tell you what this book is, I should tell you what it isn’t. The book is not intended to be a scholastic play-by-play although there are many practical strategies and processes included. It is not meant to be a tool to raise your test scores or improve a student’s GPA for the next year or six although it does include many tips that will help students learn more effectively. This book is designed like a Wikipedia on steroids to give you an overview of many topics that will propel you to other places to dig into each more deeply. Finally, it is not a tool to ace a class; rather, it is a collection of resources curated to help you and your learners ace life.Each of the next six chapters focuses on one set of skills. We’ll look first at the need for and/or importance of each skill and then explore specific strategies you can use to foster and grow these competencies: Creative productivity doesnt just help your students ace the test. It equips them to ace life . Technology gives us the freedom and ability to create and consume more today than at any other point in history. That means that, as teachers, administrators, studentsheck, as humanswe stay busy. Keeping track of time, data, and ideas, not to mention assignments, can sometimes seem impossible. And if you struggle with organization and efficiency, just imagine how much more your students may be struggling to keep up with lifes daily demands. In Creatively Productive , Lisa Johnson shows you how to . . . Devise individualized plans for personal and student organization Manage time more effectively and get more done Choose the best note-taking styles and strategies for you and your students Set and track goalsand avoid procrastination Teach students how to use reflection for personal and academic purposes Boost reading retentionand so much more! Equip your students with skills and resources they need to succeed in life. « Creative productivity doesn't just help your students ace "the test." It equips them to ace life.Technology gives us the freedom and ability to create and consume more today than at any other point in history. That means that as teachers, administrators, students-heck, as humans-we stay busy.Keeping track of time, data, and ideas, not to mention assignments, can sometimes seem impossible. And if you struggle with organization and efficiency, just imagine how much more your students may be struggling to keep up with life's daily demands. »-- Résumé de l'éditeur Keeping track of time, data, and ideas, not to mention assignments, can sometimes seem impossible. And if you struggle with organization and efficiency, just imagine how much more your students may be struggling to keep up with life's daily demands. In Creatively Productive , Lisa Johnson gives you tools and strategies that will help you equip your students with skills and resources they need to succeed in school—and in life. This book explains to educators how they can teach their students to be creatively productive by devising individualized plans for personal and student organization, manage time more effectively and get more done, choose the best note-taking styles and strategies, set and track goals--and avoid procrastination, teach students how to use reflection for personal and academic purposes, and boost reading retention