Training Agenda Template printable pdf download

Use an Agenda, Planner, or Homework Log

"The assignment is due when? Tomorrow?"

To remember your assignments you should keep an agenda, planner or homework log. On the

following pages you will find different assignment sheets. Pick the one that works best for you.

Tips for Using a Planner

1. Pick the right planner. Take your time when choosing a pocket planner. Find one

that fits inside a special pocket or pouch in your book bag if you can. Avoid planners

with locks or zippers that will only annoy you. Little things like that will become a

hassle and create bad habits.

2. Name your planner. Yes, give it a name. Why? You're less likely to neglect

something with a name and a strong identity. When you name an object you give it

more of a presence in your life. Call it something goofy or something sentimental—it

doesn't matter. You don't have to tell anybody if you don't want to!

3. Make the planner a part of your daily routine. Carry it with you at all times and

remember to check it every morning and every night.

4. Fill in your assignment due dates as soon as you learn them. Get in the habit of

writing in your planner while you're still in the classroom. Don't put it off!

5. Learn to use backward planning. When you write a due date in your planner, go

back a day or a week and give yourself a reminder that the due date is approaching.

Use a color‐coding system.

Keep some colored stickers on hand and use those for

reminders that a due date or other important event is approaching. For instance, use

a yellow caution sticker to serve as a warning two days before your research paper is

due.

7. Put everything in your planner. You must remember that anything that takes up

time, like a date or a ball game, will keep you from working on an assignment. If you

don't put these things in your planner as time out, you may not realize how limited

your homework time really is. This leads to cramming and all‐nighters.

8. Use flags. You can buy sticky‐note flags and use them as tabs to indicate the end of a

term or the due date of a large project. This is a great visual tool that serves as a

constant reminder of a imminent due date.

9. Don't discard old pages. You will always have important information in your planner

that you'll need to see again at a later date. Old phone numbers, reading

assignments—you'll want to remember those things later on.

10. Go ahead and congratulate yourself ahead of time. On the day after a big project

is due, put in a reward appointment, like a trip to the mall or a meal out with friends.

This can serve as positive reinforcement.

Source:

“He who fails to plan, plans to fail.” ‐Proverb

Training Agenda Template