components of self-direction and accompanying rubrics that guide self-direction assessment for various grade levels from Kindergarten through 12th grade. For older students in high school and college, assignment calculators guide students in this planning process. University of Minnesota’s Assignment Calculator offers a web based system for calculating dues dates and breaking down assignments into manageable steps. See Table 3 for the previously mentioned tools/strategies as well as a few more. For a more accessible version of Table 1, refer to this EF Time Management Resource Document
Category
Strategy/Tool
Description
Timers/Reminders
Video (8:57 min) high- lighting 7 features of the Apple Reminders app Article outlining the steps for giving reminders that improve behavior Webpage showing a variety of visual timers and counters to help par- ents and teachers with children with autism Links to downloading Apple or Android Reminders apps Webpage on tools and strategies for keeping task lists Video (1:09) by StepUpAT Project on how to use the Choiceworks App Article with tips for to-do lists Website that provides free printable to do list designed for kids Create digital schedules and lists using these Apple or Android apps L ink to free Kids ToDo List app on the Appstore Webpage focusing on calendar tools and strategies V ideo (10:00) by a student showing how she stays organized with Google Calendar Article from Cornerstone University
Using Apple Reminders like a pro: 7 Features you need to know How to Give a Reminder that Improves Behavior
Choiceworks: App for Visual Schedules. https://youtu.be/tigXrKqXNVc?si=OQrJwDASBh5Ng66M
CALENDAR TOOLS
Visual timers and counters
Apple Reminders App or Reminders on Google Play SETC Executive Function- ing webpage highlight- ing Keeping Task Lists
Schedules/To Do Lists
Choiceworks App
A cell phone being held in a person's hand with calendar app showing.
Get More Done: Try These 10 Simple Tips for Better To-Do Lists Printable To Do Lists for Kids
In today’s world, students need to manage their time with either printed calendar planners or electronic calendars on their phone or computer to track daily activity schedules, study time, assignment due dates and important school or home events. In lieu of purchasing expensive planner books, one option is Printable Microsoft Calendar Templates to attach to a notebook, put in a folder or stack on a metal ring in a backpack. A higher tech option is to use the calendars built into their phones or computers such as Google Calendar. In this video, My Google Calendar System: Student Productivity and Time Management, a student talks about how she organizes her school and personal life with color coding and themed calendars. COMPLETING ASSIGNMENTS/GOAL SETTING Building self-direction skills helps students set goals and initiate steps for completing assignments in a timely manner. In an effort to improve student skills in self direction, the BEST group created a Self Direction Toolkit in 2020 that describes the
Choiceworks App or Kids ToDo List (Apple and Google)
Kids ToDo List
SETC Executive Func- tioning website page focused on Calendar Tools My Google Calendar System: Student Productivity and Time Management 5 Reasons You Should Be Keep- ing a Calendar
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