Time Management

Teaching is a multifaceted job that requires a lot of time. Sometimes it can feel as though there is never enough time to get everything done, but there is hope. Keeping a well maintained 
calendar can help you manage your time more effectively. Here are 10 tips to help get the most out of your calendar and save some of your precious time. 

1. Create and maintain separate calendars for work, family, friend, and personal events. You can see everything at once, or you can hide calendars you aren't interested in. 

2. Share your calendars. Make sure that no one is left out of upcoming events by sharing the appropriate calendars with friends, family, and colleagues. 

3. Set notifications that work for you. When creating an event in Google Calendar, you can customize reminders so that you get notifications on your computer and/or phone, or you can receive emails. You can even create multiple reminders, if you need extra prodding. 

4. Include addresses when you save events. Just click the link in your calendar and Google Maps will give you directions. 

5. Attach docs to calendar events. This allows you to quickly see related information about an event.

6. Receive a daily agenda by email. If you check your email more than your calendar, you can have Google Calendar send you a daily agenda to your email every morning. 

7. Add Google Calendar to the Windows Calendar App. Quickly access your calendar in the start menu even if you are offline.  

8. Set Goals. This is only available on the Google Calendar mobile app, but it is great to help you set all kinds of goals and automatically adds them to your calendar.   

9. Get extensions that work with Google Calendar. Search the Chrome Web Store for calendar extensions that improve the looks and performance of Google Calendar. 

10. Reflect on what you have accomplished. By implementing the tips in this list, your calendar can serve as a journal of everything you do. Take time to give yourself credit for everything that you have accomplished.