Closing Plenary:
Planning for Power!
Tara Zahler
MA, TESOL/Applied Linguistics PhD Candidate, Second Language Studies Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
Today’s Talk
Power of Planning
Semester Planning
Weekly Planning
Scheduled Daily Writing
Background
Cycle of “Workrastination” and Binge Writing
Full professional life
Day to day – always working, no time for writing
Deadline – intense weeks and late nights of writing
Exhaustion
Background
National Center for Faculty Development and
Diversity (Kerry Ann Rockquemore, 2015, 2016)
Workshops for faculty
Strategies for professional success (research/writing)
Curriculum based on: Boice (1990)
Boyd (Inkwell Academic Writing Retreats)
If you don’t use
a calendar,
start now!
Strategic Semester
Planning
Strategic Semester Planning
Steps
Determine time frame (e.g., 15-week semester)
Write professional and personal GOALS
Create a list of specific TASKS for each goal
MAP tasks to a calendar
Goal – Send my conference proposal to the
International Conference on Language
Teacher Education by 11/15/16
Tasks and Times:
Analyze pre-test data
Week 1
Write abstract
Week 3
Get feedback from Sarah on abstract. Write introduction. Week 4
Revise abstract and introduction. Write bio.
Week 5
Submit materials on conference site.
Week 6 Analyze
post-test data
Weekly
Planning Meeting
Weekly Planning Meeting
30 minutes on Sunday
Purpose: connect your tasks to your time
Steps
5 min – Block out your commitments for the week,
including at least 30 minutes for writing each day
10 min – List all to-do items and strategic tasks
15 min – Give each task a specific block of time
(Rockquemore, 2015, 2016)
Scheduled Daily Writing
The Importance of Daily Writing
(Rockquemore, 2015)Scheduled Daily Writing
Components
30 minutes (or more) every day, Monday through Friday
Timed – set a timer!
Scheduled (as early in the day as possible)
Expect resistance
Create Community
Motivation and accountability
Track Progress
Conclusion
SIEC – hard work, community
Keep the momentum with planning Longer-term strategic semester planning Weekly task planning
Scheduled daily writing
Don’t wait around for success…
