GTD

As I read the lecture and listened to the podcast embedded within the GTD lesson, I found myself not really writing anything down. Going through the GTD process I realized that it is not something for me. I already tend to categorize my life that way (what needs to get done now, what can wait, etc.). I have found that since I have started teaching I thrive off of my lesson plan book. Not only am I able to sketch out my lessons on a daily basis, but I can also pencil in any other important things that I need to do. This way I have everything in one location (I hate having to look in multiple spots for information). For the most urgent matters on my agenda I additionally program a reminder in my phone just to be on the safe side.

I like simplicity and I feel as though I reach the same outcome using my planner as I would if I continuously went through all of the GTD steps. It reminds me of when I had to develop my first lesson for my TE 200 level course. That lesson took me over a week to develop because of the lengthy write up that we were required to do as well (description, rationale, etc.). Now I can create that exact same lesson by simply identifying the standard, the learning target, and quickly putting together the activity or lecture that will be used for the day in less than an hour. If I planned out my life using the GTD process I could foresee myself getting bogged down trying to map everything out and come up with the perfect plan to "get things done." In all reality my life is far too fluid, or perhaps I am just stuck in my ways.

I would like to point out though that I can absolutely see this being a great resource for some of my students who desperately struggle with organizational skills. This strategy is something that I plan to dig a little deeper into in an effort to assist struggling students now that I am in charge of implementing Response to Intervention (RtI) in my school.