Zahler Closing Plenary
Today’s Talk
Closing Plenary:
Planning for Power!
Power of Planning
Semester Planning
Weekly Planning
Tara Zahler
MA, TESOL/Applied Linguistics
PhD Candidate, Second Language Studies
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
Background
Cycle of “Workrastination” and Binge Writing
Scheduled Daily Writing
Background
National Center for Faculty Development and
Diversity (Kerry Ann Rockquemore, 2015, 2016)
Full professional life
Workshops for faculty
Day to day – always working, no time for writing
Strategies for professional success (research/writing)
Deadline – intense weeks and late nights of writing
Curriculum based on:
Exhaustion
Boice (1990)
Boyd (Inkwell Academic Writing Retreats)
Kelsky (2015)
If you don’t use
a calendar,
start now!
Strategic Semester Planning
Steps
Strategic Semester
Planning
Goal – Send my conference proposal to the
International Conference on Language
Teacher Education by 11/15/16
Tasks and Times:
Determine time frame (e.g., 15-week semester)
Write professional and personal GOALS
Analyze pretest data
Analyze posttest data
Write abstract
Create a list of specific TASKS for each goal
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Get feedback
from Sarah on
abstract. Write
introduction.
Week 4
Revise abstract
and introduction.
Write bio.
Submit
materials on
conference site.
Week 5
Week 6
MAP tasks to a calendar
Weekly Planning Meeting
30 minutes on Sunday
Weekly
Planning Meeting
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 Power of Daily Writing
(Rockquemore, 2015; from Boice)
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
The Importance of Daily Writing
(Rockquemore, 2015)
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…
Take the power of planning
into your own hands!
Thank you!
Much happiness and
success to you!
Tara Zahler
tarazahler@gmail.com
Closing Plenary:
Planning for Power!
Power of Planning
Semester Planning
Weekly Planning
Tara Zahler
MA, TESOL/Applied Linguistics
PhD Candidate, Second Language Studies
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
Background
Cycle of “Workrastination” and Binge Writing
Scheduled Daily Writing
Background
National Center for Faculty Development and
Diversity (Kerry Ann Rockquemore, 2015, 2016)
Full professional life
Workshops for faculty
Day to day – always working, no time for writing
Strategies for professional success (research/writing)
Deadline – intense weeks and late nights of writing
Curriculum based on:
Exhaustion
Boice (1990)
Boyd (Inkwell Academic Writing Retreats)
Kelsky (2015)
If you don’t use
a calendar,
start now!
Strategic Semester Planning
Steps
Strategic Semester
Planning
Goal – Send my conference proposal to the
International Conference on Language
Teacher Education by 11/15/16
Tasks and Times:
Determine time frame (e.g., 15-week semester)
Write professional and personal GOALS
Analyze pretest data
Analyze posttest data
Write abstract
Create a list of specific TASKS for each goal
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Get feedback
from Sarah on
abstract. Write
introduction.
Week 4
Revise abstract
and introduction.
Write bio.
Submit
materials on
conference site.
Week 5
Week 6
MAP tasks to a calendar
Weekly Planning Meeting
30 minutes on Sunday
Weekly
Planning Meeting
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 Power of Daily Writing
(Rockquemore, 2015; from Boice)
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
The Importance of Daily Writing
(Rockquemore, 2015)
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…
Take the power of planning
into your own hands!
Thank you!
Much happiness and
success to you!
Tara Zahler
tarazahler@gmail.com