Set a Timer: Video, Reading, Questions | Social Emotional Learning UDL SEOT 010

Our students don't want to work. Here's a Social Emotional Learning strategy that might get them to start.

• SEOT Step to Success 010 is to SET A TIMER.

• NO PREP reading passage with discussion questions and answer key.

• Print the PDF, show the optional video, and discuss.

• Give students opportunities to develop Self Awareness and Self Control by setting goals.

NO SURPRISES! Please look at the preview file (besides the product cover images.) It shows you exactly what you get.

NO PREP, JUST PRINT.

• There is a single PDF to print.

• THE PDF includes the reading passage, discussion questions and answer key.

• Links to the optional (editable) Microsoft Word and Google Docs are also included in the PDF.

• The student handout includes a QR code to the YouTube video. If students are allowed to use phones, they can scan the code at the bottom of their handout to go to the video.

UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING (UDL) - Multiple ways to access content

This Social Emotional Learning Strategy content is available in three formats:

UDL Option 1: Students can read the printed handout.

• The handout article is a tidied up transcription of the video with questions

UDL Option 2: Students can watch the FREE YouTube video lesson

UDL Option 3: Students can use a screen reader to access the Google Doc.

• Google Docs provides accessibility tools so a screen reader can read the document.

• If you are using Windows, you can install a FREE screen reader like NVDA.

• If you are using a Chromebook, it comes with a built-in screen reader called ChromeVox. (Learn more)

• Please note: I CANNOT provide technical support for screen readers. I can only provide a Google Doc file which can be easily read by screen reader software.

SEOT is a way to think about how to achieve your goals. It’s an acronym. It stands for Strategies, Effort, Optimize, and Tinker. 

SET A TIMER

SEOT Steps to Success #010

Sir Isaac Newton was one of the most influential scientists of all time. The story goes that Newton saw an apple fall from a tree, and this was the spark that eventually led to his theory of gravity.

In 1687, he published his three universal laws of motion. The first law of motion basically says that an object at rest stays at rest, and an object in motion remains in motion unless other forces act on it.

Even though Newton was talking about physical objects, it's amazing how well this law of motion applies to goal setting.

Sometimes we just don't want to work. We're at rest, and we want to stay at rest. We know what to do. We know how to do it. We know why we should do it. We just don't want to do it.

So, we procrastinate. We wait until the last moment to do our homework. We say that we'll start to eat healthy right after the holidays. We'll be working online and find ourselves falling down the rabbit hole of Wikipedia or social media.

Inertia is a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged. Let's turn that inertia into momentum.

SEOT is an acronym to help us get the most out of life. The E stands for effort, SEOT.

SEOT Step to Success #10 is to SET A TIMER.

Starting a task can be easier if you know you only have to do it for a little bit.

Set up a 10, 15, or 25-minute timer to get started, and then reward yourself with a little break. You can put up with anything for 10 minutes —even work.

Here's the thing: once you start, you might find yourself on a roll. You're moving along in your work, so you might just want to keep going.

When the timer's up, remember objects in motion, stay in motion unless other forces act on it.

● After the timer's up, you might take that break and start again in 10 minutes.

● Or, you might keep working if you're in the flow!

Remember, if you find yourself stuck trying to get things done, try setting a timer - a short timer - and see what happens. Good luck turning your inertia into goal-setting momentum.

Discussion Questions

1. According to this article, what obstacles stop people from achieving their goals?
2. Why do you think those obstacles stop people from achieving their goals?
3. How might this strategy help people to achieve their goals?
4. Why might this strategy not help people to achieve their goals?

TAKE ACTION: Answer the following questions with new ideas each time.

1. What’s your goal?
2. What is the next immediate step that you need to do to make major progress on that goal?
3. How could you get the "SET A TIMER" strategy to work for you on this goal?

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