Organization is an important life skill and AVID strategy. Organization can help you keep track of assignments and tests, plan out your week, and stay on track with both your personal and academic life. In this section, you will find information on how to use a planner, a physical organization system, and a digital organization system to step up your organization.
Planners
Using a planner is a great way to start getting organized. Planners are a way to track what you need to do to help make sure you don’t forget anything.
Everybody’s brain works differently, and everyone has a different preference when it comes to planners. The most important thing is to find the planner that is right for you! Take a look at the planners below and consider which planner you find the most appealing and helpful. Also consider which planner you could stick with long-term.
Planner Types
Finding the right planner method for you is important – different things work for different people. Scroll through (click to expand) to try some of the methods below and adapt them to find what works best for you.
Physical Organization
Just like finding the right planner for you, finding the right organization method for you is important – different things work for different people. The important thing is finding a system you can consistently use.
Digital Organization
Many assignments are completed on your computers, so it’s important to also have a solid digital organization system as well. This will help you make sure you know where your files are and help you easily find them.
Watch the NHS video below to see how to organize your files.
NHS: How to Organize Files
NHS: How to Use a Planner
" AVID taught me how to stay organized and to not bunch everything up and make it overwhelming. I’ve learned that balancing each task in my life by writing it out will make life way less stress free!" – Melody (LWHS AVID Graduate, Class of 2022)
“After college, the first thing I used was time management and organization. I work as a supervisor, so I have a lot on my hands, and with prelaw school, the time I had was very limited. I learned to organize myself first by setting up certain hours of the day just to study but also be able to keep up with supervising my job." – Zuri (LWHS AVID Graduate, Class of 2024)