Educational Planning Vocabulary

noun a portion or share of something that is allocated to a person or group

verb to allocate or distribute a portion or share of something

• The council approved the allocation of a new allotment for community gardening.
• I finally got my own allotment plot to grow vegetables in.
• I scored a sweet allotment space for my urban garden.
• She carefully managed her time like it was a limited allotment of resources.

verb to create or develop a plan, system, or strategy

• The research team will formulate a hypothesis to test their theory.
• Let's sit down and formulate a plan before we start working on the project.
• I need to come up with a way to formulate my excuse for being late.
• She was able to formulate a solution to the problem by thinking outside the box.

noun a detailed proposal for doing or achieving something

verb to formulate a method for accomplishing something

• The company presented a detailed business plan to the investors.
• Let's make a plan to meet up for lunch tomorrow.
• I need to come up with a game plan for acing my exams.
• Life doesn't always go according to plan, so be prepared for unexpected twists.

verb to put on an agenda or schedule for a meeting or discussion

• The committee will agendize the new proposal for next week's meeting.
• Let's make sure to agendize the budget discussion for our next team meeting.
• Don't forget to agendize the party planning for Friday night!
• She always manages to agendize her personal goals into her busy schedule.