Time Management For Teachers: Why Start A New School Year With The Same Old Systems?
How can a teacher manage to find time during the day to get things done? In providing teacher time management training for school districts, I recognize that using time management in education at the teacher level is difficult because you face unique challenges:
Your time is booked every day. There is no leeway in altering a class schedule, so you must work within the very limited planning periods.
An important component of your job is to be available for students and parents beyond the actual classroom sessions.
One very effective method for teachers to save time is to group activities as much as possible. With this process you can use to maximize those all-too-short blocks of time so that you can lessen the amount of work you drag home every evening.
You are four times more productive when you can focus on one type of task rather than switching back and forth among assorted tasks. Constant multitasking slows you down. While you can never eliminate all of the interruptions in your day because you do need to be responsive to students, make the best use of the...