Teacher Learning Cast (TLC) #4: Time Management

https://youtu.be/Reu0NSXRsOY

What to do when you don’t know what to do

• Start by saying, “I don’t know”.

  • Many are uncomfortable to admit they do not know something.

  • Council of Chief State School Officers’ (CCSSO) Innovation Lab Network (ILN) focuses on building local capacity for personalized learning, although they admit they have never worked with a school system

  • Focus is on students and an inquiry-driven process of “personalized learning”, but what about teachers?

  • Impossible to discuss personalized learning without discussing assessment (teacher or students)

• Teachers, what to do when you don’t know what to do!

  • Paraphrase students’ doubts

  • State what is known, and be honest

  • State what is not known, and be honest

  • Commit to a follow up response

  • Wisdom

• The 3 Best Teacher Feedback Questions to Continuously Ask Your Students

  • What should the teacher start doing?

  • What should the teacher stop doing?

  • What should the teacher continue doing?

In-progress decisions in the classroom

Time management considerations concerning activities that relate to student achievement

• Blog post on time efficiency “T is for Time” Scott Thornbury’s blog. New Zeland Teacher https://scottthornbury.wordpress.com/2010/05/02/t-is-for-time/

• Intro to Chapter 21 in Harmer, J. (2007). The practice of English Language Teaching. England: Longman

Plan may change when: Magic Moments, Sensible Diversion, and Unforeseen Problems