Managing Work/Time Boundaries

Shahla MatarazzoAdvanced Skills Teacher

Objectives

To help you to manage your time more effectively.

Opening Excerpt Teachers TV

‘Time Management is not about being busy or planning your life away. Time Management is about getting what you want from time’.

Tim Foot

Task One

As this presentation continues, begin to

‘informally’ write a ‘To Do’ list for

tomorrow. Gradually add to it as the

session continues.

We will return to this activity….

How Do YOU Manage Your Time?

1. What do you think are the biggest challenges facing trainee teachers in terms of time management?

2. What do you feel are common causes of distraction for you as a trainee teacher?

3. Could you outline your routine or system that you use to help you manage your time?

1440 Minutes/Four Parts

What you have to do. What you choose to do. What you want to do. What you end up doing.

The Three Time Zones

As a trainee teacher, you need to manage

three time zones:

Zone 1. Structured Time Zone 2. Unstructured Time Zone 3. Your Personal Life

Transition from Zone 2 – Zone 3

Consider the following question, discuss

in pairs:

When and where does work stop and

personal life begin?

How much to do in Zone 2

1. How much do you do?

Make some time to plan your day.

2. How well do you do it?

Break it down into chunks of time.

The Pareto Principle or the 80-20 Rule 20% of your tasks produce 80% of your

results. 20% of a meeting gives you 80% of the

information. 20% of your contribution produces 80%

of the recognition you get. 20% of the clothes in your wardrobe are

worn 80% of the time!

Top Tips for Trainee Teachers

USE ‘TO DO’ LISTS:

Diary/Notebook/Planner. The night before. Prioritise. ABC Method. How long will it take? Build in slack time.

Top Tips for Trainee Teachers One minute of teaching = one minute of

planning. Use resources that will save you time. Build up your physical resilience; you

need to be fit and healthy if you are a teacher.

Experienced teachers are a wonderful resource!

Accept that you cannot do everything!

Top Tips for Trainee Teachers Learn when to say “No”! Separate work time and personal time. Mutual moaning = great therapy! Commit to some social events!

Know When To Be ‘Unperfect’ Choose carefully what you give 100% to. How to know when good is good enough. Ready-Fire-Aim. Embrace your mistakes.

‘The man who never made a mistake never made anything’.

Albert Einstein

Task One Review

As this presentation continues, begin to

‘informally’ write a ‘To Do’ list for

tomorrow. Gradually add to it as the

session continues.

We will return to this activity….

Objectives

To help you to manage your time more effectively.