Time-Saving Tips for Teachers

By Clare Carhart and Joanne C. Wachter

Praise for the first edition:

"As a primary teacher for 33 years, I thought I had made all the time-management adjustments possible--until I read Time-Saving Tips for Teachers. Now I know you can ′teach an old dog new tricks′ about conferencing, planning, assessing students, filing, handling absences, and a whole lot more. No more ′Sunday Night Blues′ "
Marilyn Kirschner, Elementary Teacher
Taneytown Elementary School, Maryland

Time-Saving Tips for TeachersMarilyn Kirschner, Elementary TeacherTaneytown Elementary School, Maryland

"This is a must-read for teachers who coach, serve on committees, have families, or do all of the above. New teachers will find that it makes that first year less overwhelming. The time spent to read this book will be recovered many times over. The reproducible pages are an invaluable resource."
Francis M. McCullin, Mathematics Instructor
Westminster West Middle School, Maryland

No time? Now the update to the best-selling first edition is packed with even more practical, tested ideas and resources to help you "contain" your job and still maintain high standards

Francis M. McCullin, Mathematics InstructorWestminster West Middle School, Maryland

Let′s face it--as a teacher, you need and deserve a secretary and at least one assistant. But since that kind of support is unlikely, this is the book that will help you continue to be a good teacher without going crazy

The format lets you browse through the chapters and apply the ideas that fit your immediate needs and style--and the second edition now includes over 60 reproducible forms that you can use right away, covering student and parent information, reading and writing coaches, homework, standards for assignments, and supplies, just to name a few. New tips include portfolios, substitute teachers, email, handheld computers, and the Internet.

Chapters provide ideas on how to save time without diminishing quality by:

Communicating effectively--but briefly Managing materials Planning the week ahead Learning to say "No" Using the Internet to save time Working with substitutes and volunteers Creating a filing system that saves time Avoiding distractions Treating yourself as a professional

Learn to work smarter with Time-Saving Tips and enjoy your life outside of teaching once again

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761939156
• ISBN13: 9780761939153
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Corwin Publishers
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

This Book Extends Your Life !!!

You have other things to do, and should not have to re-create the wheel. There was much of my 25 years of teaching that was used in this way, and a book like this early on in my career would have helped me save literally hundreds of hours per year. You should make sure that your library has this work, and it is made available to teachers. One hour with this book will literally pay you back with 100 hours of saved time. This is an excellent resource, but as a secondary school teacher some of the material will NEVER apply to me. However, there were other items of interest that I should attend to, but do not. The book literally had shortcuts and efficiencies listed for things that I do not do, but should do. In this sense, this book was a very welcomed, and surprising resource. Some of the reproducible masters were not completely consistent with my school, but they gave me ideas and a beginning. It did not take me long to whip up my own work, and I must confess that this book gave me the idea. Again, more efficiencies, and a savings of more time. I would think that if you are an elementary school teacher, this work should apply to your everyday with even more applicability than mine. I need to discuss this with my sister, as she teaches elementary. The mathematics of efficiency was something which I agreed with, and it hammered home the idea that there is a job, and it is certainly possible to get this done quickly. For perfectionists, the first chapter is for you, and I hope that the words will release you from your self-imposed prisons, and give you thousands of hours of your life back to you. So many teachers are intensely motivated, and spend considerable time at their respective tasks. This book will quite literally give you more and more of your life back to you, and your family. It has taken me many years to discover this fact, and I do not want you to take a decade or two, arriving at this rather simple conclusion. This book will take you from that realization to the fullness of a life, coupled with the teaching. Maybe you don't need to read every chapter, nor study it intently, but I assure you that with only one hour of inspection, you will save a ton ot time.

Excellent resource for all teachers.

This is an excellent book for all teachers. As a 35 year veteran teacher I found many new time saving ideas. My two favorite sections: 1) plans for substitutes, and 2) grading standards. New teachers might find the filing system suggestions an excellent way to manage all the paper.