Angela Watson’s Truth for Teachers
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It’s a myth that “having a plan” means locking yourself into a rigid schedule from which you can’t deviate. Knowing the things you want to experience and accomplish (and carving out time for them) is one of the most powerful ways to craft a fulfilling life!
Lisa Woodruff recently interviewed me for her Organize365 podcast, and I wanted to play an excerpt of that conversation for you here.
Listen in as we talk about how we each fell in love with planning and how our individual planning processes have changed throughout our various seasons of life.
We each share how we schedule our time and manage our to-do lists, and what our summer schedules look like.
You’ll also hear us illuminate a few key truths we’ve uncovered through developing various productivity systems:
You can listen to the full conversation on the Organize365 podcast, or check out her organizational tools, such as the Education Friday workbox, which is a system that helps teachers get organized and reduce the amount of time spent on administrative tasks.
Click here to read the transcript and participate in the discussion or, join our podcast Facebook group here to connect with other teachers and discuss the Truth for Teachers' podcast episodes.
Introducing NEW Truth for Teachers playlists!
EP262 The 3 day weekend mindset
EP261 The Swiss Cheese Model: letting go of “all or nothing” thinking
EP260 Three ways to create teaching templates that will save you 5-10 hours a week (with Marguerite Rendelfs)
EP259 Set a target number of hours to work...and stick to it
Burnout, work/life balance, and supporting teachers (with Lisa Woodruff of Organize 365)
"Nothing short of a revolution": What's happening in the 40 Hour programs
EP258 Envisioning what’s next for schools: my personal reflections & hope for the future
EP257 How to work ONLY your contractual hours as a teacher (with Samantha Smith)
EP256 Four teachers' small changes that made BIG reductions in their workload
EP255 Student behavior, grace, & consequences in the final weeks of school (with Amy Stohs)
EP254 An instant way to have fewer assignments to grade
EP253 Is teaching still the right career for you? (with Daphne Gomez)
EP252 Three practices for more one-on-one time with students (with Kareem Farah of The Modern Classrooms Project)
EP251 Empathy fatigue is real. How can educators push through the exhaustion? (with Kyle Cohen)
EP250 Peek inside one teacher's lesson planning process—and how she streamlines to stay ahead (with Megan Faherty)
EP249 What if we stop moving goal posts, and enjoy where we're at?
EP248 Uncovering the hidden clutter in your curriculum (with Sally Berquist)
EP247 Are the kids alright? A deep dive into the pandemic's toll on students (with Jessica Kirkland)
EP246 A more intuitive approach to tiered and differentiated instruction (with Tia Butts)
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