No matter what subject or grade you teach or how long you’ve been teaching, you have been behind schedule at least at one point in your career. Trust me, I’ve been there, and it is stressful! Especially if you have an end-of-year test that you’re preparing for. But instead of feeling overwhelmed, in today’s episode, I’m sharing ways to assess why you’re behind schedule and providing practical ways to prevent it from happening in the future.
When we start to get behind schedule, our natural reaction is to either rush students or cut instructional resources. However, I caution you to do either of those, for it can bring down student enthusiasm and change your demeanor as a teacher.
Instead, I give you four questions to ask yourself where you can begin to assess why you’re behind, which can be eye-opening to what you find important and how much instructional time you actually have. Then, after assessing, I share practical ways you can get back on track or prevent you from being behind schedule in the future.
It’s natural to get behind schedule when you have so much science content to teach, but it’s so important to learn where it’s coming from and how to fix it. So, if you’re struggling to fit all of your content in before a big test or the end of the year, this episode is for you!
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Show Notes: https://itsnotrocketscienceclassroom.com/episode116
113. What to Do When You Have No Energy - Truths for the Classroom
112. What to Do When You Have No Energy - Systems for the Home
111. Priorities and Boundaries in the New Year
110. How to Manage a Classroom of Apathetic Students
109. 10 Questions to Ask Yourself as You Reflect Over Your Course Sequence
108. 5 Must-Have Routines and Procedures for Secondary Teachers
107. NGSS and Standards-Based Grading With Guest Boni Hamilton
106. Standards-Based Grading, Citizenship Grades, Motivation and MORE With Guest Jennica Harrison
105. What Happened When I Stopped Assigning Formal Lab Reports
104. Using Summative Assessments to Prepare Students for Standardized Tests
103. Authentic Assessments: How to Assess Students in a Way That Actually Matters
102. Tips for Teaching Waves and Kinematics in Your Physics Class With Guest Laura Preiser
101. 6 Tips for Teaching Stoichiometry in Your Chemistry Class
100. Your Questions Answered: Grading, Challenging Behaviors, Leave, Favorite Labs, Supporting ELs and MORE!
99. How to Teach the Nervous and Endocrine Systems in Your Anatomy Class
98. 5 Tips for Teaching Biochemical Reactions in Your Biology Class
97. 6 Grading Tips That Changed My Life
96. Why I Stopped Assigning Homework (And 6 Surprising Results)
95. How to STOP Grading Everything
94. How to Deal with Cheating in Your High School Science Classes
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