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
33. 5 Mistakes to Avoid at the Beginning of the School Year
32. Student-Centered Pedagogy: One Way to Start
31. Student Centered Pedagogy: How to do It
30. Student-Centered Pedagogy: Why Make the Shift
29. Student-Centered Pedagogy: What it is
28. Using Summer Productively
27. How the Secondary Science Simplified Course Helped This New Teacher with Guest Rachel Carter
26. Leaving Work at Work
25. The Importance of Proactivity
24. A Look Inside the Secondary Science Simplified Course with 14-Year Teacher, Nikki Pryor
23. Ending the Year Strong by Setting Summer Rocks and Boundaries
22. Ending the Year Strong by Resetting Your Classroom
21. Ending the Year Strong by Auditing Your Lessons
20. Ending the Year Strong by Reflecting on Your Procedures
19. Collaboration, Classroom Management, Career Changes and MORE with Guest Jamie Whitlock
18. What to Do After End of Year Testing with Students
17. Celebrating Earth Day in Your Secondary Science Classes
16. 5 Strategies for Pain-Free Sub Plans
15. Teaching Seniors, AP Biology, and MORE with Diana Price
14. Combating Senioritis Part 3: Saving the Best for Last
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