This course is designed for classroom teachers who juggle time-sensitive tasks and often-exhausting teaching schedules. With an eye toward long-term sustainability, The Together Teacher examines the purpose for planning ahead, provides tools for tracking time commitments, deadlines and tasks, and helps teachers develop a personal organization system that interacts with their day-by-day practices.
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Get Organized: How to be a Together Teacher
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In this introductory session, you’ll explore the difference between ‘organization’ and ’togetherness,’ survey your own strengths and weaknesses and draft a goal for completing the course.
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The Weekly Worksheet helps teachers plan their lives for the next 5-7 days. This session introduces the worksheet, shows examples from real teachers, and asks learners to build their own.
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5 videos1 peer review
Calendars become comprehensive when they hold every important event and deadline in a teacher’s life. This session will show you how to build one.
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Here’s a secret: I hate post-it notes. This session will introduce the Upcoming To-Do List and provide a path toward ditching random lists and building one that you can always count on.
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Now that you’ve created a weekly worksheet, comprehensive calendar and upcoming to-do list, this session shows you how they all work together. Get ready for the Weekly Round-Up.
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Reviewed on Aug 11, 2015
Thank you very much for all the information. It's been a pleasure to take up this course; it will definitely help me improve my performance.
Reviewed on Mar 30, 2019
This course provides very effective guide and direction for the teachers who are striving to manage their time.It involves participants in effective tasks for time management and effective planning.
Reviewed on Nov 20, 2017
Very helpful tools to capture tasks and to-do's to keep organized. The videos were brief and informative. The teacher was clear, concise and made the online learning experience very enjoyable.
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