The Together Teacher: Plan Ahead, Get Organized, and Save Time!

ISBN-13: 9781119542599 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 384 str.

Maia Heyck-Merlin; Norman Atkins

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Foreword xiiiIntroduction 1Part One: Together Your Time 11Chapter 1: Create an Ideal Week--And Build in That Self-Care! 13Components of a Great Together Teacher System * Design Your Ideal Week * Build Your Own Ideal Week * Let's Toss in Some Self-Care and Stress Management * Self-Care and Stress Management Plan Examples * Let's Get StartedChapter 2: A Week's Worth of Readiness: Create a Weekly Worksheet 31Setting the Scene * A Closer Look: What Is a Weekly Worksheet? * Weekly Worksheet Examples * Select Your Weekly Worksheet Tool * Turbo Togetherness * Maintenance Moves Together Tour: Cassidy Cruz 57Chapter 3: No More Missed Deadlines: Make a Comprehensive Calendar 59Setting the Scene * The Multiple-Calendar Dilemma * The Comprehensive Calendar: What Is It? * Together Teachers' Comprehensive Calendars * Pick Your Tool: Where Will You Keep Your Comprehensive Calendar? * Build Your Own Comprehensive Calendar * Keep Your Comprehensive Calendar Moving * Turbo Togetherness * Maintenance MovesChapter 4: Corral the Long-Term To-Dos: Create Your Later List 85Setting the Scene * The Later List: What Is It? * Together Teacher Later List Examples * Assemble the To-Dos: Build Your Later List * Select Your Later List Tool * Keep That Later List Fed and Happy * Carry Your Later List * Turbo Togetherness * Maintenance MovesTogether Tour: Laura Burrow 105Chapter 5: Never Forget! Get on the Thought Catchers 107Setting the Scene * What Is a Thought Catcher Exactly? * Together Teacher Thought Catcher Examples * Brainstorm Your Own Thought Catchers * Pick Your Thought Catcher Tool * Review Your Thought Catchers Regularly * Turbo Togetherness * Maintenance MovesChapter 6: Create Routines to Support Togetherness: Meet with Yourself 123Setting the Scene * Build Your Meeting with Myself Checklist * Together Teacher Meeting with Myself Example Checklists * Logistics of Meeting with Yourself: Your When, Where, and What To Bring * When, Where, and What To Bring to Your Meeting with Myself * Daily Routines: Making the Most of Opening and Closing the Day * Turbo Togetherness * Maintenance MovesPart Two: Together Your Space, Stuff, and Students 143Chapter 7: Tidy and Together Up Your Teacher Workspace 145Setting the Scene * Together Up That Workspace * Together Transport: Moving Materials Between Spaces * Contain the Instructional Chaos. Mean, Materials * Finding What You Need When You Need It * Carry It With You * Turbo Togetherness * Maintenance MovesTogether Tour: Angela Mu 171Chapter 8: The Inbox, the Texts, the Messages: Tame the Communications Chaos 173Setting the Scene * Set Up for Success * Establish Communications Routines or . . . Stop Checking Constantly! * Create Schoolwide Communication Agreements * Write To Be Heard, or Stop Sending Open-Ended Emails! * Email: Use It, Don't Abuse It! * Turbo Togetherness * Maintenance MovesChapter 9: Papers, Supplies, and Assignments: Support Student Togetherness 203Setting the Scene * Displaying Class Schedules and Syllabi * Together Student Tools Created by Schools * Together Student Tools Created by Students and Families * Support Student Space Set-Up * Teaching Students Togetherness * Turbo Togetherness * Maintenance MovesPart Three: Together Your Teaching 235Chapter 10: Plan, Plan, and Plan Some More: Make Lesson Planning Efficient! 237Setting the Scene * Together Teachers' Long-Term Planning Examples * What Is the Actual Work of Lesson Planning? * Materials Needed for Lesson Planning * Determine Day and Time To Plan * Where Should I Lesson Plan? * Turbo Togetherness * Maintenance MovesTogether Tour: Eric Nielsen 261Chapter 11: Grading, Assessing, and More! 263Setting the Scene * Determine What You Are Grading and Why * Determine How You Collect Student Work * Getting Efficient with the Actual Grading * Keeping Up with Student Progress * When and Where Are You Grading? * When and How Am I Sharing the Data with Students and Families? * Turbo Togetherness * Maintenance MovesPart Four: Together Your Team 287Chapter 12: Join 'Em and Lead 'Em: Make the Most of Meetings 289Setting the Scene * Create the Meeting Agenda * Staying Together During the Meeting * Note-Taking During Meetings * Store and Retrieve Your Meeting Notes * Turbo Togetherness * Maintenance Moves Together Tour: Veronica Urbanik 319Chapter 13: Events, Projects, and Parties: Project Plan Your Way to Success! 321Setting the Scene * Determine a Successful Outcome * Build Out Your Buckets * Create a Project Plan * Bring on the Team * Work the Plan * The Big Day--Or Night? * Celebration and Closeout * Turbo Togetherness * Maintenance MovesConclusion: Why the World Needs Together Teachers 337Acknowledgments 347About the Authors 349Index 351

O autorze

MAIA HEYCK-MERLIN is the founder and CEO of The Together Group, a training and consulting practice focused on training teachers, school leaders, and nonprofit managers on topics such as time management, prioritization, organization, and efficiency. She is also the author of The Together Leader.