Angela Watson’s Truth for Teachers
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Are you constantly losing instructional time to off-task behavior? What if you shifted your focus from eliminating misbehavior and interruptions to maximizing learning time?
The goal is to engage every student, but not necessarily all at the same time, and certainly not every minute. At any given point in your day, at least a few are going to be tuning out and allowing their minds to wander.
Since we know that off-task behavior is normal and expected, we can plan our responses in advance instead of reacting out of frustration.
When the goal is to eliminate interruptions, you feel like you have to address every single one so it never happens again. When the goal is to maximize learning time, you can choose a more constructive response that keeps the majority of the class on-task.
This approach will reduce the wasted class time spent on lectures about the rules and arguing with kids over what you’ve told them to do. Here’s how to plan your responses in advance so you’re not constantly exploding in frustration over minor things.
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EP272 The neuroscience of co-thriving with students (with. Dr. Rebecca Branstetter)
EP271 What could be possible if you aimed for B+ work?
EP270 How ChatGPT can reduce your teacher workload (with Dr. Monica Burns)
EP269 Why YOU always seem to be right (and how to tell if you're not)
EP268 A message of encouragement and call to rest: You. Are. Still. Here.
EP267 How to release unrealistic standards and change the stories you’re telling yourself
EP266 Creating change in education without burning out (w/ Dr. Nadia Lopez)
EP265 Why I’m pulling some of my books out of print & rewriting "Awakened"
EP264 Help students do more with less effort using cognitive load theory (with Jennifer Brinkmeyer)
EP263 How to reframe a negative situation when you just can't move on
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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)
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