Thursday, September 19, 2013

Working smarter not harder.... how??

Glogster Link

My 3/4 TBT talk about this all the time.  We want to work smarter not harder, yet we do not know what direction to take.  As a group, we know our main focus is our students and helping them grow in their learning.  However, the problem becomes time- I know this is every teacher's nemesis.  My colleagues and I generally do not take a lunch, have meetings every morning, have lunch/recess/bus duties, and if we have a planning period- try to utilize it to the best of our ability.  This is not to complain, we love our jobs and students- yet it is a harsh reality.  We are coming in earlier and leaving later but still feel like we are not just treading water, but drowning.  I stumbled upon this link, hoping it might help us find our way.  For the tutorial, click the link below the picture.  Most of us know how to use Google drive, so why not use it to make our lives more efficient, less complicated... I will let you know how it works out.
I am still working on my game plan... Erase, erase, erase- run a different play.