Re: New Schedule/No Prep Time/HELP!
Posted by Rebecca on 8/25/08
Personally I hate 7th hour prep (much more productive in the
morning) but I dealt with it all last year. What I do is plan
further ahead so that I have a weeks worth of lessons ready
(plus all the materials). It takes a Saturday or day before
school starts to get ahead to begin with but then after that I
spend Wednesday and Thursdays planning for the next week (and
so often stay a little later just on Thursdays). This way I
do not have as much to prep from day to day and can focus on
correcting or whatever little things need to get done.
As the year goes on, you will also get more efficient with
your time. I have always found that it can be a little bit
difficult to get used to a different schedule especially the
year of having a new prep.
Also, make use of any help you can get. My last school had
someone who would copy stuff for us. I also had 2 TAs that
did some basic correcting, organizing of my room, filing, etc.
I don't know if either of those are options but if someone is
willing to help take advantage of it.
Beg, borrow and steal for your new prep so that you are not
creating everything from scratch. If there is another teacher
teaching Spanish III, try doing some of your planning together.
On 8/24/08, R wrote:
> Our school just switched from A/B day 4x4 block to the
> traditional 7-period day, and I am having difficulty
> adjusting to my work load. I have prep 7th hour, so it
> isn't in the middle of the day to save me if I can't get
> prepped for all classes in the morning. I pretty much am
> trying to prep for all 7 classes 7th hour, but I am
> finding myself stuck at school doing this until dark every
> night. This is my 4th year teaching, and this last week
> was the first week back. I was super organized last year,
> was able to be home by 4, and the times I did stay later I
> was enjoying every moment of it. I really want to be able
> to do that again. I have always taught Spanish 1 and 2,
> and this year I am teaching 3 as well. I'm not quite up
> to par in fluency, Spanish 2 is easy to teach, but I have
> mostly Hispanic kids in 3, and they are sweet, but I don't
> know half of what they are saying when they speak in
> Spanish-they have not caught on yet, I am an excellent
> bluffer and "gist" getter. So I think if it wasn't for
> the 3 class, I would be more organized, however, I want to
> do my best for the kids and for my department. I just
> don't want to let anyone down. I am going to talk to my
> co-workers this week and see if they can help, but I
> wondered if you all may have suggestions of how to get the
> most out of the 7 period day, or even the advanced class.
> I just feel so ashamed because I know I am an awesome
> teacher for 1 and 2. :-( Any ideas?
Posts on this thread, including this one
- New Schedule/No Prep Time/HELP!, 8/24/08, by R.
- Re: New Schedule/No Prep Time/HELP!, 8/25/08, by Rebecca.
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