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Re: My class period seems short at 45 min!
Posted by mrsd on 10/09/08
Except for lunch and study hall, we have 40 minute periods.
We have 10 periods a day. I've gotten VERY efficient with in-
class corrections. I've also got my instruction time very
regimented. I teach reading, language arts, and social
studies, so I have massive amounts of grading between the
writing in language arts and the reading/questions in social
studies. I've also resigned myself to the fact that not
everything gets graded. If it's complete, it gets 5 points.
Then, I deduct for questions not answered. I do that with
some of the reading/questions in social studies, because
students also take guided notes from PowerPoints and make
flashcards from vocabulary lists. They then have quizzes
from their reading and notes/flashcards. Those quizzes turn
into their tests. So, with all that "layering" I don't feel
like I'm shorting students by not always grading their
reading/questions. It's tight, but I rarely run out of time.
On those days that I have lots of notes or instructional
time, I either don't give homework or I give work that is
due in two or three days. The same goes for writing. I
sometimes only check off writing. Or, I score it on one
thing - maybe voice, conventions, or content. It goes much
faster that way. Good luck; I know it can be difficult! Karen
On 10/08/08, RS wrote:
> Hello
>
> I teach middle school math. Our periods are 45 min long. I
> was curious how long everyone else is working with. Some
> days I am really moving the class along, yet other days it
> seems rather tight! The students have 7 periods during the
> day plus a short study hall before departing.
>
> Each class period I use 15 min blocks of time. The first
> 15 min we correct last night's hw and make any necessary
> corrections. Then, I teach the next lesson and answer
> questions for 15 min. The last 15 min I try to reserve as
> work time for the students(either making corrections from
> last night's hw or starting the next lesson. This last 15
> min block I walk around the room and try to answer
> indivual ques the students might have been shy about
> asking.
>
> I was just curious how long everyone else to work with?
Posts on this thread, including this one
- My class period seems short at 45 min!, 10/08/08, by RS.
- Re: My class period seems short at 45 min!, 10/09/08, by wig.
- Re: My class period seems short at 45 min!, 10/09/08, by Kim/AR/math.
- Re: My class period seems short at 45 min!, 10/09/08, by Rebecca.
- Re: My class period seems short at 45 min!, 10/09/08, by Julia.
- Re: My class period seems short at 45 min!, 10/09/08, by Ms. Math.
- Re: My class period seems short at 45 min!, 10/09/08, by Zhel.
- Re: My class period seems short at 45 min!, 10/09/08, by mrsd.
- Re: My class period seems short at 45 min!, 10/09/08, by dm.
- Re: Thanks for the feedback!, 10/09/08, by RS.
- Re: My class period seems short at 45 min!, 10/10/08, by Carolyn.
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