Gearing Up for the New School YearMaking the Most of Your Time: Time Management Ideas from Laura Vanderkam

Here is something that you may not know about me: I love all things planning and time management. I use a paper planner to plan my days, weeks, and months – and I really enjoy thinking about what I am going to do each day and when I am going to do each of these tasks. A long while back, I started reading time management and productivity expert, Laura Vanderkam’s books and blog. I was immediately a fan of her writing and ideas on how to make the most of time. This past spring, I had the opportunity to speak with Laura about making the most of time as a teacher as well as discuss her most recent book, Tranquility by Tuesday: Nine Ways to Calm the Chaos and Make Time for What Matters. I’m sharing this podcast episode again before the start of the school year – in case you are looking for some new ways to make the most of your time this year.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Ways to manage the many different demands that are placed on teachers lately

• Scheduling time for grading and communicating with parents or guardians

• Strategies for making life more manageable and avoiding burnout (hint: you need to schedule time for yourself!)

• Finding time to read for pleasure outside of the reading you do for your class

 Laura is always full of excellent advice so I do hope you will enjoy listening to this episode again or listening to it for the first time!