Real Talk About Time Management

Serena Pariser is the best-selling author of several professional books for educators, including Real Talk About Classroom Management: 50 BestPractices That Work and Show You Believe in Your Students (Corwin, 2018) and Real Talk About Time Management: 35 Best Practices for Educators (Corwin, 2020). She is a coauthor of Five to Thrive: Answers to Your Biggest Questions About Creating a Dynamic Classroom (Corwin, 2022) and It Starts in the Classroom: Character Education for a Better Tomorrow (Rowman & Littlefield, 2022).Serena taught English language arts for many years, primarily in San Diego, California, and in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She has experienceworking with most grades in a variety of school settings across the spectrum, from underresourced urban public schools to affluent private schools. Serena was honored as Teacher of the Year at Gompers Preparatory Academy, located in San Diego.She served as assistant director of field experience at the University of San Diego, where she taught graduate and undergraduate classes forteachers in training. In addition, Serena was selected to be a national evaluator for Schools of Character. A Fulbright scholar, Serena coaches educators across the United States and around the globe, from California to Kathmandu. Her passions include progressive classroom management best practices, bringing curriculum to life, time management for teachers, and weaving character education into the curriculum.In her spare time, Serena travels and loves to experience the world for weeks at a time with just a backpack strapped to her back and a smileon her face.Serena’s website can be found at www.serenapariser.com, where she writes educational articles that are enjoyed by a large audience of teachers. She is most active on social media on X @SerenaPariser and maintains a blog at www.serenapariser.com, where she writes articles for educators. She can also be directly contacted at serena.pariser@gmail.com.Edward F. DeRoche received a BS degree from the University of Maine, an MEd degree from Easter Connecticut State University, and an MA and PhD from the University of Connecticut. He is currently Professor in the School of Education and Codirector of the International Center for Character Education at the University of San Diego.He has been an elementary and middle school teacher and principal, a public school board member, a member of two private high school boards, and a school of education dean. He is a consultatant, evaluator, author, teacher trainer, and the recipient of several awards. He has published eight books and over 50 articles on educational topics.

Pariser and DeRoche draw from their own classroom experiences to provide a practical time management resource for classroom teachers. With thought-provoking questions at the end of each chapter, this text is a great springboard for collaborative conversations. Real Talk About Time Management is a resource I look forward to sharing and utilizing with the teachers in our system!

• AcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsIntroductionPart I: Time Management MindsetStrategy #1: Ask Yourself QuestionsStrategy #2: Be Tuned in to the Advice Other Teachers Give You About Time ManagementStrategy #3: You Have So Much to Do . . . Why?Strategy #4: Be a Hunter: Track Down Controllable Factors That Add to Your WorkloadStrategy #5: Change Your Language Around Your WorkloadStrategy #6: Am I Scraping the Right Car?Strategy #7: Watch Your Water CoolerStrategy #8: Get Unstuck When You Feel Paralyzed by Too Much to DoStrategy #9: Organize and UnclutterStrategy #10: Prep Where It Counts Before the Start of SchoolPart II: PlanningStrategy #11 Cut Down Your Grading TimeStrategy #12: Meetings: Stick to an Agenda to Save TimeStrategy #13: What’s Your Right Climate?Strategy #14: Be Proactive, Not Reactive With TasksStrategy #15: Cell Phones, E-mails, and Social Media . . . Oh My!Strategy #16: Plan Enough Time for Each StudentStrategy #17: Peer Mediators to Save Time in Your ClassroomPart III: At SchoolStrategy #18: Healthy Habits With CurriculumStrategy #19: GroupworkStrategy #20: When We Have to Be PresentStrategy #21: Manage Time in Your LessonsStrategy #22: TechnologyStrategy #23: Necessary MultitaskingStrategy #24: Helping Your Students Manage Their TimeStrategy #25: Get a Handle on PaperworkStrategy #26: Manage Time in Parent Conferences/Parent MeetingsStrategy #27: Managing Your Time Dealing With Extracurricular ActivitiesStrategy #28: Have a System to Keep Up With E-mailsStrategy #29: Know When to Take Little Breaks Throughout the DayPart IV: At HomeStrategy #30: Manage Correspondence With Parents and StudentsStrategy #31: Taking Care of YourselfStrategy #32: MeditationStrategy #33: Enjoy Your Time After School and on the WeekendsStrategy #34: Secondary TraumaStrategy #35: Compassion FatigueAn Open Letter to TeachersReferencesIndex