tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931834670826653533.post7933877992554408576..comments2024-03-28T04:13:42.906-04:00Comments on A Principal's Reflections: Making Time vs Finding TimeEric Sheningerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13733305358794643322noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931834670826653533.post-3582926716769215822014-12-27T10:36:13.715-05:002014-12-27T10:36:13.715-05:00Thanks Jonathon! It all boils down to scrutinizing...Thanks Jonathon! It all boils down to scrutinizing the time we have in an effort to make better use of it.Eric Sheningerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13733305358794643322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931834670826653533.post-56837391532982884782014-12-27T09:53:46.975-05:002014-12-27T09:53:46.975-05:00Thanks for your thoughts. Whether one views the is...Thanks for your thoughts. Whether one views the issue as making or taking time the key is that time is prioritized in ways that improves professional practice. To my knowledge I never inferred that time be taken away from core responsibilities, but instead to look at other areas of opportunity. I know many teachers that make time each day to connect, engage, and learn through social media without sacrificing all that you state. When there is a will there is a way. In response to your other comment, nothing was de-prioritized from our schedules as administrators. Thanks to technology our office became mobile. For example, I could still type up observation reports during cafeteria duty on my laptop. Other duties were just eliminated (hall duty) as our improved school culture no longer made these duties necessary. Eric Sheningerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13733305358794643322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931834670826653533.post-56552920109799987232014-12-27T02:56:30.943-05:002014-12-27T02:56:30.943-05:00Thank for this reflective post. Time management is...Thank for this reflective post. Time management is a skill that we always need to address. We get so busy with management and we do not make time for leadership.Samir Fatanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09784285158760731214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931834670826653533.post-61914269872114162812014-12-26T18:03:52.092-05:002014-12-26T18:03:52.092-05:00Eric,
Thanks for the timely post! Yes, time has ...Eric,<br /><br />Thanks for the timely post! Yes, time has been the biggest obstacle to many of the reforms we want to implement, so why not reform the way we use our time? I LOVE the idea of flipping staff meetings and I think that will be one of the first items of business when we return to school. Great thoughts and ideas!<br /><br />Jon<br /><br />PS-I enjoyed your facilitation of #AussieEd the other week!Jon Wennstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953279088419504430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931834670826653533.post-73531011055886066942014-12-25T23:27:43.913-05:002014-12-25T23:27:43.913-05:00Mm. The thing is, you can't actually MAKE time...Mm. The thing is, you can't actually MAKE time. Like the one image says, everyone has the same 24 hours in a day. That's what you get. You can't make more.<br /><br />What you have to do is TAKE time. And to do that, you have to take it FROM something else. So if you're saying that professional learning is more important than anything other than working with students, I can't help wondering just what it is that you want teachers to take time from. Grading? Well, research shows that precise, timely feedback is key to students improving their skills. Is it more important than contacting parents? Than filling out reports on students with special needs so that those needs can be adequately met? How about lesson planning, searching for materials or strategies that will help make the content and practice both challenging and engaging?<br /><br />The previous post that you link to in which you describe how you took teachers away from some of their non-instructional duties so that they could then use that time for professional learning illustrates this. But that post does not address what duties/responsibilities were de-prioritized from the schedules of the administrators who then supervised the duties formerly handled by the teachers. <br /><br />Just some thoughts.Clixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460380696875928585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931834670826653533.post-85934871363643599652014-12-23T15:44:40.464-05:002014-12-23T15:44:40.464-05:00You are definitely walking the walk Daniel and lea...You are definitely walking the walk Daniel and leading by example! Thanks for sharing your thoughts.Eric Sheningerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13733305358794643322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931834670826653533.post-73816451802915668122014-12-22T22:19:15.913-05:002014-12-22T22:19:15.913-05:00"Make the time..."
Eric: Your words ar..."Make the time..." <br /><br />Eric: Your words are on point. We as Ts need to take initiative, and that seems to be important for any leader in order that we don't become as you say...managers. In fact, being on social media has had me pick up my game in staying on top of educational issues ranging from TEFL to Exceptional Education to Leadership 3.0. And w/ SM, I've been able to do that in smarter ways.Daniel Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16312380886100570138noreply@blogger.com