{"id":2184,"date":"2015-09-27T12:00:19","date_gmt":"2015-09-27T12:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecornerstone.wpengine.com\/?post_type=podcasts&#038;p=2184"},"modified":"2024-08-13T02:23:56","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T07:23:56","slug":"7-ways-prioritize-teaching-tasks-everything-seems-urgent","status":"publish","type":"podcasts","link":"https:\/\/truthforteachers.com\/truth-for-teachers-podcast\/7-ways-prioritize-teaching-tasks-everything-seems-urgent\/","title":{"rendered":"7 ways to prioritize teaching tasks when EVERYTHING seems urgent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I believe it\u2019s\u00a0possible to be a great teacher\u00a0while still having a great personal\u00a0life. But that requires knowing how to figure out what\u2019s most important, do it well, and let go of the rest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prioritizing tasks is the\u00a0foundation of using your time effectively and working more efficiently. Here are 7 strategies to help you do that.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-135377 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/prioritize-teaching-tasks-tall-333x500.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/prioritize-teaching-tasks-tall-333x500.png 333w, https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/prioritize-teaching-tasks-tall-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/prioritize-teaching-tasks-tall.png 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Want to listen instead of read?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Listen to season 2 episode 9 below,<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>or subscribe in your podcast app.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/3803997\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/autoplay\/no\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/672c5b\/\" width=\"500\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Want to listen instead of read?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Use the podcast player above to play or download this episode.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>1) Recognize that you can\u2019t do it all, and everything is not equally important<\/h3>\n<p>When your job starts to feel completely overwhelming and it seems like you could work 24 hours a day and still not be done with anything, chances are good that you\u2019ve either lost sight of your priorities or never set them to begin with. You\u2019ve allowed so many tasks to pile up on your plate that they all seem equally important, and it feels like the world will come crashing down if you don\u2019t complete them all. Right now. Perfectly.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re not sure whether a task is important, ask yourself, <em>What would happen if I didn\u2019t do this?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For example, what would the consequence be for not rewriting every misspelled word on every student\u2019s paper? How would your lesson go if the worksheet you create doesn\u2019t have adorable clip art? What would be the result of not color-coding your filing system, creating a lengthy welcome packet for your student teacher, or changing your bulletin board borders on a monthly basis?<\/p>\n<p><strong>You can do anything, but you can\u2019t do everything.<\/strong> You must determine which tasks are really critical by asking yourself, <em>What will happen if don\u2019t do this? <\/em>If you can live with the result, put the task in an \u201cEventually\u201d section of your to-do list\u2026 or remove it altogether.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2189 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/time-management-priorities.png\" alt=\"7 ways to prioritize teaching tasks when EVERYTHING seems urgent\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/time-management-priorities.png 350w, https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/time-management-priorities-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/time-management-priorities-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2) Distinguish between the urgent and the important<\/h3>\n<p>Nearly every issue that crops up during the school day seems like an emergency. This is especially true of our interactions with students, since kids often feel like their requests are earth-shattering in importance and need our attention right away.<\/p>\n<p>However, urgent and important are not synonymous. Ask yourself, <em>What will happen if I do this later? Can this be handled in a few minutes? A few hours? A few days?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Do not let other people\u2019s last-minute requests drive your schedule. That doesn\u2019t mean you ignore the work and let them down, it just means you choose a more convenient time to accommodate them.<\/p>\n<p>When your team leader announces she needs a set of forms completed by the end of the school day, don\u2019t stop your grading immediately to fill them out. Write \u201cFinish forms\u201d on the day\u2019s to-do list and stay focused on the task at hand.<\/p>\n<p>When a parent tries to corner you in the parking lot for an unscheduled conference, say, \u201cI need to finish planning this science activity your child is going to do tomorrow morning \u2014it\u2019s going to be incredible, I know she\u2019ll tell you all about it! Can I schedule a conference with you Thursday afternoon when I\u2019m free and can really focus on what you\u2019re telling me?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When a student asks you to write a recommendation letter or something else outside the scope of your usual instructional tasks, tell him, \u201cSure! As I explained in my policies at the beginning of the year, I don\u2019t have time during the school day to work on those kinds of tasks, but I give up one of my Saturdays each month to help out. I can have the letter to you in two weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>You are in control of how you manage your time.<\/em> Ultimately, YOU are responsible for your time management and productivity. If a last-minute or urgent request is not critical, you can choose when to complete it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2188 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/inspirational-quote-important-urgent-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"inspirational-quote-important-urgent-600x400\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/inspirational-quote-important-urgent-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/inspirational-quote-important-urgent-600x400-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>3) Respond to interruptions while still making planned work the priority<\/h3>\n<p>Take a few seconds to write down your next actionable step for your planned work before responding to the interruption. This will make it easier for you to pick back up where you left off.<\/p>\n<p>For example, if you are typing an email before school and the school psychologist stops by to quickly fill you in on a student\u2019s issue, don\u2019t leave the email half done and take the chance of losing it accidentally or forgetting to send it. Say, \u201cSure, can you give me one second?\u201d and hit save, then scrawl on your to-do list <em>email Sara\u2019s mom<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>That will take less than 10 seconds and is no inconvenience whatsoever to the psychologist. Without being rude in any way, it sends a clear message that if she chooses to stop by unannounced, she can expect to find you diligently working on something important (which will decrease the likelihood of future unplanned visits.) Best of all, when the psychologist leaves, you can immediately refocus on what you were doing without wasting time wondering, \u201cNow what was I doing again?\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>4) Get information out of your head and onto a list<\/h3>\n<p>Creating lists is essential to getting things done. If we don\u2019t write something down, it takes up space in our minds which could otherwise be used for creative tasks and being productive.<\/p>\n<p>Holding information in our minds is also very stressful. You will feel like you can never stop thinking about work if you are trying to remember everything you need to do. So when you\u2019re lying in bed at night or grocery shopping and you suddenly think of a task, write it down, and then dismiss the thought from your mind.<\/p>\n<p>You have to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/FREE-Detailed-Teacher-To-Do-Lists-Editable-forms-for-short-long-term-planning-331826\">find a list-making system that works for you<\/a>.\u00a0Then, when you\u2019re going over your to-do list in the morning\u2026<\/p>\n<h3>5) Figure out the most important task of the day and do it first<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Ask yourself, <em>What is the one thing I can do today that will allow me to leave work feeling a real sense of accomplishment?<\/em><\/strong> There are many things you need to get done, but chances are, there\u2019s ONE THING\u00a0that\u2019s more important than everything else.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe you have a pile of two-week-old tests you feel guilty about not having graded yet, and it weighs on you every time you look at them.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe you\u2019re being observed the next day, and haven\u2019t even begun to think about what lesson you\u2019ll teach.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe you have an IEP meeting and are feeling anxious because your documentation isn\u2019t in order.<\/p>\n<p>These urgent, important tasks will create anxiety if you procrastinate and focus on other work. So write down your one thing \u2014the most important task of the day, the task you cannot feel happy leaving undone when you drive out of the school parking lot that afternoon. If it\u2019s too hard to choose which task is most important, pick the hardest one (the task that you most dread and are likely to keep putting off.) <em>Then get that task done first. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you have to wake up early in order to make time for it, do that! Get the most important thing done before you get sucked into all the other work. You will feel a tremendous sense of accomplishment when you get the hardest or most important task taken care of right away, and that feeling of productivity will set the tone for your entire day.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2187 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/saying-yes-priorities.jpg\" alt=\"saying-yes-priorities\" width=\"512\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/saying-yes-priorities.jpg 512w, https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/saying-yes-priorities-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/saying-yes-priorities-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>6) Group similar tasks together to increase efficiency and avoid multi-tasking<\/h3>\n<p>Have you noticed how much quicker it is to grade the last few papers in a stack than it is to grade the first few? That\u2019s because you get into a flow after a while. You recognize the answer patterns, and your brain is trained on what to look for.<\/p>\n<p>For that reason, it\u2019s better to grade all the papers for an assignment at once, rather than just get to a couple whenever you can. It\u2019s also more efficient to respond to all of your emails at a designated time rather than answering them one by one as they come in.<\/p>\n<p>Always try to group similar tasks together. Do all your photocopies for the week in one trip to the office. Make all your parent phone calls before Open House in a single evening. Search online for multiple activity ideas at once. Get your brain in a productive flow, and go with it!<\/p>\n<p>Multi-tasking is often the enemy of productivity because our brains just don\u2019t switch between tasks as well as we\u2019d like to think they do. Every time we stop grading papers to read an email, we lose precious seconds as our brain registers the email notification, reads the subject line, checks out the message, decides whether to respond or not, and so on. We then lose more time when we return to the grading, re-reading to find out where we were, and shifting back into the mindset for grading.<\/p>\n<p>When you multi-task like this, each individual task takes longer to complete than if you\u2019d gotten into a grading flow and concentrated solely on that, and then gotten into an email flow and concentrated on that. So, figure out what\u2019s most important, do that task (and any similar tasks) first, and then move on completely to the next thing on your list.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2186 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/lack-of-time-time-management-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"lack-of-time-time-management-600x600\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/lack-of-time-time-management-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/lack-of-time-time-management-600x600-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/lack-of-time-time-management-600x600-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>7) When in doubt, choose the kids<\/h3>\n<p>There will times when your most important priority doesn\u2019t seem clear. In those instances when you\u2019re in doubt, always choose the kids.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll notice that the examples I\u2019ve given of interruptions and unplanned tasks that need to be delayed have nothing to do with your time spent teaching and connecting with your students. All the planning and scheduling is meant to control the other demands on your time \u2014 email, grading, paperwork, and so on, so that <em>you are better able to focus on your students in class. <\/em>That is your number one job.<\/p>\n<p>We have a tendency to get overworked and think that our lesson or our goal of getting kids to meet learning standards is the most important thing, and the kids\u2019 needs become an interruption. The opposite is actually true: the kids are the most important thing, and the work is secondary. You teach students, not standards.<\/p>\n<p>Whenever you are unsure of your priorities or unable to make a decision about how to use your time, ask yourself, <em>Which of these tasks will benefit students the most?<\/em> and do those items first. The work can<em> always<\/em> wait because you will never regret the time you spend helping kids and meeting their needs.<\/p>\n<span class='bctt-click-to-tweet'><span class='bctt-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftruthforteachers.com%2Ftruth-for-teachers-podcast%2F7-ways-prioritize-teaching-tasks-everything-seems-urgent%2F&#038;text=Not%20setting%20priorities%20is%20like%20shooting%20randomly%20and%20calling%20whatever%20you%20hit%20the%20target.&#038;related' target='_blank'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Not setting priorities is like shooting randomly and calling whatever you hit the target. <\/a><\/span><a href='https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftruthforteachers.com%2Ftruth-for-teachers-podcast%2F7-ways-prioritize-teaching-tasks-everything-seems-urgent%2F&#038;text=Not%20setting%20priorities%20is%20like%20shooting%20randomly%20and%20calling%20whatever%20you%20hit%20the%20target.&#038;related' target='_blank' class='bctt-ctt-btn'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Share on X<\/a><\/span>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/40htw.com\/join\/challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-135760\" src=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Teacher-Tired-Challenge.jpg\" alt=\"Take the free Teacher Tired Challenge! 5 days to doing fewer things, better.\" width=\"618\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Teacher-Tired-Challenge.jpg 700w, https:\/\/truthforteachers.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Teacher-Tired-Challenge-500x335.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Not sure what you can eliminate from your schedule or take off your plate?<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">I&#8217;ll walk you through it step-by-step so you can do fewer things, better!<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/40htw.com\/join\/challenge\/\">Get the free challenge sent to your inbox now.<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><em><strong>This post is based on the latest episode of my weekly podcast, <a href=\"https:\/\/truthforteachers.com\/truth-for-teachers\">Angela Watson\u2019s Truth for Teachers<\/a>. A podcast is like a free talk radio show you can listen to online, or download and take with you wherever you go. I release a new 15-20 minute episode each Sunday and feature it here on the blog to help you get energized and motivated for the week ahead. I\u2019d love to hear your thoughts below in the comment section!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I believe it\u2019s\u00a0possible to be a great teacher\u00a0while still having a great personal\u00a0life. But that requires knowing how to figure out what\u2019s most important, do it well, and let go of the rest. Prioritizing tasks is the\u00a0foundation of using your time effectively and working more efficiently. 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