Teresa Larsen

I try to have word searches, puzzles, extra handout activities available in case I have "extra" time. When this does not happen, I often will still use these tools for extra credit, so they are not "wasted".

Christine Apicella

Hello Tremayne,

I am an accounting instructor. I teach my students that no matter how organized we are, there are only 24 hours in a day. Time does not change. We can only manage ourselves and what we do with the time we have. I always remind my students, as well as my employees, that the focus of time management is to change their behaviors.

Tom Moffitt

I always have additional materials prepared for class and if I don,t get to it it will roll over into the next day. If it's needed it's there ready for use and tied to the subject matter of the class.

Tremayne Simpson

Loretta,

Great idea. Instructors should always have additional activities ready, just in case a discussion does not take the amount of time that it was scheduled for. Also, flexibility is a major component of effective time management. No class time should be wasted, due to lack of preparation.

Tremayne Simpson

Tremayne Simpson

Robert,

Excellent method for conducting a demonstration. Traditional, "stand and watch" demonstrations are not as engaging to the student, which could affect their retention of information.

Tremayne Simpson

Loretta Nau

Since we never know for sure how long the "any questions?" of a class is going to take, I try to have extra worksheets or case studies availalbe, just in case we have extra time at the end.

Robert Brady CHEP

As a culinary arts instructor, part of my lesson plan usually includes some kind of demonstration. I often involve my students in the demonstration itself. As they physically perform the demonstration I can adjust my use of time by either assisting in the demonstration to speed it up if I'm running short on time or simply guide them in the demonstration and interact with the students at the same time by asking questions or discussing relative information about the technique. It really works.

Cherie Wink

I use a free PPT template and each slide will have a question that reflects the key points that I am teaching. The class is broken up into 2 teams and will have to pick which character they would like to answer the pending question. It gets all of the students fully engaged, laughing, working as a team, and most importantly, having fun while learning.

Tremayne Simpson

Donna,

Fillers can serve as excellent tools for instructors. Sometimes, fillers may not be required purely for time management reasons, however there are cases when the they can be used to further illustrate an introduced topic.

Tremayne Simpson

Tremayne Simpson

richard,

Do you find that you have to frequently adjust the activity times, due to the varying student learning styles?

Tremayne Simpson

Tremayne Simpson

Cherie,

In class games can serve as effective activities, for generating student engagement. Out of curiousity, how does the "Hollywood Squares" game work within the classroom setting?

Tremayne Simpson

Tremayne Simpson

David,

I agree with your time management structure. It is important to maintain scheduling flexibility, due to various opportunities that arise for special "teachable moments" or impromptu discussions.

Tremayne Simpson

Tremayne Simpson

Cynthia,

This is a great structure. Do you find that the ice breakers "re-energize" students after they have returned from the breaks?

Tremayne Simpson

donna villar CHEP

I have learned through the years that having what I call "fillers", to use whenever a lecture is completed before the class ends is very helpful. For example, the class enjoys discussing current events in the healthcare field so I "throw" a topic to them and let them run with it. I exclude myself because this is my chance to really listen and learn from the students.

Richard Barth CHEP

i have a clock on the wall facing me and a print out of the daily lesson plan with the time allowe for each activity

Cherie Wink

I always have various forms of active learning planned should I find myself finishing ahead of schedule. One of my favorites is a power point game based off of the gameshow "Hollywood Squares." The students seemed fully engaged while learning and having fun. Occasionally, I do run into the problem where there is not enough time in my class to deliver the entire lesson plan.

David Holdredge

I'll keep a timer as a reference only of how long we've been working. If things moving smoothly in class, I push back breaks. Or of the feel of the class has gotten stiff, that's usually a good time for a break. All of my classes are lab based (recording studio), and 5 hours long. This gives us some flexibility over the length of lessons within a session and how to break them up so students stay engaged. If we get through a lesson quickly, I can show them a cool trick in the studio, tell a relevant story, or ask the students about their past experiences with the subject matter.

Cynthia Smith

I try to manage my class time by outlining course objectives and dividing them into segments that are taught. We are required to give the students a break (10 minutes for every hour of class time). I begin or end every teaching segment with an use breaker/brain teaser/"game" which relates to the subject we have just covered or will be covering. I always have extra activities (from my days as a camp counselor/small group leader) to fall back on if the time of the lesson is too short .... these can always be related into the field I am teaching.

Patrick Norman

In all of my classes I tend to keep extra assignments/discussion questions that pertains to the topic on my flash drive just in case the class moves faster than normal. Sometimes I will even throw in a pop quiz over the material we have just covered to see how much they have retained.

connie miller

I have a 15 min class warm up exercise which gives me time to hand out graded papers, collect work to be turned in address any questions.