EP260 Three ways to create teaching templates that will save you 5-10 hours a week (with Marguerite Rendelfs)

<p>Save yourself huge amounts of time by reusing your own work! Teacher Marguerite Rendelfs has developed a plan to create reusable resources that saves her between five and ten hours every week.</p> <p>One major shift in my mindset that she learned through the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek program that has helped her in many situations is this:</p> <p>We often focus on saving time right now. Considering how we can use our current work to save time for ourselves in the future can be a game-changer.</p> <p>Marguerite shares, “Last school year, I’ve realized I can build templates while I’m doing my daily work, which saves time and batches the work I’ll be doing in the future. Now I love templates. They boost my productivity and focus my attention. When I notice that I’m repeatedly spending time on the same type of task, I evaluate whether a template might be helpful.”</p> <p>Templates are most effective when a task is repetitive, generalizable, detailed, and time-consuming. If a template might be effective, you can build one as you work. Listen as Marguerite shares her process for using 3 kinds of templates:</p> <ul> <li>Student accommodations</li> <li>Instructional materials and activities</li> <li>Comment banks for student feedback</li> </ul> <p>Then, check out her article at <a href= "https://truthforteachers.com/truth-for-teachers-podcast/3-ways-to-create-teaching-templates/"> TruthforTeachers.com</a> to see step-by-step instructions, examples of her templates, and more.</p> <p><a href= "https://truthforteachers.com/truth-for-teachers-podcast/3-ways-to-create-teaching-templates/"> Click here to read the transcript and participate in the discussion</a> or, <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/truthforteachers/">join our podcast Facebook group here</a> to connect with other teachers and discuss the Truth for Teachers' podcast episodes.</p>