Get Organized: How to be a Together Teacher

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Approx. 8 hours to complete

Course Summary

Together Teacher is a course designed for teachers to help them manage their time and resources effectively. It focuses on creating a system that allows teachers to balance their work and personal life.

Key Learning Points

  • Learn effective time management strategies for teachers
  • Create a system to balance work and personal life
  • Maximize resources to increase productivity

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Learning Outcomes

  • Develop a personalized system for managing time and resources
  • Increase productivity and efficiency
  • Achieve a balance between work and personal life

Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course

  • No prior knowledge or experience required
  • Access to a computer and internet connection

Course Difficulty Level

Beginner

Course Format

  • Self-paced
  • Online

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  • Angela Watson
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Description

This course is designed for classroom teachers who juggle time-sensitive tasks and often-exhausting teaching schedules. With an eye toward long-term sustainability, The Together Teacher examines the purpose for planning ahead, provides tools for tracking time commitments, deadlines and tasks, and helps teachers develop a personal organization system that interacts with their day-by-day practices.

Outline

  • Welcome & Orientation
  • Welcome to Get Organized!
  • Togetherness Buckets
  • Student Survey
  • The Impact of Togetherness
  • Weekly Worksheet
  • Introducing the Weekly Worksheet.
  • Drew's Worksheet: Paper
  • Anna's Worksheet: Paper
  • Jennifer's Worksheet: Google Calendar
  • The Worksheet and You
  • Comprehensive Calendar
  • Introducing the Comprehensive Calendar
  • Vanessa's Calendar: Commercial Planner
  • Anna's Calendar: Paper
  • Drew's Calendar: Outlook and Paper
  • Jennifer's Calendar: Google Calendar
  • Pick a Tool
  • Upcoming To-Do List
  • Introducing the Upcoming To-Do List
  • Anna's List: Paper
  • Kate's List: Excel
  • Jennifer's List: Google Tasks
  • Esther's List: Trello
  • Gathering Your To-Dos
  • Weekly Round-Up
  • The Togetherness Triangle
  • Introducing the Weekly Round-Up
  • Closing Thoughts and Next Steps
  • Personalizing Your Round-Up
  • Post-Course Survey
  • Check Your Understanding
  • Templates & Teacher Interviews
  • Elijah - A Dean's System
  • Ify - Keeping Yourself Honest
  • Sarah - Mixing Personal and Professional
  • Keith - Making it Yours
  • Melissa - Planning Every Moment
  • Stephanie - The Double Flexi
  • Templates

Summary of User Reviews

Discover the Together Teacher course on Coursera! This course provides practical tools and strategies to help teachers organize their work, streamline their communication, and boost their productivity. Users have given this course high ratings, citing its helpfulness in improving their teaching skills.

Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course

Many users found the course to be very practical and applicable to their teaching needs.

Pros from User Reviews

  • Provides practical tools and strategies to help teachers organize their work
  • Streamlines communication and boosts productivity
  • Easy to follow and understand
  • Helps teachers save time and reduce stress

Cons from User Reviews

  • Some users found the course to be too basic
  • Not suitable for experienced teachers
  • Some sections are repetitive
  • Not interactive enough
  • Some users experienced technical issues with the platform
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Approx. 8 hours to complete
Maia Heyck-Merlin
Relay Graduate School of Education
Coursera

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