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Smile at them. Learn how to have a real smile, and care about people. Learn how to feel

compassion when regarding someone.

Tell them a funny joke. Inside jokes work really well, especially if it is something only

between the two of you. Learn how to make them laugh.

Compliment them sincerely. Tell them something you love about them.

Invite them to do something fun with you. Go bowling, swimming, or something else fun

and active.

Pick a dandelion or blade of grass and give it to them. Say things such as, I got this

especially for you! or "I picked this weed just for you!" It is different and might make

themlaugh at your silliness, make them smile at your sweet nature.

Listen to them. Try to understand their thoughts and be in their shoes. This shows you careand love them, whether they may appreciate it or not. Be there. They will come to realize

what a friend you've been.

Hug the person. If you have an open relationship with someone, a warm and affectionate

hug can lift the spirits and bring a sense of joy and community.

Give a gift. Take the time out to pick out a special gift that is suitable for the person. The

more thought you put into the gift, the better it is from the point of being an expression of

positive energy. Be sure to include an inscription in the gift wherever possible, and make

the message one that is uplifting and spiritual.

Spend quality time with the person. Plan for an event or simply time together in which you

share precious moments on this world in each other's company.

Constantly remind the person how much you value them, but don't go too overboard.

Positive affirmations to others can help build the bridge of friendship and trust. Never use

sarcasm though, as sarcasm is the biggest turn-off when it comes to building strong bonds

with people.

If you want to get creative with some of your compliments or "I love yous" depending on

your relationship, you can always hide a little note saying any of these things and have a

little fun with it. This can make him/her feel like you're really going the extra mile and that

they mean something to you.
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Effective Time Management for Teachers

- How to manage your workload

Effective time management for teachers is crucial for success and well being in and out of

school. Most people would admit their use of time could be better. What about you? How

often do you feel that about your day?

The thorny issue of time management for teachers is one of the greatest causes of stress

amongst educators -- its so easy to feel overwhelmed. There always seems to be more

than enough to do, because, well... there is.

Work expands to fill the time we give it.

The three time zones

As a teacher, you need to manage three time zones:

Zone 1. Structured timein the classroom, scheduled meetings etc.

Zone 2. Unstructured work time - all work related tasks

Zone 3. Your personal life - everything but work

The boundaries between 1 to 2 and 1 to 3 are clear -- bells and buzzers set those for you.

The big question is, how do you manage the transition from Zone 2 to Zone 3?

When and where does work stop and personal life begin?

When you plan, prepare, assess students work, make the classroom displays, organize

your paperworkor any of the other jobs do, youre in Zone 2.

Zone 2 is all about quantity and quality.

It raises two questions

1. How much do you do?2. How well do you do it?

How much to do in Zone 2

Some Zone 2 activity is clearly defined. Once youve started it, sooner or later you have to

finish it. You cant give grades to most of a class -- you have to complete them all, usually

to some sort of deadline. Other activities may not be deadline driven, but they still matter

to you.

Here are two suggestions for Zone 2 success:

1.

Make some time to plan your day -- preferably the day before, but certainly nolater than first thing in the morning. Take 10 minutes daily to estimate what Zone 2

time youll get. Doing this really helps you take control -- you decide how you use

your time rather than other people.
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2. Break it down into chunks of time -- work on tasks that you have to, or want to, do.This means that you move on with large projects and tick off small tasks that you

could, for example, batch together in a 30 minute slot.

Lets say your classes finish at 3.30pm. You plan to leave school at 5.00pm. (If you create a

good reason to do so, it helps). Your Zone 2 time may consist of this 90 minute slot, plus an

hour or two during the day.

So, you have approximately three hours in Zone 2 (and that time will include interruptions,

emergencies and have tos -- plan for two; anything else is a bonus).

Aim to work on a role or goal related task for a length of time -- say, 30 minutes. U nless its

urgent, move on to another task. If you want to take the task beyond the time slot you

allocated it, take a minute to consider the effects of not doing the next task on your list.

Can it wait? If so, fine, carry on.

One 'solution' to better time management for teachers is to take work home in the

evening. This is understandable because it takes some of the pressure off the day, and

you spend less time managing interruptions(depending on your circumstances).

Its worth remembering two things though

Evenings and weekends have their own Zone 2 times. There is usuallyless time available than it seems when we say Ill do it tonight. How

much time do you have left in an evening after you've done all you

need to do?

Planning to work at home means Zone 2 time in school is less valued,so there are more reasons to procrastinate during the day. It's so

easy to think 'I've got all evening -- I'll do it later'. You have limited

Zone 2 time each day, and it's probably less than you think.

Know when to be unperfect

When we try to do too much and/or too well, teacher stress is often the result. Of course,

quality is important, even essential at times. But developing the ability to know when

good enoughis good enough is a vital part of effective time management for teachers.Apply the 80-20 ruleat work.

When I started my teaching career, I came home every day feeling completely wiped

out. In part, that was to be expected -- making the transition from student to teacher is a

huge challenge.

In my desire to prove myself, I was giving everything to everyone. Thankfully, in my first

year of teaching, an older and wiser colleague gave me one of the best pieces of

advice I ever received:

Choose carefully what you give 100% to. He was right. Recognize what needs 100% and

what doesnt. We all get that wrong from time to time.
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Sometimes we try too hard, even to the point of experiencing teacher burnout as a result.

At other times we dont try hard enough. Practice this, and stay aware of it to gradually

improve the accuracy of your estimates.

So, successful time management for teachers depends on four criteria. You simply have

to improve your ability to:

Decide what to do. Start it. Finish it. Accept it.

Get better at the this process and youll save yourself hundreds, even thousands of hours -

- hours you can use to do more of what matters to you.If youve made it this far through

this article on Time Management for Teachers (well done, by the way!), youll almost

certainly improve your time management.

Why?

Because getting to this point suggests youre interested in filling less andusing more of your

time. That fact alone will put you on the path to a better understanding of

the importance of time management and consequently a better application of it than

the vast majority of your colleagues achieve.

Time Management for Teachers will always be a challenge. Use this page to help you

spend less time doing what you have to and more time doing what you want to do.

How Do YOU Manage Your Time?

Do you have time to teach and still have a life outside the classroom?

Take a moment to answer any or all of the following questions...

1. What do you think are the biggest challenges facing teachers in terms of timemanagement?

2. What do you feel are common causes of distraction for you as a teacher?3. Can teachers actually do their job without experiencing excessive stress? If not, why

not? If so, how?

4. If you were mentoring a Newly Qualified Teacher, what 3 time management tipswould you give them?

5.

Could you outline your routine or system that you use to help you manage yourtime?
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How to Cope with Teacher Burnout

- Accept it, then deal with it...

Teacher burnout is often the result of too much to do, and too little time to do it. Here are

some ideas to help you get back on track.

Firstly, burnout can be defined as feeling:

Emotionally exhausted Frustrated Powerless Unappreciated Overworked Worn down Constantly tired Little or no motivation No sense of achievement

When you go through this list, do you suspect you could be experiencing teacher

burnout?

Take two minutes to answer these questions to get a better idea

When I get up on a weekday I feel When I walk into my classroom at the start of the day, I think My 3 top reasons for going to work each day are I believe my managers think I My family think my work is making me My progress towards my personal goals is Most days, my students achievement and well being is On Sunday evenings I feel The pressure I feel most comes from The recognition I get comes from The recognition I wantshould come from What wears me down most is


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Burnout can seem overwhelming. Whatever you do to fight it can seem just a drop in the

ocean. That attitude is understandable, but it leaves you stuck in a situation that, at best,

stagnates or, at worst, leads to a breakdown.

Whats the solution?

As with most things, prevention is better than cure. Theres no clear line to cross to define

teacher burnoutit happens in degrees. So, whatever stage you feel youre at, you havethree choices:

Quit

Leave your position - how would your pride and finances handle downshifting to fewer

days or responsibilities?

Change your school - is burnout caused by your current school? If so, are you in a position

to move elsewhere?

Leave education everyone loves the holidays (dont they?), but do you love teaching

enough? More accurately, do you love the minority (the teaching) enough to put up with

the majority (everything else)?

Moan

Get it off your chest. Complain to people who will listen but wont do anything. Will this

make you feel better or improve the situation? If not

Act

The hardest, but most effective way to beat burnout. You could say it includes Quit, but

in this context, it assumes you stay in your current role.

1. Ask someone to be your mentor or, better still, set up a coaching or mentoringservice in your school. Is anything more effective than solution focused talking to

affect change?

2. Make an appointment to see whoever you believe will be most likely to raiseawareness and actually tackle the issue.

3. Subscribe to the TMS blog and improve yourtime management.
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The Organized Teacher - 6 Tips That Work

- Use these to make life easier in and out of school

Would you call yourself an organized teacher? Do you want to become better

organized? This article explains the what, why and how...

Just what is organized?

Many people think that being organized means being tidy, and it often is. But its actually

your level ofefficiency that defines how organized you are.

How easily can you consistently locate your pen, board marker or a students book?

Tidiness is nice, but it's the speed at which you can get hold of what you want that is the

key to your effectiveness.

Why be an organized teacher?

You feel less teacher stress throughout the day You have more time to focus on what really matters You are more motivated to teach

How to become a better organized teacher

1. Decide to be. Theres a subtle, yet crucial, difference between telling yourself youreally must get organized and deciding to do it. The former is usually a form of self

reproach, the latter is a commitment. Deciding to be organized is the first step, but

it depends on the degree to which you

2. Believe that you will. When someone says Oh, Im so disorganized, then you canbe sure theyll stay that way until they choose to believe otherwise. You wont get

organized unless you change the way you think. Do you actually believe you can

be organized?

3. Start. However disorganized you feel, you can improve. Whether youd rate yourcurrent level of organization 0 out of 10 or 9 out of 10, theres room forimprovement. If youre higher than 9, Id love to know your secret:) Wherever youre

at now, start getting organized. Here are some ideas

4. Sort your space. Your classroom and desk have limited space. When you look atyours, how does it make you feel? Organize your space so that you (a) enjoy being

in it, and (b) can locate easily what you use regularly. In other words, create an

environment that is as tidy as you want, but is as efficient as you can get. Purge the

junk you dont use. The Pareto Principle applies here- lose it if you dont use it.

5. Plan your time. Some teachers plan a term, some a week, some the night before.Whatever you do, aim to plan pre-day. This is obvious for lessons - you were
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trained to do that at college -- but its just as important forZone 2 time as a

teacher.

1.6. Keep it up. When you feel organized is the time to establish this habit. Whenyouve sorted your space and time, you will either consciously keep things that way

or, subconsciously let things slip. Once you're organized, do you notice that your

motivation and energy levels are higher? Make sure you know how to stay

organized. Remember -- bad habits are easy to start and hard to live with; good

habits are hard to start and easy to live with.
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Better Teacher Motivation

Teacher motivation has a far reaching impact. It affects more than just you; it touches the

lives of your students, colleagues, and families.

Teachers fall into one of two groups:

1. Some, whose motivation dials are permanently set to 'high.2. Everyone else.

This TeacherMotivation article is for you if youre in group 2.

What is Motivation?

Motivation is the reason why you do what you do. So, because you teach, the obvious

question to ask yourself is

Why do I teach?

Take five minutes to list reasons - youll probably wonder what you were worrying about.

Or end up quitting.:)

The most helpful way to think of it is as fuel as gas drives a car, so motivation drives you

to act. For example, youre motivated to be on the internet now, specifically on this web

page.

A car eventually runs out of gas - motivation will do the same, unless you fill up with

reasons, as the five minute example above showed.

Two Types of Teacher Motivation

To get motivated for the short term, such as a day or a lesson, you can motivate yourself

relatively easily.

Keeping motivated in the long term requires a different approach...

Getting Motivated

We all have times when its a real effort to get going. When that happens, a short termmotivational boost is needed. A great habit that I practice and highly recommend is the

TSS formula:

T - Think about what it is you want

Its amazing how often we let our feelings dictate our thoughts. Try doing it the other way

round. When you choose to invest your thoughts towards anything, the thought of it

becomes more appealing and it feels better.

S - Say what you want


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The way you talk to yourself really affects your thoughts and thoughts become things

whatever we think about, we tend to get more of. Try using affirmations on your way into

school in the morning.

S - See what you want

What you are exposed to will affect the way you think and feel. Goals, pictures,

affirmations and motivating quotes really do work.

To motivate yourself in the short term, make it a habit to advertise to yourself. Think of

your most challenging time of the week and try TSS. It works wonders, even on a cold

Monday morning. Its even more effective on weekends:)

Staying Motivated

On the theme of habits, practice think, say, see on a daily basis - you'll undoubtedly

benefit for lessons, days, weeks, even months.

But what if you suspect the issue runs deeper?

If you struggle with teacher motivation on a consistent basis, the first step is to go back

and ask yourself why do I teach?Consider this formula:

Motivation = Meaning + Feeling

Feelings (defined by working conditions), often smother meaning. Its worth remembering

that they are, to some extent, transitory if you dont like the job youre in, is it teaching

(meaning) or the school (working conditions) thats affecting your level of motivation?

To answer this question, invest in one or more of these:

Time (definitely) make time to ask yourself why youre a teacher. What are, orwere, the benefits of becoming a teacher? Is being a teacher in line with what you

most want in life? Start with that question and write down what comes to your mind.

Helpful answers and deeper questions will reveal clearer understanding.

People (probably)talk about it with others, preferably those without an agenda oftheir own. Other people who you trust will help you express your thoughts and

feelings. Youll also get questions to make you think. Be careful though if they

appear to tell you what to do, they are not encouraging you to own the answer.

Money (possibly)professional coaching will, of the three, be the most likely to helpyou discover whether you should stay in teaching or consider other options. Lets be

realistic; nobody goes to work buzzing with enthusiasm every single day. It's called

work for a reason. As M.Scott Peck put it so profoundly, Life is difficult.

True, but its also worth remembering that there is a difference between living

(challenging and purpose driven) and simply existing (easy but meaningless).

Which are you doing?


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Stress Relief For Teachers is a Must. Here Are My Suggestions!!

Stress relief for teachers is a must to ease stress anxiety and stress depression!!

Obviously, there are several causes of teacher stress; such as, certain parents,

administration, report cards, behavioural students, etc.etc.Whatever the stress situation is,

I hope that by following my teaching strategies that are described below, you

can reduce some of the stress.

Teachers have a huge responsibility, having been entrusted with the well being, discipline

and not to mention, education of a classroom full of children.

Yoursatisfaction in teaching can be greatly increased by improving your ability to handle

teacher stress.

Stress is a part of everyday life that is not only normal but also essential . However

prolonged stress becomes distress and eventually takes its toll.

The effects of stress are many and contribute to a large variety of illnesses from

headaches and stomach aches to cancer and heart problems. Bi-products of stress can

include: withdrawal, depression, alcoholism, drug abuse, absenteeism from work,etc.

You ability to deal with stress by applying some stress relief for teachers' strategies are a

major factor in determining the quality of life you lead and the age you die.

As a teacher, there are a number of steps that you can take to relieve or reduce job

pressures inside the classroom.

* Try to work in a school where you feel valued.

* Be prepared and extremely organized.

* Become a competent classroom manager.

* Avoid negative situations and people.

* Make time for yourself, e.g. massage therapy, coffee with a friend, etc.

* Establish a good rapport with colleagues and support staff.

* Use a "time out" system for your students and yourself.

* Establish bench marks for your students - teach your chosen objectives according to the

curriculum.

* Learn to recognize and appreciate your successes.

* Think about your classroom:

- Is it an inviting environment?- Is it success oriented?- Do your students feel wanted and

appreciated?- Do you feel respected and appreciated by them?


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Yourclassroom layout is important to help motivate and stimulate your students. A

classroom that is comfortable, friendly and colorful creates a very positive learning and

social environment for your students. The atmosphere you create definitely affects the

amount of stress that exists.

By encouraging students to assume responsibility, their involvement, commitment and

motivation increases. Bi-products of increased responsibility include a more inviting

classroom, greater productivity and decreased stress.

If you are run down and worn out, your ability to cope with teacher stress can be severely

hampered. Outside the classroom, here are some stress management techniques that

you can use to relieve stress.

* Physical fitness is of utmost importance in dealing with stress. Exercise increases the

blood flow to vital organs and delivers more oxygen to the brain. This enables you to think

more clearly and cope with the stresses you encounter in teaching and life itself.

* Poor nutrition can have devastating effects on your body and severely limit your ability

to cope with stress. Follow a well balanced and nutritional diet and limit your intake of

sugar, soft drinks, coffee, tea, cookies, etc.

* Get a good night's sleep and maintain a regular schedule, avoid naps. Alcohol and

coffee affect your sleep patterns.

* Try different relaxation techniques such as meditation or yoga and other breathing

techniques. Read my tips on breathing and relaxation techniques.

* Take charge of your time. By managing to utilize your time better you can increase your

effectiveness and therefore decrease your stress level. Read my page and learn about

some of the many ways to manage yourself and manage your time wisely.

Discipline, or lack of it, is also a major contributor to stress levels. Establishing classroom

rules can prevent many discipline problems and help to achieve stress relief for teachers.

Stress is part of life so teachers will always have their conflicts and anxiety in the classroom.

It's normal.

Stress relief for teachers can be achieved by finding alternatives and making adjustments.

By trying not to take ourselves and others too seriously, and by keeping our sense of

humor, we can cope with many of life's problems.

For more insights on stress relief for teachers, please also feel free to check out this page

about stress causes

All we, as teachers, can do is try our best ... and hopefully make a difference!
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