Scheduling for Sanity

You are expected to plan weeks and months in advance for your students’ growth. You can do the same for yourself. You can use or develop your skill in scheduling to your life enjoyment advantage.

Optimize personal days to navigate the stress that increases as you get deeper into the school year. Emergency mental health days only add to the pressure of prepping for an unknown substitute. Plan a three-day weekend before a three-day holiday or back-to-back PD days. Prepare for the mental free-space you’ll need to meet the demands of your master’s or doctoral program.

Dynamic responsibilities breakdown. We comb through due dates of admin and state required work and create a flexible action plan to manage it. The ever changing demands of your classroom and life outside of it require allowing for emergencies and, if needed, making spontaneous changes quick and effective.

Needs navigation. Your responsibilities outside the classroom have an effect on your performance in it. Looking forward and creating automated savings plans for emergencies. Preparing for medical needs and comfortable recoveries. Making the best use of the 10am to 4pm cable TV installation window. All are opportunities for you to be efficient with your needs, leaving more time for your wants.