{"id":4970,"date":"2011-02-28t07:00:07","date_gmt":"2011-02-28t13:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.imrbdigital.com\/?p=4970"},"modified":"2011-02-10t09:15:18","modified_gmt":"2011-02-10t15:15:18","slug":"finding-the-time-to-teach-part-3-%e2%80%93-preparing-to-teach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.imrbdigital.com\/2011\/02\/finding-the-time-to-teach-part-3-%e2%80%93-preparing-to-teach\/","title":{"rendered":"finding the time to teach part 3 \u2013 preparing to teach"},"content":{"rendered":"

finding the time to teach part 3 \u2013 preparing to teach<\/strong> is the third of a series of posts written by cft graduate teaching fellow, lily claiborne. these blog posts are intended to share ideas for prioritizing, planning, working efficiently, and avoiding procrastination – resulting in a more balanced, successful life in academia.<\/em><\/p>\n

in my gradstep<\/a> workshop on finding the time to teach, we focused on the four main steps in managing your time well as an overcommitted graduate student and ta in order to be a successful teacher:<\/p>\n

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  1. prioritize <\/a><\/li>\n
  2. plan<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. work efficiently<\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. avoid procrastination<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    the following strategies will help you work more efficiently as a teacher, particularly when preparing for class.<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/a>if you spend two hours to create a good lesson plan, then four hours must be even better, right<\/strong>?\u00a0 not necessarily.\u00a0 robert boice\u2019s book, advice for new faculty members: nihil nimus<\/a><\/em>, should allow us all to breathe a sigh of relief.\u00a0 nihil nimbus \u2013 nothing in excess.\u00a0 in looking at successful new faculty across the country, boice found that those who were moderate in the time they committed to all their academic pursuits had the most success, including as teachers.\u00a0 this should carry over to our careers as graduate students and teachers, as well.<\/p>\n