Make The Most Of Every Day

Examine your practice to sift out time wasters

High-quality schools are very busy organizations, and whenever there is a new development in the field of education that requires teacher attention (peer coaching, personalized learning, metacognition, brain research, cooperative learning, etc.), many teachers ask: “But where will the time come from?” In our years of facilitating professional learning to schools around the world, we have heard this question hundreds of times. At first, we assumed that it might be a way for teachers to mask resistance to a new idea or initiative. But we have heard it so many times from hard-working and dedicated teachers that we have come to realize that teachers meant exactly what they were saying: Where will the time come from? How We Talk About Time Time is a slippery

Read the remaining content with membership access. Join or log in below to continue.

Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium, totam rem aperiam, eaque ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto beatae vitae dicta sunt explicabo. Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem quia voluptas sit aspernatur aut odit aut fugit, sed quia consequuntur magni dolores eos qui ratione voluptatem sequi nesciunt. Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia non numquam eius modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat voluptatem.

Authors

William Powell and Ochan Kusuma-Powell

William Powell (bpowell49@yahoo.com) and Ochan Kusuma-Powell (okpowell@yahoo.com) are co-directors of Education Across Frontiers.

Time and task management matrix

oct15

References

Bryk, A.S. & Schneider, B. (2004). Trust in schools: A core resource for improvement. New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation.

Collins, J. (2001). Good to great: Why some companies make the leap … and others don’t. New York, NY: HarperCollins.

Covey, S. (1989). The 7 habits of highly effective people. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster.

Darley, J.M. & Batson, C.D. (1973). From Jerusalem to Jericho: A study of situational and dispositional variables in helping behavior. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 27(1), 100-108.

Garmston, R. & Wellman, B. (2008). The adaptive school: A sourcebook for developing collaborative groups. Norwood, MA: Christopher-Gordon Publishers.

Goleman, D. (2013). Focus: The hidden driver of excellence. New York, NY: Harper.

Perkins, D. (2003). King Arthur’s round table: How collaborative conversations create smart organizations. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

Sanford, C. (1995). Myths of organizational effectiveness at work. Battle Ground, WA: SpringHill Publications.

Taylor, F.W. (1911). The principles of scientific management. New York, NY: W.H. Norton.

Zimbardo, P. & Boyd, J. (2008). The time paradox: The new psychology of time that will change your life. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster.

Learning Forward

+ posts

Learning Forward is the only professional association devoted exclusively to those who work in educator professional development. We help our members plan, implement, and measure high-quality professional learning so they can achieve success with their systems, schools, and students.

Categories: Resources

Search
The Learning Professional

Published Date

Reset

CURRENT ISSUE

Recent Issues

LEARNING WITH AI

February 2026

Generative AI can be a powerful tool for professional learning design and...

WHAT STUDENTS NEED NOW

December 2025

For all students to thrive, we need to understand who they are and what...

LEARNING COMMUNITIES FOR LEADERS

October 2025

Leaders need opportunities to connect, learn, and grow with peers just as...

MAXIMIZING RESOURCES

August 2025

This issue offers advice about making the most of professional learning...

Applying the science of learning

April 2026