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EnglishRocks!!!

Top5ProductivityTipsforESL
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Doyouoftenfind
yourselfstrapped
fortime?Everget
thefeelingyou
havespentwaytoo
muchtimeon
somethingthat
shouldhavebeen
easierandfasterto
do?
Haveyouever
thoughttherehas
tobeanotherway,abetter,moreproductivewaytoget
thisdone?Doyouwishyouhadmorefreetimetospend
onahobbyorwithyourfamily?Ifyouhaveansweredany
ofthesequestionswitharesoundingyes!,thenwhatyou
needarewaystoimproveyourproductivity,strategiesthat
willhelpyoumakethemostofyourtimeandallowyouto
enjoyyourclasses,freefromlastminuterushesand
stress.HereareourtopproductivitytipsforESL
teachers:

HowtoIncreaseYourESLProductivity
1. PlaninAdvance
Doyousometimesfindyourselfmakingflashcards,printing
worksheets,orfinishingpostersthenightbeforeaclass?Wouldn'tit
begreatifyoucouldwakeupinthemorningandhaveyourlesson
andmaterialsready,sothatallyouhavetodoisgrabyourstuffand
gotoclass?Well,thisisnothardatalltoachieve!
Take23hoursonceaweektoplantheweekahead.Pickone
day,say,Sundayevening,andscheduleyourplanningsession.Plan
yourlessonsfortheweekANDgatherthematerialsyouwillneed.
Findawaytoorganizethesematerialsthatworksbestforyou.
Perhapsyoucanuseafilecabinet,andfileyourlessonplanand
materialsforeachday,includingESLworksheets,flashcards,abook
youplantoread,evenspecialpropsorrealia.Ifyouneedtousethe
schoolphotocopier,trytoscheduleonedayinwhichyoucancopy
everythingyou'llneedfortheweek.Trytoleavenothingforthelast
minuteorthenightbefore.Assoonasyourereadytoheadfor
school,allyouneedtodoisgrabyourmaterialsfortheday.We
guaranteeyourweekwillgobymuchsmoother!
2. EliminateAllDistractions
IfyouonlysetasidetwohoursonSundaytoplanawholeweeks
worthofESLlessons,youneedtomakethosetwohourscount.

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Imaginethesetwohoursaresacredandessentialtoyourweekly
planning.Ifpossible,putyourphoneonmute,andifyou'reatthe
computerdisableallincomingemailalerts.Trytoresistthe
temptationtoseewhat'suponFacebook,Twitter,oranyothersocial
mediasite.Theenergyandeffortyouputintothesetwohoursof
planningwillpayofflateronintheweek,whenyouhavethechance
togooutwithsomefriendsfordinnerortoamovie.
3. PoolYourResources
Whenyouplanaspecialholidaylesson,chancesaremostoftheother
ESLteacherswillbeplanningoneaswell.Wheneveryouteachthe
pastsimpleorthepresentperfect,chancesareanotherteacherhas
usedagreatlessonplan.Scheduleameetingwiththeotherteachers
inyourschoolonceamonthtodiscussanyspecialevents,
celebrationsorlessons.Thereareplentyofwebsitesthatsellposters
andstickersinbulk,sowhynotmakeabigorderforeveryone?Asa
groupyoucouldcomeupwithasystemtosharegreatESLlessonplan
ideas,maybekeepthemonfileintheteacher'slounge.Nomanisan
island,andneitherisaclassroom.Noteachershouldhavetowork
alonewhenheorshehasthepossibilityofgainingfromothers
experience.
4. GettoSchoolEarly
Theearlybirdcatchestheworm,andifyougettoschoolearly
enoughyoumightjustgetthephotocopiersundividedattention.Also,
ifyouneedtosetupprops,posters,decoratetheclassroom,orget
videooraudiomaterialsetup,itsbesttogetitalldonebeforeyour
studentsstarttoarrive.Youmayevenhaveenoughtimetoenjoya
goodcupofcoffeeinthepeaceandtranquilityofyourempty
classroom.Theresnobetterwaytostartaproductiveday!
5. TakeAdvantageofTechnologicalTools
TherearelotsoftoolsandapplicationsouttherethatareHUGE
timesavers,andwilldowondersforyourproductivity.Digital
calendars,timers,andtodolistsallowyoutohaveeverythingyou
need,amereclickaway.Youmayreadmoreaboutthesetoolsinour
nextarticle,MusthaveTechnologicalToolstoIncreaseProductivity.
Assoonasyoustartimplementingthesestrategies,youwillnoticethe
difference.Followthesetips,andyouwillbeabletoschedulesometimefor
YOU,tospendwithfamilyandfriends,orenjoyingyourfavoritehobby.It
doesn'ttakeawholelotofworktobecomeahappier,moreproductive
teacher.Itjusttakessomeplanningandorganization.

Ifyouhaveanyproductivitytipsthatworkforyou,byall
meanssharethembelow!
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