Short-term activities for elementary level special classes may include riddles, guessing games, and rote counting practice, while activities for secondary level classes include memory drills and questions on bus routes and traffic rules. (CL)

Time management suggestions for special educators include developing systems to reduce paperwork, developing strategies to reduce interruptions, making optimum use of meetings, developing supplementary tasks and materials to increase efficiency, and establishing priority systems for grading assignments. (DB)

Strategies are outlined for reinforcing and assessing what students have learned without producing a lot of paperwork to correct. Techniques include paper-free strategies and enriched worksheets that accomplish more with less paper. (IAH)

Explains how teachers can analyze their performance and set goals to improve teaching techniques through self-evaluation of the amount of time they actually spend on instruction, practice, and management. The paper describes the use of duration recording to measure the amount of time spent in each category of class time. (SM)

Samples of classroom activities designed to provide practice in specific test-taking skills are provided for use by teachers in the New York City school system. This guide provides activities that aid children in following instructions, time management, use of separate answer sheets, answer choice, and scanning and skimming. Unacceptable teaching…

A kitchen timer, three-minute egg timer, and individual clocks made from paper plates were used to teach time management strategies to learning disabled elementary school students in a resource room. Their attention span increased, work habits improved, and there was less frustration for both teacher and students. (VW)

Presents ideas to help teachers make one-computer classrooms work. Suggestions include making sure the teacher masters the computer, managing computer time, using keyboarding strategies (such as photocopied keyboards for practice), and using time-saving techniques (e.g., previewing programs, pooling resources, and treating computers with care).…

A second grade teacher describes how she trained her students as classroom aides to assist her in a variety of clerical and other nonteaching jobs. This system saved time for the teacher and helped students learn to lead and follow one another. (IAH)

The article describes three components of classroom efficiency to aid secondary resource teachers serving handicapped adolescents: (1) use of group instructional procedures; (2) use of noncertified paraprofessionals, volunteers, and peer tutors; and (3) a procedure for managing the multiple expectations placed on resource teachers. (DB)

Suggestions are presented to increase the special education teacher's organizational efficiency, focusing on instructional planning and use of time and space as they relate to classroom organization. (JDD)

Described are two methods of classroom management that attempt to optimize the first few moments of the class period. One method focuses on using the prior day's homework, and the other uses new problems presented to the students to work on as they enter the classroom. (MDH)

Elementary and secondary teachers present strategies for using technology to reduce time spent on routine classroom tasks. The article describes computer software that streamlines classroom management (e.g., for keeping grades and teaching notes). An annotated list of software programs and their manufacturers is provided. (SM)

This book investigates time dilemmas in education, explaining how educators deal with time issues. Section 1, "It's About Time," describes what a special committee found out about the time dilemma and makes recommendations for educators regarding time use. Section 2, "Building Time into the School Year" (Linda Bacon), presents one Florida school…

In multigrade instruction, children of at least a 2-year grade span and diverse ability levels are grouped in a single classroom and share experiences involving intellectual, academic, and social skills. "The Multigrade Classroom" is a seven-book series that provides an overview of current research on multigrade instruction, identifies…

This book offers practical and effective strategies for stress management for both early childhood staff and the children in their care. Here, the author uncovers valuable insights into the causes of stress and outlines a range of activities to counteract it. Early childhood practitioners know that theirs is both a stressful and rewarding…