National Center on Time & Learning - Resource Tools

Learn ways to essential learning time in your school and classroom at http://www.timeandlearning.org/. NCTL has documented the practices of high-performing, high-poverty schools that have expanded time to:

• Raise achievement - allow teachers to cover more material and examine topics in greater depth, build-in more project-based and hands-on learning, individualize and differentiate instruction, and answer students’ questions, and focus on small-group instruction to address and overcome student learning deficits.

 

• Enrich education - offer students a wide range of enrichment courses from robotics and astronomy to drama and creative writing. Partners in to the school to supplement and enhance the educational program. Partners include community-based organizations, local businesses, higher education, and arts and cultural institutions.

 

• Empower teachers - Schedule dedicated time for teachers to collaborate -the component most responsible for supporting the formation of professional learning communities. More opportunities for individual coaching and group discussion, teachers can hone their instructional practices under the guidance of experts and peers.

Supporters for this site include:

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The Boston Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, Ford Foundation, Gabrieli Family Foundation, Lloyd G. Balfour Foundation, Nellie Mae Education Foundation, Noyce Foundation, The Wallace Foundation, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

 

Implementation

Video best practices and a slew of other great resources found here on the following topics:

 

• Make every minute count
• Focus learning time
• Individualize instruction
• Deepen student engagement
• Analyze and respond to data
• Prepare for college and career
• Set High expectations

 

Classroom Management

The quality of instruction varies from classroom to classroom, and a lot of it is due to how those teachers use time. Use

Classroom Time Analysis Tool Excel Spreadsheet to analyze the length of time of different activities throughout a lesson, including teacher-led time, student work time, transitions, and assessment.