273: The Art of Classroom Timing: 10 Ways to Fit it All In

About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of classroom timing and offers 10 habits to improve pacing in lessons.

It can ruin even the most carefully designed lessons: An activity you had planned takes way longer than you thought it would. Or worse, it takes way less time. And sometimes it can be both, with some students finishing a task in five minutes while others need half an hour. Getting classroom pacing just right is an art that takes practice and technique. In this episode, I'll share 10 habits you can build into your classroom routine that can prevent many of these problems from happening, or help you deal with them much more effectively when they do. ___________________________ Thanks to Renaissance and Erikson Institute for sponsoring the episode. To read a written version of this podcast, visit cultofpedagogy.com/classroom-timing . To learn more about my upcoming course, Mastering the Lesson Plan , visit cultofpedagogy.com/teaching101 .

People in this episode

Host: Jennifer Gonzalez

Topics covered

• classroom timing
• pacing
• lesson planning
• classroom management
• teaching techniques

Keywords

• classroom timing
• pacing
• teaching strategies
• lesson planning
• student engagement

Sponsors

Renaissance, Erikson Institute

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Mastering the Lesson Plan, cultofpedagogy.com/classroom-timing, cultofpedagogy.com/teaching101

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