Time management...It's been a kicker this year. This past week I had a week long (plus a day) spring break. I managed to dedicate some time to my mini-documentary and my capstone website pages but I also took some much needed time to relax. I focused in on cutting the minutes down on my mini-documentary but I am to the point where if I cut out any more of my A-roll content, my story doesn't make sense. I'm a little worried that I will have to re-record. But perhaps I can just re-narrate and create a voiceover. Since I used my friend's recording equipment (thank you Christian!), adding to my story line means asking to use the recording equipment again...I really dislike asking for help. This year has really made me face that dislike several times. As far as strategies to get my work done and focus my energies, over the course of this masters program, I've really only been able to work on Sundays and weekday evenings when things aren't crazy at school. The content assignments for this transliteracy course usually take me a few days because I need to retake shots or wait for a particular scenario in the classroom that I need to film. In the past I've run into trouble not finishing these types of assignments before my blog post is due and have felt like I can't write my blog until I can reflect on EVERYTHING else. Unfortunately only now I realize often that just won't be possible. So I'll reflect on what I can and continue to work on assignments until Thursday. A blog post is something I know how to do, whereas the assignments are usually something new or involve a skill I'm still desperately trying to develop. This means, they get put off, or I need multiple runs at them. I think translating what I've learned about time management and assignment completion to my students, I would say the following:
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Lynda Tuttle Bergner
4/5/2021 04:27:11 pm
Good strategies!! I really like the you last one about getting frustrated with an assignment. I think that we want to figure it out so badly that we won't let ourselves walk away.
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Minna NummelinLife-long learner and dual language 2nd grade teacher. Archives
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