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Classroom Time Use Tool: Overview

Uses of Classroom TimeArrival routine

Transition to next component

Closing

Unplanned interruption

Welcome/lesson launch

Teacher-directed instruction

Whole-class discussion/activity

Small group discussion/activity

Independent practice/activity

Combined practices

Assessment of student learning

How could our school use this tool?

As a peer observation tool

What could we do with the data generated by this tool?

What is the Classroom Time Use Tool?

A simple classroom observation tool that helps teachers understand how, exactly, they are using time

in their classrooms. It looks at use of classroom time through four broad categories: Transitions,

Teacher-led Time, Student Work Time, and Assessment of Student Learning. Each of these four

categories is then sub-divided into more specific uses of time:

To supplement district/school walk-through protocols As a way to identify and capture effective time management strategies

TRANSITIONS

TEACHER-LED TIME

STUDENT WORK TIME

ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT

LEARNING


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How does this tool work?

6) Repeat steps 3-5 until the lesson is over.7) The total time for each of the four categories will tally up at the bottom, as well as a percentage ofallocated class time spent on each category. The data will also generate a pie chart that shows the

distribution of time.

2) Select an option from the drop-down menu in column A that best describes the way time is beingused at the start of the lesson.

3)

Enter the start time for that component and jot down any notes about how time is being used inthe Notes column. What are students doing? What is the teacher doing? What are other adults in

the room doing?

4) Enter the stop time for the component. The stop time in from the first component willautomatically enter as the start time for the next component in Column C.

5) Select another option from the drop-down menu in column A that best describes the way time isbeing used during the next component of the lesson.

An observer (a peer, administrator, a paraprofessional, student teacher, staff from apartner organization, etc) visits a classroom during a specified period of time, ideally an

entire class period/an entire lesson. Then they follow these steps:

1) Enter the total hours and minutes for the class period (Total Allocated Class Time). For example,

a 45-minute class would be 0:45:00; a 120-minute class would be 2:00:00.


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CLASSROOM TIME USE TOOLClass:

Teacher:

Class Size: 0:00:00

Category (see descriptions below) Start Time Stop Time Total Time Notes

Select Category from Drop Down Menu 0:00:00 0:00:00 0:00:00








Select Category from Drop Down Menu 0:00:00 0:00:00 0:00:00Select Category from Drop Down Menu 0:00:00 0:00:00 0:00:00


















Total Allocated Class Time:

Date:

Observer:

National Center on Time Learning

One Beacon Street 34th Floor, Boston, MA 02108

www.timeandlearning.org


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Total Time: Transitions 0:00:00 0.00%

Total Time: Teacher-Led Time 0:00:00 0.00%

Total Time: Student Work Time 0:00:00 0.00%

Total Time: Assessment 0:00:00 0.00%

Total 0:00:00 0.00%

Arrival Routine


Closing

Unplanned interruption

Welcome/Lesson launch


Whole-class discussion/activity


Independent practice/activity

Combined Practices


When different student are doing a variety of activities at the same time -- such as centers or when some students

doing independent work, others are in small groups, and teacher working with specific students)

Quiz, "ticket to leave", test, presentation, other

May include interruption (PA system, behavior/classroom management issue, etc) and disruptions to lesson

May include introducing dialy agenda/ objectives, reviewing HW and/or Do Now

Mini-lesson, lecture, read aloud, teacher modeling, guided practice, summarizing lesson

May include whole-class discussion and/or activity

May include pair-and-share, small group discussion and/or activity

% of Allocated Class Time




May include distributing HW, students recording HW in agenda books, putting away materials, exiting classroom

Total Time by Category

Definitions: Categories of Classroom Time Useteacher taking attendance and greeting students





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Transitions

Teacher-led Time

Student Work Time

Assessment





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Total Allocated Class Time: 2:00:00

Category (see descriptions below) Start Time Stop Time Total Time


12:00:00 12:17:10 0:17:10


12:17:10 12:20:30 0:03:20


12:20:30 12:34:35 0:14:05


12:34:35 12:37:00 0:02:25


12:37:00 12:48:10 0:11:10

Whole-class discussion/activity 12:48:10 12:49:25 0:01:15

Teacher-directed instruction 12:49:25 12:59:40 0:10:15

Whole-class discussion/activity12:59:40 1:07:40 PM 0:08:00

Independent practice/activity13:07:40 1:09 PM 0:02:10

Teacher-directed instruction13:09:50 1:15:05 PM 0:05:15


13:15:05 1:16:30 PM 0:01:25


13:16:30 1:30:35 PM 0:14:05

Small group discussion/work time13:30:35 1:32:45 PM 0:02:10

Classroom Time Use ToolClass: Math (Grade 4)

Teacher: Ms.Jane Doe





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13:32:45 1:34:25 PM 0:01:40


13:34:25 1:49:50 PM 0:15:25

Transition to next component13:49:50 1:50:15 PM 0:00:25


13:50:15 2:00:00 PM 0:09:45

Total Time: Transitions 0:09:15

Total Time: Teacher-Led Time 0:26:40Total Time: Student Work Time 0:58:55

Total Time: Assessment 0:25:10

Total 2:00:00

Total Time by Categor





% of Allocated Cla





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Observer: Emily Raine

Date: November 11, 2010

Class Size: 23

Notes

Observation began as they were starting lesson on multidigit

multiplication. Doe models an activity using overhead projector.

Interactive - asking questions and kids respond. Students periodically

turned to do air and share.Doe tells students to find their "3 o'clock partner". Students walk around

to find their partner and a space to work. Doe passes out materials,

makes sure all have partners.

Students are in pairs doing multiplication wrestling activity. Doe floats,

makes sure they are on the right track, passes out slips of paper

(classroom incentive system). Gave a 5-min warning at 12:31:05 - "3 min

to finish, 2 min to clean up".

Doe uses "Time Out" verbal and visual cue. Gives instructions for what

students should do next. Students hand in papers/materials, transition

back to their own seats et out math notebooks.Doe uses overhead and everyday Math website to teach the algorithm.

Interactive - moving between teacher-led, student response/discussion,

web-directed lesson. Checks for understanding a lot throughout this

com onent ."Brain Break" - quick stretching game/energizer.

Return right away to algorithm lesson.

Students turn to work with neighbor to try a problem on their own; switch

between pairs and whole-group discussion.

Doe leads them partially though a problem; students have to finish on

their own. Can ask neighbor to ask for help if nec.

Doe shows them how to correctly solve the problem and gives directions

for next series of practice problems.

Students find their "6 o'clock partner", Doe does a 10-sec countdown for

transition. Does the "Time Out" cue to give additional instruction on

where they can find the algorithm in their textbook. Tells them they have

15 min of work time.

Students work with their partner on 3 practice problems. Doe floats,

reminds them they have an example on the overhead if they get stuck andthat partners are responsible for helping one another. Gives 2 min.

warning at 1:28.

Doe starts transition to next component but students need more time so

she gives them 2 more min.





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Students go back to their own desks, put away materials, get out folders

to create barriers between desks. Doe does 10 second count-down.

Exit Ticket activity - students have to complete two problems

independently that Doe writes on the overhead. Gives directions on what

to do when they finish (addiitonal problems in their math book).Gives 1min. warning at 1:47.Students hand in papers, Doe gives directions to get out whiteboards so

they can review content from yesterday.

Doe reviews previous day's objective, students respond to questiosn with

their whiteboards, hold them up so she can see answers. They have to

turn to their neighbor and explain how they got their answer.

Transitioned into writing at 2:05.

7.7%22.22%

49.10%

20.97%

100.00%

s Time

Transitions

Teacher-led Time

Student Work time

Assessment




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