How to Build Time Management Skills

In this episode of Teach Task Box Inspire, we discuss how critical time management skills are for special education students. We dive into the challenges of multitasking and competing contingencies. Time management is a foundational life skilland we need to be working smarter, not harder.

Task boxes are a valuable tool for teaching time management, and I will break down the components of strong time management, including prioritization and pacing. This episode aims to empower you as special educators to foster time management abilities and guide your students toward success in both academic and life pursuits.

Episode Highlights:

Foundational Life Skill: This episode underscores the significance of time management as a foundational life skill for special education students, emphasizing its role in fostering independence and success both academically and in daily life.

Magic of Working Smarter: Host Lisa Hollady introduces the idea of working smarter, not harder, making time management feel like magic. This transformative perspective encourages students to learn tips and tricks for using their time effectively and efficiently.

Practical Strategies with Examples: The episode provides a practical toolkit for educators, offering explicit strategies, activities, and ideas to address time management challenges in the classroom. Each strategy is accompanied by real-life examples, making it easier for educators to implement them effectively.

Task Boxes as Dynamic Tools: Task boxes are highlighted as dynamic tools instrumental in teaching time management. From sequencing activities to completing tasks within set time frames, these physical containers become allies for special education students in honing their time management skills.

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Teach, Task Box, Inspire: The Podcast is your go-to educational podcast dedicated to making your job as a special education teacher easier and more enjoyable. Your host, Lisa Hollady, is a veteran special education teacher with a passion for helping teachers like you make a real difference in the lives of your students.

In your demanding roles, you’re constantly juggling various responsibilities, from differentiated instruction and Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) to data collection, and, of course, teaching. That’s where task boxes come in.

Task boxes aren’t just teaching tools. They’re the key to unlocking student independence, student engagement, and personalized learning. Through this podcast, you’ll uncover the incredible task box benefits for your special needs students and practical implementation tips that you can take to your classroom.

Tune in each Monday for a new episode that will equip you with essential strategies and motivation to approach your week with confidence and enthusiasm. Topics will include task box activities, social and emotional development, adaptive teaching, inclusive teaching, supporting diverse learners, classroom management, scheduling, visual aids, and more.