Someone asked me today if I kept a timesheet. I hope I answered graciously, no, you’re just going to have to trust me. This made me think about what it might look like.
TimeSheet for March 16
4:45 What day is it? What meetings do I have? what lessons? What students?
5:15 Home routine and mental day check of students, teachers, lessons
6:00 Social media and coffee
6:30 Post blog
6:45 Sherpa time bagel, coffee, water, two bags of books, lunch in hand, sort of, leave for work
6:47 Darn! realize it’s garbage day. Go in the house get garbage and leave
6:50-7:10 Commute drive to work, listen to NPR, think about lessons, teachers, students, paperwork, future blog posts, and crazy drivers
7:15 Head in the game: plug in laptop, turn on lights, make two anchor charts, write stickies for said anchor charts, empty bags, sign on to network, take two sips of coffee, head to coaching meeting
7:30-8 Collaboration: Meet with my Thursday morning teacher regarding student progress, curriculum plans, resources, yesterday’s professional development, master teacher program, mindset for learning
8:00-8:15 LOOK she’s in her room! Talk to 3-4 drop in teachers about progress monitoring, book resources, lessons, student concerns, and… prep for a meeting at 8:20
8:17 Stop by the copier on my way to the meeting to get benchmark charts, say good morning to secretaries
8:20-9:10 Meet with parents, psychologist, classroom teacher, evaluation team leader and principal to coordinate plan for student learning
9:10-9:30 2nd grade intervention group; 4 students, book bags, ideas, oral reading, progress tracking, celebrating, informational reading
9:30-9:50 2nd grade intervention group; 3 students, book bags, ideas, information reading, sharing, oral reading, celebration, tracking progress
9:50-10:15 Focus lesson in third grade: Winn Dixie, Opal Big hearted, text evidence, journal writing, web creating, long writing, interaction
10:15-11 student conferring, book talking, idea sharing, teacher coaching, voice overing
11-11:10 read email, hall conferences with 3-5 people
11:15-12:15 Focus lesson in fourth grade, biography mapping, Malala explaining, story arc adjusting, video discussing, conversation facilitating, on fly planning
12:15-12:30 Reading: Check email, read 2 biographies
12:30-12:45 Reading time with third grade; check in, get ready for lunch
12:45-1:30 Get ‘er done: Print reports, look for video, answer emails, write two goals sheets, email them
1:30 Might be Lunch Heat up coffee, eat a sandwich while printing and reading
1:40-2 Third grade group: Stories Julian Tells; so, what’s up with that? Oral reading, fluency charting; one student missing in action?
2-2:10 Collaboration: Meet with teacher about goals for students
2:10-2:40 Witness preassessment Seesaw mash up with two third grades regarding American Revolution take Twitter pictures; discuss hand raising, remind student I can’t wait to discuss her google slides
2:45-3:00 Bus Duty; wrangling; bonding; wondering
3:00-3:30 Random discussions and meet ups with guidance counselor, psychologist, and evaluation team leader about reports, progress, and meetings
3:30-4 Meet with teacher about her observation lesson tomorrow; wondering, encourage, discuss
4:00 Minutiae Print reports, email reports, send plan for tomorrow to classroom teacher, tweet photos of day; straighten books, desk, pick up printing. drop by a class, admire teaching, talk about weather to custodian
4:50 Early Release: take home only one big bag full
Reflections from a Coach 
Wow- now that is a jam packed day!
I’m vicariously tired. (I went back to reread to see if lunch was actually included. I guess it was, sort of.)
real
favorite line – 2:45-3:00 Bus Duty; wrangling; bonding; wondering
you are brave
The problem with charting out the day is the realization of how much goes on, and how exhausting it looks from the outside, looking in.
🙂
Kevin
I admit, my eyes glazed.. but what really got my heart pumping through it all was “sherpa.”
That’s what we’ve coined it ourselves!