Teachers are struggling with not having enough time to adequately fulfill their responsibilities. Surveys show that 55% of teachers lack preparation time, 52% spend too much time on testing, and 65% cite insufficient time for planning and grading. Additionally, 76% say the workload is too high, 87% say it's the worst part of the job, and 53% feel they don't have enough reflection time. The document calls for redesigning the school day to allow teachers more focus time for important tasks.

1. The Teacher Time Crunch

2. All of this is one school day!?!?
Planning/Preparation Instruction
Parent
Communication
Grading
Classroom
management
Paperwork
Unplanned
Interruptions
Duties (e.g. bus,
cafeteria)
Non-instructional
activities

3. • Frontline Technologies Survey
55% of teachers said they struggle with time to prepare lessons and materials for
their classrooms.
• NEA Survey
52% of teachers surveyed said they spend too much time on testing and test prep
• MetLife Survey of the American Teacher
65% of teachers cite not having enough time for planning and grading 60%
of teachers cite not having enough time to help individual students
• ATL Union Survey (Why do teachers quit?)
76% claimed it’s the amount of work that’s the problem
87% said workload was the worst part of the job
53% said that they felt they had insufficient time to reflect on their practice
Year after year surveys seem to tell the
same story…

4. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/14/mindfulness-teachers-classroom-stress_n_4065019.html
How can anyone innovate in
this sort of environment?

5. Let’s work together to re-
design the school day so that
teachers have more time to
focus on the important stuff!