EP332 Time blocking for teachers: Align your priorities, energy, & tasks to create a sustainable schedule
Angela Watson's Truth for Teachers
Angela Watson
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 24 August 2025
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
Time blocking sounds simple… but if you've ever sat down during your prep period with a plan and still ended the day feeling behind, you know it's not always that straightforward.
In this episode, I'm walking you through a flexible, teacher-centered approach to scheduling your time. This isn't about squeezing more into the day—it's about protecting time for what matters and letting go of the guilt about what doesn't.
I'll share how to:
- Allocate time for high, medium, and low-priority tasks (without spinning your wheels)
- Match your work to your energy levels using deep vs. shallow tasks
- Set realistic work hours and assign tasks to those blocks
- Get better at estimating how long things actually take
- Plan for interruptions and adjust when life throws off your schedule
If this feels like the kind of support you need right now, there are two ways to go deeper:
Join me for the Unlocking Teacher Productivity cohort through RocketPD fthis winter for a guided experience, or check out the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek if you prefer a self-paced, affordable option.
Both can help you create systems that are sustainable long-term.
Let's figure out how to build a schedule that honors your time, energy, and values.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Episode 332 of Angela Watson's Truth for Teachers. |
| 0:06.9 | I'm your host, Angela Watson, and I'm here to speak encouragement into the hearts of educators |
| 0:11.5 | and get you informed and energized for the week ahead. |
| 0:15.2 | Today, I'm talking about scheduling and time blocking for teachers, so you can maximize your work hours and stop taking so much |
| 0:22.4 | work home. Visit truthforteachers.com for an easy to read, easy to share version of this podcast |
| 0:28.6 | episode. If, like most teachers, you have students in your class with ADHD, dyslexia, |
| 0:37.0 | or other learning differences, |
| 0:39.0 | there's a podcast I want to put on your radar. |
| 0:41.6 | It's called Opportunity Gap, and it's hosted by Julianne Savedra, an assistant principal |
| 0:46.5 | with over 15 years of experience in public schools. |
| 0:50.4 | What I appreciate about this show is how it dives into real-world conversations that we don't always get in professional development, |
| 0:58.0 | like what federal special ed funding actually means for your classroom, or how to recognize signs of dyslexia, especially in students of color. |
| 1:06.0 | Julian interviews educators, psychologists, and legal experts, but it's never dry or theoretical. |
| 1:13.4 | It's always practical, heartfelt, and grounded in the realities of our work. |
| 1:18.3 | So if you're looking to better serve your students with learning differences, just search |
| 1:22.4 | for Opportunity Gap in your favorite podcast app. |
| 1:25.8 | That's Opportunity Gap. If you don't want to spend the new |
| 1:30.3 | school year overwhelmed by the nonstop demands of teaching, I have something that can help. |
| 1:35.6 | I'm partnering with Rocket PD to offer a new live virtual cohort called Unlocking Teacher |
| 1:41.0 | Productivity, which kicks off October 2nd. We'll meet Thursdays throughout the month of October 2025 for a total of 5 90-minute sessions. |
| 1:51.0 | I'll walk you through step-by-step systems to help you prioritize what matters most. |
| 1:56.0 | Cut down on unnecessary work, and finally feel on top of your time. You'll get access to me, the recordings, a downloadable workbook, and a certificate of PD completion, |
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