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As you read and implement these strategies, we encourage you to be a risk-taker and a problem-solver. Take our advice, tweak it, modify it, and make it work for you.

We spent some time finding the cutting-edge research on time management strategies (that you might not have time to find yourself) and paired this research with our own experiences to provide suggestions for you and your classroom. Our intention isn’t to regurgitate time management tips you’ve heard time and time again. Our intention is to give you the opportunity to take a step back and see where you can make a few small (or perhaps large) adjustments to make a significant difference in the amount of time you could be saving—or gaining. We’d like to make it seem like you actually have more minutes in the day.

In this book you will receive the following:

 ◗ Strategies that have worked over and over again to save time and energy in your classroom

 ◗ Research from the experts about time management and personal wellness

 ◗ Real stories about time management from teachers currently in the field

The real value of the book becomes apparent when you get up on the “balcony” and look down at your classroom, taking “snapshots” of the transformation that has happened and noting how the changes in your time management plan have worked.

Some of the most important things to realize about effective time management are that it will improve your confidence and morale, it will energize and engage your students (and their parents), and it will change the climate of your classroom. Most teachers will testify to one important truth: Good classroom and time management makes for a healthy learning environment for both you and the students.

—Serena and Ed

Before we start this book, we ask that you take three deep breaths. It’s important to stop, breathe, and slow down to speed up.

And remember, always make time for relationships, personal growth, and family.

—Serena and Ed