"Educational Monthly Planning: Look at the Time"
By: Manuel R. CortezRodas
Time is always the second step in educational monthly planning. The first step was taken in the past, we are taking the second step, and soon we will be taking our third step. This second step of time is defined by the parameters of one month. What are we going to educate for this one month? To plan this step we analyze the components of the educational month:
- HOW MANY?
- WEEKS
- It can be as short as one week, or as long as five weeks. There can be weeks that have prior educational restrictions, or weeks were there is no instruction. Knowing the number of weeks in the month can help us with our next step by helping us decide if we take a short step, long step, or stop and look at were to take the next step.
- DAYS
- A 31 day plan should take 31 days, and that would require that all participants attend 31 days. If school is from Monday to Friday, or Saturday, then a 31 day educational plan will have difficulties due to the time limitations.
- HOURS
- Not only should hours be counted, but clearly scheduled on a monthly educational plan. Will you have less than one hour of instruction for your class? is the one hour daily, or do you have more than one hour of instruction per day with your class?
- MINUTES/SECONDS
- The more refined, the more clarity. By measuring educational monthly planning to the minute and second, one can refine the plan and have it be clear. It also allows you to look at possible obstacles that may have to be overcome during instruction.
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