Comments on: Try This Tuesday #16: Micro Schedules

By: Another Piece of the Puzzle » Try This Tuesday: Do You Have Something To Share?

Another Piece of the Puzzle » Try This Tuesday: Do You Have Something To Share? — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:02:45 +0000

[...] TTT#16: Micro Schedules [...]

By: Frogs Mom

Frogs Mom — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:21:00 +0000

A beautifully simple, cost effective, strategy/tool that could be used inclusively to benefit the whole class – is a bit intrusive?!? I never cease to be amazed!

I’m glad he’s have good results with it :0)

By: Cale

Cale — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:44:40 +0000

I seem to be having an issue posting a comment to this site, but I’ll keep trying.
I’m an Aspie College Student, and find these microschedules terribly useful.
The majority of my professors were already using them when I enrolled in their classes, and the rest have begun to once I raised my concerns.
Since most of the lectures have a powerpoint accompaniment, adding a microschedule is as simple as placing a slide at the beginning of the day’s presentation listing the topics to be covered, and the estimated times of each switch of subject or activity. That allows for a greater organization of notes, and also provides some time for the more change-resistant of us to adjust to the fact that there may be an interruption in the class’s normal activity (such as the addition of a Q&A session). I have yet to hear any student (NT or otherwise) complain about these microschedules, and have seen them steadily gain popularity among other teachers.
I definitely support this recommendation.

By: Trish

Trish — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:27:33 +0000

Maddy – I think people so easily forget how things were before they started some support and then don’t want to keep it going!

Amazing Grace – I love this idea.

Jenny – That’s another pet peeve of mine, how teachers could use these strategies to help the whole class, or at least to make them more natural.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:11:02 +0000

I think that’s a great idea for him, Trish. And I don’t see why the teachers couldn’t just post that for the whole class to see!

By: Amazing_Grace

Amazing_Grace — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:45:05 +0000

Homework used to be a real chore until I got my son a Homework Helpmate.

By: Maddy

Maddy — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:40:08 +0000

Yes the ‘intrusive’ thing is jolly annoying. This is probably why I have this incredibly intrusive trampolene in the middle of the sitting room floor – pick your piece and make peace with it!
Cheers