Time Analysis Tool
In the first episode of Lit Talk, Dr. Nell K. Duke walked through a process for finding out where the minutes in a school day actually go. This two-page tool puts that process in your hands. Observe one block, log what happens minute by minute, and sort each entry against the research so your team can decide together what to keep, what to replace, and what to teach more efficiently.
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Download the time analysis tool
Two pages, ready to print or fill in.
What's inside
- Five steps for planning the observation, from agreeing on why you're doing it to choosing whether to follow the whole class or a few focal children.
- Guidance on keeping notes low inference, with examples of what to write and what to skip.
- Real notes from one morning, with what a plain, timestamped record turned up about arrival, transitions, and content.
- A log for timestamping each stretch of the block and sorting it against the research, so your team knows what to protect, what to talk through, and where to find time.
- Prompts for naming potential structural, management, and content changes, so you can pick one or two first moves.
- A link to an editable version for when you need more space or want to adapt the tool.
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