The first virtual conference entirely focused on best practices for productivity and saving teachers TIME!

30+ presentations included

Opening and closing keynotes by 40 Hour founder Angela Watson

All session presenters are current K-12 classroom teachers and 40 Hour members

No fluff or filler: each session is just 15-20 minutes long

Get detailed note-taking guides, transcripts, resource links, templates, and more

CEU certificate of attendance included

The Forever-Access Pass allows you to view all sessions anytime you'd like.

Plus, get time-stamped transcripts and detailed summaries all conveniently organized in a single Google Doc you can edit and use for note-taking.

Watch dozens of sessions from current classroom teachers

Check out each session topic + recommended grade levels for each session:

Amalika Jackson

Gr K-5

Using classroom jobs to maximize classroom efficiency

Jean Hiller

Gr K-5

The 5-day cleaning rotation: A sustainable system for keeping your classroom organized

Amy Stohs

Gr K-5

Streamlining planning for intervention and small groups

Jacki Edge

Gr K-5

How to organize student documentation in an easy time-saving system

First Name

Gr K-12

Clock out confidently: 5 tips to get out the door at contract time

Amy Firestone

Gr K-5, Special Education

How I organize my classroom for student success--and less teacher stress

Osa Oyegun

Gr K-5, Library/Media Specialists

Effective routines for student agency and ownership with books

Audrey Misiura

Gr K-5, Multi-Grade Science Specialists

Organizing science supplies for quick classroom experiments and demonstrations

Kat Murray

Gr K-5

5 tips that save my sanity so I can stay in education

Jenni Redman

Gr K-12

The super simple system that keeps me organized at home and school

Oren Shahar

Gr 2-5

Daily classroom procedures to keep kids on-task and make grading easy

Andrea Clark

Gr 2-5, IB schools

Feedback first: Shifting from traditional grading to reflection sessions

Lindsay Waters

Gr K-12

How to manage digital files so they're easy to find

April Pickett

Gr K-5

Curriculum mapping when you have little to no planning time

Laura H. Lucas

Gr. 6-12, mobile cart teachers

How to maintain your supplies and sanity when your classroom’s on a cart

Tanya Jo Woodward:

Gr 6-12

7 time savers for IB and AP teachers

Sabryna Valen

Gr 6-12, ESOL

Organization & lesson planning timesavers for secondary teachers

Amanda Lay

Gr 5-12

Late work wizardry: A simplified system that puts students in charge

Kristen Moore

Gr. 6-12

Speed up lesson planning with AI and ChatGPT

Christina Andrade Melly

Gr. 6-12

5 tips for effective small group learning at the secondary level

Becky Burley

Gr. 5-12

Student jobs that make the classroom run more efficiently

Anne-Marie Simard

Gr. K-12

How I use the 40 Hour strategies to reduce my cognitive load

Tamás Jávor

Gr. 3-12, IB

Using “deep work” to preserve meaningfulness, prevent burnout, and set boundaries

Kelly Steiner

Gr. 5-12

Expectation vs. reality: The shortcuts and hacks that make teaching work for me

Lindsay Shields

Gr. 6-12

How to focus your lessons and reduce grading with learning targets

Tammy Burke

Gr. 6-12

Faster and better feedback using the Google Docs comment bank

Ashly Hilst

Gr. 6-12

A stress-free cell phone system for reducing distractions and maximizing class time

Melissa Burch

Gr. 3-12

3 AI tools to save teachers time

Plus 4 presentations by 40 Hour founder, Angela Watson
About

Hi, I'm Angela Watson.

I founded the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek in 2015.

Since that time, more than 60,000 teachers have used the program to maximize their contractual hours, so they're not working endlessly on nights and weekends.

I created the 40 Hour Summit to highlight these teachers' incredible ideas so you can learn what's working in their classrooms every day.

Want a sneak peek at what you'll see?

Video recordings of all sessions (including the live chat replay)

A PDF note-taking guide/detailed summaries for printing or digital annotation

Full transcripts with time stamps and links to resources mentioned in the sessions

A single Google Doc with all of the above in ONE place: just make your own copy & edit!


Frequently Asked Questions

Yes! We used YouTube Live as our streaming platform because it offers real time closed-captioning.

We also make full transcripts of every presentation available as part of the Forever Access Bonuses + Recordings.

Nope! You don't have to join our 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Full Year course or be familiar with the strategies in order to benefit from this summit. You'll be introduced to time-saving strategies and practical ideas from teachers who have enrolled in the 40 Hour program.

If you've already taken one of our 40 Hour courses, you'll find lots of new ideas from fellow members to help you find even more effective, efficient ways of teaching. The Summit is a great way to connect with like-minded educators, share ideas, and brainstorm new ways to maximize your time.

This event is completely focused on timesaving tips for teachers to help you reduce your workload. Each session shares best practices to make one or more of the following aspects of teaching more effective and efficient:

  1. Grading
  2. Lesson planning
  3. Organization
  4. Instructional strategies
  5. Student engagement and community building
  6. Productivity and work-life balance

Each session is labeled with suggested grade levels, and each is designed to include helpful information for a wide range of teachers.

Yes! Purchasing forever-access gives you the recordings for all the elementary AND all the secondary Summit sessions.

Yes! You can use a .5 hour calculation for each session you’ve participated in, so 4 sessions would be 2 hours of professional development.

How the Summit is organized

    1. Welcome

    2. FAQ

    3. Summaries, note-taking guides, & transcripts

    1. Is artificial intelligence the key to a 40 hour teacher workweek?

    2. Creating daily habits for sustainable teaching

    3. How can we help students find flow, joy, and ease in the secondary classroom?

    4. Where do we go from here? Trends, predictions, and hope for the future of teaching

    1. 3 AI tools to save teachers time (Gr. K-12)

    2. Clock out confidently: 5 tips to get out the door at contract time (Gr. K-12)

    3. The super simple system that keeps me organized at home and school (Gr K-12)

    4. How to manage digital files so they’re easy to find (Gr K-12)

    1. Routines for student agency and ownership with books (Gr K-5, Library/Media Specialists)

    2. Using classroom jobs to maximize classroom efficiency (Gr K-5)

    3. The 5-day cleaning rotation: A sustainable system for keeping your classroom organized (Gr K-5)

    4. How to organize student documentation in an easy time-saving system (Gr K-5)

    5. Streamlining planning for intervention and small groups (Gr K-5)

    6. Curriculum mapping when you have little to no planning time (Gr K-5)

    7. How I organize my classroom for student success — and less teacher stress (Gr K-5, Special Education)

    8. 5 tips that save my sanity so I can stay in education (Gr K-5)

    9. Organizing science supplies for quick classroom experiments and demonstrations (Gr K-5, Multi-Grade Science Specialists)

    10. Feedback first: Shifting from traditional grading to reflection sessions (Gr 2-5, IB schools)

    11. Daily classroom procedures to keep kids on-task and make grading easy (Gr 2-5)

    1. How to maintain your supplies and sanity when your classroom’s on a cart (Gr. 6-12 mobile cart teachers)

    2. 7 time savers for IB and AP teachers (Gr. 6-12)

    3. Organization & lesson planning timesavers for secondary teachers (Gr 6-12, ESOL)

    4. Late work wizardry: A simplified system that puts students in charge (Gr 5-12)

    5. Speed up lesson planning with AI and ChatGPT (Gr 6-12)

    6. 5 tips for effective small group learning at the secondary level (Gr. 6-12)

    7. Student jobs that make the classroom run more efficiently (Gr. 6-9)

    8. How I use the 40 Hour strategies to reduce my cognitive load (Gr. 6-12)

    9. Using Deep Work to preserve meaningfulness, prevent burnout, and set boundaries (Gr 6-12, IB)

    10. Expectation vs. reality: The shortcuts and hacks that make teaching work for me (Gr. 6-12)

    11. How to focus your lessons and reduce grading with learning targets (Gr. 6-12)

    12. Faster and better feedback using the Google Docs comment bank (Gr. 6-12)

    13. A stress-free cell phone system for reducing distractions and maximizing class time (Gr. 6-12)

    14. Certificate of Attendance

About this course

  • $19.00
  • 36 lessons
  • 11 hours of video content