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How many hours could you get back?
Grading, planning, and prep quietly eat a teacher's week. Move the sliders to match a typical week, and see how much time a more connected workflow could hand back to you.
Drag each slider to the hours you spend in a typical week.
You could get back roughly
7.2 hours a week
That's about 257 hours over a 36-week school year — the equivalent of 32 full work days handed back to you.
Right now you're spending about 17 hours a week on these tasks outside of teaching.
Estimates are illustrative, based on streamlining repetitive planning, grading, and prep work — not on cutting the parts that need your judgment. Your real numbers will vary.
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Where a teacher's week really goes
Most of the hours that pile up outside of teaching aren't the meaningful parts of the job — they're the repetitive ones. Rewriting the same kind of lesson from scratch, grading a stack that keeps regrowing, hunting for a worksheet you know you made last year, and retyping the same updates for admin and families.
None of that is why you became a teacher, and none of it needs your full attention the way a struggling student does. That's the time this calculator is measuring: the busywork that a more connected workflow can shrink, so the judgment-heavy work — and your evenings — get more of you.
Frequently asked questions
How is the time savings estimated?
Each task has a realistic reduction applied to the hours you enter — larger for repetitive work like grading and materials, smaller for judgment-heavy work like parent communication. It's an illustration of what streamlining the busywork can look like, not a guarantee. Your real results depend on your grade level, subjects, and workflow.
Does using the calculator require an account?
No. You can move the sliders and see your estimate instantly, with nothing to sign up for. If you'd like practical tips and early access to Ivaro, you're welcome to join our list, but it's completely optional.
What is Ivaro?
Ivaro is a connected workspace built for K–8 teachers to plan, create, assess, and support learning in one place, so grading and prep stop swallowing your evenings. It's in pre-launch now. Join the watchlist for early access.