The improvement of student engaged time leads to improved instruction and greater academic achievement. Major steps for improving instruction by improving student engaged time are information collection, comparison of information and identification of strategies, selection and preparation of strategies, and implementation and re-evaluation. This leader's guide, designed to cover the topic of information collection, can be used to: (1) teach procedures for information collection on time; (2) train classroom observers; and (3) collect information on allocated time and engagement rate in classrooms. Instructional materials to be used in this program are included. (CJ)