TWO PART ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEM
- keeping track of class assignments
- organizing assignments for grading.
As a teacher do you cringe when a student asks, “What did I miss last Thursday?”? Or do you dread the student’s statement, “I KNOW I turned that assignment in, YOU LOST IT!”?
Part 1: Tracking each day
A teacher that is new to my building this year has turned me onto an organizational system that has really helped me keep my sanity! It takes only a few minutes each morning to fill in the two-page template shown here. 
When a student returns after an absence, I can quickly look through my completed template files and know exactly what content and homework assignments the student missed.
Part 2: Every Paper has a Home
I am a visual, science type so I like to organize by colors of the rainbow – ROYGBIV. But since I have only 5 classes, I just use Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue and Violet. I take ordinary expanding file pockets, and attach colored paper.
Each of these colored folders is placed in a clear, open-top file box.
This fits nicely in a tote bag like the ones used for groceries.
When I collect papers from my classes, they go directly into the appropriately-colored location. The colors help make certain each goes with the correct class. Now when I leave my room for my prep or to go home for the evening, I have everything ready to go!
Awesome blog you have here but I was wanting to know if you knew of any message boards that cover the same topics talked about in this article? I’d really like to be a part of community where I can get feed-back from other experienced individuals that share the same interest. If you have any recommendations, please let me know. Cheers!|
I found this one:
http://www.theorganizedclassroomblog.com/
I’d like to find out more? I’d love to find out some additional information.
Legendario.
I did some searching on the web and you might want to check out these websites:
http://www.educationoasis.com/resources/Articles/time_saving_tips.htm
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/columnists/mcdonald/mcdonald003.shtml
http://teaching.monster.com/benefits/articles/8863-15-ways-for-teachers-to-get-organized-
Best of luck and feel free to ask me any specific questions!
Thanks, Peggy, for sharing all these great sites around organization! Do you have some ideas to share on how to organize/set up your classroom physically to maximize space and to have students work most effectively?