Organization is important to effectiveness in the classroom, and there’s no place that seems to gather the mess like a teacher’s desk.
Pens and broken pencils. A parent’s note that came with Johnny last Tuesday. A flier about the upcoming bake sale. Lesson plans and worksheet copies.
And piles of this. And piles of that.
A teacher’s desk can become a breeding ground for messes, frustration, and ineffectiveness.
This week for our teaching tip, we’d like to feature the lovely Charity Preston of the hugely-helpful teaching blog, The Organized Classroom Blog. Charity has lots going on over her way in regards to practically setting up your classroom for success, and she has a bundle of excellent ideas for how to keep your desk, paperwork, and supplies organized, too. The following video is about 10 minutes long, but Charity walks you through some important ideas to make your teaching more productive in the long-run. {In other words, it’ll be worth your ten minutes, promise.}
Never underestimate the power of effective systems. The time it takes to set them up in the beginning far outweighs the time {and stress} it takes to try to tame the mess that not having systems produces.
You can read more from Charity and see additional ideas from this post over at her blog, here.
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How about you? Have a teaching tip for organization you’ve found helpful? We’d love to see it in the comments!
