I'm trying to get my plans, lessons and teacher life organized. Anyone have a system that you love?

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Create a system where you take nothing home everyday. That is what I have done. My dad and mom were both teachers and they brought home work everyday and more on the weekends. I vowed I was going to have a life. I created a system where students do the work.

I never understood why teachers are working harder than the students.

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1 night for lesson planning, 1 night to grade papers, 1 night to respond to parents

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If you teach the same subjects year after year. I have found it best to keep a running calendar on paper or google doc of what i taught everyday and what resources i used. If they were links to videos i would copy and paste them. If i took notes, then id attach that link. I also have been getting better at creating google form assessments bc they are easy to grade and online so if someone is absent or if you go virtual.

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For lesson plans, I love Planbook. If you teach the same course every year, you can pre-fill the new year's calendar with last year's lessons. Then tweak/adjust those lessons as you go. It's easy to shift lessons forward/backward, insert extra days, etc. It's about a dollar a month, which is 100% worth it to me.

I also use Schoology for assignments. The majority of assignments are graded by the system so students get immediate feedback. That way I can spend more time working one on one and in small groups with those struggling with a concept.

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I am a happy planner addict. I have one for school, one for social media, one for books and one for journaling

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I agree in having the students work harder than I do. I use a lot of self& peer checking. I plan lessons that can take multiple classes. Grading your don’t have to grade everything like it a college essay. Provide feedback during conferences and in small groups.

I have my lesson planner (a physical book), a cheat sheet for the week, and all my lessons are in labeled hanging file bins to keep them in one place.

Planbook is a great resource. Not very expensive and you can attach anything to it. I also do batch planning. Two days during the summer to get lessons roughed out for the first semester, and a day or two during Christmas break. Saves hundreds of hours of lesson planning, gives me plenty of time to gather resources, and I don't take work home.

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