In a previous post, I share quick tips for preventing teacher burnout. These tips are some of the ways I was able to survive teacher burnout and keep it from returning. But, what didn’t make it into that post was…
The Ultimate Secondary Classroom Systems and Procedures Checklist
Are all systems go in your classroom? Planning your classroom systems and procedures can be a daunting task. There are so many procedures to have in place, and you need to plan for them in advance. Just like with lesson…
Back to School Prep for Teachers: Systems You Need to Plan
Want to know what makes me cringe in terms of back to school prep for teachers? When newer teachers ask what they should prepare over the summer, and experienced teachers share things from deciding decor to creating for the classroom. …
Increasing Teacher Productivity: Systems to Keep You Organized
Are you ready for my secrets to increasing teacher productivity by using systems to keep you organized? In my facebook group, the Organized Teacher Challenge, we do monthly challenges to help teachers get organized step-by-step. And the last step of…
Top 5 Guaranteed Classroom Organization Strategies for Secondary Teachers
How do you organize your classroom? What supplies do you need? Organizing your secondary classroom can present some unique challenges, and require some unique solutions. So, we need to talk about the top 5 classroom organization strategies. Do you need…
The Secret to Easy Teacher Digital File Organization
If you take a look at your computer desktop right now, is it covered with random folders and files? Teachers give a lot of attention to the number of tabs we have open at any given time. But how many…
How to Organize Your Teacher Email
Do you ever think back to those pre-COVID days and laugh at how you used to think that you got a ton of emails then? Me too. Between the meetings scheduled, vague requests from students, and an explanation of yet…
Easy Ways to Start Batching for Teachers
It’s hard to believe that just a few short years ago, I was a burned out teacher preparing to leave the profession. I was convinced that there was no way to get off the constant planning, constant grading hamster wheel. …
My New Grading System for Remote Teaching
Establishing routines, procedures, and systems are the key to my classroom running smoothly. From the big things, like overall classroom procedures, to the small things, like adding assignments to Google Classroom, systems make my world go round. As we transitioned…
Circles Geometry Interactive Notebook
Circles is one of my favorite units to teach! (If you’ve read my other interactive notebook posts, you may realize that this is a theme. I just love teaching geometry!) Circles is always among the last of my units to…
9 Paper Clutter Solutions for Teachers
Since I love talking about all things organization and productivity, I ask teachers all the time what their biggest organization struggle is. Can you believe it’s paper clutter?! Yes, even in 2021 when all the teaching is digital, paper clutter…
Quadrilateral Properties with Interactive Notebooks
After spending time learning about our favorite three-sided polygon – triangles – it’s only natural that we move on to quadrilaterals. This unit is mainly about learning the properties of quadrilaterals, with a dash of proofs thrown in for good measure. …
