Podcast - In the Classroom - Episode 10: Things You Can Do to Help Yourself Stay Organized this School Year - classroom organization ideas
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Episode 10: Things You Can Do to Help Yourself Stay Organized this School Year

We love organization. We love a well-prepared classroom. We’re sharing all our classroom organization ideas with you to help you feel confident you are doing what you can to make your teaching life just a little bit easier. Headed back to the classroom to prepare for a new year? We got you. Ready to do a reset and take control of the chaos mid-semester? We got you, too.

The Classroom Organization Ideas We’re Talking About in This Episode

  • Office supplies (be sure to check out this blog post for some of our must-haves)
  • Creating a teacher binder (a real-life saver, check out this post for links to the supplies you need to make this binder super efficient)
  • Organizing digital files
  • Agendas, planners, and to-do lists (Stephanie is sharing her faves here)
  • Cleaning supplies to keep in your classroom (you can find some of what we discuss in these shopping lists)
  • Classroom set-up logistics
  • Planning (check out this video for more planning tips)
  • Collecting student work
  • Making notes about things you need to change for next year
  • Using timers
  • Pre-preparing sub plans (learn more about how to systematize your sub plans here)
  • Making your learning management system student-friendly (check out how we make our Canvas LMS easy to navigate with short tutorials here, here, and here; we create weekly agendas that serve as the hub of our classrooms, learn how we do this here)
  • Make use of helpful apps (find the seating chart website Kate uses here)
Podcast - In the Classroom - Episode 10: Things You Can Do to Help Yourself Stay Organized this School Year - classroom organization ideas
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This monthly calendar and weekly lesson planner is exactly what you need to become an organized teacher extraordinaire!

If this list has got you feeling overwhelmed, don’t worry. We didn’t start doing everything we talked about in a single year. If you can pick up, implement, and stay consistent with even one of these classroom organization ideas, you’ll be saving yourself time and effort. And the more you feel that reward, the more open you’ll be to adopting these strategies or creating ones of your own. Remember, every effort, no matter how small, counts!