My love of organisation has caused me to write this post. As school
begins in a few days I have been sorting a lot of stuff out. I thought I would
share how I organise my ‘everyday’ folder for work.
The first thing in my folder is my timetable. I often scribble my
timetable because of the many changes on a weekly bases.
Behind this I keep class lists. I keep one of all the children in the
year group and a further two for my own class; one with tick boxes and another
with space to write next to names. I find I often need a class list for some
reason or another; ticking off trip money, observations etc. I keep multiple
copies just in case!
The next section is devoted to assessment. Now, as this is just a folder
that is an everyday folder, it does not contain all my assessment. Currently it
just holds the data from the end of the previous year. It is useful to have it
easily accessible, particularly at the start of the year when you are still getting
to know the children.
The next section holds my groups. I change these around quite often so
it’s useful for my brain to keep them to
hand. I also try to keep a record of the stage of reading book the children are
on in this section too.
The next session holds my long term plans. These help me to see clearly
what topics I will be teaching and help get the creative juices flowing.
The next section holds my marking stickers. These are a relatively new
addition to my school but they are brilliant. There bright and child friendly
but have useful information for assessment. E.g. ‘I assessed this learning by myself’ and ‘Verbal feedback given by a teacher’.
The next section is a classroom plan. When I have got my new class
settled into table places I write names and additional needs on a classroom
plan. This can be useful for people who come into your classroom but don’t know your children.
I do not keep planning in my folder. I keep the weeks plans in my room
where both me and the classroom assistant can scribble all over them. I then
file them in another folder at the end of the week. I don’t find I need to take plans home as I
generally make tweaks to my Smartboard pages if I think of changes at home.
Other changes usually get decided after the previous lesson due to Assessment
for Learning.
This folder is not jam packed with lots of stuff but useful stuff I need
at a glance. I love technology and have it all on computer and memory stick,
but some things just need to be ‘real’!
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