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Managing all the paperwork for teaching and the classroom can be difficult. The growing mountain of papers to sort through, the backlog of emails or online assignments to grade, parent contacts, and creating lesson plans that meet standards that keep changing. On this page, you will find resources to help with all these things.
Classroom routines and patterns can help decrease stress and chaos. This website offers tips for classroom efficiency!
Travis, K. (2023, July 3). Tips for classroom efficiency. The Efficient Classroom. https://theefficientclassroom.com/tips-for-classroom-efficiency/
Teach 4 the Heart offers a variety of resources, training courses, and posts for teachers in the classroom. Some resources cover classroom management, making sub plans, and motivating students. If you prefer, they also have a weekly podcast discussing the classroom and interviewing people within the field of education.
Kardamis, L. (2023). Teaching tips. Teach 4 the Heart. https://teach4theheart.com/blog/teaching-tips/
Angela Watson provides many resources with Truth for Teachers. She has written several books, created training courses, and hosts a podcast. Much of her work is to help teachers manage their workload better. One specific resource that may help you organize your time more efficiently is Angela's "40-Hour Teacher Workweek" course. She provides many tips and resources to help teachers decrease their school workload outside of the classroom.
Watson, A. (2023, January 11). Real talk from K-12 educators. Truth For Teachers. https://truthforteachers.com/
Student engagement can be a struggle at times. Weston Kieschnick describes capturing and sustaining student engagement for the whole class period in his book. He considers the needs of both the student and teacher and provides the reader with all the information to create a workable plan for their classroom.
Kieschnick, W. (2022). The educator’s atlas: Your roadmap to engagement. ConnectEDD Publishing.
There are times a teacher feels like they are drowning under a continuously growing pile of grading. Nagel offers some suggestions for high school teachers on how to grade effectively. He provides research and examples of grade books and different systems. If you are struggling with grading, I recommend checking out this resource.
Nagel, D. (2015). Effective grading practices for secondary teachers: Practical strategies to prevent failure, recover credits, and increase standards-based/referenced grading. Corwin.
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