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GUIDING QUESTIONS:
GUIDING QUESTIONS:
Where do the papers and documents I give students live?
What organizational skills do I want students to leave with at the end of my class? How will I teach, reinforce, and model those skills?
What structures can I put in place to support students with organizational deficits due to disability?
Establishing system through which students are accountable for managing and organizing their materials saves teachers time, space, and energy. Many organizational systems also make it easier for teachers to give students completion grades for classwork assignments. Here are some example organizational systems you could use in your classroom:
Binders
Binders
I've linked a few binder systems below. The general benefits of binders are that students can have all of their past work available as a reference during assignments and that teachers are not responsible for overseeing hundreds of pieces of paper after they give them out. Including a table of contents or a stamp sheet in your binder can make it easy to grade students' work and/or provide them with constructive feedback on their levels of engagement during class.
PRO TIP - PRINT OUT STUDENT NAMES FOR THE SPINE OF YOUR BINDERS SO THAT STUDENTS CAN EASILY FIND THEIR BINDERS. USE A DIFFERENT FONT OR COLOR INK FOR EACH CLASS TO MAKE IT EASY TO ORGANIZE BINDERS THAT ARE HOUSED IN YOUR CLASSROOM.
Binder System 2: Start the video to the right at 5:40
Binder System 3 - (Ms. Gordon's Binder System)
Stamp Sheets:
Stamp Sheets:
Stamp sheets are a great way to hold students accountable for their work in real-time. Stamp sheets can include space for students to answer warm-up or do-now questions as well as indicators of any other work you want be able students to be doing during class. Here are some examples:
Stamp Sheet 1: This stamp sheet gives students points for their warmups and a daily classwork assignment.
Stamp Sheet 2: This stamp sheet, from Ms. Zambra, helps students track the extent to which they are using their phones responsibly, completing their classwork, and contributing to a respectful learning environment.
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