by lauren on August 13, 2008
To save precious class time with your students spend a few minutes before the year begins filling out information on forms you’ll need to use during the school day.
Fill in all the information that doesn’t change like your name, grade, and room number.
Now when you need to fill out a nurse pass or referral during the school day that part is already done.
You’ll only have to put the student name, date, and event details.
If the form is a carbon copy, you’ll need to fill in each one ahead of time, but if they are photocopied forms you can fill in the information on the original before you make the copies.
by lauren on August 10, 2008
Elementary, My Dear, or Far From It posted an interesting description of a school organization system for math resources. It’s from May but I just found it. The teachers cleaned out the math manipulative library and photographed each manipulative. Then they made a flickr group for the photos.
Each math manipulative photo is posted along with ideas for how to use it in the classroom. Teachers at the school can comment with other uses for the material.
Imagine your school’s resource library with an interactive web based catalogue. You could even link to lesson plans if you wanted to. With enough teachers at your school participating, it could become a very useful collaboration tool. This idea is so different from the dusty disorganized cupboard or closet I’ve seen at so many schools.
