[feleciayoung]

I am trying to create a teacher notebook that holds everything attendance, lesson plans, etc. Does anyone have ideas or suggestions of what to put in it or forms I can include?

Thanks

[NeeCee]

I saw this link earlier in the week.

http://www.proteacher.org/a/81034_Binder_Planbook.html

[caroleu]

I teach 3rd and keep a binder with lesson plans and related handouts. My week's plans are on two facing pages, tabbed with the week's dates. Behind it are all the handouts/answer keys for the week, organized by subject and tabbed Math, etc. I also add (on the lesson plans) any flipcharts I use on the ActivBoard or PowerPoints/printouts. I write in notes about whether I liked an activity or not.

When I taught middle school, I included any notes I wrote on the board. I did this by keeping my plans open on the computer during the day. Anytime I added/changed something, I modified the plans. These detailed notes really helped for the four years in middle school - I could refine notes, remember good ideas (), what worked well, etc., and I could find everything easily. Also, I taught 4 sections of the same subject and it helped me to be sure they all got the same information.

I keep a separate, smaller binder for my hard copy of my gradebook, attendance, discipline forms, etc. Those things get discarded at the end of the year. The lesson plans become reference books.

[feleciayoung]

Thanks for the input. I am trying to stay organize this year and for me if I can organize everything in one binder, it will help me out.