Tales from the science classroom

So I used my great lesson plans on powerpoint for the last week and a half and it was a huge flop. I found that I am just not organized enough to pull that off. I had thought to have the list with all the stuff needed in the binder behind it. Didn't work. I found that I didn't print everything I needed. Or the things I printed were not what I was looking for. So I got messed up. Ugh!!!  So I think I'm going to do a major overhaul. I'm starting a new unit in almost all my classes so it's a good time to start something new. It's the next morning. I got distracted last night and never finished this post. But, I continued to think about it all night long and I think I've come up with something. Here are the things that I need: I need to be able to access lesson plans both at school and at home  I need to have a to-do list that I can access both at school and at home because sometimes I do things at home at night I need to have a hard copy of lesson ...

I do some of my best thinking while writing and since I feel I'm on the edge of a breakthrough, I've decided to 'talk' it out here. So here goes..... I have a Happy Planner and a teacher binder  This is my Happy Planner which I really do love, but I need to fix it so it works for me.... I also have this binder that has a divider with pockets for every class:  I've had this binder for years and really do like it, but it isn't exactly what I want either.  I'm hoping to come up with a system between these 2 things that will be perfect for me.  I've put all my lesson plans on a powerpoint template and I have linked worksheets and videos to that template. I like that and can access it from anywhere since it's in my Dropbox. I like that a lot. But I also need a printed copy that I can look at during class. I like to have a planner type thing to make notes during and after class. But I also like the binder to keep each cla...

Organized that is. I have found that my binder system works really well I just need to find a place to keep them so they are readily available while I'm teaching. Although, I shouldn't need them while I'm teaching. I should have everything copied and organized and in its proper place before class starts.  So that's something to think about. But things are going well overall and I'm a whole lot less stressed out than I was a couple of weeks ago. Also, volleyball ended and that helped decrease the stress levels immensely. I'm still struggling with digital organization though. I have a number of places to store; 2 google drives, Dropbox, Evernote, OneNote, etc. They all have their pluses and minuses but no one really meets my needs. So let's look at them. Google drive is probably the easiest, but I have one for school and one for personal. Also, the school doesn't allow us to install the Google drive on our computers so every time I want to access it,...