020. Our TOP Secrets for Ending the School Year (Stressfree)

Teaching to the TOP

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Parenting, Education, Self-improvement, Kids & Family

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🗓️ 14 May 2020

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

In our experience, there are two types of teachers when it comes to the end of the year. There are teachers who have everything packed up and their room is bare a few weeks before the school year even ends, and there are teachers who are staying several days after the school year ends to finish packing up their room because they didn’t get anything done ahead of time. We want to help you find the happy medium. This means not starting too soon but also not waiting until the last minute to be ready for the end of the year. We want to get you to the point where your room is still functional but also can easily be finished up when your students leave. Let’s start by discussing some of the categories that you want to consider when preparing for the end of the year. Keep in mind that these are only some of the options. Also, we have a freebie for you! Be sure to sign up for our email list and you’ll receive our End of the Year Checklist. CATEGORIES FOR THE END OF THE YEAR [4:46] Category #1: Events [5:55] Category #2: Inventory [7:20] Category #3: Paperwork [8:43] Category #4: Organize [9:46] Category #5: Clean [12:09] Category #6: Purge [13:36] Category #7: Electronics and Technology [14:46] Category #8: Miscellaneous [15:37] TIPS FOR TACKLING THE END OF THE YEAR RESPONSIBILITIES Click HERE to download the FREE End of the Year Checklist! CONCLUSION Preparing for the end of the year is a lot! We know! But taking the time to get organized and create a plan of strategy will help to make all of your responsibilities and to-dos more manageable and less stressful. SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW Are you subscribed to our podcast? If you’re not, I want to encourage you to do that today. I don’t want you to miss an episode. Click here to subscribe to iTunes! Now if you’re feeling extra loving, We would be really grateful if you left us a review over on iTunes, too. Those reviews help other people find our podcast and they’re also fun for us to go in and read. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let us know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you!

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0:00.0	Hey there, top teachers. We know that these are crazy times and we truly hope that you and your loved ones are well.
0:08.2	The episode that you are about to listen to you was pre-recorded. And while you may not be in your
0:12.9	classroom right now, many of these strategies can be applied to your home. Just remember that these
0:18.8	episodes will be around for you when you do get back into your
0:21.9	class. So take notes and we hope that you enjoy this episode and stay safe. Stay home.
0:30.0	Well, hello there, top teachers. We are your host, Michelle Farray. And Bridget Spackman,
0:34.7	and we are here to make your life easier by helping you master your time,
0:38.9	organization, and productivity as a teacher. We've got a good one for you today. We're going to be
0:44.0	revealing our top secrets for ending the school year in a stress-free way. We're going to share
0:51.2	our categories of end-of-the-year responsibilities just to help you keep everything more organized. And we're going to share our categories of end of the year responsibilities just to help you keep everything more organized.
0:57.3	And we're going to equip you all with tips to help you tackle those end of the year responsibilities and not feel stressed out.
1:05.1	I honestly cannot believe that the end of the year is already here.
1:09.2	It's a wonderful feeling.
1:10.5	It is a crazy feeling. But first,
1:13.0	before we jump into the meat of this podcast, let's hear from Elsa on what her time-sucking hurdle
1:20.4	has been. So Elsa says, for me, the TSA is all the documentation that is required by our district.
1:29.8	Each department requires documents in to be in compliance. I don't think these departments realize that I'm one
1:34.9	individual managing or trying to manage every single thing that they are demanding of me.
1:40.5	But my main responsibility is those 22 to 1 students that come every day full of energy and
1:47.1	eager to learn and I'm distracted by the millions of documents waiting for me to be filled out.
1:52.6	My point is, I can't be productive where it matters when I'm swamped with paperwork that
1:58.3	could be eliminated.
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