136. Steal This Classroom Organization Secret

Teaching to the TOP

Teaching on the Double

Parenting, Education, Self-improvement, Kids & Family

4.8 • 667 Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2022

⏱️ 32 minutes

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The Target isles are filling up with Back to School sales, and teachers are heading back into the classrooms to prep for the upcoming year. Yes, we are all excited about getting our bulletin boards up and creating the ultimate environment for our students, but we have to remember that our decor won’t help save our sanity later on in the year. As you begin to head back into your classroom, spend some time focusing on the organization of your space. To help you with this area we are chatting all about the BEST organizational secret that will have you feeling prepped and ready for whatever the school year holds. Listen in as we share: What are classroom zones? How to identify the zones you might need in your classroom. How to create a classroom zone. Ways that you can manage the zones in your classroom. SUBMIT YOUR TIME SUCKING HURDLE! We want to know what is sucking up all of your time either as a teacher or just a person. Head over to our website and submit your TSH so that you can have a chance to be featured on the podcast! 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	Well, hello there, top teachers. We are your host, Michelle Emerson and Bridget Spackman,
0:05.5	and we are here to make your life easier by helping you master your time, organization,
0:09.8	and productivity as a teacher. If you have ever struggled with classroom organization,
0:15.4	listen up. This episode is for you. Bridget and I have a little secret we are sharing with you
0:20.8	that will revolutionize
0:22.4	the way your classroom flows. But first, we're going to hear a TSA from a top teacher. This top
0:28.6	teacher says, setting up a new classroom. I am moving to my third school in four years. Holy moly.
0:37.1	And setting up a new classroom takes so much time. I always start
0:40.5	by cleaning out the nooks and crannies and grouping materials into zones, but I never know what
0:45.4	to prioritize when putting things back. This usually ends up with the remaining material scattered
0:50.5	in a storage closet until I have time to work on organizing again, which usually isn't
0:56.0	until December or later. Please help. Oh my gosh. First of all, moving a classroom is a beast,
1:02.8	and it just sucks away so much of your time and your energy. I don't know about you, Bridget,
1:07.7	but I always felt like physically exhausted, even though I usually was not the one moving the boxes.
1:13.4	Like custodians would do that.
1:15.0	But just the whole process of packing and unpacking is.
1:18.7	You break a sweat.
1:19.9	No lie.
1:20.7	Yeah.
1:21.1	Yes, you do.
1:22.4	So first of all, top teacher, kudos to you on knowing to make zones.
1:26.9	I mean, that's like a huge part of the process.
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