017. 4 BIG Organizational Decisions We Wish We Had Made Sooner

04/23/20 • 30 min

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The older that we get, the more we wish would have started certain things sooner. Like putting on that under eye cream to help prevent wrinkles or saving for retirement sooner. Just like in our everyday lives, we even have things we wish would have made sooner as teachers.

We are sharing the 4 BIG organizational decisions that we wish we would have made sooner. Hopefully by us sharing these decisions, you might have an earlier start than we did or maybe even reconsider what you have been doing for years and finally make the switch!

4 BIG ORGANIZATIONAL DECISIONS

[3:42] Organizational Decision #1: Containers

[10:10] Organizational Decision #2: Anchor Charts

[16:34] Organizational Decision #3: Going Digital

[23:46] Organizational Decision #4: Logging Materials

CONCLUSION

There will always be those decisions that we wish we would have made sooner. The important piece is that we don’t dwell on the past but instead look to the future and begin making those changes. Hopefully, sharing our decisions will help to shed some light on how you can improve what you are already doing or you’ve gotten a little bit of inspiration on something you never thought about doing before.

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4 BIG ORGANIZATIONAL DECISIONS

[3:42] Organizational Decision #1: Containers

[10:10] Organizational Decision #2: Anchor Charts

[16:34] Organizational Decision #3: Going Digital

[23:46] Organizational Decision #4: Logging Materials

CONCLUSION

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016. Simple Decluttering Hacks for Your Classroom

We all love hacks that have a way to make your life a little bit easier. We have enough going on in our lives that finding simple ways to minimize friction is key. Gadgets are one way to create simple hacks to make life easier but no matter how fancy your gadget is, having hacks to help you with organization is essential.

Today, we want to share some simple decluttering hacks that have worked wonders in getting us organized and more importantly, staying organized!

SIMPLE DECLUTTERING HACKS

[3:51] Decluttering Hack #1: Set a timer for 5-10 minutes and work through decluttering one area.

[6:08] Decluttering Hack #2: Create a list of things you want to declutter during the month and make it a challenge

[7:22] Decluttering Hack #3: Focus on one area at a time

[8:07] Decluttering Hack #4: Use a bucket to gather things that need to be decluttered.

[9:34] Decluttering Hack #5: Use your students to help

[13:06] Decluttering Hack #6: Create a space for everything

CONCLUSION

[15:00] All of these hacks will give you the results you need, but we have to give a little tough love and say that if you do not have an organizational system, things will get messy! You have to have a system in play in order to maintain the chaos that can be our lives.

Check out episode #015: 5 Easy Steps to Clean and Organize Your Classroom to help you with the decluttering process.

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BONUS: Michelle's Week in a Life COVID-19

Teachers all around the world are working to establish a new "normal" routine as schools are being shut down and teachers are asked to give instruction from home.

Join Michelle as she invites you to see how she navigates being a teacher during the COVID-19 shut down. You will hear how she works to schedule her day, accomplishes her goals and has to make adjustments because things just happen.

This is a week-in-the-life of a teacher at home.

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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!