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When teaching high school, student materials can quickly become chaotic without some organization in place. Here are three tips to keep student materials nice and neat Names On Textbooks Obviously, students should always have their names on their textbooks. However, if the students write their names on the top and bottom sides, then you can see whose book is whose when stacking them on a bookshelf. Bonus points if you can have one bookshelf per class period. LARGE Turn-In Bin

Do you find your desk cluttered and stressful by the end of the week, or even the end of the day? Here are some ways to keep your desk organized and functional. Desk Planner I know, I know, planners aren't for everybody. I thought planners weren't for me. That was until I found a weekly desk planner! Looking at an entire month at a time was overwhelming and sometimes confusing for me. Instead I switched to a weekly desk planner so I could compartmentalize my plans one week at

Since I decided to become a teacher, I dreamed of my classroom library. I thought I could convince every student to read some of my favorite books. Now in my fifth year of teaching, I realize how delusional that thought was. My classroom library has shrunk to less than a full shelf of books. Why? Because I can't stock a book for every student that walks in my classroom. There's no room and I'd be broke. That's what their school library is for anyway. So, how can you curate yo