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“I am very sorry. It is going to happen again”
In The First Year, page 4.2
Maintain your commitment to classroom organization and management all the way through the end of the year.
By Kristi Johnson Smith.
Communicating with parents at the beginning of the year
In The First Year, page 1.3
Start communicating with parents at the beginning of the year, to establish a relationship before you have anything negative to say.
By Kristi Johnson Smith.
Designing your gym class
From classroom organization to warm-up procedures, one physical education teacher provides a blueprint for a structured physical education program.
By Bozena Mielczak and Kim Campbell.
Further reading
In The five features of effective writing, page 7
An annotated bibliography on the Features of Effective Writing.
By Kathleen Cali.
Helping students get organized
In The First Year, page 1.4
Tips for helping students keep track of their materials and supplies.
By Kristi Johnson Smith.
Keep it short (but not too short)
In Writing for the Web, page 4
Shorter paragraphs and pages will help make your writing easier to read on the web, but you don't have to sacrifice important content.
Format: article
By David Walbert.
Organization
In The five features of effective writing, page 3
Organization, the second Feature of Effective Writing, should be addressed after a writer has established a focus and will help strengthen that focus.
By Kathleen Cali.
Scannability: organizing for the web
In Writing for the Web, page 5
How you organize and format your writing can go a long way toward making it readable.
Format: article
By David Walbert.
Templates to help you with paperwork
In The First Year, page 1.2
Templates for a parent contact log, discipline log, multipurpose log, sub plan, in-school-suspension plan, IEP notebook, grade book, and locker log.
By Kristi Johnson Smith.
Twelve rules for arranging your classroom
In The First Year, page 1.1
You'll want to set up your classroom as quickly as possible, but consider these factors before you start.
By Kristi Johnson Smith.