229. Couch Chronicles: 5 Ways to Prepare for the End of the School Year From Your Couch!

2024-05-16

A new alliteration means a new Teaching to the TOP series! Welcome to the Couch Chronicles where we give you actionable steps you can make to be productive right from the comfort of your own couch. In the first of this series we want to tackle the overwhelm of the end of the school year. This is one of the busiest times of the year. You’ve got state testing, assessments, portfolios, conferences, field tips… the list goes on and on. But wouldn’t it be nice (cue the song from 50 first dates) to get a little ahead so that each day didn’t feel like you were drowning in to-dos? ...

A new alliteration means a new Teaching to the TOP series! Welcome to the Couch Chronicles where we give you actionable steps you can make to be productive right from the comfort of your own couch.

In the first of this series we want to tackle the overwhelm of the end of the school year. This is one of the busiest times of the year. You’ve got state testing, assessments, portfolios, conferences, field tips… the list goes on and on. But wouldn’t it be nice (cue the song from 50 first dates) to get a little ahead so that each day didn’t feel like you were drowning in to-dos? Well, this episode is going to share how to make that happen!

In this episode we share the following ways you can prepare for the end of the year:

1. Create your end of the year checklist
2. Clean out your Google Drive
3. Clean out your email
4. Clean out your LMS
5. Create any EOY materials (letter templates, event reminders, etc.)

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LINKS:

124. Plan With Us: How to Conquer the End of the School Year
125. TOP Tips for Packing Up Your Classroom

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