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Take the madness out of march!

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Hi Reader,

Oh my gosh!

How did it get to March already?? Remember in August when you thought you had "all this time"???

And... how to plan when you might (and probably do) have a Spring Break disrupting your lesson plans?

Take a deep breath and do this:

  • make sure all projects are finished before students go on break -- but -- DO NOT PLAN TO GRADE THEM OVER BREAK.

Instead, think about the fastest and most efficient way to assess work.

Try this:

Before you make an assignment, think about how you will assess it. This blog post will help:

Use checklists to streamline and organize what you actually need to assess. You'll find helpful checklists here:

And try a "walking gradebook" to grade while students are working (this was a serious game-changer for me). This video shows you how:

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I hope these ideas help you save time -- and that tucked somewhere in this month is a SPRING BREAK for you!

Give them a try and let me know what you think.

And, just in case no one has told you this recently, you are AMAZING and TALENTED because you are a dedicated professional! 💖

With gratitude for all you do,

Marypat

​Just Add Students​

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Hi! I'm a teacher & creator!

by Marypat

I provide support and resources to middle school English and writing teachers.

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