This will probably be totally boring, so I'd skip this post unless you want to glimpse inside a teacher's brain during summer. I just need a place to organize this.
Buy: 7 binders, pencils, pens, 2 pouches, notebook & pen for staff development, shelf for binders, 7 sets of dividers, 7 sets of smaller tabs or flags for subdivisions
Binders:
- Curriculum/Bloom's/Assessments
- Bellwork/Vocabulary/Writing Articles
- Listening Activities/Worksheets
- Lesson Plans/Routine/Roster/Seating
- Progressive Warm Ups, Shifting, Vibrato, Rotating Foci, etc.
- Mariachi/Honor Orchestra (2 binders)
Curriculum/Bloom's/Assessments
- A copy of the Curriculum Map and Pacing Guide.
- A copy of the Questions and activities in Orchestra based on Bloom's taxonomy.
- A copy of current rubrics and list of assessments, including the assessment schedule with portfolio due dates.
- A copy of the "scales" once established by the group.
Bellwork/Vocabulary/Writing Articles
- A binder of the integration I'm required to do.
- A list of bellwork questions that progress in order.
- A list of vocabulary for each grade level.
- A copy of the writing articles and all the templates they want us to use.
- A copy of any other hoops I must jump through, including testing/assembly/etc. interruptions log.
Listening Activities/Worksheets
- All the worksheet's I've created in progressive order and organized by level/skill.
- All the listening examples and the question(s) corresponding to them for Wednesdays.
- The composer worksheets will have to be placed in a separate notebook.
Lesson Plans/Routine/Roster/Seating
- A copy of Sub Plans/General Lesson Plans.
- A copy of the daily/weekly routine.
- A copy of the roster and seating chart for each class.
Progressive Warm Ups/Shifting/Vibrato/Etc. (Rotating Foci)
- A progressive list of activities I do in warm ups in each of the skill categories. (I may add rational for the specific activity later)
- A copy of the rotating foci and the dates they are focused on during warm ups/activities/class, etc.
Mariachi/Honor Orchestra
- A list of the dates in each binder for rehearsals and concerts.
- Copy of the attire policy.
- Copy of current literature, including parts.
- List of previous year's pieces.
- List of NEKMEA pieces (Orchestra)
- Identified areas of potential deficits and progressive schedule to achieve success.
- Spots to work on/what to do next week that popped up post its.
- Form for needed help: area, piece, measures, section/individual/group (Orchestra)
- Pencils, pens, pouch for them. (rosin, picks)