I just bought this planner from Target. It is Blue Sky Day Designer. I've had a Blue Sky planner almost every year for the past 5 or so years. I say almost every year because last year I had this grand plan that I was going to have a teacher binder. I printed everything out and had all kinds of goodies. Then came the first PD meeting and I thought-- I don't want to lug that big old thing. So I barely used it all year.
It is important to note that this is not my lesson plan book nor my gradebook. I will blog sometime on those. This is really just my calendar and meeting notes book. I also include any notes that I may need in my personal life.
I like this kind of planner because it has a heavy, plastic cover (meaning it won't rip!) It is just the right size to slip in handouts until I can trash or file them. I also love the monthly tabs.
I have this dream of modifying my planner to make it more useful-- kinda a teacher binder in my planner. Here is a round up of ideas that I *may* implement to make it my own.
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From having this planner in the past, I know that a disadvantage is not having a place to store my pen. They have these loops for just $5 or so.
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I would like to glue a page like this into the front cover so I can have an organized to do list.
There are some pages at the beginning/ end that I don't know that I will use as intended. I would like to change them to include some of the following:
- My Schedule
- Assessment Chart (our district puts out a chart with expected scores for each kind of assessment)
- Parent Contact Information
- Student Birthdays
- Curriculum Map
- Standards
I am linking up to Plan with Me Sundays (two days late).
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Update: Here are my first changes.
I found my planner cover at Target this summer. It holds an 8.5x11" planner, and it has a zipper pencil pouch sewn into the front cover and a pocket on the inside front cover. It's so convenient for holding all of the random things that I always seem to need and never seem to have! I like your idea of gluing in the pages for to do lists and schedules and the like. I hadn't thought of that! I usually just have my planner *and* my bulky teacher binder. About mid-first quarter, I stop carrying around the binder and just stick the papers in it when the meetings are finished. Then, about mid-year, I give up on the binder altogether! Haha!!
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Oh, I'm so glad that I'm not the only one to abandon the binder idea! I will have to look for that planner cover- thanks for the idea!
ReplyDeleteOh such great ideas! haha yes the pen loop thing is smart!
ReplyDeleteI just need to buy the pen loop now! :)
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