Another sporadic blog post coming at you today! I saw in my Timehop this morning that student teacher me a year ago was complaining about grading papers. Which I'm pretty sure was maybe one assignment. For maybe 45 kids total. If Natasha then knew that she would be teaching a total of 54 kids split between three classes covering three different subjects, she would not be complaining about grading two assignments during student teaching. I don't know how most teachers manage the mountain of grading you have to deal with! I got so far behind before winter break because I kept putting it off until it was the DAY BEFORE report card grades were due. I have vowed to never allow myself to do that again.
Now, I have tried a few different methods to try to take control of managing grading my kids' assignments. I started out with a binder gradebook, complete with printed rosters from my district's grade website. These were GREAT until the classes began to change like crazy with kids coming and leaving. There are no extra lines on these, so I would have to draw in more or reprint completely. It was also way too easy for me to put a grade next to the wrong kid. I HATED it.
Next, I tried those little assignment cover slips some of you may have seen floating around on Pinterest. These were GREAT, and I even have a little basket at school labeled just for those, until I began to lose some of them before I got the grades entered. Yikes! I spoke with my partner Math teacher (my partner Reading teacher uses the roster style), and she uses a regular old gradebook. It took a week to find the time to go, but I finally made it to Mardel to peruse their selection.
So far, so good I am keeping up with this one! I will update later on to tell if it's still working, or to share what I've had to change to next!
Have a great weekend!
Miss Boggan
