Ideas for teachers

Ideas for teachers

• Classroom due dates

  Every Sunday at 6pm, add this week's assignment due dates from my Google Classroom classes to my calendar, and remind me the day before each so I can post a reminder to the class.

  Brea reads each class's assignments and puts every due date where you'll see it.

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  • Calendar

• Weekly planning checklist

  Every Friday at 3:30, read next week's lesson plans in my Unit 4 folder and make me a checklist of copies to run, materials to gather, and links to post.

  Brea reads each plan in Google Docs and gives you one list for Monday morning.

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  • Reads files

• School email sort

  Every weekday at 3:15, go through today's school emails, text me the deadlines and to-dos, and draft replies to parent questions for me to approve.

  Brea sorts the day's mail into what you need to do and what needs a reply, and sends nothing without your OK.

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  • Email
  • Reminders on a schedule

• Conference reminders

  At 4pm two days before each parent conference on my calendar, draft a reminder email to the family with the time and room, for me to approve.

  Brea follows your conference schedule and drafts every reminder so fewer families miss their slot.

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  • Calendar

• School notices to my calendar

  When an email from the front office mentions an assembly, early release, or testing day, add it to my calendar and tell me which of my periods it affects.

  Brea reads each new email as it arrives and keeps schedule changes off your desk and on your calendar.

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  • Email

• Subject folders

  Sort the loose files in my Google Drive into folders by subject and unit, and name each one the same way, like Bio U3 Cell Lab.

  Brea files every handout and slide deck where you'll find it next year.

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  • Reads files

• Sub plans

  I'm out Thursday. From Thursday's lesson plan, write sub plans for periods 2, 3, and 5 in a Google Doc with the bell schedule, where the materials are, and what each class should finish.

  Brea turns your plan into instructions a substitute can follow.

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  • Reads files

• Quiz from a lesson

  Turn my photosynthesis slides into a 10-question multiple-choice quiz in Google Forms with an answer key.

  Brea reads the deck and builds a quiz that matches what you taught.

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  • Reads files

• Family newsletter

  On the 1st and 15th of each month, draft the class newsletter in Google Docs from my Classroom posts and the upcoming due dates, for me to edit.

  Brea writes the first draft so the newsletter goes out on time.

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  • Reads files

• Lesson visuals

  Make a Canva slide deck for my 7th grade water cycle lesson: a title slide, four diagram slides, and an exit ticket.

  Brea designs the slides so you only adjust what you want.

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  • Makes and edits images

• Staff channel digest

  Every weekday at 7:15, text me what was posted in my school's Microsoft Teams staff channels since yesterday: duty changes, meetings, and deadlines.

  Brea reads the channels so you catch the change before first bell.

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  • Reminders on a schedule

• Grading blocks

  Every Monday, look at what's due in my Classroom classes this week and put two grading blocks on my calendar for the days after the big deadlines.

  Brea saves time for grading before the stack shows up.

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  • Calendar

• Schoology week ahead

  Every Sunday at 7pm, sign in to Schoology and text me what's due in each of my courses this week and how many submissions are waiting to be graded.

  Brea checks Schoology with your saved login and sends one short summary.

  • Uses websites for you
  • Reminders on a schedule

• Seesaw announcement

  Sign in to Seesaw and draft an announcement to my class's families about the zoo trip on May 9 and the permission slips due May 2. Show it to me before you post it.

  Brea writes the announcement in Seesaw with your saved login and posts it only after you approve.

  • Uses websites for you

• Classroom supply list

  Make a list of the supplies my spring lesson plans in Google Drive call for, and find the best prices on glue sticks, graph paper, and dry-erase markers.

  Brea reads your plans, builds the list, and compares prices for you.

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  • Searches the web
  • Reads files

• PD hours log

  When a professional development certificate lands in my Gmail, save it to my PD folder in Google Drive and add the hours to my PD tracker sheet.

  Brea keeps your certificates and hours ready for renewal time.

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