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Classroom Record Keeping Made Simple

Tips for Time-Strapped Teachers

By: Diane Mierzwik

Transform record keeping from a dreaded chore into a strategy for success!

This enlightening text provides tips, strategies, and best practices for teachers to find additional daily time and improve documentation through better record-keeping management. Teachers will be able to save time and find greater success in the classroom as they learn to:

Develop lifelong habits in good record keeping
Help their school meet accountability measures while reducing liability threats
Discover the real-life benefits that result from good record keeping
Learn how to tailor record-keeping strategies to meet the needs of special populations, parents, and more

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Product Details

Grade Level: PreK-12
ISBN: 9781412914574
Published By: Corwin
Year: 2005
Page Count: 120
Publication date: August 25, 2005

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"Record Keeping Made Simple provides excellent tips and would be perfect for both new and experienced teachers. I picked up a number of useful pointers that I had never thought of in my 28 years of teaching."
Sharon Jeffery, National Board Certified Teacher
Plymouth Public Schools, MA

"This book will help teachers deal effectively with students and parents, protect themselves with adequate and proper documentation, and improve student achievement. It's also easy to read and gets to the point."
Charles F. Adamchik, Jr. Director of Curriculum
Learning Sciences International, Blairsville, PA

Transform record keeping from a dreaded chore into a strategy for success!

It's no secret that even the most successful teachers struggle to make the best use of their time. This enlightening text provides tips, strategies, and best practices for how all teachers-from novices to veterans-can find additional daily time while also improving documentation through better record-keeping management. Included in this resource are dozens of reproducible forms to assist teachers in maintaining accurate records, from lesson plans to records of parent-teacher conferences.

These forms, along with invaluable author insight, will assist teachers in:

Developing lifelong habits in good record keeping
Helping their school meet accountability measures while reducing liability threats
Discovering the real-life benefits that result from good record keeping
Learning how to tailor record-keeping strategies to meet the needs of special populations, parents, and more

Learn how fast and accurate record keeping can save time and result in even more successful teaching!

Author(s)

Diane Mierzwik

Diane Mierzwik currently teaches seventh and eighth grade English at Parkview Middle School for the Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District in California. In her 16 years of teaching, she has had experience with first- through 12th graders. She has been Gifted And Talented Education coordinator, Leadership team member, Department Head, a mentor teacher, completed the Inland Empire Writing Project, and served as a Language Arts consultant for the California Language Arts Project. She is also the author of Quick and Easy Ways to Connect With Students and Their Parents, available from Corwin Press, and Wishes in the Field, a middle grade historical fiction novel.

Table of Contents

Preface

About the Author

1. Instructional Records

2. Grading and Assessment Records

3. Classroom Management Records

4. Parent Contact Records

5. Special Needs and Accommodation Records

6. Using Your Records in Administrator and Parent Meetings

Resources

References

Index

Reviews

"Record Keeping Made Simple provides excellent tips and would be perfect for both new and experienced teachers. I picked up a number of useful pointers that I had never thought of in my 28 years of teaching."

Sharon Jeffery, National Board Certified Teacher
Plymouth Public Schools, MA

"This book will help teachers deal effectively with students and parents, protect themselves with adequate and proper documentation, and improve student achievement. It's also easy to read and gets to the point."

Charles F. Adamchik, Jr., Director of Curriculum
Learning Sciences International, Blairsville, PA

"This text is a must-have for any educator in any classroom setting . . . simple strategies to use for teachers who are short on time."

Chantal E. Wesley, M.Ed., Teacher
San Andreas High School, Highland, CA

"Mierzwik's worksheets are easy to use. Her anecdotal style takes the reader aside and states clearly what works and why. The reader has the feeling of talking to a trusted colleague who shares both her pitfalls and successes."

Susan Blake, Veteran Teacher
Val Verde School District, CA

"This wonderful resource allows you to try different methods of record keeping, finding what works for you and changing what doesn't. If you are looking for a resource to help you manage the endless paper trail that is such an integral part of teaching, this book is definitely a resource to consider—whether you have been teaching for two years or 30."

Professionally Speaking, June 2007

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