Discuss how organizational skills can be applied to effective teaching.

Discussion should include organizational skills such as 

  • time management 
  • prioritizing 
  • preparation 
  • goal setting 
  • organizing a physical (classroom) space 
  • follow-through. 

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking 

  • How can teachers motivate an unmotivated learner? 
  • Which organizational skills do you to need to improve? 

Communication 

  • Why is it important to communicate rules clearly to students? How might teachers do this? 
  • How do rubrics help students and teachers organize time spent on assignments? 

Leadership 

  • Why is it important to enforce consequences for students who break the rules? 
  • How might a teacher meet the needs of all learners? 

Management 

  • How do classroom organization and management skills make teaching easier? 
  • What are the consequences of not applying organizational skills in the classroom?