I had to give him the look 😳🤦🏽♀️ he’s like what?! I said I am watching Miss May! Husband: oh is she the one in Iowa. Me: she has family in Iowa yes Husband: oh. Ok. Me: she is giving really good advice so I need to watch this. Husband: ok I’m gonna go work out Me: ok! 👋 Me internally: now to binge watch some miss may videos! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thank you so much for taking time out of your summer to make this video! I took notes while watching and think this will be a game changer for me! I'm also interested in how you manage absent/make up work and unfinished work. Thanks again for all your love, positivity, and helping others! Love you!
Miss May, I am an intern at architecture and design firm that does K through 12 schools exclusively. I would love for you to make a video about pet peeves about school design if you can think of any, such as not having enough room in certain places, the location of classrooms and workrooms, etc. If that makes any sense I feel like it would be an interesting video, at least for me, haha! It might give some of us a better idea of things that work and things that don't work. The firm that I work for has a lot of schools that use flexible lounge seating for small groups outside of the classrooms and I just want to hear about your experience with student learning depending on what types of furniture is used. Do students work better in traditional settings? How much does the environment really affect student learning and engagement? What do you wish to see in the future of school design? It is a big business but most everyone in the industry really have the kids' best interests in mind.
I have gone through desk and no desk phases over the years. I finally use an IKEA storage cube to at least have a command center to work from! 😉. I do believe we all should revisit our organization during the summer. Now you’ve got me thinking.... Thanks for sharing!
I’m gonna try to get more organized this year! You have motivated me with the crayon and pencils sterilite organization and now the binders!! Thank you ❤️
Tackling Paperwork is a huge challenge for teachers! So True Miss May. It's can be overwhelming. . I like your binder system. Putting it in alphabetical order is a great idea. Thanks for all your helpful tips. 👍 I would like to see more of what is in your small group binders. A video on that would be great. Every piece of paper should have a home. I'm going to start your system.
Great ideas as usual! I’ve always just had one MASSIVE binder for my whole class, but what a great idea to have individual student binders to house all of the paperwork that comes with each child. I LOVE binders! As a matter of fact, as I was going through all of my things preparing for my big move up two floors I came across a whole slew of beautiful shiny new ones!!! 😍 I shouldn’t have to buy a binder again! LOL! Binders are such a great way to keep yourself together and you can make them look so cute too, so it’s a win-win!! Thank you for always sharing your FAB ideas! ❤️ and hugs!!!
Miss May, thank you SO much for this!!! I just finished my first year of teaching, and I honestly had no idea there would be so.much.paperwork! At times, I felt like I was drowning in it. These tips are so helpful; I can't wait to implement them in year two!
I love the idea of student binders!!!! Instead of storing IEPs in one place, contact info in another, etc. I am totally trying this! Thank you, Miss May!
I use binders for almost everything also. I use a color code system though. Red =math, blue = reading, green= science, etc.. This helps me quickly find what I need at a glance. Could you do a video on how you organize your documentation related to your evaluation as a teacher? For example..we have to maintain logs of communication, professional developments( workshops), participation in school events, grade level meetings, etc..
Love your binder organisation! My team teachers and I have been moved into one small classroom due to construction on the school so we had to be creative with our teacher desks. We still have them but it’s a lot more compact using an L shape desk for 3 teachers. I can see the benefits of just chucking it out and using the space for something else.
Thanks for this video Miss May! You put my mind at ease. On the last day I traded out my smaller u shaped table for a bigger horshoe shaped one. Then I stuck my teachers desk in the hallway with a note to please return it to the storeroom. My desk was always cluttered and when I cleaned it out it was full of nothing more than stickers and junk! And like you I never really sit down anyway unless I'm meeting with small groups. I'm so excited about trying to get more organized for my 2nd year. Can't stand a messy workspace. Looking forward to seeing what you keep in your binders!💜
OMG! The last 2 years I tossed my teacher desk out as well! I just have a small table located near my Promethean board. This has really saved me from having clutter or stacks or unorganized paperwork. I received binders from Donors choose which is always a good option for teachers as well. I look forward to your Guided Math & Guided Reading videos. Thanks again!
I absolutely LOVE not having a teacher desk too!!!! I just uploaded my guided reading binder video. Thank you for ALWAYS supporting my channel DeNay. Pray you're having a FAB summer. ((HUGS))
Miss Mae, I am blessed by your videos. I watched three of them while grading papers at home on the weekend. LOL I was just hired seven weeks ago. Do you have a video regarding a grade book?
Hahah I have considered getting rid of my desk but it hides all the baskets and containers I hoard! Also I have a basket for everything, like you have binders. Also I have started making piles ll over my working tables lol so even if I get rid of it... my working group table may be the next victim...uhhh paper!
This was right on time after my annual eval. The note is always "classroom is clean but appears cluttered in places". those places are the homes for my Perpetual stacks of papers. and it's crazy because I teach Pre-K but there are so many papers and assessments and more papers that I put them in a place thinking I'm going to get to them later but it turned into much later. I feel you on that bag going home or a "box of good intentions" lol. I'm just ready for a fresh start that department. Thanks again.
Do you use page protectors? I have all my units in binders and page protectors because I don't like the holes in my papers that I send home. However, that gets expensive and I heard many times in your video that you just hole punch and stick it in. That sounds really freeing actually. Do the holes bother you in your copies? I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE all your videos! Thanks for keeping it real and being soooo positive!
No page protectors for me. I have everything saved digitally that I need or may need year after year. So I don’t have a filing cabinet with folders and papers to refer back to. I just find what I need to copy or use on my drive. ((Hugs))
Awesome! Do you have a way to store examples of art projects and centers you've made? Like a box or container? Or do you keep those in binders? Sorry for all the questions but I just love how you do things.
Hi! I hear so many teachers talk negatively about this career choice, lack of money, bad conditions, etc. I feel a call to eventually become a teacher, but feel discouraged by the negativity. Can you discuss this topic at all? Is there truth to it? Is it worth it? Is it ok to become a teacher later in life? Currently, I’m a nurse and homeschool mom. Nurses generally make good money and have flexibility. I’d hate to give that up but teaching calls my heart. P.s. thank you for your positivity! 🤍
I would say go with what's calling you. I can only speak for myself. I LOVE being a teacher. There's stress and chaos in every profession. I have some rough times, but my experience as a teacher has been amazing. ((HUGS))
Love the binder system!! I like the idea of having a binder for each student. I use file folders now because of limited space. Thanks for sharing!!❤️❤️ #nomoreteacherdesk 😄
Great tips, thank you! I want to keep some form of data binder for each student this year, which will be a first for me. I’m SO not a numbers person, so I’m trying to be brave.😊
I have been teacher desk free for 4 years and I love it! However, my principal sent us a message recently that said everyone should have a teacher desk in their room to keep the kidney table clean... I, of course, will advocate for me not to have my teacher desk. Especially since I can better organize my kids finished paperwork now after watching your video. In this video, you mentioned portfolios and I was wondering if you can share more about your portfolios. In my district, we have to keep student portfolios of their work and this is where my PILES of paper accumulated (ugh!). I like your idea about a binder for each child, however, I will 1 of 2 of the math/sci people for my grade level... that would be a lot of binders (30+). I know eventually the finished work bin would get full with kid work if you are using them as a portfolio, so where do you put finished graded work? Or how do you organize it? Thanks.:)
Do you file and keep the binder contents? Or is it send home stuff? I have a personal file for each student and another file for our DLCT that gets passed to the next teacher, if I did a binder for each student maybe id make it a portfolio for parent conferences but make it a send home thing at the end of the year. ?
I am not allow to take my teacher desk out of my room. However, I have it tuck away in the back of my room. I am never at my desk. I do use it to store teacher only items. I would love to use the space it takes up.
Ha! This is what I was searching for in the comments! I didn't want to ask an already answered question. Kudos to the parent who created the shirt for you. It's very beautiful!
Thank you for making this video this is my 5th year and this is what I struggled with for the last four years which causes clutter! By the way where did you get that shirt I love it!
That moment ur husband keeps talking to you while ur watching miss may 🤐🙄😡🤦🏽♀️
I had to give him the look 😳🤦🏽♀️ he’s like what?! I said I am watching Miss May!
Husband: oh is she the one in Iowa.
Me: she has family in Iowa yes
Husband: oh. Ok.
Me: she is giving really good advice so I need to watch this.
Husband: ok I’m gonna go work out
Me: ok! 👋
Me internally: now to binge watch some miss may videos! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@ashleykofoed1646 😂😂
Thank you so much for taking time out of your summer to make this video! I took notes while watching and think this will be a game changer for me! I'm also interested in how you manage absent/make up work and unfinished work. Thanks again for all your love, positivity, and helping others! Love you!
You’re so welcome. ((Hugs))
Miss May, I am an intern at architecture and design firm that does K through 12 schools exclusively. I would love for you to make a video about pet peeves about school design if you can think of any, such as not having enough room in certain places, the location of classrooms and workrooms, etc. If that makes any sense I feel like it would be an interesting video, at least for me, haha! It might give some of us a better idea of things that work and things that don't work. The firm that I work for has a lot of schools that use flexible lounge seating for small groups outside of the classrooms and I just want to hear about your experience with student learning depending on what types of furniture is used. Do students work better in traditional settings? How much does the environment really affect student learning and engagement? What do you wish to see in the future of school design? It is a big business but most everyone in the industry really have the kids' best interests in mind.
Oh Miss May can I be your friend? You are amazing!
White board cupboard doors
I have gone through desk and no desk phases over the years. I finally use an IKEA storage cube to at least have a command center to work from! 😉. I do believe we all should revisit our organization during the summer. Now you’ve got me thinking.... Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching. ((Hugs))
I’m gonna try to get more organized this year! You have motivated me with the crayon and pencils sterilite organization and now the binders!! Thank you ❤️
YAY!!!! ((HUGS))
Tackling Paperwork is a huge challenge for teachers! So True Miss May. It's can be overwhelming. . I like your binder system. Putting it in alphabetical order is a great idea. Thanks for all your helpful tips. 👍 I would like to see more of what is in your small group binders. A video on that would be great. Every piece of paper should have a home. I'm going to start your system.
It can be overwhelming Dan. Happy organizing to you! ((Hugs))
Thanks.
One FAB Teacher yes Miss May: a small group binder video would be great for your math and reading groups 💕
Great tips Miss May 👍🏽 I'm glad you're enjoying your summer to the fullest 💖
I really am! Thank you! ((HUGS))
I like your channel. I m burning out because of the load and all if the paperwork. Your videos just make me feel better. Thank you.
Great ideas as usual!
I’ve always just had one MASSIVE binder for my whole class, but what a great idea to have individual student binders to house all of the paperwork that comes with each child.
I LOVE binders! As a matter of fact, as I was going through all of my things preparing for my big move up two floors I came across a whole slew of beautiful shiny new ones!!! 😍 I shouldn’t have to buy a binder again! LOL! Binders are such a great way to keep yourself together and you can make them look so cute too, so it’s a win-win!!
Thank you for always sharing your FAB ideas!
❤️ and hugs!!!
Thank you for always supporting! ((Hugs))
One FAB Teacher always, my friend! ALWAYS! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I love using binders too. Another great place to get them for cheap are second hand stores.
Thank you for watching. ((HUGS))
I’m trying to get back in the classroom. Thank you for your expertise! You are amazing.
Thank you! ((HUGS))
Miss May, thank you SO much for this!!! I just finished my first year of teaching, and I honestly had no idea there would be so.much.paperwork! At times, I felt like I was drowning in it. These tips are so helpful; I can't wait to implement them in year two!
You are so welcome. That darn paperwork can definitely be a BEAST! Thanks so much for watching! ((HUGS))
I love the idea of student binders!!!! Instead of storing IEPs in one place, contact info in another, etc. I am totally trying this! Thank you, Miss May!
Yes, try it. It’s nice to have all their stuff in one place for sure. ((Hugs))
One FAB Teacher I meant to ask, what does your shirt say? And where did you get it?
I use binders for almost everything also. I use a color code system though. Red =math, blue = reading, green= science, etc.. This helps me quickly find what I need at a glance. Could you do a video on how you organize your documentation related to your evaluation as a teacher? For example..we have to maintain logs of communication, professional developments( workshops), participation in school events, grade level meetings, etc..
I don’t really have much of a binder for myself due to almost everything being digital in my district. Thank you for watching. ((Hugs))
Love your binder organisation! My team teachers and I have been moved into one small classroom due to construction on the school so we had to be creative with our teacher desks. We still have them but it’s a lot more compact using an L shape desk for 3 teachers. I can see the benefits of just chucking it out and using the space for something else.
Thank you for watching. ((Hugs))
Binders!!! YASS!!! You could do a whole series on this! Can’t wait to see more!!!
Thank you for watching. ((Hugs))
Thanks for this video Miss May! You put my mind at ease. On the last day I traded out my smaller u shaped table for a bigger horshoe shaped one. Then I stuck my teachers desk in the hallway with a note to please return it to the storeroom. My desk was always cluttered and when I cleaned it out it was full of nothing more than stickers and junk! And like you I never really sit down anyway unless I'm meeting with small groups. I'm so excited about trying to get more organized for my 2nd year. Can't stand a messy workspace. Looking forward to seeing what you keep in your binders!💜
I can’t stand a messy workspace either. So glad your job is going well. Thank you for watching and always supporting me. ((Hugs))
OMG! The last 2 years I tossed my teacher desk out as well! I just have a small table located near my Promethean board. This has really saved me from having clutter or stacks or unorganized paperwork. I received binders from Donors choose which is always a good option for teachers as well. I look forward to your Guided Math & Guided Reading videos. Thanks again!
I absolutely LOVE not having a teacher desk too!!!! I just uploaded my guided reading binder video. Thank you for ALWAYS supporting my channel DeNay. Pray you're having a FAB summer. ((HUGS))
Miss Mae, I am blessed by your videos. I watched three of them while grading papers at home on the weekend. LOL I was just hired seven weeks ago. Do you have a video regarding a grade book?
Awww, thank you so much for watching. I don't have any videos on grade book. ((HUGS))
I got rid of my desk about 4 years ago. It’s great! Home base for me now is my group table!
Amen to NO desk! That's my home base too and I LOVE IT!! Thank you soooo much for watching sunshine. ((HUGS))
Heeey!! I just randomly found your page and I was like OMG. So glad to see you’re doing well!!!! 💕💕 -Nichelle
Hi Nichelle! Good to see you! ((Hugs))
Love it! Just what I needed! Blessings Ms. May😊
Thank you and many blessings to you sunshine. ((Hugs))
Now with school districts using onenote or other tech ways to take notes do you still use binders to keep track of everything
I love this video so much! Thank you! Do your students use a take home folder in addition to this one?
I’m actually going to email you! I’d love to connect. I’m going into my third year (K-1 private school) but I still feel SO new!
Hahah I have considered getting rid of my desk but it hides all the baskets and containers I hoard! Also I have a basket for everything, like you have binders. Also I have started making piles ll over my working tables lol so even if I get rid of it... my working group table may be the next victim...uhhh paper!
You are my new hero!!
How do you determine what to send home? How do you prep for lesson plans?
This was right on time after my annual eval. The note is always "classroom is clean but appears cluttered in places". those places are the homes for my Perpetual stacks of papers. and it's crazy because I teach Pre-K but there are so many papers and assessments and more papers that I put them in a place thinking I'm going to get to them later but it turned into much later. I feel you on that bag going home or a "box of good intentions" lol. I'm just ready for a fresh start that department. Thanks again.
I totally get it. The beauty in this career is every year we get a fresh start. ((Hugs))
Do you use page protectors? I have all my units in binders and page protectors because I don't like the holes in my papers that I send home. However, that gets expensive and I heard many times in your video that you just hole punch and stick it in. That sounds really freeing actually. Do the holes bother you in your copies? I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE all your videos! Thanks for keeping it real and being soooo positive!
No page protectors for me. I have everything saved digitally that I need or may need year after year. So I don’t have a filing cabinet with folders and papers to refer back to. I just find what I need to copy or use on my drive. ((Hugs))
Awesome! Do you have a way to store examples of art projects and centers you've made? Like a box or container? Or do you keep those in binders? Sorry for all the questions but I just love how you do things.
Hi! I hear so many teachers talk negatively about this career choice, lack of money, bad conditions, etc. I feel a call to eventually become a teacher, but feel discouraged by the negativity. Can you discuss this topic at all? Is there truth to it? Is it worth it? Is it ok to become a teacher later in life? Currently, I’m a nurse and homeschool mom. Nurses generally make good money and have flexibility. I’d hate to give that up but teaching calls my heart.
P.s. thank you for your positivity! 🤍
I would say go with what's calling you. I can only speak for myself. I LOVE being a teacher. There's stress and chaos in every profession. I have some rough times, but my experience as a teacher has been amazing. ((HUGS))
I love this video! Could you do a video on how you setup portfolios with a mock example please?
I will do my best. ((Hugs))
Love the binder system!! I like the idea of having a binder for each student. I use file folders now because of limited space. Thanks for sharing!!❤️❤️ #nomoreteacherdesk 😄
Thank you for watching. Yes, #nomoreteacherdesk ((hugs))
Great tips, thank you! I want to keep some form of data binder for each student this year, which will be a first for me. I’m SO not a numbers person, so I’m trying to be brave.😊
Stay encouraged. God has you! ((HUGS)) #bebrave
Love you Miss. May. What size binders are you using?
Yah for houston teachers!!!!!
Yes, love! I absolutely adore it here. I just moved to a brand new school outside Houston, and it is amazing. ❤️💜
I have been teacher desk free for 4 years and I love it! However, my principal sent us a message recently that said everyone should have a teacher desk in their room to keep the kidney table clean... I, of course, will advocate for me not to have my teacher desk. Especially since I can better organize my kids finished paperwork now after watching your video. In this video, you mentioned portfolios and I was wondering if you can share more about your portfolios. In my district, we have to keep student portfolios of their work and this is where my PILES of paper accumulated (ugh!). I like your idea about a binder for each child, however, I will 1 of 2 of the math/sci people for my grade level... that would be a lot of binders (30+). I know eventually the finished work bin would get full with kid work if you are using them as a portfolio, so where do you put finished graded work? Or how do you organize it? Thanks.:)
Ultimately, what happens to all that paperwork and where do you store all those binders?
Because I store things in my teacher desk.
Papers shredded and binders stored in my cabinets.
Do you file and keep the binder contents? Or is it send home stuff? I have a personal file for each student and another file for our DLCT that gets passed to the next teacher, if I did a binder for each student maybe id make it a portfolio for parent conferences but make it a send home thing at the end of the year. ?
What is is the student binders? How do you organize work samples?
Thank you, love you, God bless you ❤🙏😊
Awww, you are so very welcome. God Bless! ((Hugs))
I am not allow to take my teacher desk out of my room. However, I have it tuck away in the back of my room. I am never at my desk. I do use it to store teacher only items. I would love to use the space it takes up.
Bummer! At least you can tuck it away. Maybe, you could use it as a space for the kids. Thank you for watching. ((HUGS))
You can use the teacher desk as a reward spot for kids! My students love to sit at the big desk :)
Where did you get your shirt? It’s too cute!
Thank you! A parent made it for me. ((HUGS))
Ha! This is what I was searching for in the comments! I didn't want to ask an already answered question. Kudos to the parent who created the shirt for you. It's very beautiful!
Please flip through a few binders ms may! I'm a new teacher and would just love to see a few subjects !!!
I will post a video on my small group binders. ((Hugs))
It took me 1 year to conclude that I DID not want nor need a desk. I have a table instead. I am slowly considering letting it go as well!
Thank you for making this video this is my 5th year and this is what I struggled with for the last four years which causes clutter! By the way where did you get that shirt I love it!
Thank you for watching. A parent made it for me. ((HUGS))
I had to fight to get rid of my teacher desk. Admin is big on everyone having one. It was the best decision.
Amen! I do love not having a teacher desk! ((Hugs))
@@OneFABTeacher They say I am grandfathed in and aren't letting anyone get rid of theirs.🤷♀️🤦
Can you do a video of how to deal with difficult parents? Specifically how to encourage them to care about their children’s academics? Thank you 😊
I’ve done that video. ((Hugs))
Binders!!!! Yes!!!!
YAY!!! ((HUGS))
Hi Miss May are your binder covers on teachers pay teachers?
Hi, sunshine! Here you go www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Miss-Mays-Editable-Binder-Covers-3866759
((HUGS))
I was going to ask as well- love it! Glad I looked to see if someone else asked first. Went ahead and bought it! Thank you!!!
OMG YOU are wonderful! Can we be friends??? I wanna hang with you and let your organization rub off on me. I'll bring you chocolate !
Love the video ~!! What editor do you use?
Thank you. I use iMovie ((Hugs))
Awesome I love you so much 👍🏾
Thank you. ((HUGS))
I got to have a Teacher's desk! What is the next solution?
Lololol ((Hugs))
What about keeping the kids work.samples. We keep it in folders.
It all goes in the binder. Thank you for watching. ((Hugs))
Hello new teacher from New Jersey
Hello, sunshine! ((HUGS))
Yayyyyy! You responded!!!!
What is your teacher pay teacher
?
One fab teacher ((Hugs))