#planboard

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Picto: Change On my Picto Planboard I can see the structure and activities for the rest of the day. It makes me feel safe and secure that nothing unexpected will happen and it reduces my anxiety and stress. Change however is inevitable. There can be many reasons why things, situations or plans suddenly change. It can be hard for me to understand why and even harder to adjust to what is expected of me now. The Change Picto will indicate that there will be some sort of amendment in what I was expecting. Hand me this Picto and tell me what is going to happen, show me which Picto changes for another and explain to me: why? Managing expectations is very important and being open about changes and showing how they improve the situation, might make me less scared of them. I can also use the change Picto to indicate that I would like to rearrange the order of activities on my plan board. Change can be exiting and can bring a new perspective, new ideas and fun challenges. Even though inevitable, when embraced with curiosity change can open doors to new adventures. Are you ready to make a big change together? #picto #change #inevitable #embrace #adventures #bigchange #areyouready #planboard #opendoors #specialseeds

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Planboard

This app will CHANGE YOUR LIFE as a teacher. While it was originally only a website and iPad app, it has recently become an iPhone app. Let me tell you, planning for me as a student teacher was ridiculously hard. I struggled with it a lot in the beginning. My most recent mentor teacher really helped me figure out how to plan not only for the next class, but several weeks in advance. 

The one thing about planning in advance, is that you can’t, and won’t, always make a lesson that’s perfect for your classes. What might work well for 2nd period, might fall flat in 3rd. This is where Planboard swoops in to save you. Like many beginning teachers, I planned my units out on school/teacher preparation templates. While these templates helped me incorporate guided instruction, guided practice, the hook, etc. they weren’t the easiest to differentiate with. It was also a tedious and time consuming act to navigate between one or more template to make sure that an observer or administrator had the right template. For my own benefit, Planboard was MY scheduling tool. It helped me to edit my plans and write them out in a way that I understood it. It would also send me emails to tell me if I had planned for the next day or not. I was able to set up specific periods and either copy and paste the same plan or differentiate as needed. 

I didn’t get the chance to utilize the app as much as I would have liked to because it only came out recently. But, (if you have data on your phone or access to wifi) YOU CAN PLAN on your commute. So every time you are in line for coffee, while in the bathroom (gross but efficient), wherever you are required to wait you can get your planning done! This should hopefully give you some extra time to grade. I know I always needed it. 

Extra bonus point: this app is FREE. So all you broke/poor teachers can catch a break this time. 

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Planboard - Lesson planning made easy for teachers

Planboard helps teachers streamline lesson plans, find resources, and collaborate with others. Align with school's schedule. Integrate and track curriculum standards, such as Common Core State Standards, Ontario Curriculums, TEKS, and more. Share lesson plans to the world and collaborate with colleagues.

Oh my god, guys, this is fantastic. I've had it bookmarked for ages, but last year I was already set into doing things by hand. I recommend this for all the teacher-types out there. It's the perfect time to check it out, since we're just getting ready for the new school year here!