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"Organization and education, when they interact with each other, they strengthen each other, they are mutually supportive." ~Noam Chomsky Help me give my students materials that will teach independence and organizational skills as I have already indicated that my gifted students need help with basic social skills. I have 31 students, and I am the only adult in the room. The students have jobs that help us run the classroom effectively, and, in turn, push the instructional agenda forward. The Mobile Storage Center will be essential for developing independence and organizational skills. I will place each group's independent tasks and daily resources to assigned bins, and table leaders will be able to access the materials when needed. When the students are done with their tasks, they will replace the materials in the assigned bins and transition to the next task in a clutter-free environment. I also emphasize how important it is to keep focused, and the timer will help students organize their tasks in order to complete assignments. In the past, I have used an electronic timer, but it required me giving up my computer to display the timer. This also prevented me from helping students who may need my computer to research information for their assignment. The writing folders will be used to help my students organize their writing as part of the Writing Process. The folder guides the students through the stages by providing checklists that they can use to help keep them on the right track. This can foster independence as the students can self monitor their writing. The paddles will be used during group turn and talks so students can organize their thinking with their partners and share their thoughts when called upon. This will prevent ideas being lost.

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"Organization and education, when they interact with each other, they strengthen each other, they are mutually supportive." ~Noam Chomsky Help me give my students materials that will teach independence and organizational skills as I have already indicated that my gifted students need help with basic social skills. I have 31 students, and I am the only adult in the room. The students have jobs that help us run the classroom effectively, and, in turn, push the instructional agenda forward. The Mobile Storage Center will be essential for developing independence and organizational skills. I will place each group's independent tasks and daily resources to assigned bins, and table leaders will be able to access the materials when needed. When the students are done with their tasks, they will replace the materials in the assigned bins and transition to the next task in a clutter-free environment. I also emphasize how important it is to keep focused, and the timer will help students organize their tasks in order to complete assignments. In the past, I have used an electronic timer, but it required me giving up my computer to display the timer. This also prevented me from helping students who may need my computer to research information for their assignment. The writing folders will be used to help my students organize their writing as part of the Writing Process. The folder guides the students through the stages by providing checklists that they can use to help keep them on the right track. This can foster independence as the students can self monitor their writing. The paddles will be used during group turn and talks so students can organize their thinking with their partners and share their thoughts when called upon. This will prevent ideas being lost.

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