229. Couch Chronicles: 5 Ways to Prepare for the End of the School Year From Your Couch!

A new alliteration means a new Teaching to the TOP series! Welcome to the Couch Chronicles where we give you actionable steps you can make to be productive right from the comfort of your own couch.  In the first of this series we want to tackle the overwhelm of the end of the school year. This is one of the busiest times of the year. You’ve got state testing, assessments, portfolios, conferences, field tips… the list goes on and on. But wouldn’t it be nice (cue the song from 50 first dates) to get a little ahead so that each day didn’t feel like you were drowning in to-dos? Well, this episode is going to share how to make that happen! In this episode we share the following ways you can prepare for the end of the year: 1. Create your end of the year checklist 2. Clean out your Google Drive 3. Clean out your email 4. Clean out your LMS 5. Create any EOY materials (letter templates, event reminders, etc.)  Don’t forget to check out the NEW 2024-2025 Digital Planners that are in our store! You can visit our store www.teachingonthedouble.com/store to grab your planner now and try out these new strategies. LINKS: 124. Plan With Us: How to Conquer the End of the School Year 125. TOP Tips for Packing Up Your Classroom SUBMIT YOUR TIME SUCKING HURDLE! We want to know what is sucking up all of your time either as a teacher or just a person. Head over to our website and submit your TSH so that you can have a chance to be featured on the podcast! SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW Are you subscribed to our podcast? If you’re not, I want to encourage you to do that today. I don’t want you to miss an episode. Click here to subscribe to iTunes! Now if you’re feeling extra loving, We would be really grateful if you left us a review over on iTunes, too. Those reviews help other people find our podcast and they’re also fun for us to go in and read. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let us know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you!