COURSE TITLE:

ORGANIZING FROM THE INSIDE OUT

NO. OF CREDITS:

3 QUARTER CREDITS
[semester equivalent = 2.00 credits]

WA CLOCK HRS:  
OREGON PDUs:  
PENNSYLVANIA ACT 48:  		 30
30
30

INSTRUCTOR:

Mary Ann Johnson
maryajohnson-advisor@comcast.net

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

As a teacher, there are so many different things you have to keep track of and organize.

Do you feel a bit overwhelmed? Would you like to be more organized?

Have you ever had a student who did his or her homework but just couldn’t find it?

Would you like to know more about helping disorganized students?

Would you like to know about more online resources that can help you organize classroom volunteers, documents, pictures, and other online resources?

This class will teach you about your personal, and organizational style and how to reach your goals. You will learn three effective strategies that can be used to organize your desk, your classroom, your filing cabinet, and even your workspaces at home. You will learn how to use online resources so you can work smarter, not harder. You will also learn how to help disorganized students and families. 

 

(This course is not available for Group Collaboration. Each assignment must be completed individually.)

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon completion of this course, participants will have:

  1. Learned what is holding you back in organizing your teaching and working spaces.
  2. Learned about online resources that can help you organize classroom volunteers, documents, pictures and other forms of media.
  3. Determined what zones you and your students use most in the classroom.       
  4. Defined your goals and activities for becoming more organized.
  5. Created a map of how you would like to organize your classroom.
  6. Learned how to make time tangible and use this skill to improve time organization for you and your students.   

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Completion of all specified assignments is required for issuance of hours or credit.  The Heritage Institute does not award partial credit. 

 

HOURS EARNED:
Completing the basic assignments (Section A. Information Acquisition) for this course automatically earns participant’s their choice of CEUs (Continuing Education Units), Washington State Clock Hours, Oregon PDUs, or Pennsylvania ACT 48 Hours. The Heritage Institute offers CEUs and is an approved provider of Washington State Clock Hours, Oregon PDUs, and Pennsylvania ACT 48 Hours.

 

UNIVERSITY QUARTER CREDIT INFORMATION

REQUIREMENTS FOR UNIVERSITY QUARTER CREDIT
Continuing Education Quarter credits are awarded by Antioch University Seattle (AUS). AUS requires 75% or better for credit at the 400 level and 85% or better to issue credit at the 500 level. These criteria refer both to the amount and quality of work submitted.

  1. Completion of Information Acquisition assignments 30%
  2. Completion of Learning Application assignments 40%
  3. Completion of Integration Paper assignment 30%

 

CREDIT/NO CREDIT (No Letter Grades or Numeric Equivalents on Transcripts)
Antioch University Seattle (AUS) Continuing Education Quarter credit is offered on a Credit/No Credit basis; neither letter grades nor numeric equivalents are on a transcript. 400 level credit is equal to a "C" or better, 500 level credit is equal to a "B" or better. This information is on the back of the transcript.

AUS Continuing Education quarter credits may or may not be accepted into degree programs. Prior to registering determine with your district personnel, department head, or state education office the acceptability of these credits for your purpose.

ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

REQUIRED TEXT

Organizing from the Inside Out. It is available new for $10.20 and used for $1.

  • Organizing from the Inside Out, Second Edition: The Foolproof System For Organizing Your Home, Your Office and Your Life
    ISBN# 0805075895
    by Morgenstern, Julie
    Holt McDougal

    Buy from Amazon

MATERIALS FEE

Used text cost at Amazon.com starts at about $1

QUALIFICATIONS FOR TEACHING THIS COURSE:

Mary Ann Johnson, M.Ed Adm. has worked with students of all levels, from alternative high school to gifted classes. She has also been a junior high vice principal and is now working with teachers for continuing education in classes, distance learning and building leadership groups. She is a teacher emeritus who has led seminars for educators which focus on developing a quality learner environment for students and for teachers. Her courses are research-based and resonate with user-friendly and energizing content.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

ORGANIZING FROM THE INSIDE OUT

Boushey, G., Moser, J. The Daily Five: Fostering Literacy Independence in the Elementary Grades. 2014. Portland, Main: Stenhouse Publishers. ISBN-10: 9781571104298  Designed to help teachers organize their reading block and more time teaching, this book demonstrates to teachers how to have students become independent learners during literacy time. There are also ideas about organizing classroom libraries and other spaces used for reading time. Teachers have students read to self, read to a partner, listen to reading, write and work on word work while the teacher conferences and works with small groups. This teaches you how to organize your literacy block so you are not having the students do busy work, which you will then need to grade.
Covey, Stephen, Merrill A. Roger, and Merrill, Rebecca R, First Things First,1996, Fireside, pb, 371 pages.  The problems of time management are addressed for people who feel they are squeezed when their personal life goals and the rest of their life are out of balance.  The key difference lies in analyzing  how to balance the clock and the compass.  Sometimes it is a wake-up call that makes this a timely book, and sometimes it is just a vague feeling of dissonance, but you will find some interesting self-reflections in this book with a look at the eight approaches to time management, and how to tell which is the best to bring your life into balance.  Also available as an audio book!
Jones, F. Fred Jones. Tools for Teaching: Discipline, Instruction, Motivation, 3rd Edition, 2013. Santa Cruz: Fredric H. Jones Associates.
ISBN-10: 9780965026321   While this book has a lot of information on motivation and discipline, it has some invaluable chapters on how to organize the classroom space to increase on-task behavior for students. The book includes many different layouts for the classroom.
McGonigal, Kelly, The Willpower Instinct:  How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It, 2013, Avery Publications, pb, 275 pages. It doesn’t take long to see how many ways this highly readable book will impact your thinking about your own effectiveness in accomplishing your goals in all areas of your life.  It is written by a Stanford PhD who teaches a life course that is among the most popular in the history of Stanford’s Continuing Studies program,. She also writes for Psychology Today.  You will find yourself on every page!
Morgenstern, Julie and Morgenstern-Colón, Jessi, Organizing from the Inside Out for Teenagers:  The Foolproof System for Organizing Your Room, Your Time and Your Life, 2002, pb, unknown publisher, but available from 3rd party sources on Amazon.
Morgenstern, Julie. Time Management from the Inside Out: The Foolproof System for Taking Control of Your Schedule and Your Life. 2004. New York: Henry Holt and Company.  ISBN 978-0-8050-7590-8.  This book teaches a variety of skills for time management, or organizing your time, and how to create a life balance that is designed for your life.
Morgenstern, Julie. Organizing from the Inside Out, Second Edition: The Foolproof System For Organizing Your Home, Your Office and Your Life. 2004. New York: Henry Holt and Company. ISBN-978-0-8050-7589-2.  This book focuses on organizing spaces using your own personal style. It includes general ideas on how to organize as well as specific strategies for different types of workspaces.
Powell, A. The Cornerstone: Classroom Management That Makes Teaching More Effective, Efficient, and Enjoyable. 2ND ed, 2009. Due Season Press.
ISBN-10: 0982312709.  Mostly for elementary teachers, this book has all sorts of templates and ideas for organizing workstations, classroom libraries, behavior management and parent contact notes.
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