It’s summer, so of course I am spending my time thinking about how I can do things differently next year. I have lots of huge plans including web based portfolios and totally revamping my grading system. Not to mention lots of new lessons to write with all the fantastic strategies I learned during my gifted endorsement class this year.

One management thing I am considering very seriously are class jobs for my students. I’ve had the opportunity to visit many elementary classrooms, and teachers there are so good at giving students a job to do – and hence a more important sense of belonging in the classroom community. I have given some thought to jobs that students could do that would be worthwhile and not feel to kiddie.

Here’s what I have so far. Feel free to leave comments about other jobs I could use or any success you have had using class jobs with middle schoolers.

• videographer
• photographer
• blog editor
• notebook editor
• supply coordinator
• graded work distributor
• tech support
• bulletin board artist
• absent student liaison
• video editor
• photo scrapbooker

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