SWMS Binder

The Importance
of Keeping
Binders to Stay
Organized

M AX I MI Z E Y OU R E F FI C I E N C Y

A ND MI N I MI Z E Y OU R S TR E S S

W I T H B I ND E RS

"Ring-ing in Success: Why
Binder Organization Matters"

•Improves academic performance

•Reduces stress and anxiety

•Enhances time management skills

•Develops lifelong organizational habits

Open Ended

Why does binder organization matter?

"Un-bind-lievable Chaos: The Costs of
Disorganiztion"

• Lost assignments and important documents

• Wasted time searching for materials

• Increased stress and frustration

• Potential impact on grades and learning

Open Ended

What are some of the "costs" of a disorganized binder?

"Hole-y Smokes: The Benefits of an Organized Binder

• Easy access to materials when needed

• Better preparation for classes and exams

• Improved focus and productivity

• Reduced clutter and mental load

• Good practice for college and beyond

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How can an organized binder help you be more successful this year?

Agendas

Agendas are a great way to stay organized and keep track of your assignments!
You can use a paper agenda or
You can use the Outlook Calendar to keep track of your assignments.

Outlook Agendas

Teams is connected to your Outlook calendar
Teachers can send your calendar due dates when they make you assignments in Teams.
You can also add dates to your Outlook Calendar to help keep track of assignments and events.

Binder Checks

Binder Checks are done Every Week

Your binders will be checked by a different teacher every week for a grade.
You will do Peer Binder checks every Thursday during AVID Up Enrichment

Materials and Supplies

Every student should have a 2" Binder

Each binder should have 7 labeled dividers, 1 per class including Enrichment to
keep track of AVID Up

Students should have a pencil pouch that fits into their binder and holds their school supplies.

Students should have extra lined paper in their binder

​Setting Up Your Binder

Open Ended

What supplies do you still need for your binder?

Binder Checks

Every Thursday morning during AVID Up we will take 5 minutes to
straighten our binders.

The 1st Thursday of every month we will do peer binder checks before
our AVID Up lesson.

Student Binders will be graded every week by teachers (rotating
schedule) starting the week of September 9.