

She’s using the Change the World version of the planner for the 2021-2022 school year.

Happy Planners get an A-plus from four of the teachers we talked to, including Tasha Lathan-Williams, registrar at Xavier Academy, who was introduced to the brand from a planner Facebook group. To find the best planners for teachers, we asked teachers and homeschooling parents about the planners they love. “These can often be set up automatically in Google Calendar, but having a planner with room to write out each day’s classes, meetings, and student commitments makes it much easier to plan the week and catch conflicts ahead of time.” Plus, it helps to have a planner that has space to pencil in after-school appointments (contrary to what some kids think, teachers don’t live at school!). “Teachers often need to deal with rotating schedules that aren’t connected to days of the week,” explains Katharine Hill, a Brooklyn-based educational therapist who teaches remotely. After learning about all the different online apps and tools for the classroom last year (and reminding kids to mute themselves on Zoom), some teachers might be looking forward to using an actual paper planner to stay organized, schedule lessons, and track student progress.

And teachers, too, are gearing up for another year - but lessons might be IRL now instead of through a screen. Of course, parents are probably rushing to check off the list of school supplies schools traditionally send out.
