Update:  This update is more for the value, or lack of value, this has become.  I wanted to come back and order three more but will not pay $10 more for each one of these for a total of $30 more.  I eventually wanted six more, but $60 more for all six is crazy!  I love the ones that I have, but they are incredibly overpriced and not worth the cost increase for what they are.  I'll be looking for something else that's more affordable to create the same type of filing system.  It'll probably come in a form of folders, dividers, and rubberbands, but so be it if these don't come back down below $10 in price for each.

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These have helped so much to sort through my stacks of classwork, materials, and standards documents.  I have already purchased 6 of them to get papers sorted for each of Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 standards for grades 6 through 8.  I have unwrapped documents, formatives, and problems of the week that I download and use to plan my teaching.  Now, each section is dedicated to a standard. Any material that I use or want to use to teach each standard has a home.  Some of it is foldables, bags of laminated cards, and other irregular/non-worksheet material.  Even these things are tossed in the appropriate file and ready to reference next time I teach a standard. This is so much easier than having individual file folders in a cabinet or some other container because the entire quarter is in one place and can be grabbed quickly when it's time to plan.  These aren't cheap, so I'll wait until December and use some holiday gift money to buy the next 6 for Quarter 3 and Quarter 4. : )

I also have sets for each of the classes I teach.  The sections for these are for Monday to Thursday to hold daily copies and teaching notes/lesson plans (I don't teach regular classes on Friday), To Grade, To Return, Notes, On Deck (for standards materials I'm teaching at the time), Reteach (to hold standards materials that have already been tested but were not passed by certain students, and to hold material to reteach those students), and a final tab with no label where I put in reminders, notes from home, and other miscellaneous things that need action or need to be filed away.

Again, these are a little pricey, but they work very well for a  piler like me who likes to be able to grab everything together and take it with me to update plans, revise and reshuffle the schedule as needed, and have all my grading together and ready to go.  I've tried file folders in a cabinet, on a desk bin, in those plastic escalating sorters, and I tried dividing things in binders...and they just didn't work.  I've used these for about 3 weeks now, and the amount of time I save both during class and at day's end is worth every penny.  Everything that comes across my desk has a place where I can immediately put it.  Because I'm not using file folders, these sorters stay much thinner than I expected. I love them and expect they'll last a long time, which will make them well worth the investment.
Update:  This update is more for the value, or lack of value, this has become. I wanted to come back and order three more but will not pay $10 more for each one of these for a total of $30 more. I eventually wanted six more, but $60 more for all six is crazy! I love the ones that I have, but they are incredibly overpriced and not worth the cost increase for what they are. I'll be looking for something else that's more affordable to create the same type of filing system. It'll probably come in a form of folders, dividers, and rubberbands, but so be it if these don't come back down below $10 in price for each. ________________________-

These have helped so much to sort through my stacks of classwork, materials, and standards documents. I have already purchased 6 of them to get papers sorted for each of Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 standards for grades 6 through 8. I have unwrapped documents, formatives, and problems of the week that I download and use to plan my teaching. Now, each section is dedicated to a standard. Any material that I use or want to use to teach each standard has a home. Some of it is foldables, bags of laminated cards, and other irregular/non-worksheet material. Even these things are tossed in the appropriate file and ready to reference next time I teach a standard. This is so much easier than having individual file folders in a cabinet or some other container because the entire quarter is in one place and can be grabbed quickly when it's time to plan. These aren't cheap, so I'll wait until December and use some holiday gift money to buy the next 6 for Quarter 3 and Quarter 4. : )

I also have sets for each of the classes I teach. The sections for these are for Monday to Thursday to hold daily copies and teaching notes/lesson plans (I don't teach regular classes on Friday), To Grade, To Return, Notes, On Deck (for standards materials I'm teaching at the time), Reteach (to hold standards materials that have already been tested but were not passed by certain students, and to hold material to reteach those students), and a final tab with no label where I put in reminders, notes from home, and other miscellaneous things that need action or need to be filed away. Again, these are a little pricey, but they work very well for a  piler like me who likes to be able to grab everything together and take it with me to update plans, revise and reshuffle the schedule as needed, and have all my grading together and ready to go. I've tried file folders in a cabinet, on a desk bin, in those plastic escalating sorters, and I tried dividing things in binders... and they just didn't work. I've used these for about 3 weeks now, and the amount of time I save both during class and at day's end is worth every penny. Everything that comes across my desk has a place where I can immediately put it. Because I'm not using file folders, these sorters stay much thinner than I expected. I love them and expect they'll last a long time, which will make them well worth the investment.