These are fairly basic, but they are a good start. Your best bet is to learn from your mentor teacher and colleagues. Also, "Time Management for Teachers" and "Tomorrow Begins at Three" by Scott Purdy are useful books in framing out your classroom so that the details don't overwhelm you and you have a procedure for everything. If you teach writing then Purdy's "Teaching Students to Write" also has some great tips for assessments and grading.
http://www.teachhub.com/grading-overload-12-time-saving-assessment-strategies
Thanks for the ideas! Another one I got from my youngest son's 2nd grade teacher. She grades throughout the day. She told the parents on parent night that we would receive papers every day because she carries around her clipboard with the work the kids do during the day and checks the work at every opportunity she gets...during down time, while the kids are at lunch, or on the playground. This also keeps her from bringing home anything. She told us she never has to bring home work to grade!
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