The Resource Notebook

The resource notebook is a tool that can be referenced during the first one or two years as a new teacher, to help get one's feet in a tidal wave that is the first year of teaching. It can be quickly referenced for vital information on a number of important things that might escape a new teacher.
It basically has three functions, which are:
-Portfolio
-Summative Assessment
-Collection of useable resources for me as a teacher
The portfolio aspect is a way of keeping together all the important documents obtained through the music education process, to be able to easily showcase the achievements and results of an education in music.
One's understanding of the information presented in the Instrumental Methods class can be easily judged through the resource notebook, and further instruction can be determined through that.
And back to the opening statement, the RN is a tool for a new teacher to be able to quickly browse over something that may have been forgotten or overlooked in the hayday that is the first year as a new teacher.