ThoughtManager for Teachers Outline Descriptions

 


Lesson Plans And Activities

Activity Template
Outline for creating Before, During, & After components in any activity

AFTER Reading Activities
List of activities and ideas for extending and remembering what students have read

BEFORE Reading Activities
List of prereading ideas for activating prior knowledge and preparing students for reading.

Controversial Topics
A list of controversial topics for generating writing ideas or debates.

Cooperative Groupwork Ideas
List of groupwork projects and explanations of how to manage cooperative activities to maximize learning.

DURING Reading Activities
List of activities for strengthening reading: monitoring comprehension, making inferences, organizing information, & figuring out words in context

Games For Reading
Activity ideas for building reading skills.

Graphic Organizers
Examples of graphic organizers, along with why and when to use them.

Higher-Order Thinking Skills
List of thinking skills needed to comprehend challenging academic concepts.

Lessson Plan Creating
Steps for creating the lesson objective, opening, body, practice, assessment, etc.

Lesson Plan Outline (General)
Outline skeleton for the different steps of effective lessons

Mini-lesson Format & Ideas
Description of mini-lessons, sample format, and ideas for implementation

Questions of the Day
Probing questions to encourage group discussion

Reciprocal Reading Basics
Outlines how to execute cooperative Reciprocal Reading groups to reinforce the key strategies of reading

Planning for Specific Student Problems
Lesson ideas for encouraging motivation, attention, organization, study skills, etc.

Study Guide Creating
Steps for developing study guides and scaffolds for difficult texts.

Text Discussion Questions
Questions to prompt in depth discussions.

Vocabulary Development
Outline of vocabulary teaching: Do's and Don'ts, Activities, Teaching Word Parts, etc.

Writing Ideas
Long list of prompts and activities for getting students to write and enjoy it.


Assessment and Standards

 

How to Create Student Files
Steps for creating two types of student database outlines for assessment, participation, HW, and more.

Designing Performance Tasks
Instructions and tips for creating performance based assessment tasks, also known as "authentic assessment".

Good Reader Checklist
Checklist of Before, During, & After behaviors necessary for effective reading comprehension

Group Reading Inventory
Steps for creating group reading assessment activities.

Homework Checklist
Sample checklist for teacher to quickly check off finished work, as well as see what is not yet done

High School Exit Exam Standards (CA)
A handy list of the most important reading standards for passing the test

Master Student List
Sample student checklist for tracking student work, grades, attendance, etc.

Portfolio Essentials
How to use portfolios for assessment

Reading Assessment Basics
Brief summary of current reading assessment techniques with resources

Reading Assessment Checklist
A checklist to help with assessing reading in the classroom.

Reading Problems & Solutions
A long list of common reading problems accompanied by strategies for solving them; includes Beginning Reading, Word Recognition, Comprehension, Attitudes, and Writing

Rubric for Narratives
Ways to assess a narration.

Sight Word List
The 200 most common words, for developing sight reading skills.

Standards Based Curriculum Design
Guide for creating a curriculum based on a standard.

Writing Process Assessment
A method of assessing and assisting students during the writing process.

Writing Rubric
Rubric for assessing the key traits of quality writing


Meeting Diverse Needs

 

CLAD Practice Test 1
Sample questions of the Cross-cultural, Language & Academic Development Test 1 (California)

CLAD Test Preparation
Outline of the most important topics and concepts covered in CLAD Tests 1,2, and 3 (CA)

CLAD ­ The Good & the Bad
Essential notes to understanding what the CLAD writers intended to test.

ESL Reading
Strategies for teaching reading to English learners: features of print, language in context, guided & independent reading

ESL Communicative Activities
List of English acquisition activities for bridging information gaps and building fluency

Language Experience Approach
Steps for setting up this student-centered way to develop reading and writing skills in a beginning or second language reader

Multicultural Curriculum
Summary of ideas on approaching teaching and learning from a multicultural perspective

Multiple Intelligence Theory
Description of Multiple Intelligence Theory and its use in the classroom.

SDAIE Strategies - 8 Keys
Describes 8 key points for effective Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English for teaching English Learners in all content areas

Second Language Teaching Keys
The key points of learning a second language: communication, comprehensible input, low-stress environment, and more

Spanish Tutorial
Grammar and conversation basics of Spanish.


Resources

 

Administrator
Teacher schedules, after-school events, testing materials, staff development, work orders, etc.

Book Selection Guide
Guidelines for selecting books for reading programs

Florida High School Competency Test
Standards and activity ideas for the Florida State test.

Fortifying the Curriculum with Literacy
Ideas for adding literacy enhancement activities to any curriculum

How to Solve a Word Problem
Steps for solving a difficult word problem in math and science

How to Summarize
Steps for identifying the main idea and important supporting details in a text

Jokes & Riddles
Quality jokes and riddles to make students think you are funny.

Outline Possibilities
Ideas for using ThoughtManager in all aspects of life.

Parent Phone Log Sample
A sample of keeping track of a parent conference or phone call.

Punctuation Tips
Summary of punctuation basics.

Reading Theory
Concise outline of reading theory and pedagogy.

Research Paper Template
A sample outline for creating a research paper

Student Data Calendar
A one-year calendar of school dates. Use codes to track students' attendance, homework, behavior, etc.

Teacher Evaluation Forms
Summary of commonly used teacher evaluation foms.

Test-taking Skills
List of what teachers and students can do to prepare for the demands of standardized multiple choice tests

Textbook Pre-reading Strategies
List of Pre-reading and reading techniques for better understanding textbook concepts: note-taking, graphics, etc.

Textbook Reading Tips
For teaching textbook reading

Web Sites for Teachers
Popular educational sites, download sites for literature and software, ESL sites, online libraries, and more

Workshop Presenting Tips
Tips and outline for presenting a workshop

The Writing Process
Handy summary of the five steps of writing along with a brief synopsis of writing and its rationale