Index of Instruction and planning

• Affective Graphic Organizer
  Use this graphic organizer to develop an awareness of and mode for dealing with feelings and thoughts about sensitive subjects
• Block Lesson Plan Template
  Use this template to write down your lesson plans for block scheduling.
• Building Background Information Visual Aid
  This organizer will help students organize vocabulary, related concepts, historical periods, and real-life applications of a topic.
• Chain of Events Graphic
  Use this graph to organize steps in a process, to trace plot development, or to record the stages of an event.
• Citing Electronic Sources Guide
  This reference sheet will help students learn the proper method for citing online resources, based on the MLA style.
• Compare and Contrast Web
  Use this graphic organizer to help students visually organize similarities and differences of two ideas, objects, or sets.
• Content and Skills Weekly Planner
  Use this Content and Skills Planner to incorporate skills into unit lesson plans. Include several levels of instructional plans in your professional portfolio to show your ability to develop both short and long-term goals.
• Cooperative Learning Roles for Carousel Brainstorming
  Divide students into groups of three to make role selections.
• Expanded Venn Diagram
  Use this graphic organizer to help students visually organize similarities and differences between three ideas, objects, or sets.
• Expanding Your Horizons Career Skill Building Activity
  Raise students' awareness of career choices by having them complete this career categorization activity. Students will learn what occupations are available in a wide variety of fields.
• Fishbone Mapping Graphic Organizer
  Use this graphic organizer to help students visually organize causal relationships in complex ideas or events.
• Formal Presentation Rubric
  Use this rubric to evaluate students on content, preparation, voice, and nonverbal behaviors.
• Gifted Enrichment Plan Template
  Use this Gifted Enrichment Plan template to create a plan for your gifted students.
• Goal Setting Worksheet
  This worksheet allows students to document what they know about a subject, and what they want to know about it. (Similar to KWL, but for any subject and medium.)
• Graphic Organizer
  This diagramming handout can be used to help students visually organize concepts and facts that relate to a central theme or topic.
• Guidelines for Selecting Portfolio Pieces
  Students can use these guidlines to select appropriate work for their portfolios.
• Key Word Cluster Activity
  This easy-to-use worksheet will help guide students through the initial step of key word clustering.
• Listening Response Activity
  This "Writing-to-Learn" handout can be given to students to record the relationship between terms (key words) and the topic.
• Montly Planner
  Use this monthly planner to document instructional goals, content, and correlated state standards and textbook material for each week.
• Note-Taking Tips for Students
  Taking notes in class is one of the most effective ways for your students to understand the material being presented. Go over these useful guidelines with your students and they will be pros in no time!
• Parent Conference Preparation Guide
  This easy-to-use template will help you plan your next parent conference.
• Peer Review Feedback Form
  Use this form for students to review their peers.
• Popcorn Response Activity
  Students can use this form during the Popcorn Response Activity to document their conclusions and support.
• Portfolio in Action Checkpoint
  This handout can be used throughout the portfolio collection period to get students to think about the items they want to include in their portfolios. It also provides a space for teachers to write feedback about those items selected.
• Portfolio Self-Selection Reflection
  Use the following questionaire to address the reasons why you chose a particular work for your portfolio.
• Presidential Debate Activity
  Analyze a debate between the presidential candidates.
• Project Plan Outline
  This project planner provides students with a basic outline for using a methodical approach. It prompts students to complete a brainstorming phase, a planning phase, and an evaluation phase.
• Questioning Strategies to Activate Student Metacognition
  Use this guide to activate student learning.
• Reading Anticipation Guide
  Use this Anticipation Guide with students to help them apply analytical reading strategies.
• Sample Course Evaluation
  Use this evaluation to get ideas for creating your own or use it "as is" by writing your name and the course name at the top. Distribute one to each student and then, you can either elect to stay in or leave the room while students complete the evaluation. When the class has finished, have one student collect and deposit them in a large brown envelope to be given to you.
• Sample Learning Page for Differentiated Instruction
  Use this learning page template to create differentiated lessons for your class. Assign different reading passages, ask students to read for the same main ideas, and then have them gather in teams to discuss their findings.
• Sample Project Lists for Differentiated Instruction
  This list shows the variety of projects that can be offered to allow for increased student choice. This project list was created for a ninth-grade class required to select a project after reading Romeo and Juliet.
• Student Learning Log
  Help students keep track of their learning with this simple learning log. Learning is enhanced when students know what they are expected to learn and can track their progress in an organized and efficient manner.
• Student Remediation Plan
  Use this Remediation Plan template to lay out a plan for students who are in need of intervention/remediation. It can be used for high stakes testing situations, if there is no formal remediation plan required by your school or district. It can also be used for mid-semester reviews or project-based work.
• Team Meeting Log
  Use this convenient form to document your team teaching planning meetings.
• Test-Taking Strategies - A Game Plan to Win
  This handy reference tool can be given to students and/or used as a guide when teaching basic test-taking strategies.