“Dream big and dare to fail. “
– Norman Vaughan
This year we prepare for a myriad of changes. This year we prepare for the best year ever! This year we are asking our teachers to do A LOT – new curriculum maps, new instructional practices, transformation with the 1:1 learning environment initiative, new middle school exploratories, implementation of STEM/Communication Media Arts, new science programming … to name a few!
I’m continuing with this series of blog posts descriptions of services, subscriptions, tools, programs, aids, SUPPORTS for learning that we are putting into place intentionally and deliberately to support teachers and students. Thanks to Dr. Jeff Zoul, Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning, as well as members of the DPS109 Leadership team, as well as iCoaches and teacher leaders, we have a PLAN to help teachers SUCCEED as they Engage, Inspire & Empower!
These tools are being shared in no particular order – the point/aim/goal is to share, celebrate, communicate, and publicize the many leaders and the many tools that will enable others to act – challenge the process, inspire a shared vision – and support improved teaching and learning! While company information and logos are shared it is not our intention to use this as “advertising” – we are simply sharing with whom we are partnering to support our mission. The name(s) of the people leading these services is provided – feel free to contact them with any questions or comments about the tools.
(Sue Ferdon) Planbook.com:
Planbook.com is an online planning tool that allows teachers to create, modify, and share lesson plans anytime, anywhere. Add your classes then color-code, if you like, to see your day, week, or month at a glance. You can type or copy/paste lesson plan content or create your own templates for lessons that follow a standard format from day to day, or week to week. With Planbook.com, it’s easy to accommodate schedule changes – choose bump or extend and your lesson will move to the next scheduled class period. With the shift to Common Core, the Standards feature makes it easy to keep track of how many times a standard has been taught. You can even add your own standards to capture unit objectives, IEP goals, district standards, etc. With the visibility options that are available, you can allow colleagues, students, and parents to see as much or as little as you want them to, including homework! Do you prefer to look at a printed copy of your lesson plans while teaching? Good news – there are several view options to choose from when printing. The website offers great tutorials which will help you get up and running with Planbook.com!