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Forethought Manual_Texas_Fall2009

1. solObjectsforethous User s Manual Fall 2009 Texas Version Page 1 of 42 eduphoria No content or materials demonstrating the usage of eduphoria SchoolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain Forethought User s Manual Forethought is made up of two components Curriculum Management and the Lesson Planner This manual will cover how to organize and enter curriculum manage activities and resources and how teachers use the lesson planner Table of Contents Page Ee Eea E E A E A E EAE E E E T A A 2 CUPICUIUDI DE genr E E E E S 2 Managing Course TreGscssrera asese a Aea Ea 2 Managing Learning Standards ccccccccceee cece eect eee ee eens eeeeeeeeaeeaeeaeeeneaeees 7 Creating Groups amp Learning Standards cccccece eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeaeenees 8 Learning Standard Options cccccecceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeaeeeeeeseneeeneas 11 Standard Clarifications amp ACtIVItICS ccc ccc ece eee eect eee eaeeeeeeaeeaeeaeeaeenaeeaes 14 Creating and Adding Standard Clarifications amp ActivitiesS 6085 14 Activity MANAGCIMC Ml axicncscacendahetconcuntcnwdasemdeauensexaenundieaneasecmnsinanenenes 16 Reviewing Activities Submitted by TeacherS cccceeeeeneeeeeeeeenaes 16 PS SSON AMM el iced E T E A EE esti dian DE E E EA T E 19 TPES Ol ENO cag enea E E E EARE 19 SH E E E T EA E T AET A A E E EE A E EE 20 Lesson Planner COMPONEMIS w
2. creating a customized planner Add Courses Once you ve created your schedule you can add classes Each dass lets you plan using standards and curriculum resources Enter the name of your Create A Schedule schedule l l A schedule template is used to fill a day in your lesson planner with all the courses and other entries you need for the day You will have the option to create another schedule after you are done with this one Schedule Tithe You should give this schedule a name thatis distinctive 2009 2010 Schedule Select Add an Entry Add an Entry Page 20 of 42 eduphoria No content or materials demonstrating the usage of eduphoria SchoolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain Choose the type of entry you want to add What Type of Entry Do You Want to Add Select the type of entry you want to add to your schedule A Course with Learning Standards is 4 typical course in your schedule OA Course That Mirrors Another Course in My Schedule Mirrored courses will use the lesson plan from another course in your schedule OA Special Entry is used to add additional notes or blocks of time to your daily schedule like lunch or tutorials Course with Learning Standards Adding a Course with Learning Standards will allow you to select a course from the District Course Tree Expand the school and grade level or subject area until the appropriate cour
3. defined standards meaning Ps Resource va he This is a grading period resource Unit This is a unit of instruction None inactive De amp None inactive Decorator Name Description ares iH oven pe ee T t rS g aut of instruction le None inactive le None inactive h y Decorator Name TAKS Description Active Update Lesson checklists enable teachers to select district defined focus items in the planner for tracking purposes Checklists are organized into groups and are available for all teachers to track usage for every lesson plan entry Manage Tab gt Forethought Options gt Lesson Checklists kH Save Forethought Options Use the tabs below to set various forethought options Activity Options Standards Decorators Lesson Checklists heckists Z Enable Lesson Checklists ta Print Usage Lesson checklists enable teachers to select district defined focus items in the planner for tracking purposes Checklists are organized in groups Add Group f Technology Edit Group f Teaching Strategies Move Up f Design Qualities Move Down Remove Group Page 40 of 42 i eduphoria No content or materials demonstrating the usage of eduphoria SchoolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain Create a Checklist 1 Type a group title into the blank box items for Teaching Strategies 2 Click Add Group a ae 3 Anew section below wil
4. Grade 6 Click Set Rights Second Grade l Third Grade 7 Check rights for delegate as rt Grade 3 need ed ep Peishi Langue Arts and Reading Grade 8 Remove courses as needed F Health education Grade 3 also Mathematics Grade 3 Music Grade 3 Use the Remove Delegate option to remove the staff member from iti Enter the appropriate actions for this d te to perform on the selected courses editing courses pprop delega pe C Publish learning standards F Approve activities for this course i Remove Delegate create standard clarifications F Manage benchmark test bank Page 41 of 42 eduphoria No content or materials demonstrating the usage of eduphoria SchoolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain Standard Coverage This Report will show the teacher s name and dates the standards were used in a lesson plan for a particular course This report is available for Curriculum Managers to view standard coverage for all schools in the district This report is available for Principals and Lesson Plan Viewers to view standard coverage for their schools Lesson Status Report This Report shows if teachers have created lesson plans for a week It really only shows if they clicked on it Don t be fooled by the green checks This report is available for Curriculum Managers to view lesson status for all schools in the district This report is availabl
5. can be created and Activity Options deleted directly from My Activities tab ay Create a New Activity ini Delete Activity Page 32 of 42 No content or materials demonstrating the usage of eduphoria SchoolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain eduphoria Creating Tests in Forethought Aware Customers Only For schools who have both SchoolObjects forethought and aware this is a quick entry scoring tool to create multiple choice tests for your students The answer documents can be scanned the same way as CBA s and Short Cycle Assessments and answers can be viewed electronically However the data will NOT be analyzed in Aware SchoolObjectsaware Link Lesson Plans to Courses Class This step may already be completed If so move ahead to the Creating a Test Rosters section If not this is a one time process and it will link the lesson plan schedule to class rosters in order to print answer documents 1 In Forethought select Change My Settings Planner Options es Create a New Team e Share My tS Change My Settings 17 My Schedules 2 Click My Schedules Change My Schedules 3 Select the schedule to edit then To add a new schedule click the add new schedule button click Edit Schedule Normal Day 4 Select Next on the following eee screen _ Esit Schedule DI Remove Schedule 5 Select a course with learning Add Entries to the Sched
6. prior to linking your courses will not have the Attach a Test option You MUST click on a new day to have the ability to create a test For any future day this option will continue to appear 1 Within an entry on the lesson planner click on the paper clip to add an attachment 2 Click on the plus next to Attach a Test EE Dr i a amp El Attach File Select a file from your computer Coe Atach a Test Page 34 of 42 eduphoria No content or materials demonstrating the usage of eduphoria SchoolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain 3 To create a new test click on the Browse button 4 Inthe pop up window select New Test You can also choose an existing test from this screen New Teacher Test Wizard Enter the title and number of questions for the test Click Next Select the correct answer choices for the questions Click Finish Note This information can be changed at a later time before printing answer documents EN H Attach File Cl Anmacha Test Select a testor create anew test New Teacher Test Wizard Enter the tite and number of questions for the test Title Number of questions 40 New Teacher Test Wizard Optonaly select the correct answers of your test A B C OD Tekoteko OOO LOO 0 If you already have test questions you can simply create a
7. sure you really do want to delete that course The preferred method for making a course unavailable in the district scope and sequence is to hide the course This preserves all learning standards and activities if the course would need to become active sometime in the future Hiding Courses To hide a course select the course to be hidden and click the Hide Course button The course icon will become gray indicating that the course is no longer visible A course can become visible again by selecting the course and click the Hide Course button again Publishing Last Published on 6 22 2009 10 19 41 AM Discard Edits Publish Tree As an extra safety mechanism for both the Course Tree and all individual courses Forethought creates two copies of the Course Tree All work is conducted on the draft copy of the tree All changes and edits occur on this copy thus leaving the published copy unaffected All teachers and curriculum editors use the published copy to find courses in the tree To finalize your changes and make edits public you will need to publish the tree This not only finalizes your changes but it also creates a future fall back point for removing unwanted changes i Discard Edits This will remove all changes by restoring the three to the last published copy Publish Tree This will write all changes to the published copy of the course tree There is no way to E undo a publish so be very careful when publishing The Last Publis
8. team is removed from the A system and all team content is erased When a team planner is selected under Planner Options aM team infarmation My Lesson Plans additional setting options appear in the bottom left s6 Create a New Team s Add and Remove Members corner Eil Change Team Settings A Add and Remove Courses Adding content to a Team Planner 1 Select the entry and use the Check out and edit icon to check it out Shown above 2 The lesson becomes editable to add learning standards attachments etc 3 Do not forget to save Note If two team members check out the team planner entry at the same time the last one to save wins Be careful ich Copying from the team planner Follow the same directions as copying an entry in your own planner Discussion Team planners include a discussion board for all members and principals with access to y Board the team planner Post new threads and reply as needed Note the option to email when a new post is added ew View Threads Oldest to Newest view Threads Newest to Oldest Email me when a New Postis Added Page 30 of 42 eduphoria No content or materials demonstrating the usage of eduphoria SchoolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain All teachers have a Scope and Sequence Tab The tab includes a course tree to view all levels of curriculum District Tree l Elementary ie Prekindergarten a Kind
9. the page 2 columns on a sheet Layout Full Width IHalf Width Full Width i Preview Question shows the question with its answer choices Black X closes this question Page 36 of 42 eduphoria No content or materials demonstrating the usage of eduphoria SchoolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain Question Tab text box to type the question Question Responses Question Text New Blank Question Attach Image uploads a digital image for this question i e map graph reading passage in pdf form etc Attach Image Response Tab text boxes to enter aeaa the response choices ae See Note Mark the correct answer by selecting the radio button Attachment uploads a digital image for each response i e graph image etc Note These images will be printed on the test Once complete select the Use In Plans option This will add the test as an attachment in the lesson plan Artach File i Attach a Test Select a test or create anew test Make sure to click Attach File Math Vocabulary Once in the lesson plan Right Click on the test file for more options View Test opens an editing window to see all questions and responses View Test i View Test Results View Test Results shows ad jew Test Resul results once the tests have been Ha Print Test scanned Right Click 7 _ ah
10. wizard gives you the ability e Copy Content to copy plans within your planner and shift plans from a specified date e Copy instructional days from A eat year Select an option to copy or move Copy content in my planner e Shift lesson plans a day O Copy instructional days from year to year shift lesson plans a day Copy Content Notes regarding copying 1 Choose to copy content for an entire e fno lesson structure exists for that date the first schedule in your day or week list will be used 2 Select the day or week to be copied e Lessons of the same course will be copied in the order they 3 Select the destination day or week to copy content 4 Confirm your selections and click Finish appear in the target date Additional plans will not be automatically entered For example if you have two U S History plans in the source planner and only one in the target date only the first will be copied The second will not be added e Content will be added to any existing lessons appended that exist in the target dates or weeks e There is no undo when you copy lessons amp Copy Instructional Days from year to year We strongly recommend that you do NOT copy the entire year There is no undo option It is best to copy a couple weeks at a time by limiting the copy down to 10 to 15 instructional days Shift Lesson Plans a Day For occasions such as an inclement weather day or an unexpected event lesson plan
11. 8 2009 Tutorials Der tn cometh TON e N Make a Reservation For Facilities and Events Customers only Click here to make a reservation of a room or inventory directly from your lesson plans Technology Used Today If enabled by your district use this checklist to record usage of technology items lt Checklist and software for the day Type lesson plans within the white space of the entry Mathematics Grade 5 ta g k gt Downe Gok fe siancarcs a7 ine noi to see then here URL s will also become hyperlinked in this space L Don t forget to Save Attachments Page 25 of 42 eduphoria No content or materials demonstrating the usage of eduphoria SchoolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain Print Options te aa Print Entry These print options are for E Print Entry to PDF the entry only ya Print Entry to PDF Week D Copy Lesson Plan Ei Select a day from the calendar below This button copies the day s entry to Se ag ay 2009 7 Mtnalish Language arts and Reading Grade 3 another day 5 6 7 9 10 11 i 13 14 24 Select the target date in the calendar 28 Check the course s to copy the lesson 4 into You can only copy to like courses The lesson content learning standards Note To copy a single lesson there must already be a lesson structure and attachments will now be in the schedule in the target date So if you plan to
12. District Tree Biology sa Print Select Course m ig Bement B Middle School 3 a S ALL TEKS EJ High School B demonstrate safe practices during field and w Achieve Texas laboratory investigations 1 4 make wise choices in the use and A i Economics conservation of resources and the disposal or recycling of materials 1 8 3 l English plan and implement investigative procedures induding asking questions 3 6 ESL la formulating testable hypotheses and a a Fine Arts selecting equipment and technology 2 4 9 B collect data and make measurements with g i Foreign Language precision 2 8 organize analyze evaluate make l Health E inferences and predict trends from data nas i Mathematics 2 C E Communicate valid condusions 2 D 2 Physical Education analyze review and critique scientific g S explanations induding hypotheses and GENCE i theories as to their strengths and Resale SGance weaknesses using scientific evidence and aq information 3 4 Astronomy evaluate promotional daims that relate to 5l biological issues such as product labeling Biology and advertisements 3 8 evaluate the impact of research on Chemistry scientific thought society and the Environmental Systems environment 3 C B describe the connection between biology Geology Meteorology and al and future careers 3 0 Oceanography i evaluate models according to their e Integrated Physics and ual adequacy
13. OVED Health Education Grade 7 8 He C Accounting I Business ing C Accounting II Business C Administrative Procedures Business C Advanced Agribusiness Management and Ma Technolanv Import Standards eee mall PAAR tons al mahal Page 11 of 42 eduphoria Selecting Associated Courses 1 To associate state Hah cay Ac Oe ores standards to a course Select Associated Courses check the box or boxes Select associated state courses from the list below To search for a course enter its title of the course s that L_JMathemates Grade 3 Mathematics z apply Multiple courses Mathematics Grade 4 Mathematics E Teme Fer can be checked during x Mathematics Grade 5 Mathematics Science Grade 1 Science this step _ mathematics Grade 6 Mathematics _ Science Grade 2 Science L Mathematics Grade 7 Mathematics Science Grade 3 Science 2 A Search Box is _ Mathematics Grade 8 Mathematics N Science Grade 4 Science available for quicker Select Courses access to courses ae i lle that da a 3 Click the box O Select Courses Note To prevent duplicating existing standards be sure to deselect any existing courses to save selected before importing anything else Remember to re associate them after importing courses Importing Standards Click Import Standards from Courses All selected associated courses will be imported Remember this could easily re import
14. a Print Test Key gt Print Test prints the test feet MRE 0 Remove From Lesson fF document with questions ts MAW Vocabular e gt Print Test Key prints answer key x Remove From Lesson removes the test from the lesson plan Note This does not delete the test from your test bank Page 37 of 42 eduphoria No content or materials demonstrating the usage of eduphoria SchoolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain To Print Answer Documents for each student either 1 Double Click on the test file OR 2 Right Click on the test file and select View Test THEN Print amp Print Answer Documents The Answer Documents will print with barcodes and student names After the test has been taken these documents can be scanned like any other district or campus assessment Results are available immediately after scanning In the window to edit the test click on the Administrations button Aight Click on a test title for additional options Eil Print Answer Documents prints documents with barcodes and student names that can be scanned la View Results see below Delete Results removes results from the view Print Test Print Test Key Print Answer Documents pii 4 MATH Period 3 4 Administrations ma anata periods Ny J 24 Print Answer Documents al View Results ME Delete Results Ot
15. chedules in forethought are not set in stone and should be altered to meet your preferences as you progress through the year e Do you teach the same subjects several times a day o If you teach several of the same subjects each day and the classes use the same curriculum TEKS it might be beneficial to mirror the courses If a class moves ahead or behind a mirrored course can be changed for a day to reflect new material o Another strategy might include adding one lesson entry for the course subject and make special entries for the repeating courses with just small modifications included That would make your plans smaller on the screen and when you print Page 19 of 42 eduphoria No content or materials demonstrating the usage of eduphoria SchoolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain e Is it important that your lesson planner reflect each type of day that you may have o If you have an occasional special day such as an assembly or campus day it may be best to just have a single schedule type Unless it dramatically impacts the order of your plans keeping the number of schedule types to a minimum will make planning easier over the year e Do you have an A B or other type of block schedule o Ifyou have different structures for your teaching schedule creating multiple schedules that reflect those days will likely be your best option However some teachers find it easier to simply create one sch
16. copy a lesson from Monday to target lesson Tuesday click on Tuesday in the calendar and make sure that the lesson entry exists le ie 4 Add Lesson to my This option will copy the entry to the list of activities in the My Activities Tab T A Activities Teachers have the option of submitting this activity to curriculum administrators to then publish to the resources in the curriculum pane ip w Lesson Options 7 4 i 4 Move Up in Plans 4 Move Down in Plans ta Change Entry s Title and Details ES Setas Default Text for Entry a Remove From Day s Plans Set as Default Text for Entry To edit the template text for an entry create the new template in the editor Then select Set as Default Text For every new day in your planner the new template will appear only for that entry Remove from Day s Plans Remove this entry only from the day s lesson plans not the schedule itself Break Mirror from Course To edit a mirrored course for the day click this option Once the mirror has been E broken for a day it will not copy anymore from the original course Q Add Attachment Browse for and attach documents doc pdf xls etc to the lesson plan Page 26 of 42 eduphoria No content or materials demonstrating the usage of eduphoria SchoolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain The Curriculum Pane on the far right of the page displays district curriculum Use the plus an
17. courses in a logical structure for easy a late x x E l aes f standards navigation Select an item in the tree below to create folders or new courses gt EJ Manage Tech Usage E Demo Isp m Approve Activities v 3 a Elementary Assign Delegates z ej i Prex 2 Forethought Options E Kindergarten Ea 2 a First Grade O A l Second Grade Art Grade 2 2 English Language Arts and Reading Grade 2 Q a 2 Health Education Grade 2 Mathematics Grade 2 i p Music Grade 2 Lt n pa n Physical Education Grade 2 a Science Grade 2 Social Studies Grade 2 Spanish Language Arts SLA Grade 2 Theatre Grade 2 Technology Applications K 2 l Third Grade Fourth Grade 6 Fifth Grade S l Middle School 6 High School Last Published on 5 8 2009 2 36 45 PM Discard Edits Publish Tree Page 3 of 42 eduphoria No content or materials demonstrating the usage of eduphoria SchoolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain d Root Entry The global icon represents the district and cannot be deleted The district name can be changed p Organization Folders Folders can contain other folders or courses themselves gt Courses Courses are the lowest denominator in the course tree The default course tree has the top level structured into school level folders elementary middle and high The elementary level b
18. cture for easy navigation Select an item below to create groups or new learning standards Standards Options El ALL TEKS al 1st 9 Weeks Geometry 10 days E Unit Overview D Unit Documents Geometry E Exemplar Lessons 1A 1B 7A E Differentiated Lessons Strategies E Resources E Formative Assessments Ch TEKS B construct concrete models of equivalent fractions for fractional parts of whole objects 20 ay construct concrete models of fractions 2A qa ist 9 Weeks Fractions 20 days lin Unit Overview Oh Student Expectations ial construct concrete models of fractions 2A a compare fractional parts of whole objects or sets of objects in a problem 7 situation using concrete models 2B B use fraction names and symbols to describe fractional parts of whole objects or sets of objects 2C a construct concrete models of equivalent fractions for fractional parts of whole objects 2D Ch Unit Dacuments ba X Discard Publish Organizational Group b Learning Standard Standard Group A D Organizational Groups place learning standards into groups or folders like six week periods and instructional units Learning Standards can be district and or state objectives They can also be place holders for additional resources activities and documents linked in the Scope and Sequence tab Standard Groups bring a second layer to the organizational group folders Any learning sta
19. d is the standard to which the activity is linked OR 2 Remove standard from activity Measuring Up Publish Anonymously Author Holland Jim Times Used 1 my demonstrate safe practices during field and laboratory eae ene Jetion by observing and measuring 2 6 RESCAJRCES Set as Primary Learning Standard Warm up What would you temperature blood D E Don t forget to Save any changes made s Click Publish to make the activity W available to all teachers ig Publish gy Return Click Return to send the activity back to the author The author can now make adjustments and re publish A comment box appears after publishing or returning an activity to the author These comments will be included in an email to gm Publish Enter any comments about this activity De BiVIi2EE bh FY Great lesson Im sure the teachers will love using this the author UI y a for teachers A message board is available for the author and users of the activity Comments suggestions and ideas about the activities are good examples of how the discussion board can enhance the value of the curriculum Page 18 of 42 eduphoria No content or materials demonstrating the usage of eduphoria SchoolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain Forethought Teacher Lesson Planner Schedule and easily accessed by all teachers The Forethought Lesson Planner allows you to se
20. d minus buttons to expand and collapse different groups within the curriculum Double click on a standard to add it to your lesson plans i ALL TERS Mathematics Grade 5 ja Ge El use place value to read write compare use place value to read write compare and order whole numbers through the 999 and order whole numbers through AL 999 999 999 LE i LAJ 999 999 999 999 5 LA use place value to read write co E a and order decimals ETAN the _ usg place value to read write compare g and order whole numbers through the 999 999 999 999 5 1 A use place value to read write compare Pj and order decimals through the thousandths place 5 1 8 ls When a learning standard is added to your lesson and the lesson is saved the standard appears with a green check ay oreo a fraction egui valent to a given fraction such as 1 fame 3 6o0r 4 12 eee ee Remove Standard from Lesson Right click on the standard to remove it use EVA OTESH urita romnara and erder y from the lesson or copy the standard T p Copy Standard Text text Got here fo gt o F ag Remove From Lesson Selecting a standard will show details in Resources Ela Gad 4 the bottom right corner Resources Single click to preview Double click to view entire resource The resource activity can then be printed or added to the lesson planner by clicking Use in Plans The resource will append the cu
21. e Technology Checklist and Bee ee ae ieee Checklist Report are also available here Print Week to Excel Print Week Plans to PDF Print Week Plans to PDF No Objectives Print Technology Checklist a LI i Lind E Ef Print Checklist Report Ur E gt Green Arrows Move forward or backward one day Page 24 of 42 eduphoria No content or materials demonstrating the usage of eduphoria SchoolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain View Planner Options a MS View Week s Plans E Plan By Day E Plan By Course t e V l ew Wee k S P l a n S Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Jul Jul 6 Jul 7 18 Jul 9 Jul 10 Tutorials Tutorials Tutorials Tutorials Tutorials This view displays five days of lesson plans on one screen You have the ability to enter lesson plans on Mathematics Mathematics Mathematics Mathematics Mathematics this view but you cannot add standards to a lesson More options available in week view appear later in this document a Mohcemes Mofcees Mefomes T Grade 5 Grade 5 Grade 5 Grade 5 Grade 5 Note Double click on a day to return to Day View g Week of July 6 2009 Plan by Course istorias Monday July 06 2009 Tutorials This displays a week view of only one course at a time Use the drop down option to toggle between your courses Tuesday July 07 2009 Tutorials Wednesday July 0
22. e for Principals and Lesson Plan Viewers to view lesson status for their schools Checklist Report This report shows how many times a teacher has checked an item in all of the checklists including technology It will give a total number for the district or school This report is available for Curriculum Managers to view checklist coverage for all schools in the district This report is available for Principals and Lesson Plan Viewers to view checklist coverage for their schools Standard Coverage Report Select the options for the report below Select Filter Options airy Year A a 12 2008 09 sa Submit Report FR School 12 Bue Elementary E Course Q E Q Elementary Q Middle School G High School Lesson Status Report Select the options for the report below Select Filter Options its Week kes 9 21 2009 eS ae Green Elementary cal sa Submit Report Check List Report Select the options for the report below Select Filter Options a a Submit Report yy Start Date 12 mew a District Page 42 of 42 i eduphoria No content or materials demonstrating the usage of eduphoria SchoolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain
23. e of eduphoria SchoolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain Standard Clarifications and Activities are resource documents connected to Learning Standards These provide additional information and resources for teachers as they are creating lesson plans Standard clarifications are used to provide explanations of standards for teachers or provide examples of ways to teach the standard Activity documents are generic documents designed to contain anything While initially conceived to contain sample lessons they are flexible enough to present any kind of information All elements of an activity can be customized Activities can have a unique title contain multiple learning standards include text and web links in the body and link to multiple file attachments Activities are displayed according to the first learning standard that they are associated to This keeps the scope and sequence well organized In addition activities can be created by teachers for publishing in the district activity bank to share with other teachers Once activities are ready to be shared teachers can publish activities for review Curriculum Managers can then review edit and publish activities to the district scope and sequence For curriculum staff both Standard Clarifications and Activities are created in the Scope and Sequence tab Creating and Adding Standard Clarifications amp Activities Scope and Sequence Tab gt
24. e to Mirror Browse your schedules below and select the entry you want to mirror i La My Schedule 2009 2010 GS Mathematics Grade 5 Page 21 of 42 eduphoria No content or materials demonstrating the usage of eduphoria SchoolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain A Special Entry Enter the Name for this Entry Enter the name and other details for this schedule entry below Give a title and choose whether you Entry Tite want to be able to type in the entry or Tutora O S S not Do you want to be able to make comments in this special entry Yes CY No Select an entry to edit the name change the order or remove it from the schedule Repeat as needed for the number of entries in your schedule Note Removing an entry from your schedule does not erase or modify information already in your lesson planner For example deleting English I at the end of Move Down a semester will not remove your lesson plans for that Do not add another schedule unless if you have block or A B scheduling Creating more than one schedule will make you choose which schedule to use for each day in your planner Do You Want to Add Another Schedule If you need to add another schedule click Yes below If not click No AD My Schedule 2009 2010 Add a Schedule Edit Schedule Remove schedule Complete the wizard by clicking Begin Using Forethought Begin Using foretho
25. edule and leave an entry blank on the day that is not taught e Do you work with a collaborative group of teachers o You can setup numerous teams to meet your group s planning needs You could make a grade level team where all courses taught are in the team and each teacher focuses on a different subject You could also setup a team for a particular course either in your building or across the district o It is even possible for a team planner to act as the only planner used by a group of teachers Or team planners allow copying content from the team to a personal planner e Do you teach one semester courses o Your schedule should reflect your current teaching assignment If you need to alter your schedule at a semester it will not impact the first semester s lessons o Infact learning standards TEKS are tracked based on an instructional year so it is advisable to remove and add one semester courses at the start of a new semester For example if you teach Economics during the first semester you should remove it at the start of the second semester and add it again to correctly track the learning standards taught Setup My Planner Setup My Planner Follow the steps in the wizar d AEE vi These few pages will guide you through the steps of setting up your to create your lesson planner i by creating a schedule with See O secs courses The directions on e aa dates ad the screen will help you e A TEA ie E A G D through the process of
26. ergarten My Planner 1l First Grade a Second Grade al Third Grade art Grade 3 e English Language Arts and Reading Grade 3 Health Education Grade 3 Mathematics Grade 3 Music Grade 3 My Activities o Cc m calle T 1 Wy ale rb gmn mm E wf Physical Education Grade 3 T Cercnra rada 2 All teachers have a My Activities Tab Activities can be created in a lesson plan entry or in the My Activities tab After editing teachers can publish to the district scope and sequence after approval from district curriculum managers Mathematics Grade 3 Click Here to Search E ALL TEKS Ist 9 Weeks Geometry 10 days il ist 9 Weeks Fractions 20 days Unit Overview Student Expectations Ez Chunit Documents inl 2nd 9 Weeks Money 5 days al Unit Overview E Oreks E CHUnit Documents E 2nd 9 Weeks Problem Solving 30 days Unit Overview E ChUnit Documents LS TEKS Mathematics Grade 2 Imported Standards The purpose of publishing activities is to create a richer scope and sequence complete with lesson plans created by teachers Create an Activity from a Lesson Plan 1 Write lesson in entry for any day CR 2 Click gear icon Add this Lesson to a My Activities 3 Click OK on the acceptance pop up 4 Goto My Activities Tab to edit the activity OL Wednesday July 22 2009 SE Grade 3 b mH gi im Construct concrete models of fractio
27. es a new course and duplicates all learning standards and associated TEKS courses This would be most appropriate for courses where a middle school course s curriculum might be different than the high school course Select a course to be copied Select the type of copy operation to perform Select a destination folder Click the Paste button Page 5 of 42 i eduphoria No content or materials demonstrating the usage of eduphoria SchoolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain Moving Courses To rearrange courses and folders you can simply drag and drop it into another m and Folders folder This will prompt you to confirm your action You can also use the blue arrows to shift courses and folders up and down in the tree Moving a folder will also move any other courses or folders within it Moving a course will keep all course content standards and activities with it as well Courses should only be deleted when absolutely necessary This most often occurs initially when experimenting with structure and design Instead of deleting courses not taught it may be easier to simply hide them in case they are needed later Deleting Courses To delete a course simply select that course and click Delete This will toggle the course to be deleted when the course is next Published To toggle the course to not be deleted simply select the course and click the delete button again This is an extra safeguard to make
28. existing standards if you are not careful See above Imported standards will appear in appropriately named groups at the bottom of the existing folder structure Note Importing standards will also publish the course State Standard Display Identifiers for associated state standards are listed at the end of a learning standard To include the grade level in the standard display check this box nips WT tanda ds Use the button below to import state standards from the selected courses in to this learning course Import Standards from Courses State Standard Disp lay Associated state standards are listed at the end of a learning standard If you wish to include the grade level in the standard display check the option below Indude grade level in state standard display Page 12 of 42 i eduphoria No content or materials demonstrating the usage of eduphoria SchoolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain Adding Standard Clarifications Standard clarifications allow districts to attach supporting material for the Learning Standard They are not used directly in lesson plans but rather provide additional information to help clarify objectives There can be one standard clarification for each learning standard and it appears at the top of the resources list in the lesson planner Standard Clarifications are used to provide explanations of standards for teachers Clic
29. g standards If activities use the standard as their primary published activity they will no longer be accessible for teachers to view However the author may still edit the activity Deleted standards are not actually removed until their course is published x Delete 1 Select standard or group to delete 2 Click Delete 3 Standard will be marked with a red 3 4 Groups are simply removed there is no red X OE Delete 5 Once course is published standard J New Group will be removed greate playing space using expressive and rhythmic movement reflect the environment portray character and demonstrate actions in 3 117 13 3 1 B Restore a Deleted Standard A Click Delete Red amp will be removed Groups cannot be restored in this way ROM Note Hold CTRL key to select multiple standards to delete You must delete all standards within a group folder it before it can be deleted Select standard to restore i ae Tee ee eee a dassroom dramatizations 3 117 13 3 1 0 Manage Tab gt Manage Learning Standards gt Select Course gt Options Tab No content or materials demonstrating the usage of eduphoria SchoolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain The forethought learning standard editor allow navigation Select an item below to create gr Select Assoc tet taturses Select associated state courses from the list belo C REM
30. hed date of the tree is always displayed on the left side of the bottom toolbar Page 6 of 42 eduphoria No content or materials demonstrating the usage of eduphoria SchoolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain The Manage Learning Standards tool allows you to create edit and organize standards for courses that have been published Manage Tab gt Manage Learning Standards gt Select Course gt Standards Tab o Scope amp Sequence My Activities Reports Manage choolObjecsforethought Management Tools Published Course Tree Mapas Si S Elementary El Prekindergarten 129 Manage Tech Usag Kindergarten m Approve Activities First Grade 3 Assign Delegates A Forethought Options H f Second Grade l Third Grade Art Grade 3 English Language Artsand Reading _ Grade 3 Health Education e Grade 3 e Mathematics Grade 3 Music Grade 3 Physical Education e Grad Scence Grade 3 Social Studies e Grade 3 Spanish Language Arts SLA and English as a Second Language ESL Grade 3 Technology Applications Grades 3 5 Theatre Grade3 gy Curriculum Resources Last Published on 6 22 2009 10 37 27 AM Switch Applications Help 4 Log off Tal New Group ig New Standard o A 7 Og Delete OL Preview The forethought learning standard editor allows you to organize learning standards in a logical stru
31. her Administrations Page 38 of 42 No content or materials demonstrating the usage of eduphoria SchoolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain eduphoria View Results Students results and data will appear in a chart Export to Excel transfers data to a spreadsheet FHH Export to Excel ry Student Local Mame No content or materials demonstrating the usage of eduphoria SchoolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain student Indmidual Fesporses Economic LEP Gender ID Disadvantage Ethnicity 3 10 2009 Math All Responses 2 a 4 2 Other Administrations Page 39 of 42 eduphoria Management Options amp Reports Learning standard decorators enable the district to provide teachers with a visual indicator for district defined standards meaning There are five different color options and any or all can be enabled Manage Tab gt Forethought Options gt Standard Decorators Activate Decorator _s Select a standard decorator 2 Check the Active checkbox 3 Give aname and description optional 4 Click Update bd Save F 4 ett ugit Oj WONS Use the tabs below to set various forethought options Activity Options Standards Decorators Lesson Checklists Learning Standard Decorators Learning standard decorators enable the district to provide teachers with a visual indicator for district
32. his may even be appropriate for cross campus grade levels e Subject Area Team A team based on a subject area is most appropriate for junior high and high school teachers An example might include creating a High School Math team that covers all math subjects You do not have to teach all subjects on a team to participate in the team You can pull content from only the subjects you teach e Curriculum Map Team This type of team is appropriate for setting up a curriculum map for reference This does not include detailed plans but rather a general outline of the district curriculum to follow Items to Consider A Teams can be created by any teacher and only one member needs to create the team planner Teams are collaborative and there is no Team Leader Team members can be added and removed by any member of the team Once the last team member is removed the team is removed from the system and all team content is erased Principals can view all team information and content Page 29 of 42 eduphoria No content or materials demonstrating the usage of eduphoria SchoolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain Create a New Team 1 Give the team name a detailed and distinctive name 2 Add Members Planner Options 3 Add Course s You cannot edit the name of a course in a team 3 Create a New Team planner ech gt Change My Settings Note Once the last team member is removed the
33. in representing biological objects Chemistry or events 3 E ata dilantin afl E BES sa describe the history of y Add Standard Clarification 1 Select standard in course TTO ai constract concrete models of equivalent 2 RIGHT CLICK on standard ieee Sec 3 Choose Add a New Standard objecten S Add a New Activity Clarification con gg Add a New Standard Clarification itl Ist 9 Weeks Fra Page 14 of 42 eduphoria No content or materials demonstrating the usage of eduphoria SchoolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain On the Standard Clarification document type text in the blank area Text can also be copied from documents and pasted in this interface Note all of the word processing tools in the primary toolbar L Don t forget to Save Add attachments by clicking the paperclip icon lt a Use these icons to close and open the curriculum pane on the right side of the screen Note Graphics and images need to be attached rather than copied and pasted into the editing page Add Activity 1 Select standard in course 2 RIGHT CLICK on standard 3 Choose Add a New Activity Give the Activity a Title Type text in the blank area Text can also be copied from documents and pasted in this interface Note all of the word processing tools in the primary toolbar I j Don t forget to Save Note Graphics and images need to be attached rather than co
34. k the button to add a Standard Add Clarifications Clarification to ALL learning standards in Standard Clarifications are used to provide resources for teachers Use the button this course below to add a Standard Clarification to all state standard associated learning standards in this course Use this cautiously as created Standard E Clarification documents will have to be F Add Standard Clarifications deleted one by one See the next section on Standard Clarifications and Activities for more information Curriculum Resources This button will export a spreadsheet view of curriculum F14 l fel l A B C D g 1 Published Curriculum Standards resources for this course A 2 Science Grade 5 k H Tested Standard Published column for tested objectives 4 Siandard onesies craon sents igi 5 oo number of standard clarifications EH Curiam R ES A LUMTICUIUM RESOUPCES 7 materials 1 8 Y a n d n u m be r of p u bl IS h ed 5 implement descriptive and simple experimental investigations including asking well jaum PE 1 n defined questions formulating testable hypotheses and selecting and using equipment and 8 tech 2 4 2 3 4 5 N 1 activiti es WI be isted for each 9 T by observing and measuring 2 B 1 2 ea r n j n g sta n d a rd ia er nan information to construct reasonable explanations from direct and indirect m al 11 communicate valid conclusions 2 D construct simple graphs tables map
35. l appear 4 Type the first item in the box Individualized Pre and Post Assessment Edit Item 5 Click Add Item Cooperative Groups Move Up 6 Continue for all items Differentiated Instruction 7 Select an item to edit move up move Project based Problem Solving TTS down or remove i 8 Don t forget to SAVE 9 Create additional checklist groups as needed Checklist Usage 4 Print Usage Print Usage report or see Reports Tab Assigning delegates allows curriculum managers to choose staff members to edit selected courses scope and sequences Add Course Delegate 1 Create New Delegate The Add Course Delegate wizard 2 Complete the wizard entering Delegate Options allows you to choose staff members to the name or email of the edit selected courses scope and amy Create New Delegate Sequence i Enter name or email address delegate 3 If more than one user exists choose the correct user Delegate rights enables staff members to modify elements of the Le Select the delegate S name curriculum per course based on the selected rights below 2 Click Add Courses 3 Using the course tree check Mange Die Courses Add or remove delegate courses the courses the delegate needs lt lt to have rights to edit You can _Remove Courses select more than one course at this step 4 Click Add Courses er or remove delegate courses 3 Check the boxes for each E Kindergarten vi course E3 l First
36. monstrate actions in dassroom dramatizations 5 Click Save OR press BEY demonstrate safe use of movement and voice 6 Click Cancel to finish ONSAODOBOBOD 3 26 pateoatemavaety ofroles n real ifs Cancel Note If you are looking for a particular state objective you can Standards Options use the small text box above the l New Group objective list to search Enter any l New Group number or piece of text to do a partial search through the objective list Double click on the learning standard ao ee Edit the text New Learning Stared Click on another il New Group standard or group to H ihn Pera save changes New Learning Standard Lo es Pe DIC eit Pry character and demonstrate actions in classroom dramatizations Fiz 2 4 demonstrate safe use of movement and voice L 3 2 B participate in a variety of roles in real val GOD k Ol Ol Ol ot Page 8 of 42 eduphoria No content or materials demonstrating the usage of eduphoria SchoolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain Double click on the learning standard to change the CE ohb Gli oF olf decorator icon r d Click on the radio button circle to the left of the icon for that decorator Note Colored standard decorators are enabled as needed in Forethought Options Click on another standard See manual section on Management Options or group to save This creates a collapsible sub grou
37. n answer key above and bubble answer sheets can be printed for each student OR If you want to create a test and include the questions use the following steps to write multiple choice questions Page 35 of 42 eduphoria No content or materials demonstrating the usage of eduphoria SchoolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain Toolbar Features fal Save Delete gf Add Question aPrint EH Use In Plans x Delete deletes the entire test Math Vocabulary Use alternating lettering Add Question adds a multiple Course eee eee choice question to the test sue ale ieee H 1 New Blank Question Print prints the actual test Response 2 document with questions 2 New Blank Question Response i tt Arrow moves questions up or TNEI down Response 3 4 New Blank Question Response 4 5 New Blank Question Response 2 Use In Plans moves the test into the selected lesson plan as an attachment once the test Is complete ay Use alternating lettering uncheck to keep all answer choices ABCD ABCD etc To edit a blank question select the question and a new interface will appear below Save saves selected question Delete deletes selected question kl SAVE J Delete Layout x Layout Full Width default prints questions t across the entire page Half Width prints each question on only half of
38. ndard using this icon will display an expandable and collapsible option in the teacher curriculum pane and Scope and Sequence Tab Organizational groups allow you to divide a course s learning standards into a meaningful structure Groups can be a time frame grading periods instructional units etc By combining Organizational Groups Standard Groups and Learning Standards almost any structure of method of curriculum organization can be accommodated within Forethought Page 7 of 42 eduphoria No content or materials demonstrating the usage of eduphoria SchoolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain eal ae a a Select Course Click New Group Enter the name of a new group and press Return to save i fa New Group Type Name of Group Here Click Save OR press si Return Enter on keyboard Cancel Save Click Cancel to finish Learning standards are stored in groups as they cannot stand alone Learning standards like courses do not become active until you publish them This allows you to work and update a course without impacting teachers by changing the active curriculum 1 Select Group New Standard 2 Click New Standard 3 Enter the text of the learning standard Enter the new learning standard and press Return to save 4 Select associated state Type New Learning Standard Herel objective s on the right 13 10 reflect the environment portray character A option al and de
39. ns 2A 2 compare fractional parts of whole objects or sets of objects in a problem situay 2B i here i Be hret amne ee ee 0 SGIECT TIERS Keywords measurement math fractions cookies recipe Materials Needed e copy of the book The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins e pencil and paper all ingredients needed to make a batch of cookies optional The Lesson Read aloud the book The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins Synopsis Aa has made a dozen delicious cookies lt should be plenty for her two children But then the doorbell rings and rings and rings Each ring of the doorbell brings more frends to share the delicious cookies Ma has made As you read let students figure out how many cookies are left and how many cookies each person will get Follow up the read aloud by baking cookies Let students measure combine and mix the ingredients Alternative Do the baking as a way of setting the stage for reading the Read as the cookies ve When you have finished aam have Page 31 of 42 No content or materials demonstrating the usage of eduphoria SchoolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain eduphoria My Activities Tab gt Select activity to edit L Don t forget to Save a sia Click Publish when ready to send to district scope and sequence SFO The activity may be automatically published or must be approved first by a curriculum manager Activities
40. o set various forethought options Activity Options Standards Decorators Lesson Checklists Acity Publishing Method Select the option for Activities to require curriculum administrator approval oat for Activities are automatically approved and published automatic approval and publishing Display Related Activities Activities require curriculum administrator approval Show related activities in teacher lesson planners Anonymous Publishing Activities can be published with the Pnet E i Default to publishing activities anonymously author S name or anonymously Disable the ability for teachers to change the anonymous publishing method Teachers can create activities from their lesson plans The activities are then submitted for review Creating and editing activities is covered in the Forethought teacher guide Teachers can choose to have activities published anonymously or have their name and email address available for other teachers to contact them with questions comments or kudos Curriculum Administrators view the pending activities and can publish or return to the author Each time an activity is used in lesson plans the Times Used number increases Page 16 of 42 i eduphoria No content or materials demonstrating the usage of eduphoria SchoolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain Manage Tab gt Approve Activities gt Pending Activities The pending activities are s
41. omers only and 4 the history of when that standard was previously used in a lesson plan Page 23 of 42 i eduphoria No content or materials demonstrating the usage of eduphoria SchoolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain Click on an entry in the lesson plan area to make it active Then simply eaten Sento P b 7a AAs type in the white space AS AN oa TYPE LESSON PLAN HERE Primary Tool Bar The Primary Tool Bar located at the top of the page includes various functions and word processing buttons The following section helps clarify a selection of buttons from this tool bar Remember hovering over a button opens a help tip F Use this feature to edit your schedule only for the day selected S nT j P e Re add course entries Change Today s ainiin e Notes for the Substitute Teacher Schedule _ Notes for the Sub e A New Special Entry Tre e Delete Today s Plans use this to remove content and a a SEW SE Cary schedule for all entries on a calendar day Delete Today s Plans Save Plans Saving lesson plans frequently is important They are not automatically saved in the day view The software will prompt you to save before moving to another day r Print Options 4 Print Plans FEFE ae ae ae Print to Word There are numerous lesson plan printing options including exporting to Word and Excel Print to Word No Objectives Print Week s Plans Printing th
42. oolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain Roles amp Rights Roles for Forethought are granted in the System Management application of SchoolObjects Course by course permissions can be given within Forethought by assigning and managing delegates Curriculum Manager Curriculum Managers can edit the course tree manage the entire curriculum approve activities and assign and manage course delegates Principal Principals can view their teachers lesson plans view school team planners and generate school wide reports on standard coverage Lesson Plan Viewer Lesson Plan Viewers can view all teachers lesson plans for the entire district Denied Access This user cannot access Forethought Course Delegates Delegates are assigned to edit selected courses standards and curriculum resources See section in Management on how to assign delegates Curriculum Management Courses are created and organized in the Manage Course Tree interface The tree allows courses to be organized by schools grade levels content areas or any other method of organization your district may desire The Course Tree is the foundation for which all curriculum entry begins esioueaforethought a ean Guat Manage Tab gt Manage Course Tree gl New Folder New Course 4e Delete Hide course K Manage Course Tree The forethought scope and sequence tree editor allows you to organize
43. orted by course Click the carrot to expand the course to see the titles of the submitted activities Select an activity to see its details Curriculum administrators can edit the activity as needed using the word processing buttons More than one standard can be connected to the activity The activity is connected linked only to the primary standard or first in the list for organization purposes To add additional standards to an activity expand the curriculum pane Double click on standards to add to activity Management Tools kl Manage Course Tree Manage Learning Standards j Manage Tech Usage J Assign Delegates Aa Forethought Options i CA tl Ato ll cH CENONE Ae Tenerifi Publish g Return 4 b f ly EJ 53 Fa Measuring Up Pending Activities English Language Arts and Reading Grade 5 Science Grade 5 Go Measuring Up cca Great Lesson Mathematics Grade 2 Mathematics Grade B Mathematics Grade 4 Publish Anonymously Measuring Up Publish Anonymously demonstrate safe practices FEAE feld and laboratory Strategies investiga tons 1L A eesti E First Six Weeks collect information b obser and me 2 6 EI y observing asuring 2 B Resources What would you use to measure each of the following temperature blood pressure distance between home amp school how much water a glass holds pe re nen giana nat e S Author Holland Jim Times U
44. oving a standard within the same course or to another course will move its activities as no duplication is required When copying or moving a standard from one course to another make sure the target course has the same associated state courses as the standard being moved or copied Drag amp Drop Method Groups and Standards can be moved to a different location by a drag and drop method This is also an easy way to reorder standards Standards always appear immediately below the standard they were dragged onto Cut amp Paste yl New Group Method New Group aj New Standard lp fay fa ny Gai New Group ig New Standard 4e 0 2g Delete Use the cut and paste Icon The forethought learning standard Cut falows yo to move standards to different groups Copying Standards Select standard s Click copy Select destination group or standard Click paste Copied standards will paste at the bottom of the group or immediately below a standard oR WNDM Note Hold CTRL or Command Mac key to select multiple standards to copy Make sure you don t select the group title and a standard at the same time before you copy l New Group B New Learning Standard lt New Learning Standard navigation Select an item below to create groups 1 Select a folder to place the selected item a the paste button Standards Options El New Group a New Group EN klinas Erem ore fal New Group ig Ne
45. p of standards within a group to provide LPS for additional organization All standards underneath a Standard Group but above another Standard Group will be collapsed underneath OBO This icon represents a regular learning standard e Learning standard decorators enable the district to provide teachers with a visual indicator for district defined standards meanings These are defined in detail under Forethought Options by a Curriculum Manager Double click on the learning standard to associate it to one or New Learning Standard more state objective UL renect me environment portray acter and demonstrate actions in dassroom FF 2 Using the associated state l courses click in the 0D 0k ol ok li oe check boxes to associate a standard to state objectives You may select more than one 2 F nacticinate in a variety of roles in real Click on another Note If the correct standards do not appear go the section on importing state standards standard or group to save Page 9 of 42 eduphoria No content or materials demonstrating the usage of eduphoria SchoolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain Learning standards can be moved and copied within the same course or to another course When a learning standard is copied a new standard is created of the same name with the same associations to state objectives However any associated activities will not be duplicated M
46. pied and pasted into the editing page Add attachments by clicking the paperclip icon S e ic i a i Ei Standard Clarification E construct concrete models of equivalent fractions for fractional parts of whole objects 20 Ul Right Click constat concrete models of equivalent bjects Hep tea Add a New Activity E _ gg Add a New Standard Clarification H Ist 9 Weeks Fra TITTEN Ej Be ee b F u FowerPoints Author Jones Bobby Times Used 0 ia Resources Activity Lesson HERE Attachments Page 15 of 42 liil R eduphoria No content or materials demonstrating the usage of eduphoria SchoolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain Publish Activity G Publish Enter any comments about this activity 1 To add this activity for teachers to A reS EE use you must publish it 2 Click Publish 3 Click Submit x Delete Activity Deleting the activity will permanently delete it from Forethought Note Teachers will not be able to access their activities that have been deleted Edit order of Activities T JL Use the arrows to change the order in the list Related Resources g Fossil Fuel Story TA Fossil Fuels Impact Issues of Fossil Fuels Let s Make Them Last ey Limited Resource Game Manage Tab gt pisos Forethought Options gt Forethought Options Activity Options Use the tabs below t
47. r name of course See SAN a Press Return Enter on W New Course Type New Course Name Here keyboard or click Save Cancel Save Note Pressing enter will leave the entry box open making the addition of multiple courses much easier Editing the Root Entry a Folder or a Course Name Double click on the title to edit the name Click on a different item to save You will be prompted to be sure you want to make the change Chemistry aP Environmental Systems Top Toolbar Copying Courses Mirror Copy Deep Copy cat ae O Delete Y Hide Course Courses may be copied to various parts of the course tree but may not be copied directly beside the original course While forethought offers tremendous flexibility in organizing courses using options like mirrored courses should be used sparingly to keep long term management simple Select the type of copy operation to perform from the list below Mirror A mirror copy allows you to place a course in multiple locations and it remains synchronized a Deep Copy 4 deep copy will duplicate a course and all standards Activities are not copied A mirrored course places the exact same course in multiple places in the tree Any changes made to one course will impact any mirrors This might be appropriate for courses like Algebra where the curriculum will be the same at the middle and high school levels A deep copy creat
48. reaks the courses down into grade level folders The middle and high levels divide the courses into their respective subject areas These can easily be reorganized to match your district This method of organization is simply one example Demo isp a Wi Elementary l re Pre al Kindergarten E l First Grade 2 fal Second Grade Art Grade 2 fl yal High School El il Science Aquatic Scence Astronomy Biology Chemistry Environmental Systems English Language Arts and Reading Grade 2 Health Education Grade 2 Mathematics Grade 2 Music Grade 2 Physical Education Grade 2 Scence Grade 2 Socal Studies Grade 2 Geology Meteorology and Oceanography Integrated Physics and Chemistry W Physics Adding New Folders Select Root or existing folder Click New Folder Enter the name of a new folder and dick the save button Enter name of folder New Folder Press Return Enter on keyboard or click Save Cancel Save Type New Folder Name Here eae Note Pressing enter will leave the entry box open making the addition of multiple folders much easier Page 4 of 42 eduphoria No content or materials demonstrating the usage of eduphoria SchoolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain Adding New Courses Pe Select Folder to add courses Click New Course Enter the name of a new course and cick the save button Ente
49. rrent lesson plan entry but it won t replace any text already in the entry TEKS TAKS This tab displays associated TEKS Knowledge and Skills statement and Student Expectation TAKS objective and Knowledge and Skill for selected standard Ed Performance For Aware Customers only This shows a comparison graph of student performance on the most recent TAKS and or Benchmark test e History This tab displays all dates the standard has been used in lesson plans during the current eT school year Page 27 of 42 eduphoria No content or materials demonstrating the usage of eduphoria SchoolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain Checklists Teaching Strategies Individualized Pre and _ Differentiated F Project based Problem Post Assessment Instruction Solving If enabled by the district checklists will be available for every entry ina schedule Simply check the item s in the checklist to note if you utilized them during the lesson of that day Design Qualities These results can be tabulated for L_ Quality 3 Quality 2 C Quality 1 principals and district personnel F Cooperative Groups Close a a aua Copying Lesson Plans The Forethought lesson planner gives you the flexibility to copy individual lessons a day s lesson plans or even an entire week gt Copy Wizard Plans must be in Week View to see the Copy Wizard Copy Wizard Options Copy Wizard The copy and move
50. s and charts using tools including computers to organize 12 examine and evaluate information 2 E analyze review and critique scientific explanations including hypotheses and theories as to 13 their strengths and weaknesses using scientific evidence and information 3 4 j draw inferences based on information related to promotional materials for products and 14 services 3 B Yes No a w a wjw joo N P 4 o a 15 represent the natural world using models and identify their limitations 3 C 13 Yes f j 16 evaluate the impact of research on scientific thought society and the environment 3 D IH connect Grade 5 science concepts with the history of science and contributions of 17 scientists 3 3 Yes 2 m Mo ohn mci hagi mmni 7 aR i ON AIRS S a Ann 8 an OV aiiis appa Publishing a Single Course Publishing a course works very much like publishing the course tree Two copies of a course structure exist and all changes are made to the draft copy Last Published on 5 13 2009 10 05 28 AM k Discard Publish When you publish the course it then moves those changes to the published public copy Now teachers and curriculum staff can see that structure and attach resources to it As the course tree the Publish and Discard options are in the bottom right The last published is also displayed in the bottom left Page 13 of 42 eduphoria No content or materials demonstrating the usag
51. s can be shifted ahead one day Shifting lesson plans will move all content up one day from the day selected to the end of the instructional year Note If any content on the last day of the instructional year exists it will be removed Page 28 of 42 eduphoria No content or materials demonstrating the usage of eduphoria SchoolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain Teachers can share lesson plans with other staff members in their school and district Items to consider Sharing your Planner 1 Change My Settings 2 Share My Planner 3 Add or Remove a Teacher You can view and print a shared planner In addition you can copy lesson entries from a shared planner to your own planner You cannot edit a shared planner Selecting staff members to view your planner does not automatically give you access to view their lesson planner Both staff members have to share Principals already have access to your planner you do not have to share with them Planner Options a Create a New Team e Share My a Change My Settings 19 My Schedules S Team Planners allow you to plan with your peers in your school or across the district Options for team organizations include e Grade Level Team This type of team is most appropriate for elementary and intermediate teachers where each teacher in a grade level might plan for a subject and all teachers in the team pull content from the team T
52. se is shown Select the course and click Next Edit the name of the entry This is a great place to add times period numbers etc to help organize the entries For Aware customers only select the course from your Master Schedule to connect test data of students to your entries in Forethought You can select multiple classes to connect to an entry For example if you teach three preps of math check all the math classes that use that course s curriculum A Course that Mirrors another Course After creating a course with learning standards then choose the course title to mirror Select a Course From the Tree Browse the tree below and select the course you want to add to your planner Click Next gt when you have found the course you want to add 33 Blementary A Q Prekindergarten Lj Kindergarten Q First Grade C Second Grade QE Third Grade S amp S Art Grade 3 Ea English Language Arts and Reading Grade 3 GS Health Education Grade 3 GS Mathematics Grade 3 ES Music Grade 3 S Physical Education Grade 3 Enter the Name for this Entry Enter the name and other details for this schedule entry below Select the courses you teach that this lesson will apply to L_ 4LANGUAGE ARTS Period 1 1040 02 _ 4MaATH Period 3 2040 02 4 SCIENCE Period 4 3040 02 _ 4S0CIAL STUDIE Period 5 4040 02 4 HEALTH Period 6 9040 02 Select a Course From Your Schedul
53. sed 1 Bl demonstrate safe practices during field and laboratory investigations 1 A collect information by observing and measuring 2 8 Warm up What would you use to measure each of the following temperature blood pressure distance between home amp school how much water a glass holds Materials Rulers graduated cylinders thermometers Procedures Work with a partner to rotate to each lab station and follow the directions given at each Write your answers on your answer sheet Evaluation Post quiz Measuring Up mj Publish J Return ar YW Change Associated Course az Course Documents lin Maps E Materials List gt 5 Interventions and Differentiation make wise choices in the use and lm conservation of resources and the disposal or recycling of materials 1 8 plan and impiem nt EAE and simple iji Measuring Up Publish Anonymously Author Holland Jim Times Used 1 B demonstrate safe practices during field and laboratory Pooma AJ si Collect information by observing andi measuring 2 6 4 RESOURCES What would you use to measure each of the following Page 17 of 42 i eduphoria No content or materials demonstrating the usage of eduphoria SchoolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain Right click on a standard to 1 Set as Primary Learning Standard Remember the Primary Learning Standar
54. tup as many course schedules as you need Each schedule contains course entries and special entries such as notes planning period information or sub notes 32 Planning for your Forethought is a customizable lesson planner where district curriculum is housed As a general rule the fewer schedules and entries you maintain the simpler the product is to use KEEP IT SIMPLE m y gt You may add up to 12 entries in your schedule Course with Learning Standards This is the typical schedule entry prep that allows you to access curriculum enter and track learning standards i e TEKS and find and add activities Course that Mirrors another Course Use this only when repeating preps or courses allowing for modifications Mirrored courses allow you to show the same content more than once in your schedule If something in a class needs to change for a day you can edit that day s mirrored course and it will no longer mirror for that day It may however be simpler to enter the course once and have special entries to indicate notes for other classes Special Entry A special entry can be any non academic entry it does not connect to any curriculum or standards or can be notes about another class Examples might include Lunch Planning Period or even a general Notes section Special Items to Consider It is important to remember that you can change your schedule at any time without impacting lessons already in your planner S
55. tween months using the lt gt buttons Days with lesson plans will appear as bold This allows you to easily keep track of which days you have and have not planned Clicking on any day will let you plan for that day It is also possible to see what lesson you used a year ago Lesson plans are not deleted from year to year 2 Planners List This will be a list of all available planners It will always start with your own personal planner My Lesson Planner followed by any team or shared planners you may be able to view 3 Planner Settings and Search Lesson Plans Here you can search for lesson plans by keyword or by phrase Planner Options allow you to Create a New Team In addition Change My Settings will allow you to edit your schedule and Share your Planner with other staff members 4 Lesson Plan Content Area Clicking an entry in the lesson plan area makes that entry active You can then begin planning for that particular course by using the toolbar options to customize your lesson content and by adding in learning standards from the Curriculum Pane on the right 5 Curriculum Pane Learning Standards List Selecting a course in the lesson planning area updates the learning standards to reflect the selected course 6 Curriculum Pane Details and Resources Selecting a learning standard displays 1 any linked resources 2 associated TEKS TAKS and Knowledge amp Skill Statements 3 a graph of tested standard Aware cust
56. ught To edit your schedule and Planner Options entries select Change My 3 Create a New Team kJ Share My Planner Settings and My Schedules pra a ze Page 22 of 42 eduphoria No content or materials demonstrating the usage of eduphoria SchoolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain na gi forethought Ta Sewich Appheasond i Keo G topatr ees eae A 8B EE BAD Ee Be Me amp amp Eo cso sin scenes vl Si Cai iE Geico Grade Lneporbed Toks tat Set Hirekal rks 4 6 DISD 51h Sienie 7 g o e z Sy ine A t Characteristecs Phy ean Plans R Mr Leseon Pores y paperei of substances hat reman gt afd sag i Place aiia VWarrn up meing piii E 70 j E ipri hewan Diin f od Math Tres Pane z v Poti Hamba Physical Perr bee my EN Sone lemn Rae Moterents a E s Cherry blather ihya Properties Lagieh Language Profioency Siandards Imported Teks E fee Grade 5 myar Treks Protedures WPreore i a af Tree Gromth Hage a a Manlejien Of Weathering Eroa A ar Lite Cyce Of A Pant gP Lille Cycle Of Orpaniams Ew hithe Check Meng be Seench Pla wd oF troges Cyde Rummy EF Porwthere Carbon Cycle aF Water Cyr Planinker Opler a 4 Wooo Pees Bal Clee Fee x I Search for More ley ces Oran 1 Calendar This will show you the current month and allow you to easily change be
57. ule set ak entry and then click You now need to add courses and other entries to your schedule Click it Entry the Add an Entry button to start adding entries to your schedule Note You can only add 12 entries with text to a schedule My Schedule k Daily Notes Reminders Note Special Entries will not have GB 7th Texas History connections to class rosters GB Mathematics Grade 4 c A Science Grade 2 EdtEny G3 Mathematics Grade 8 AA Lunch 11 30 12 00 Page 33 of 42 eduphoria No content or materials demonstrating the usage of eduphoria SchoolObjects may be posted or displayed on any external website or public domain 6 Check the checkbox of the course that corresponds to the entry More than one roster course can be selected 7 Repeat this process for each entry in the schedule When finished click Next Next and Continue Using forethought to get back to the lesson planner Enter the Name for this Entry Enter the name and other details for this schedule entry below Entry Tile Mathematics Grade 4 Select the courses you teach that this lesson will apply to _ 4 LANGUAGE ARTS Period 1 1040 02 14 SCIENCE Period 4 3040 02 _ 4 SOCIAL STUDIE Period 5 4040 02 C 4 HEALTH Period 6 9040 02 Click Next gt to continue BEFORE YOU MOVE FORWARD 1 Did you link your courses to your schedule 2 Any day that was activated bold
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