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FORETHOUGHT FOR TEACHERS: MODULE 1 OBJECTIVES

• The Roadmap: Planning for Learning – the elements of a good lesson plan and driving the Tomorrow Land Speedway

• The Auto Show: Forethought – the race track and steering

• The Test Drive: Navigating the System– create your planner, how to plan for learning in Forethought, and sharing the road with a friend or a team

• The Owner’s Manual: Features and How-To - help documents, resources, and the Birdville Eduphoria website

PLANNING FOR LEARNING:

COMMON LESSON PLAN

TEMPLATE MISCONCEPTION

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PLANNING FOR LEARNING: THE COMPONENTS OF EFFECTIVE LESSON DESIGN

PLANNING FOR LEARNING: THE COMPONENTS OF EFFECTIVE LESSON DESIGN

Objective 1: The Roadmap: planning

for learning

• Standards/TEKS• Structures and

Strategies• Procedures• Accommodations/

Modifications Extensions

• Resources• Assessment• Notes/Reflections

COMMON ELEMENTS OF THE FORETHOUGHT LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE

Content Standard(s)/Pr

ocess Standards

Your rail tracks. A defined

course and the ride controls the pace.

DRIVING WITH COMMON ELEMENTS LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE – YOU STEER AND CONTROL YOUR

CAR!Procedure, Strategies,

and Structures

You steer your car and make decisions about how

you will make your way around the track. You can steer left to right or look at

street signs and the landscape. However, you must make sure that your

steering appropriately addresses the destination and doesn’t jump the rail

tracks (the Standards)

DRIVING WITH COMMON ELEMENTS LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE – YOU STEER AND CONTROL YOUR

CAR!Accommodation

s,Modifications,

Extensions

You consider the destination and who is in the car with you. You make decisions

about their needs during the trip and what you will do to

accommodate those needs.

COMMON ELEMENTS OF THE FORETHOUGHT LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE

Resources

Your teaching tools.

Consistent across the district and

are aligned to your

Standards.

DRIVING WITH COMMON ELEMENTS LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE

Assessment

Regular Maintenance and State Inspections to make sure all parts of your car are functioning properly. Sample assessment items you can use to design your own assessments and to make sure the level of instruction matches the

cognitive rigor of the Standards.

DRIVING WITH COMMON ELEMENTS LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE – YOU STEER AND CONTROL YOUR

CAR!Notes/

Reflections

Your road trip photos and travel journal. You can

add important information before departure or reflect on your trip. What parts of your trip

went well and what might you do

differently next year to make your journey even

better?

Our Road Trip

YOUR FORETHOUGHT ROADMAP LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE

The Standards/TEKS

Checklist to choose your Structures, Strategies,

and Assessment Methods

Your lesson Procedures and

places for Accommodations

and Notes/Reflections

Resources

Objective 2: The Auto Show: steering on the Forethought race track

Birdville Eduphoria Forethought

Objective 3: The Test Drive: Navigating the

TomorrowLand Speedway

START YOUR ENGINES!

Log in to eduphoria!

1. Birdville Homepage: Click on “Staff”

2. Click on “Eduphoria”

3. Log in with BISD Credentials (how you login to your school computer)

ENTER FORETHOUGHT

MY PROFILE

If prompted, click My Profile.

Go through each screen and enter all of your information, or make sure it is correct

SETTING UP YOUR PLANNER(SEE HANDOUT ONE)

Before you create your Forethought planner, you will want to spend a few

minutes to think about how your schedule.

SETTING UP YOUR PLANNER

The first time you login, the Set Up My Planner Wizard will appear. This will guide you through the process of setting up your schedule of courses.

SETUP MY PLANNER WIZARD

Enter the name of your schedule. Suggestion: Name, School,

School YearClick Next.

ADDING ENTRIES – THESE ARE YOUR PREPS, SUBJECTS, OR “BOXES IN THE LESSON PLAN

BOOK”

Click “Add an Entry”

This screen allows you to add, edit and organize the entries in your schedule.•Add Entry: Create a course with learning standards, mirrored course, or special entry •Edit Entry: Modify information about a selected entry •Move Up/Move Down: Change the order of a selected entry in your schedule •Remove Entry: Removes a course from your schedule

ENTRY TYPE

Select “A course with Learning Standards”

This is a typical course/class/prep in your schedule.

SELECT YOUR COURSE FROM THE DISTRICT COURSE TREE

Click on your level. Click on your subject or grade until the

appropriate course is shown. Click on the course name.

EDIT THE NAME OF THE ENTRY

This is a great place to add times, period numbers, etc. (if

you would like) to help organize the entries.

ADD NEW ENTRY TO YOUR SCHEDULE

Repeat as needed for the number of entries in your schedule. When your schedule is complete, click

Next.

SPECIAL COURSE ENTRIES

When you add another entry to your schedule, you will have a

choice of these options + another course with Standards.

Mirrored Course Allows you to show the same content several times in your schedule. If you need to change something in one class for a day, it will no longer mirror for that day.

Special Entry Can be any non-academic entry (Lunch, Planning Period, Recess etc.)

FINISHING YOUR LESSON PLANNER

• When prompted, to add another SCHEDULE, choose “NO” unless you have a A/B schedule.• Click “Begin

Using Forethought”

CREATING A LESSON IN FORETHOUGHT – THE COMPONENTS (SEE HANDOUT 2)

TEAM PLANNER (HANDOUT 3)

Please see Handout 3 for detailed instructions for creating a Team

Planner.

RESOURCES, HELP DOCUMENTS, AND VIDEOS

WITHIN FORETHOUGHT

•Open the Lesson Planner •Click the Help button (top right)

1.

RESOURCES, HELP DOCUMENTS, AND VIDEOS

WITHIN FORETHOUGHT

2.• Click “My

Lesson Plans”

• Click “Forethought”

• Click “Forethought for Teachers”

• Click to choose your help topic

When the Help topic opens, you will see detailed instructions. Video Help is also an option: Click the “Play Video” button on the top right.

RESOURCES, DOCUMENTS, POWERPOINT, AND VIDEO HELP ON

THE EDUPHORIA BIRDVILLE WEBSITE

BISD Homepage

Departments

Curriculum and Instruction

Resources Eduphoria

Birdville

TRAILBLAZER FEEDBACK

• Use the Trailblazer blog to provide feedback about the training and your experiences as you get into the system.

• From Birdville Home Page, select Departments > Curriculum and Instruction > Resources > Eduphoria Birdville > Trailblazers

CONGRATULATIONS!YOU HAVE NOW EARNED YOUR FORETHOUGHT

DRIVER’S LICENSE!