Bexley Middle School“The best way to ride a horse is in the direction the horse is going”

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-Not accessible online or from home -Can only be read on FileMaker Pro software - Clunky interface -All information has to be inputted – no drop

down menus for standards or aims/objectives -Others can accidentally erase and sabotage

teacher work - Doesn’t  allow me to attach a document - Difficult to sort through with all teachers

information contained in one place -Doesn’t allow me to sort information/standards

to see the big picture

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Accessible from anywhere with an Internet connection

Password protected and cannot accidentally erase another teacher’s work

Teachers can attach documents, resources, and links to their rubric

Has a search report feature – can be defined by time, key word, or grade level

Reports and information can be quickly drawn from the online units

Administrator can give access to all Language A teachers rights to a unit and add teachers who teach multiple content areas or levels. Interdisciplinary units will provide rights to all individuals.

Individual daily instruction can vary between teacher, but the larger unit will be created by the department

Teachers are not able to see other teachers’ daily plans (unless you provide your pass code)

Unit can go from daily, weekly, and monthly

Curriculum maps can be created from the units – auto map feature

Ensures alignment

All state standards, IB aims/objectives, ATL skills, and learner profile characteristics are preloaded and can be quickly added to your unit of instruction

Keep both virtual and hard copies of your work (daily plans, unit plans, and curriculum maps)

Standards-based instruction is a critical element of a viable and guaranteed curriculum. Instruction Planner easily links your instructional plan and operational curriculum to standards. Standards are easily identified, and can be customized. Eliminate the hours previously used to search for just the right standard and benchmark with the ability to search for specific words to generate only relative standards. No more deconstructing manually! No more shuffling through numerous strands! Now, with a few clicks of the mouse, appropriate standards and benchmarks will be linked to your plan, your assignments, and your operational curriculum. Districts and schools are able to easily choose strands, or attach custom standards, that reflect their needs and provide proactive reporting based on collected data.

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