Check out this graphic organizer that students of any age can use to facilitate their note taking. This skill is one that students often lack direct instruction on, and this clear and student-friendly format is mimicked after the Cornell note-taking format. Separated into clear sections for topic, notes, questions and summary, this worksheet will push students to being extremely purposeful with their note-taking while streamlining their thoughts. This template also comes in different formats to best meet the needs of your students. Be sure to check out our alternative versions as well!

Check out this alternative brainstorming graphic organizer that pushes students to think through topics and ideas an a different way. The identified topic begins at the top, and then students think of different ideas related to it. Though students don't need to fill up the whole chart, the idea is that they think about different words starting with different letters. This forces them to diversify their answers. The template includes one line for each letter of the alphabet. Be sure to check out some of our other brainstorming templates as well!

Check out this simple and color-coded graphic organizer for Danielson's Evaluation rubric. Breaking down the four major components into its various components, this guide simplifies the rhetoric and expectations for each possible rubric components. This serves as a great reminder, reference, and support tool as you navigate the rubric, its language and its expectations.

Check out this simple and student friendly behavior reflection form. This is meant to be implemented daily, which allows students to think through their day, reflect on wha they did well, and plan for the next day. Each of the simple questions is presented with a simple frowning fact, straight face, and smiling face. There are also three questions at the bottom. This serves as a great documentation form but also a meaningful way to push students to think critically about their behavior! Be sure to check out our other behavior tracking and reflection forms as well!

Check out this awesome graphic organizer that can be used to facilitate your conversation roundtables with varying group sizes. Set up to support a conversation between anywhere from 2 people to 8 students. It is clearly labeled and structured with colors to help students organize their thoughts, ideas, and conversations. Embedded in the template is a section for the topic, essential question, notes from peers, and summary. Be sure to check out our other templates including our version 1 that is set up for differentiating to students' needs.

Check out this awesome graphic organizer that can be used to facilitate your conversation roundtables. Set up to support a conversation between four people. It is clearly labeled and structured with colors to help students organize their thoughts, ideas, and conversations. Embedded in the template is a section for the topic, essential question, notes from peers, and summary. This template is presented in a variety of formats to best fit students' needs including blank space, lines, bullets and more. Be sure to check out our other templates including our version 2 that is set up for different sized groups!

Check out this fun and simple graphic organizer that students can use to brainstorm a number of things. This clear and focused form allows students to develop their skills in narrowing the focus, being creative, organizing their thoughts, and so much more. This comes in a variety of formats to be applied with different grade levels, different students, and whatever else differentiation purposes you need. Be sure to check out our other graphic organizers as well!

Check out this simple and color-coded guide to constructing really great questions that promote critical thinking. Organized into six sections with a multitude of stems to get your questions rolling, this reference sheet will take your questioning to the next level. But promoting deeper thinking questions, you will be able to scaffold more easily, differentiate smoothly and meet the needs of your students while holding them all accountable. This reference guide is provided for you in both color and gray-scale.

Check out this simple and organized template that has a labelled and specific sections for a line graph. This outline is ideal for supporting students' understanding of graphing, for use with differentiation, or for modification for struggling students. Also, when used in science or social studies, when the lesson isn't on graphing, this can cut out a lot of wasted time. Presented in a simple and student-friendly way, the possibilities for implementation are endless!

Check out this simple and organized template that has a labelled and specific sections for a bar graph. This outline is ideal for supporting students' understanding of graphing, for use with differentiation, or for modification for struggling students. Also, when used in science or social studies, when the lesson isn't on graphing, this can cut out a lot of wasted time. Presented in a simple and student-friendly way, the possibilities for implementation are endless!

Aligned with Leader In Me's idea go beginning with the end in mind, this interactive and student-centered research projects, pushes students to think through some of the details of their next steps. Pushing students being just saying they want to be an NFL player or a police officer, this week long project pushes students through a variety of areas of research focusing on what they want to be when the grow up, where they want to go to college, the various expenses affiliated with living on your own in college, the expenses of living in a certain area, and then the necessary grades and other components that colleges look for. Using websites like glassdoor.com and various college websites will massively support students with this project. Hopefully their findings ground them in what their next steps look like and push them to apply math skills, research skills, reading skills, and ultimately help plan for their future!

Check out this fun and engaging pennant creation activity! With a clear outline, students record some of the most important things about them. Their favorite food, any pets, their favorite subject and their goals and aspirations are all included in a well organized manner. Students can color it as they please and then cut it out. There are string holes that are marked to turn this simple template into a classroom decoration where students feel valued and a part of their classroom community. This is a great beginning of the year activity to both decorate your classroom and allow the students to feel valued. Have fun!

Take your documentation to the next level with this template to track parent and guardian contacts. With this simple but user-friendly format, you are able to track the parents you talk to, the format you communicate with them through (such as email, text, call, visit, or note). There are also sections for the concern and the results from the communicaiton. This serves as a great format for data collection during conversations with administrators, co-teachers, and parents as you reference the dates for progress monitoring. Be sure to check out my "Simple Parent-Guardian Contact Log Form" as well for a simpler format.

Take your classroom communication to the next level with these accountability posters that pushes your students to challenge each others thoughts and ideas in a respectful and responsible way. Whether it be adding on to thinking, pushing back against ideas, questions understandings, or echoing and summarizing thoughts, these posters can do wonders for the oral communication development for all grade levels. Whether they are printed and laminated, hung around the room, or the mini versions attached are distributed to children, accountable talk posters will turn your classroom into a bunch of higher level thinking and talkers!

Check out this awesome list of various jobs that can be implemented in your classroom starting tomorrow! Transfer the accountability, responsibility, and leadership to your students by delegating various tasks to them. In this product you will find a list of 25 ideas with clear descriptions and job titles including components such as lumber jacks who sharpen the pencils, computer technicians that turn on and off the computers and far more with far great descriptions. Have fun and enjoy!