Thoughtful Classroom Online Professional Learning Suites
There is no doubt whatsoever: Of all the factors that we can control as educators, the quality of classroom instruction has the greatest impact on student achievement. Hands down. By far. Nothing else is close.
So how can we help our teachers, instructional leaders, and school leaders zero in on instruction and work together to raise its quality—in a way that’s manageable and cost-effective?
Thoughtful Classroom Professional Learning Suites make it easier than ever to improve teaching and learning in classrooms and across schools and districts.
Designed and led by today’s top expert on instruction, Dr. Harvey Silver, along with the Thoughtful Classroom team, each suite focuses your team on important instructional goals and models specific instructional tools and strategies for addressing those goals.
So Many Ways to Fuel Your Learning
Every suite provides your team with a wealth of learning resources to help you improve practice.
Video Tutorials
Brief and engaging presentations that show you how to use tools and strategies
Key Content Cues
All the critical content from the tutorials in a handy PDF that makes it easy to review and plan
PD Resources & Supplements
Targeted supports, including sample lessons, teacher tips, and classroom video segments
Planning and Reflection Guides
Fillable forms that make planning lessons and reflecting on the results a snap
Classroom Resources
Ready-to-use resources, including student handouts, reproducibles, and classroom posters
Check out all of the
Thoughtful Classroom Professional Learning Suites
Tools and Strategies for Active, In-Depth Learning
Want to Build Your Own Custom Suite?
No problem! We build custom suites for schools and districts all the time. We’re happy to work with you and your team to select a focused set of tools and strategies tied directly to your school improvement goals and priorities.
Check out the available tool and strategy tutorials below.
Building Positive Relationships
- All for One & One for All
- Check Your Mood at the Door
- Community CIRCLE
- Getting to Know You
- Interaction in an Instant
- Say “S” to Resolving Conflicts
Classroom Inquiry
- Inquiry Frames
- Mystery
- Inductive Learning
- If-Then
- Yes-No Inquiry
Classroom Management
- 7-Step Directions
- Procedural PRO
- Respectfully Yours
- Rules to Live & Learn By
- Student-Friendly Learning Targets
Comparative Thinking
- Designing Great Comparison Lessons
- Metaphorical Expression
- Decision Making
- Community CIRCLE
- Forced Choice
Feedback
- STAIRS (Principles of Effective Feedback)
- Glow & Grow
- What & Why Feedback
- The “Ps” to Better Work
- PEERS
- Knee-to-Knee Conference
- The Five Cs of In-Lesson Feedback
Formative Assessment
- Clear or Cloudy?
- Stop, Slow, Go!
- Questioning in Style
- Because
- Graduated Difficulty
Improving Reading Comprehension
- Power Previewing
- Mind’s Eye
- Single-Sentence Summaries
- Scavenger Hunt
- Reading Stances
- 4-2-1 Summarize
- Reading for Meaning
Increasing Engagement
- Classroom Games
- Divergent Thinking
- Effort Tracker
- Personal Best
- Scavenger Hunt
- Questioning in Style
Lesson & Unit Design
- “Five Episodes” Design Framework
- Essential Questions
- A Study In . . .
- Concept Word Walls
Note Making & Summarizing
- Window Notes
- Math Notes
- Interactive Note Making
- Three Ways of Webbing
- Split Screen
- S-O-S Graphic Organizers
- 4-2-1 Summarize
- AWESOME Summaries
Nurturing Thinking Skills & Habits
- 3C Word Walls
- Because
- Forced Choice
- The Power of Pause
- Power Previewing
Setting Clear Learning Objectives
- Learning Window
- Student-Friendly Learning Targets
- Post-Discuss Reference (PDR)
Perfect for Instructional Leadership Teams and PLCs
Does your PLC sometimes struggle to get that crystal-clear focus on instruction? Are you an Instructional Leader or part of an Instructional Leadership team looking for a better way to help teachers grow? Thoughtful Classroom Professional Learning Suites are the answer. The suites provide the focused content, practical tools, and “common language” that PLCs and ILTs need to promote schoolwide improvement. And as your needs and goals evolve, so can your suite. It’s easy to add new content, new tools and strategies, and new PD resources.
Your Path to Improvement Starts Here
Check Out a Sample TOOL Tutorial