The following are additional tools to support the integration of the skills that matter in your instruction.
- Action Plan Template—This template provides a structure for setting goals and identifying the action steps needed for integrating the skills that matter.
- Central Skills Integration Analysis Tool—This tool can be used to support the analysis of a lesson plan, project, task or activity to determine if or how the central skills can be incorporated into what is being taught and practiced.
- Guide for Adapting TSTM Lesson Plans for ESL—This tool provides guidance and recommendations for adapting each of the TSTM lessons to meet your ESL students’ needs.
- Integrating TSTM Into Your Existing Curriculum Teaching Practice Tool—This tool can be used to support the integration of TSTM into your teaching practice.
- Lesson Planning Tool—This template provides the TSTM structure for lesson planning.
- Observing, Analyzing, and Developing Integrated and Contextualized Learning in Action—These questions can be used when observing a lesson that uses integrated and contextualized learning to provide useful feedback to the teacher on their use of the approach. A teacher also may wish to consider these questions as they apply this approach to their existing lessons.
- Observing, Analyzing, and Developing Problem-Based Learning in Action—These questions can be used when observing a lesson that uses problem-based learning to provide useful feedback to the teacher on their use of the approach. A teacher also may wish to consider these questions as they apply this approach to their existing lessons.
- Observing, Analyzing, and Developing Project-Based Learning in Action—These questions can be used when observing a lesson that uses project-based learning to provide useful feedback to the teacher on their use of the approach. A teacher also may wish to consider these questions as they apply this approach to their existing lessons.
- Unit Overview Tool—This template provides the TSTM structure for unit planning.
- Toolkit Index—This index makes it easy to find resources in the toolkit by skill, approach or NRS level.
- Strategic Coaching Guide—Coaching is an important pillar of the TSTM initiative. The Strategic Coaching Guide supports coaches and other instructional leaders as they work with teachers to integrate the skills that matter into instruction.
Download these tools in a single combined file: All TSTM Other Tools and Resources tab tools