TOP TOOLKIT FOR
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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Toolkit Authorship Team: Constance Manter & Jacqueline Littlefield
TOP TOOLKIT FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
 Designed to
• Support facilitators with various tools, resources, and
strategies to promote and enhance TOP Instructional
Guides: Let’s Explore Modern Germany and Germany In
Focus
• Provide Consistency with Common Agenda Components
AND Flexibility with a Variety of Tools/Strategies
 Tools for
• Enhancing TOP Instructional Guides:
Lets’ Explore Modern Germany and Germany In Focus
• Planning, Facilitating, and Promoting TOP Workshops,
Resources, and Study Tours
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TOP TOOLKIT FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
 The Toolkit is available for educators who will facilitate
workshops to:
• Share information about TOP curriculum programs and
resources.
• Engage participants with innovative standards-based
instructional strategies.
• Inform audiences about an Application process for all
expenses-paid Study Tours to Germany.
• Promote other TOP professional development opportunities.
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TOP TOOLKIT PROVIDES…
 Resources for Professional Development
 Standards Correlation
 Outcomes & Icebreakers
 Instructional Strategies
 TOP Study Tour Application
 Planning Tools
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TOP’S TOOLS
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DRAWER 1
TOOLS FOR USING THE TOOLKIT
1. USING THE TOOLKIT
• Introduction to Toolkit – Design, Purpose,
Features and Organization of Drawers/Sections
• Toolkit PowerPoint (available online)
• Table of Contents for the Toolkit
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DRAWER 2
TOOLS FOR NAVIGATING THE TOP CURRICULUM PROGRAM
• Common Lesson Components
2. NAVIGATING MATERIALS
• Letters
 Instructional Guide Content Structure
Summary for Educators
 Authors’ Introduction – Let’s Explore Modern
Germany
 Authors’ Introduction – Germany In Focus
• Overview - Features at a Glance
• Table of Contents
 Let’s Explore Modern Germany
 Germany In Focus
• Sample Common Lesson Components
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DRAWER 3
TOOLS FOR PLANNING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS
3. PLANNING WORKSHOPS
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• Instructional Guide Tickets ‘Introduction to the Toolkit Design, Purpose, Features and Organization of
Drawers/Sections’ (Located in Drawer 1)
• Materials Request Form
• Planning Checklist
• Resources Checklist
• Sample Conference Proposals
 State Council for the Social Studies
 National Council for the Social Studies
• Sample Flyer Template
• Sample Modified Lesson Strategy Template (Located in
Drawer 4, Section 1)
• TOP Facilitator Letter
• TOP’s Photo Collage PowerPoint – (available online)
• Workshop Attendance Form
DRAWER 4: SECTION 1
TOOLS FOR DESIGNING AGENDAS
4. DESIGNING AGENDAS (1-4)
• Agendas
o Sample Agenda Components
o Sample Agenda Template
o Sample Agendas Using Specific Lessons
 Four American Presidents and the Berlin Wall
 Go Global with Germany!
 Schwarzfahrer: A Case Study in Human Rights
o Sample Modified Lesson Strategy Template
• Overviews
o Common Lesson Components (Located in Drawer 2)
o Overview - Features at a Glance (Located in Drawer 2)
o Tables of Contents (Located in Drawer 2)
 Let’s Explore Modern Germany
 Germany In Focus
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DRAWER 4: SECTION 2
TOOLS FOR DESIGNING AGENDAS
4. DESIGNING AGENDAS (1-4)
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• Standards
o Abbreviation Codes for NCSS and Common Core
Documents
o Common Core Standards
 Abbreviated Lesson Alignment– ALACC-LEG/GIF
 Abbreviated Lesson Alignment Index – CC Index–LEG
 Abbreviated Lesson Alignment Index – CC Index–GIF
 Extended Lesson Alignment – ELACC-LEG/GIF
 Lesson Alignment Worksheets – LAW-LEG
 Lesson Alignment Worksheets – LAW-GIF
 Standards Graphic (State of Maine)
o National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies
 Extended Lesson Alignment – ELANCSS-LEG/GIF
 Thematic Strands Index – NCSS Index-LEG
 Thematic Strands Index – NCSS Index-GIF
 Strategies for Connecting Standards
DRAWER 4: SECTION 3
TOOLS FOR DESIGNING AGENDAS
•
Short Strategies and Icebreakers
o And the Question is…
o Germany Bingo
o Postcards from Berlin
o Tables of Contents – Explorations!
o Teaching Modern Germany – Quick Questions
o Thinking Inside the Boxes – A Synectic
o Visuals from Germany! Connecting Dots…
o What’s Hot? Common Challenges
o When a Word is Enough
o Why Study Modern Germany? Now It’s Your Turn!
•
Modified Lesson Strategies
o Four American Presidents and the Berlin Wall – Notable Quotes
o Schwarzfahrer – A Case Study in Human Rights
 People Watching
 20 Questions
o The Pied Piper of Hamlin: Hear Ye… Hear Ye… Headlines Wanted!!
o Turning Points – A Cold War Timeline
o You Are What You Eat!
4. DESIGNING AGENDAS (1-4)
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DRAWER 4: SECTION 4
TOOLS FOR DESIGNING AGENDAS
4. DESIGNING AGENDAS (1-4)
• TOP Study Tours
 Study Tours FAQ
 TOP’s Photo Collage PowerPoint (available online)
• Reflections and Evaluations
 Educator Lesson Evaluation (available online)
 Facilitator Workshop Evaluation
 Participant Workshop Evaluation
 Sample Whole Group Reflection
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DRAWER 5
TOOLS FOR EXTENDING AGENDAS
• Field Trip to Berlin – Modified Strategies
 Photo Identification and Interpretation
 Brown Bag Lottery – Focused Viewing Jigsaw
 Likely Suspects – Curriculum Applications
5. EXTENDING AGENDAS
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• Online Resources
o Curriculum
 It’s Up to You & Me, Here & Across the Sea
o Instructional Guide & DVD
 Field Trip to Berlin DVD & Instructional Guide
o Maps & Collage
 Geo-Political Maps
 Germany Cultural Collage
o Online Games
 Elementary - Save Our Schule
 Secondary - Race 4 the Future
DRAWER 6
TOOLS FOR ENHANCING AGENDAS
6. ENHANCING AGENDAS
• PowerPoints – (available online)
 Four American Presidents and the Berlin Wall
 Go Global with Germany!
 TOP’s Photo Collage
• Video Clips – (available online)
 Focus 1.5 - Four American Presidents and the
Berlin Wall
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TOP TOOLKIT FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Toolkit Authorship Team:
Constance Manter
&
Jacqueline Littlefield
Transatlantic Outreach Program