Teacher Training Resources

This page contains links to a variety of resources for teacher training [see below]. While you can find them scattered around this site, they are assembled here in a single, convenient list. We hope that you will find them useful for workshops [http://www.textmapping.org/workshops.html] and other training situations.

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Resources for Teacher Training

• General Introductory and Workshop Materials
  • [from Diana Triplett]
    • Diana Triplett's Power Point Introduction to Textmapping
  • Workshop Notes: Scrolls and Textmapping (includes a list of features to look for when mapping a scrolled text)
  • 90-minute Presentation Handout: A Short Introduction to Using Scrolls and Textmapping to Teach Reading Comprehension Skills and Course Content. [http://www.textmapping.org/whIntroPresentationNotes]
  • The Seven Key Benefits [http://www.textmapping.org/benefits.html] of Textmapping
  • lesson FAQ [http://www.textmapping.org/lessonFAQ.html]
  • Notes for Introductory Comments [http://www.textmapping.org/whIntroductoryComments.html]
  • Copying and Fair Use [http://www.textmapping.org/fairUse.html]
  • Cost Estimate Form [http://www.textmapping.org/printEstimateForm.html]
• Textbook Instruction Sets
  • Textmapping Exercise: Mapping a Textbook Chapter [http://whMappingExerciseTextbookChapter001.html]
  • Textmapping Exercise: Mapping a Textbook Chapter [http://whMappingExerciseTextbookChapter001.html]
  • [from Barbara Gonzales]
    • Instruction Set: Read 80|
      
    • Instruction Set: Read 90|
      
    • Instruction Set: Read 100
• Magazine Instruction Sets
  • Textmapping Exercise: Mapping a Magazine Article [http://www.textmapping.org/whMappingExerciseMagazineArticle001.html]
• Poetry exercise: "Afternoon on a Hill", by Edna St. Vincent Millay (4 document set); recommended for upper elementary through college.
  • Materials and Background [http://www.textmapping.org/millayScrollPages.pdf]
  • Instruction Set [http://www.textmapping.org/millayInstructions.pdf]
  • Millay's layout [http://www.textmapping.org/millayLayout.pdf]
  • Millay Biography [http://www.textmapping.org/bioMillay.pdf]
• Fiction: Two Books by Dr. Seuss (3 document set); recommended for high school and college level, with particular relevance to Post Cold War history.
  • Instructions: Two Books by Dr. Seuss [http://www.textmapping.org/seussInstructions.pdf]
  • Thinking Aloud about our Thinking [http://www.textmapping.org/thinkingAloudAboutThinking.pdf]
  • Biographical Notes: Drs. Seuss and Spock [http://www.textmapping.org/bioSeussSpock.pdf]