\nThe Administrative Center provides for management of the TIM Tools suite of applications. <\/em><\/p>\n
Getting Started<\/strong><\/p>\n Customization<\/strong><\/p>\n Managing Members<\/strong><\/p>\n Working with Data<\/strong><\/p>\n TIM-O \/ TIM-LP \/ TIM-R<\/strong> Preparation<\/strong><\/p>\n TIM-O<\/strong><\/p>\n TIM-R<\/strong><\/p>\n TIM-LP<\/strong><\/p>\n TUPS Opening and Closing the TUPS ARTI Action Research Tool Overview Report Tool Report Tool Dashboard Survey Tool Creating a New Survey TIM Tools Research Roundtable<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″][et_pb_row_inner admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column_inner type=”4_4″ saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”TTAG Header Blurb Text” _builder_version=”3.11″ saved_tabs=”all” global_module=”15999″ custom_padding=”||0px|”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text Body” _builder_version=”3.15″]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The TIM-LP<\/strong> is a tool for lesson plan review. It was added to the TIM Tools suite at the request of client districts. Several districts were using the TIM-O as a tool both for observing lessons and reviewing lesson plans. While the TIM-O could easily be used for lesson plan review, doing so resulted in a TIM-O database where observations and lesson plan reviews were intermixed. With the addition of the TIM-LP as a separate tool in the TIM Tools suite, districts can now observe lessons with the TIM-O and conduct lesson plan reviews with the TIM-LP, but not have lesson review data intermixed with actual observation data when they generate reports. This adds a great deal of flexibility to the TIM Tools suite, giving districts the ability to use any combination of observations (TIM-O), teacher reflections (TIM-R), and lesson plan reviews (TIM-LP) that works best for them.<\/p>\n Here are a few examples of how districts can use TIM-LP alone or in combination with the TIM-O and TIM-R:<\/p>\n As part of a grant or project evaluation, both TIM-O and TIM-LP are used for formative assessment.<\/p>\n As part of a grant or project summative assessment, every teacher submits a lesson plan at the beginning and at the end of the project period. After both sets of lesson plans have been received, all date references are removed from the plans and they are given to reviewers who use the TIM-LP to create lesson profiles for each. The pre- and post-project lesson plan profiles are compared as a measure of project efficacy.<\/p>\n A district might choose to implement the TIM-LP for a period of time while they focus PD on integrating technology into instructional planning.<\/p>\n A district might use the TIM-LP to reduce the number of TIM-O observations if the district is very spread out or there are other factors making frequent classroom observation inconvenient or costly. Many TIM-LP reviews can be made during the time it takes to travel and make one TIM-O field observation.<\/p>\n A district might implement the TIM-LP with a small cadre of reviewers to check on possible observer bias in observations made with the TIM-O.<\/p>\n To begin a review, from the Main Menu<\/strong> select Lesson Plan Review Tool (TIM-LP)<\/strong>. The TIM-LP opens to the Dashboard<\/strong> screen.<\/p>\n From the Dashboard<\/strong>, a reviewer can begin a new lesson plan review; edit, delete, or toggle the publication state of previous reviews, edit their own My TIM-LP Notes<\/strong>, or Download a Spreadsheet<\/strong> of previous reviews.<\/p>\n To begin a new review, click New Lesson Plan Review<\/strong> in the TIM-LP<\/strong> menu. The review opens in a new tab and first gives the reviewer the choice of a Question-based<\/strong> or a Matrix-based<\/strong> review. The matrix-based review is usually the more practical choice since much of the question-based method depends on observable behavior that would have to be inferred from reading the lesson plan.<\/p>\n After choosing the method of review, the reviewer selects the school from the dropdown School<\/strong> menu and then selects the teacher from the Teacher<\/strong> menu. Lesson plan reviewers have access to only those schools within their observer assignment.<\/p>\n A reviewer choosing the Question-based<\/strong> method, will be asked the same series of branching questions about the lesson as is included in a regular TIM-O observation. A reviewer choosing the Matrix-based<\/strong> method will be taken directly to a Matrix allowing the direct selection of levels for each of the five characteristics. When the TIM profile is complete using either method, the reviewer can select Notes and Comments<\/strong> from the TIM-LP menu to add a personal reflection to the report.<\/p>\n Comments<\/strong> should be added to a lesson plan whenever possible. Constructive comments go a long way in positioning a TIM lesson review as a welcome coaching exercise rather than a teacher receiving a \u201cgrade\u201d for a lesson plan. Of course, if the reviews are being conducted entirely for grant evaluation purposes and the results not shared with the teachers, there would be no need for comments.<\/p>\n The comments field is also a place to capture additional information about planned lessons. A district might ask reviewers to note, for example, whether a particular piece of software is used. As long as the notations are made in some standard format (e.g. “NewApp=yes” or “NewApp=no”) it will be easy to compile the results from the downloaded spreadsheet of reviews.<\/p>\n There are two sources that will help a reviewer when it comes to writing constructive comments that will benefit the teacher.<\/p>\n 1. Lesson Detailed Indicators Lesson Detailed Indicators.<\/strong> If formal comments are expected with each review, you may wish to copy appropriate sections of text from the extended descriptors tab and paste them into the notes field to give yourself a head start on comment writing. Just be sure to click the Save Notes<\/strong> or Save Comments<\/strong> buttons as needed before you navigate away to the Indicators<\/strong> section.<\/p>\n My TIM-LP Notes.<\/strong> Every reviewer has a separate My TIM-LP Notes<\/strong> file available from the TIM-LP menu. Since new reviews open in a new tab, it\u2019s easy to switch back and forth between the current review and the My TIM-LP Notes<\/strong> window. This is a great place to save some typical comments that you can copy here and paste into the Comments field of a review. The My TIM-LP Notes<\/strong> are available to you from any review you\u2019re working on so it\u2019s the perfect place to store boilerplate text for comments.<\/p>\n Reviewers can add links to supporting artifacts on the Document Links<\/strong> screen. Any number of documents can be linked.<\/p>\n Reviews can be previewed from the Lesson Plan Review Preview<\/strong> screen. A Download or Print PDF of Results<\/strong> button is available for the preview.<\/p>\n If the reviewer is satisfied with the preview, the Close Review<\/strong> button should be clicked to close the tab and return to the Dashboard<\/strong>. The new review will appear on the list of previous reviews with its publication status set to Not Published<\/strong>. If it does not appear, the browser may need to be refreshed. The review will not be available to administrators or be included in reports until its status is changed to Published<\/strong>. Any review on the list can be edited, deleted, or have its publication status toggled between Not Published and Published.<\/p>\n Reviewers may use the My TIM-LP Notes<\/strong> field to record any notes to self. These notes are accessible only to the reviewer and are not included in any reporting.<\/p>\n Reviewers may also select the Download Spreadsheet<\/strong> option to receive an Excel file of all their published reviews.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column_inner type=”1_2″ saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Previous Text” _builder_version=”3.11″ background_color=”rgba(160,181,193,0.25)” custom_padding=”8px|8px|8px|8px” border_radii=”on|3px|3px|3px|3px” border_width_all=”1px” border_color_all=”#95b2c1″]<\/p>\n\n
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\nThe TIM-O is designed to guide principals, teachers, and others through the process of evaluating the level of technology integration within a particular lesson and helps provide a clear picture of the professional development needed to support further technology integration. Two variations of the TIM-O are available within TIM Tools. The TIM-R allows for teacher reflection and the TIM-LP is used for lesson plan review.<\/em><\/p>\n\n
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\nThe TUPS is the perfect tool to use annually, or at the beginning and end of any technology project to measure the changes in how teachers relate to technology in their work. It supports teacher inquiry by providing the teacher with a tool for recording changes in classroom usage of technology. The information is also useful for planning technology infrastructure and support and getting a snapshot of the perceptions of teachers.<\/p>\n
\nTUPS Intro and Thank You Text
\nCustomizing TUPS Sections and Items
\nAccessing School or District TUPS Data
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\nThe ARTI tool provides a framework for teachers to design and conduct their own action research projects. ARTI takes teachers through the five basic steps of an action research project including: identification of a question, description of the context, data collection, analysis, and the creation of findings.<\/p>\n
\nAccessing School or District ARTI Data<\/p>\n
\nThe Report Tool allows a school or district to create new reports using the Report Builder. Choose the option to create new TIM-LP, TIM-O, TIM-R, or TUPS reports. Use the Report Tool Dashboard to review the number of complete, incomplete, published, and unpublished reports in your system. View all previous reports, along with newly created reports, in the Report List.<\/p>\n
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\nCreating a New Report – Report Builder<\/p>\n
\nThe Survey Tool allows a school or district to create surveys on new topics as needed. The surveys can be offered to TIM members only or made available to the general public. Surveys can be built from scratch or users can start with a survey from the included library of sample surveys.<\/p>\n
\nCustomizing a Library Survey
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Figure 1. The TIM-LP Dashboard. The reviewer has access to all previous reviews from this screen.<\/em><\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/fcit.usf.edu\/matrix\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/TIM-R_NewReview.jpg\")
Figure 2. Selecting the method, school, and teacher for a new lesson plan review.<\/em><\/p>\n
\n2. My TIM-LP Notes.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/fcit.usf.edu\/matrix\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/TIM-LP-Notes.jpg\")
Figure 3. Any text entered into the “Comments for Report” field will be included in the published report. Any text entered into “My Notes on this Review” will be visible only to the reviewer.<\/em><\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/fcit.usf.edu\/matrix\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/TIM-LP-Doc_Links.jpg\")
Figure 4. The reviewer can add links to the lesson plan submitted by the teacher or any related artifacts submitted along with the plan. <\/i><\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/fcit.usf.edu\/matrix\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/LP-PReview2.jpg\")
Figure 5. Previewing a lesson plan review.<\/em><\/p>\n