Welcome Trainers and In-House Program Coordinators!
As you prepare to lead or assist in preparations for the Architecture of Learning Basic Course (3 days) and Foundations & Frameworks Basic Training (7 days), here’s a recommended 5-step plan:
1. Submit a Training Notification Form
Please submit this Training Notification Form as soon as your training is scheduled. It helps keep our records current, sets up the online participant sign-in, and lets us know if you’ll need a kit reserved or graduate forms sent.
To find participant sign-in, go to Program Support > Participant Sign-In
2. Order Materials
Bookmark: MAKEWAYFORBOOKS.COM
Bookmark this page: Training Prep
Architecture of Learning Basic Course
INSTRUCTOR MATERIALS (1 per instructor)
Architecture of Learning Instructor’s Guide (download files*)
*open ppt files in either Powerpoint or Keynote
PARTICIPANT MATERIALS (1 per participant)
Architecture of Learning Basic Course Book
The Architecture of Learning: Designing Instruction for the Learning Brain
==also available for Kindle and Nook
Foundations & Frameworks Basic Training
INSTRUCTOR MATERIALS (1 per trainer)
Foundations & Frameworks Trainer’s Guide Book 1 (download files*)
Foundations & Frameworks Trainer’s Guide Book 2
*open ppt files in either Powerpoint or Keynote
PARTICIPANT MATERIALS (1 per participant)
Foundations & Frameworks Basic Training Course Book
Foundations & Frameworks Toolbox
Foundations & Frameworks Beginning Reading Supplemental Guide (Gr K-2 teachers only)
NOTE: Materials are not returnable except in unforeseen circumstances
3. Download Certificates (fillable, printable)
Certificate of Completion Template – Architecture of Learning Basic Course
Certificate of Completion Template – Foundations & Frameworks Basic Training
ACSI CEU Certificate Template – Architecture of Learning Basic Training
ACSI CEU Certificate Template – Foundations & Frameworks Basic Training
4. Download and Review Graduate Info (if applicable)
GRADUATE CREDIT INFO
We are so pleased to announce graduate credit for Clerestory Learning PD programs is now available through Friends University! This applies to Architecture of Learning (2 credits), Foundations & Frameworks (3 credits), and Writer’s Stylus (2 credits).
Check out Friends University Graduate Workshop details: friends.edu/edworkshops
You’ll receive info cards from Friends University with your kit — please give them to your teachers. If your teachers are working on a Master’s Degree or thinking about beginning, this is a GREAT option! The cost is reasonable ($85/credit hour), credits are transferrable (pending approval from granting institution), and their degree can be completed entirely online through Friends University if preferred!
Friends University Enrollment Information 2019
Everything the teacher will need for enrollment is here.
IMPORTANT:
Enrollment is completed by each student online at Friend’s University’s web site.
Enrollment must take place within 10 days of the course start date; a course may be dropped 10 days from enrollment.
SEMESTER DATES
Summer 2019: May 13 – August 18
Fall 2019: August 19 – December 31
Spring 2020: January 1 – May 10
Courses must begin and end within semester dates. Coursework must be submitted within two weeks of course completion. HOWEVER: For late-semester courses, coursework must be submitted at least 10 days prior to the end of the semester.
GRADUATE COURSE SYLLABI and RUBRICS, etc.
| Architecture of Learning Basic Course | Foundations & Frameworks Basic Training |
| Architecture of Learning Syllabus 2019 | Foundations & Frameworks Syllabus 2019 |
| BLUEPRINTS (can be filled, saved, printed) | FORMS (can be filled, saved, printed) |
| Architecture of Learning Drafting Table (online) | Architecture of Learning Skill Blueprint for F&F |
| Small Group Planning Form | |
| Phonics Planning Form | |
| Beginning Reading Planning Form |
5. Consider Your Literature Needs
5.1 Create a master Foundations & Frameworks literature list/inventory sheet
Log in to makewayforbooks.com
Go to My Account (next to Login)
Select F&F Title List button
Open the document in Excel (or similar spreadsheet application). Format it to your liking; you may want to include the date • makewayforbooks.com • 888.622.6932 for easy reference. This list can become your school’s master inventory sheet.
5.2 Download and review the Foundations & Frameworks literature component
Foundations & Frameworks Literature Structure Overview
This is a visual representation of the Foundations & Frameworks literature structure
Foundations & Frameworks Toolbox Skill Sequence Overview
This is an overview of the skill sequence unit by unit in each grade (pp 4-11 of the F&F Toolbox)
5.3 Build quotes for budgeting purposes; place orders for training and implementation
Log in to makewayforbooks.com
Click My Account (next to Login)
Click F&F Order Portal (second orange button)
Notice the other orange-button options:
F&F Quick Pick Guide
Pick & Choose Guide
All-Title Browse
Take your time—the site has been designed to help you each step of the way. If you need help at any point, call Julia 888.622.6932 or email: julia@mwfbooks.com
A few things to consider when building your quotes/orders
Apr-Jun
To prepare teachers for training and the first few months of school, you may want to order just one copy of each title teachers will use for ALL units. This will provide what teachers need for training, and give them a head start on reading for the school year. This is especially helpful for upper grade teachers.
And, we know not every school’s needs are different. If returns are necessary this is the best way to find out, not after hundreds of books arrive.
Jun-Aug
Place an order for student copies of literature. Here is a suggested ordering plan:
May-Jul Units 1-4 | Jul-Sep Units 5-8 | Sep-Nov Units 9-12+
NOTE: If there is any doubt the school will use a title, do not stamp, mark, or cover them. You can return them if they are unmarked up to 30 days after delivery.
Why break it up?
It is manageable.
If this is for a new implementation, the actual number of books that arrive and need to be sorted can be kept manageable this way. (An order for 10 copies of three levels for four units for five grades = approximately 1200 books.)
To consider: Do you have a storage plan?
Reading level adjustments can be made easily.
Once teachers experience their first few units they may recognize a need to accommodate a less difficult or more advanced level in their small groups. They will have the flexibility to select titles from a different level in their next order.
A Note about Literature
The most challenging issue within the literature component of Foundations & Frameworks is title availability. Make Way for Books has been working closely with distributors to ensure consistent inventory levels of Foundations & Frameworks titles. While we find it particularly exciting to think we as a reading community can influence in-print longevity of quality literature, we cannot control when a book becomes unavailable. Books do go into an indefinite period of reprint, or go out of print without notice.
For that reason, while core recommendations within the program help make ordering easier, we try to offer alternate recommendations for each unit’s level. Any adjustments can easily be made to your school’s master inventory sheet.
Questions?
Program materials or literature
contact Julia Washburn – julia@mwfbooks.com • 888.622.6932
Architecture of Learning Program and Training Details
go to Architecture of Learning
Foundations & Frameworks Program and Training Details
go to Foundations & Frameworks