Checklist for Administrators

The good news! Research on best practices and controlled studies demonstrate that NewsBank/TCR will improve achievement in reading comprehension.

How can you help your students achieve similar success? Use this Checklist of Key Implementation Milestones to assure a high quality implementation in your school/district.

Implementation Milestones

Orientation for site administrators

Communicate goals/priorities for TCR to teachers

  • Reading
  • Writing
  • Content – Science or Social Studies
  • Selected State standards: __________________
  • Test preparation

Complete online training orientation.

Train teachers – initial in-person

Schedule/plan follow-up training

Bookmark TCR on all computers

Communicate username/password to all teachers, students, parents for remote (home) access.

Download/test Shockwave on all school computers (required for graphic organizers)

Schedule minimum of 45 minutes/week on TCR as part of reading, writing, science or social studies

Complete minimum of 2 graphic organizers per week

  • Teachers use Graphic Organizer Log

Complete minimum of 1 self check per week

  • Teachers use Self-Check Log

Each teacher identifies where/how TCR will be used (choose one)

  • Teacher-led group activity using projector
  • Computer lab
  • Workstations in classroom

Site TCR instructional leader/liaison identified (person to send email updates, support teachers, etc.)

Observe teachers using TCR, give feedback

Build units of instruction that incorporate TCR