The Concept Development Outline

Here are links to three sample pages from the Concept Development Outline. The full Outine is 100 pages long.

Have you ever been in a lecture and felt frustrated because there was "just one word" you didn't understand or one small confusion you had which made it difficult to understand the rest of the lecture? This occurs frequently in school settings, because students come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and what is perfectly clear for one student will be "clear as mud" for another. The Concept Development Outline (or Teaching Outline for short) was designed specifically to decrease student confusion and frustration during lecture and thus make your job easier and more pleasant.

The Outline breaks down each concept into bite-sized bits of information, each of which may be taught in less than 60 seconds, and it carefully sequences all those bits of information into a logical order, one which students can easily follow.

It provides at your finger tips the exact definitions of words, historical facts, legitimate and detailed examples, and any bits of information you might need or want to help your students grasp a new concept. It helps your students stay with you during a presentation until the end. It anticipates possible points of confusion and gives you the details you need to prevent them or correct them easily when they occur. So lecture goes more smoothly.

The Outline is supported by the use of Guided Student Notes,