Toolbox is a hosted application that members subscribe to use.
There are different tools within Toolbox, all of which require a license key.
License Keys to use Toolbox's different tools are provided with purchase of Learning-Focused materials, certain Alliance packages, or purchased directly.

Toolbox Pricing

The Lesson and Unit Planning Tool

• A one year subscription for the Lesson and Unit Planning Tool is included with the purchase of most Learning-Focused notebooks.
• Annual subscriptions may also be purchased (instead of purchasing one of the qualifying notebooks) for $10.00 per member.

The POWER Curriculum Tool

• The Power Curriculum Tool is sold only as part of the Power Curriculum Alliance Package.
  

  Power Curriculum Alliance Package:
  $25,500.00 + $75 per Participant for 4 core areas (50 - 100 participants)
  $15,500.00 + $75 per Participant for 2 core areas (25 - 75 participants)

  The Curriculum Alliance Package Includes:

  1. A Dedicated Learning-Focused Alliance Advisor
  2. 2 or 4 core areas of curriculum: (2 days each for math, social studies, and science, and 3 days for ELA)
  3. 1 day of Planning for Instruction
  4. Materials Included with the Curriculum Alliance:
  1. Toolbox Licenses for participants (1st Year)
  2. Power Curriculum Notebooks
  3. Power Curriculum Flipcharts
  4. Actualizing the Power Curriculum Notebook (for Administrators)
  5. Toolbox Support (Phone and Email)

  Add the ELA Model Curriculum for $2500.00!

• Download The Power Curriculum Tool brochure
• Tour The Power Curriculum Tool

The Learning-Focused Model Curriculum

• The Model Curriculum is a standards driven curriculum built with the Toolbox. The Model Curriculum assists schools and districts implement standards driven Student Learning Maps and Learning Units by providing an exemplar. Currently available: English Language Arts
• Download the Learning-Focused Model Curriculum Brochure

Toolbox System Requirements

Toolbox is a hosted web-based application which allows members to access Toolbox from virtually anywhere on virtually any computer. There are only a few technical requirements in order to use Toolbox successfully.
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Toolbox Features and Tools Being Developed

Model Curriculum Additional Subject Areas

Available late summer 2008, Learning-Focused will have Science, Social Studies, and Math Model Curricula.

The Monitoring Tool

This tool will assist school and district administrators manage walkthroughs, 5x5's, teacher lesson and unit plans, coaching/conferencing sessions, and reflection meetings. We anticipate this tool to be available in the early fall of 2008. The license fee is not set yet, but will probably be in the neighborhood of $30 - $50 per administrator.

The Administration (beta name) Tool

Available to schools and districts starting July 2008. It will allow schools and districts to customize Toolbox, including all field names, colors, addition of school/district logo, and more. The license has not been set for this, but we anticipate it to cost approximately $150 for a school or $500 for a district.

The Benchmarker Assessment Tool

The Learning-Focused Benchmarker is a full featured testing and assessment solution that provides on-demand data.
The Benchmarker Tool allows educators to:

• Build/upload local benchmarks
• Create course and unit specific questions mapped to state and local standards
• Create and manage benchmark assessments (pre and post)
• Publish and print assessments for individuals and multiple class use
• Assess using web-based and print solutions
• Compare and contrast assessments (pre and post assessments/benchmarks and state results) for individuals, classes, teachers, courses, and schools
• Identify unit and course competency for each student
• Construct reports on student, class,grade, school,AYP subgroup, and user defined data
• Identify and target areas that need additional time
• Adjust curriculum at point of need, based on student performance on assessments
• Provide coaching, assistance, and collaboration for and among teachers.

The integration with your prioritized curriculum, instruction, and monitoring, plus the detailed reports, statistics, and testing that the Learning-Focused Benchmarker Tool provides is without comparison in the Education industry!