The Consultation Meeting Planner provides a listing of common 'cognitive shortcuts' that can short-circuit objective data-based problem-solving or systems-change meetings. Consultants can use this listing to avoid pitfalls when preparing for meetings at the classroom, school, or district level.

• To browse 'cognitive shortcut' elements, select any of the categories from the 'Select Checklist' drop-down menu. Elements for the selected category will then load into the 'Selected Checklist' box. Click on the arrow next to particular 'short-cuts' that you would like to add to your checklist and those ideas will load into the 'Your Checklist' box. Items in this box will go into your meeting planning form.

• You can edit or add your own notes to any cognitive shortcut element in the 'Your Checklist' box by clicking the 'edit' button that appears next to it. A window will open and you will be able to make your edits or  type in your notes.
  
  
• When you are ready to download your selected 'cognitive shortcuts' list in a meeting planning format, you can do so by clicking on the tabs of the report choices below. You can download PDF or RTF (Microsoft-Word-ready) documents and can email these documents to others.  You can also apply a unique name to any checklist that you create by typing that name into the 'Report Title' box that appears near the bottom of the page under 'Printing Options'.

• If you have already created a free account on Intervention Central, you can save your customized list of 'cognitive shortcuts' to that account. Just click the 'Save' button at the top of the page.