Evaluation and Required Projects 10% Class attendance and participation in class Class participation includes: attendance and active participation in class activities. You are allowed one excused absence. Your grade will be dropped one grade for each unexcused absence or more than three unexcused tardies. Exceptions must be discussed and agreed to by both the instructor and student prior to the event. 10% Collaboration and Teamwork Collaboration online and in class participation. This is an essential component for the 21st century! You will work with peers in many ways but earn an individual. Note, collaborative projects are integrated into the content of this class. The assessment of collaborative projects will be considered by individual participation and structure of the team work. Team work in class and online is required. Your participation in the NING is part of your grade. You are also evaluated on the effective strategies you devise to build a team and how you share the burden of the work. A written narrative will be required by each member of the team. This is an individual assessment. 10% Blog, Discussion, Reading Response Post to the class NING, which includes a Blog, discussion and video sharing. There are two books (print or eBook versions) and occasional short articles to read for class. These materials are the theoretical foundation to the content being studied. It is expected that each student will read and respond to the reading and exercises as part of this class. Weekly posting to your NING Blog and at least 3 comments on classmate's posting, and reflection on the exercises and reading will be the basis of your grade. _________________________________ Course Assessment 91% - 100% A = Outstanding achievement for the highest accomplishment 80% - 90% B = Praiseworthy performance; definitely above average 70% - 79% C = average; awarded for satisfactory performance. Credit or No Credit – awarded for a minimum of satisfactory performance *Rubrics are used for assessment and feedback on your project | 40% Project #1 - Professional Development Workshop DUE: November 13, 2008 You will work in a four member team to develop a workshop for teachers. Your team will design, deliver, revise and publish the contents of the workshop. Elements are: Participant agenda, shared trainer agenda, workshop support materials, a video component. The workshop and all of the elements will be posted online using a wiki. National Staff Development Standards and ISTE Standards will be used as the evaluation criteria. Audience staff developers or teacher leaders. A rubric will be developed in class. Publish the following
30% Project #2 - K12 Instructional Unit Re-Design DUE: December 11, 2008 - final class session Draw from your own classroom practice or find a traditional curricular unit of instruction you wish to redesign and apply the use of appropriate digital tools. Use the curricular design principals of backwards planning outlined in Understanding By Design and apply appropriate 21st century skills and content (ISTE Standards). Design and publish online. You may work as an individual or as a team of 2 people. Audience teachers. RUBRIC
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