Journals
You will be writing in response to prompts for a journal close to every day
in class. Some journal activities will be given as homework. Additionally, you
will locate an article, blogpost, informational pamphlet, etc. every day to
include with your journal and share with the class. These documents should be
related to education or other issues we are discussing in class. The purpose
of having you collect these articles is to encourage you to actively read as
a professional educator.
50 points
Online Presentation of Teaching Resource
Every week, we will meet at least once in our online classroom at TappedIn.
Each online meeting, several of you will be scheduled to present an online teaching
resource to the class. These presentations should be about 10-15 minutes in
which you explain how to access the resource, evaluate the resource’s
usefulness and applications, and engage the class in some activity that demonstrates
the resource’s usefulness. More information about these presentations
can be found on the Tapped In guidelines here.
50 points
4 Reading Responses (Due Friday of every week)
All students are expected to read all assigned readings for our class
discussions. You will be responsible for a “reading response” for
at least 4 of those readings. You may choose one reading from any readings assigned
for the week. These responses should be about 2 pages long, include a general
summary of the reading, a description of your understanding of the significance
of the article, and how the reading has impacted you/how you will apply the
information. I will be grading these responses based on the level of thought
and engagement you have applied to the reading itself. These are not simply
“journals,” but are formal assignments designed to give you practice
responding to ideas in writing, utilizing academic discourse. MLA format for
citations is required.
25 points/each, 4 total—100 points
Professional Development Activity: Flexible Due Date (no later than
August 10th)
Teaching isn’t something one learns and then does. Teaching is
a professional activity and the profession is always changing. As with any profession,
development opportunities and continuous learning are an expectation and a lifelong
commitment. As technologies have become more and more a part of all education,
one important aspect of remaining up-to-date is to utilize technologies in your
classrooms and for professional development. We will be utilizing an online
environment created specifically for educators for some of our class meetings
and as a resource site. TappedIn also offers professional development workshops
and activities for educators. You will be required to participate in at least
one of these activities during the semester. You will turn in the transcripts
from your workshop with a reflection about the experience. Additional information
and directions are available on the Tapped In information
page here.
50 points
Final Exam
In order for you to reflect on the course experience and to synthesize
what you learned throughout the semester, we will create a final exam. The class
will determine what materials should be covered and the best format for the
responses. However, one question will be an in-class essay to be written on
the day of the final.
50 points
Total Points: 300
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