Folder/Journal: Document the class time spent during
the workshop or course by maintaining a folder in which
you record your reactions and responses to the ideas and
activities presented at your local group site. You should
include copies of activity sheets, summaries of group discussions,
e-mail messages sent by you as a part of the email discussion
group, and your answers to questions presented in the series
or on the Web site.
Please Note:
Group Participants: If you
are taking the workshop or course as part of a group, please
list in your folder/journal the facilitator name and any
sponsoring organization.
Individual Participants: If
you are taking a 2-credit workshop individually, your folder/journal
needs to demonstrate approximately 25-30 hours of participation
in the workshop outside of the expected homework time. If
you are taking a 3-credit course individually, your folder/journal
needs to demonstrate approximately 40-45 hours of participation
in the course outside of the expected homework time. You
can document informal conversations with colleagues, include
your reaction to suggested readings, create an annotated
bibliography of course resources, respond to discussion topics with personal journal entries, or anything that will
demonstrate your self-initiated and full participation.
Reflective Paper: Write a two to three page reflection
paper (for 2-credit workshops) or a three to five page paper
(for 3-credit courses) that explains your goals for improving
instruction in your school or classroom as a result of participating
in the workshop or course, including how your classroom
practice may be enhanced. Please use standard formatting,
i.e., typed, single-spaced, 12 pt. font, etc. Feel free to
write this paper in a form that you find most practical
or useful for your work (such as a letter to parents, or
a column for a newsletter).
Classroom Project: For your project, choose some
techniques that you have seen during the workshop or course
and would like to try. Draft an original lesson or unit,
or make changes to a current lesson plan that uses these
techniques. Put this plan into action in your classroom.
(If you are an administrator, you don't have your own
classroom, or you are taking this course during the summer
session, modify the project to fit your situation. For example,
if you are a parent, you may work with your own children.
If you aren't a parent, you may choose to work with a small
group of children in an informal learning setting. In addition,
you may choose to prepare a professional development session/workshop
for other teachers or do a reflective paper and lesson
plan for a lesson you may implement in the future.) Submit
your
plan with a description of implementation, evidence
of implementation (student work, a performance assessment
rubric, anchor papers, etc.), and a written reflection
evaluating your results, summarizing your impressions,
and suggesting changes for future implementation.
Grading will be on a pass/fail basis only.
The following is the grading criteria for the assignments:
| Folder/Journal (documents participation,
assigned activities, etc.) |
30% |
| Reflective Paper (2-3 pages for 2
credits, 3-5 credits for 3 credits) |
30% |
| Classroom Project |
40% |
Total |
100% |
80%
= passing |
Be sure to mark each item within your folder clearly with
your name and address. Your coursework will not be returned,
so please keep a copy for your records.
For Assessment in Math and Science:
What's the Point, Looking at
Learning...Again, Part I, Looking at Learning... Again,
Part II, and Principles for Principals (2
credits)
Mail your completed coursework folder to:
Attn: [Workshop Name] Coursework
Ms. Barry Carroll
CNS - EOC, Colorado State University
B301 Natural and Environmental Sciences Building
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1802
For questions or concerns regarding workshop requirements,
contact:
Ms. Barry Carroll
Ph: 970-491-1124
Fax: 970-491-2005
Email: barry.carroll@colostate.edu.
For Teaching Reading K-2 (2 credits) and Teaching Reading 3-5 (2 credits)
Mail your completed coursework folder to:
Attn: Teaching Reading K-2 Coursework
Nancy Rowe
203 Education
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1588
For questions or concerns regarding the workshop requirements,
contact:
Nancy Rowe
Ph: 970-223-6847
Email: jdrnnr@msn.com
For The Learning Classroom: Theory into Practice
(3-credits) and Neuroscience & the Classroom: Making Connections (2-credits)
Mail your completed coursework (which includes
homework problems as well as problems presented in the
series) folder
to:
Attn: The Learning Classroom Coursework
Dr. Dawn Mallette
203 Education
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1588
For questions or concerns regarding course requirements,
contact:
Dr. Dawn Mallette
Ph: 970-491-5319
Fax: 970-491-7204
Email: dawn.mallette@colostate.edu
For all other graduate credit questions, please contact Ms. Barry
Carroll by phone at 970-491-1124, by fax at 970-491-2005,
or by email at barry.carroll@colostate.edu.
You may also write to Barry Carroll at the address below.
Ms. Barry Carroll
CNS - EOC, Colorado State University
B301 Natural and Environmental Sciences Building
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1802
