View all programs in sequence at your local
group site or online, and participate in your site's group
activities, discussion sessions, or online activities. If
you are taking a workshop or course online, you can interact
with others through the Annenberg Media Website and email
discussion list located on your workshop or course's specific
Web site.
Credit for this workshop (2 credits) or course (3 credits)
is at the graduate level. Therefore, coursework should reflect
a professional level of expertise and thoughtful reflection
for satisfactory completion. To receive a satisfactory grade
for this workshop or course, you must submit the following
materials (explained in more detail below):
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 listserv discussion
group, and your answers to questions presented in the series
or on the Website. For the 3-credit courses you
should include all completed activities, problem sets,
and questions
for each session, as well as your completed homework problems. If you are unable to access the Internet, please submit
a journal in which you write a page of your thoughts after
each session.
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, or anything that will
demonstrate your self-initiated and full participation.
NOTE – If you are taking a math
workshop/course independently and online you will need to
download the course materials, print your responses and
send hard copy to the address below. Include both the problems
presented during the sessions as well as your responses
to the homework problems. Please show your work whenever
possible.
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). NOTE: For Essential
Science for Teachers participants, your
annotated bibliography fulfills this requirement.
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 not a classroom teacher, modify the project
to fit your situation. For example, if you are a parent,
you could work with your own children or with a small
group
of students in an informal learning setting.) 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. NOTE:
For Essential Science for Teachers participants,
your action research fulfills this requirement.
Grading will be on a pass/fail basis only.
The following is the grading criteria for the assignments:
Folder/Journal (documents participation, assigned
activities, problems, etc.) |
30% |
Reflective Paper (2-3 pages for 2 credits, 3-5 pages
for 3 credits) |
30% |
Classroom Project |
40% |
Total |
100% |
80% = passing |
The folder/journal, reflective paper, and the classroom
project must be postmarked by the coursework deadline for
the semester in which you are enrolled. If you are unable
to view a broadcast by this deadline due to transmission,
weather, or scheduling problems, do not delay mailing your
coursework. Simply include a note explaining the situation
and your credit will not be affected. If you must miss more
than one broadcast, please contact your instructor to request
a grade of incomplete.
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 2-credit math and science workshops and courses,
mail your completed coursework folder to:
Attn: [Workshop
Name]
Ms. Barry Carroll
CSMATE, Colorado State University
B301 Natural and Environmental Sciences Building
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1802
For 3-credit math and science courses, mail your
completed coursework folder to:
Attn: [Course Name] Coursework
Ms. Barry Carroll
CSMATE, Colorado State University
B301 Natural and Environmental Sciences Building
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1802
If you have any 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 above.