UNIT OF STUDY
Participants will engage in collaborative and independent
activities to plan, design, and evaluate learning experiences that include:
£ Clear
alignment with South Dakota Content Standards
£
Project/lesson
assessments that allow students, teachers and parents to monitor progress and adapt educational activities appropriately
£
Engaging
activities which develop student information literacy and problem solving
skills
£ Student
presentations produced for a variety of audiences to illustrate student
knowledge, skills and understandings
£
Lesson
activities that maximize student learning by matching appropriate technology
resources to instructional and learner needs
£
Alignment
with National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS)
£
Evidence
of equal access of technological resources for all students
Required Products:
£
An original unit of study that includes all SD-DDN Unit of Study components.
£
Submission of Unit of Study to the
SD-DDN Unit
Bank
Learning Links:
·
SD-DDN
Unit of Study Bank at http://ddncurriculum.k12.sd.us/
·
Understanding
by Design Resources at http://www.ubdexchange.org/resources.html
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WEB PAGE
Participants will engage in collaborative and independent
activities to plan, design, evaluate and maintain a professional web site that
includes:
£ The
complete Unit of Study and related components
£
Resource
links to support professional growth and practice
£
Content,
graphic design, and navigation links that are appropriate to the web site
purpose
Required Products:
£
Professional web site that is related to
classroom/professional practice and Unit of Study.
Learning Links:
·
Children's Internet Protection Act Planning
Guide
·
Academy DDN-Videoconference session on copyright
to be held during the first week of the Academy.
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ASCD ONLINE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE
Participants will engage in online staff development that
takes advantage of web-based technologies to enhance professional practice.
Course participants will:
£
Participants
will select any one of the ASCD Online PD Courses
£
Complete ASCD course lessons as Academy time
allows (at least one lesson per week)
£
Share relevant observations and discuss issues
£
Apply what is learned to Unit of Study design,
evaluation and implementation
Required Products:
£
Completion of at least one ASCD Online Course
Lesson each week of the Academy.
£
Participation in group discussions.
Learning Links:
·
ASCD Professional Development Online http://www.ascd.org/framepdonline.html
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WEBCT
DISCUSSION FORUMS AND DDN VIDEOCONFERENCE SESSIONS
Participants will engage in online and videoconference
discussions to:
£
Access
Academy information and documents
£
Exchange ideas and research
£
Reflect on professional beliefs and practices
Required Products:
£
Active participation in online (WebCT) and videoconference (DDN) sessions and discussions
Learning Links:
·
SD DDN WebCT Home http://webct.k12.sd.us/
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OPTIONAL GRADUATE and RENEWAL CREDIT
·
Participants may earn three (3) semester hours
of graduate OR renewal credit during the Summer Academy Session.
·
Participants must complete all requirements
stated in the graduate/renewal syllabus.
·
Participants are responsible for registration,
fee payment, and completion of syllabus requirements.
·
Registration for the summer course will occur
during the first week of the summer Academy.
·
Additional credit opportunities may be available
during the 2002-2003 school year. Information concerning course requirements
and registration will be made available prior to the close of the summer
Academy.
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