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SKILLS

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COURSE SUMMARY

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Make your classroom and your curricula more learner “friendly” and engaging.

CLASSROOM PRESENTATION SKILLS

COURSE DETAILS

COURSE NUMBER

IND 1285

COUrSE INSTRUCTOR

Paul gose

COUrSE DESCRIPTION

This course provides educators of all grade levels and teaching experiences a self-guided experience on how to make your classroom and your curricula more learner “friendly” and engaging. Educators will benefit by embedding common core standards into existing curriculum and employing methods that will increase their lessons based on self-evaluation of current practices and completing a comparison with a final project.

Email

(209) 380-5546

Correspondence will occur once every week until course requirements are met. Evidence of 15 hours per unit must be submitted. Locations will vary due to technology needs and be determined on an individual basis.

There will be 12.5 hours of instructional sessions per unit of credit during this course. The type of communication will be determined by the participant and Valley Teachers Group.

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PRIMARY LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  •  Complete a self-evaluation of a specific lesson, looking at their specific teaching methods via video.
  • Research their initial selected lesson, seeking opportunities to enhance this curriculum through free, online materials including but not limited to: LibreOffice Impress, Keynote, Slides, Slidebean, Google Slides, Haiku Deck, Zoho Show, Slidedog
  • Complete a FINAL self-evaluation of the selected curriculum AFTER the research and enhancements have been completed. Check for common core standards!
  • Utilize the final curriculum as a working part of their daily/weekly/yearly lessons.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Scholastic/academic time log must be submitted at completion of the course. 

The keeping of a time specific log documenting research, activity, and curriculum is required. Evidence of 45 clock hours per each unit of credit must be recorded to meet course requirement. These clock hours shall be comprised of 37.5 instructional hours and 7.5 independent practice. Included in these hours, you will include a narrative of the instructional sessions.

3 units = Assignments 1-6 along with final project.The six instructional sessions will be set upon enrollment. Any additional correspondence will be conducted on request.

POLICY ON Plagiarism

All people participating in the educational process at Fresno Pacific University are expected to pursue honesty and integrity in all aspects of their academic work. Academic dishonesty, including plagiarism, will be handled according to the procedures set forth on page 8 of the Fresno Pacific University Catalogue.

COURSE MATERIALS

FINAL PROJECT

Ready for use in the classroom.

Participant will submit a completed unit plan and an academic time log.

CLASSWORK EXAMPLE

COURSE SYLLABUS

EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR CREDIT

Grading Criteria:
Grades are Credit/No Credit (CR or NC). Credit is equivalent to a B grade or above. Letter grades are not issued.

Participants are evaluated based on successful completion and submission of:
  1. Time log narrative proving a minimum of 15 hours per unit of credit including the instructional sessions – 30%
  2. Response to each of the 34 MS Word tutorials – 40%
  3. Proper documentation and citation in all work for this course – 10%
  4. Participation in all agreed upon correspondence. – 20%

Completion of these items will result in a passing grade for the participant.

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POLICY STATEMENT

These courses are post-baccalaureate, professional development units that are not part of a degree program, but are designed in collaboration with school districts and other educational organizations to meet specific staff development needs. Students should seek approval of appropriate district or college officials before enrolling in these courses to satisfy any degree, state credential, or local school district requirements.