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Badged Academies Syllabus

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Welcome to SCCOE Badged Academies, an online program for educators looking to build personal and student skills in the use of technology. The content is based on International Society for Technology in Education standards, Common Core State Standards, and content from other noteworthy contributors.

Badged Academies serve two purposes:

  • to provide online options for the teachers (i.e. time, pace, and path).
  • to personalize the learning (provide multiple entry points, focus on choice-based professional learning, matching the skill levels and content areas of the teachers).

Badging Information:

Online Content: This website houses the content of the course. There are four modules, each module includes assignments that introduce the topic, with linked articles, videos, and web-tool suggestions. Tasks that require submission of work, as well as sample submissions, are included on the page. Refer to the rubrics on each assignment for grading criteria.

Quality of Submitted Work: Review your submissions before uploading them. We expect the submissions to include proper spelling, capitalization, punctuation, usage, and word choice. Additionally, check that all included links are properly hyperlinked and are appropriately directed to live and current webpages.

Grading: All submissions receive a pass or no-pass grade. A no-pass grade will include a detailed explanation and suggestions to what is needed to receive a passing grade. As this course is self-paced, there are no due dates, so no need to worry about late work. Contact the facilitator if there is some reason that the modules cannot be completed in a timely manner, and include an anticipatory date of submission (must be within the current school year). All work will receive full credit if done in accordance to the rubric.

Assessment:

SCCOE Online Assignment Rubric

(for all written and multimedia submissions)

The entry:

Content

meets all components of the prompt and references module content with depth and clarity.

Analysis

includes deep thinking about the topic.

Personalization

represents my personal views and perspective.

Presentation

represents consideration for grammar and mechanics.

 

Academic Integrity: It is expected that participants submit their own work at all times. At no time may participants submit work that has been in some part produced by another, unless it is specified otherwise in the assignment. All copyright laws must be adhered to, including the citing of sources.

Shared Work: Work submitted as evidence may be shared with a broader community through the Google + SCCOE Digital Learning Network. If you prefer not to have your work shared, email your facilitator to opt out.  In order to comply with online safety protocols, be sure you have permission to use student photos and do not include any personally identifiable student information.

Contact: Your submissions will be posted to Canvas. Canvas will also serve as the main form of communication. Any emailing between the facilitator and the members of the cohort will take place within the Canvas Inbox. The kick-off meeting will include a demonstration of how to use the Inbox feature in Canvas.

Facilitators: Your facilitators for this course are Cate Tolnai, Karen Larson and Martin Cisneros.

Office Hours: Regular "office hours" will be held per dates posted in the OMS calendar.  This will be an opportunity to ask questions about the course assignments, or about educational technology in general. Your participation is not required, but if you plan to attend, please register through OMS.  Virtual office hours can be arranged via Google Hangout at a time mutually agreed upon by the facilitator and the participant(s).

Technical Requirements: Participants should have access to an updated web browser and the ability to use web tools that use audio and video content. Below are suggested browsers and media players to consider, depending on the computer being used.

Player and Reader Download Links:

Browser Download Links:

Course Structure: Below are the modules included in each course:

  1. Pedagogy - Understanding the “why” behind the use of technology or innovative practice in the classroom.
  2. Prototype - An opportunity to practice, play and become familiar with certain web tools or innovative practice.
  3. Product - Building that final outcome that demonstrates learning and the ability to answer the essential question.
  4. Plan - Implementation of the instructional model in the educator’s learning space.

Course Summary:

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