Delivery, Enrollment, and Facilitation
This is a mastery-based course with no discussion forums. The course will be delivered in a fully online format. This course is non-facilitated, and is designed to be completed independently. It is self-paced, with an enrollment period of 60 days, which begins immediately upon confirmation of registration. A Help Forum is included in the course that will be carefully monitored by an online facilitator.
Description
Participants will explore ways to integrate state standards in a way that ensures activities, materials, and assessments are aligned and sequenced from basic to complex. The importance of building on prior student knowledge and integrating other disciplines in a way that is relevant to students’ lives will be explored. Participants will examine ways to provide suitable time for student work, student reflection, and lesson closure. Participants will write a self-reflective lesson plan narrative.
*This learning module requires a major assessment submission that may make use of student data, collaboration/observations with other teachers, or work to be done with students in the classroom. When enrolling in this learning module, it is strongly recommended that you are actively teaching.
Major Assessment Artifact
In this Major Assessment Artifact for this learning module, you will be writing a lesson plan narrative to reflect on a lesson you have recently taught.
Prerequisites
This is an intermediate level course for teachers, literacy coaches, curriculum specialists, professional development specialists, or other school personnel. Participants are expected to have regular access to computers with Internet access. In addition, participants should be proficient with browsing the Internet, uploading and downloading content, navigating to computer files, and with using word processing software, email, and attachments.
Required Materials
All materials in this course are the property of the South Carolina Department of Education Office of VirtualSC PD. All course materials needed/required for the workshop are available online.