Content
This course consists of ten modules of various lengths. Each module is structured around an Introduction, Activities, an Activity Checklist and Discussion.

Participation
Activities will require your participation in online class discussions with the instructor and peers and sharing your responses to readings, online resources, literature review, field research, reflecting on what you learn when viewing best practice case studies and interactive role playing activities. Ongoing participation in discussions is a class requirement.

Participants will:

• Participate in a course discussion board;
• Review and discuss online background reading materials;
• Develop a series of lesson activities.

Class discussion participation, reflection papers, and final project will be evaluated using instructor designed rubrics.

You will be able to customize activities to your specific personal and professional program growth needs.

Collaboration
While online education is highly flexible and designed to meet your schedule, you will need to set and meet deadlines as part of your weekly assignments and collaborative work. Your instructor has developed a week-by-week calendar of learning activity and project due dates. Additionally, your peer learners will depend on you for timely feedback as you interact via discussion boards and work together on small group tasks.

During each activity, you are expected to share your thoughts, ideas, and questions with other class participants and with your instructor. Participants may share drafts of works-in-progress for peer feedback and discuss ideas and suggestions before submitting the final copy of each project.

Feel free to use these world time tools when you are communicating with participants who live in different time zones.

WORLDTIME
The Time Zone Page (lists almost 600 cities)

Part of this course will consist of creating a project and sending it to a critical friend for review. You will be expected to give your critical friend substantive feedback on their project in a timely manner and modify your project according to the analysis of your critical friend. Your critical friend will be assigned to you based on a survey conducted during the first week of class.

Discussion Board
Many of the course instructional concepts are developed through discussion using our discussion board. It is important that you frequently check the discussion board.

The discussion board's most vital use is to exchange ideas with other participants. You will be asked to complete a minimum of two meaningful postings per week during the course; these may include reactions to readings, discussing the topic/issue of the week, sharing information and resources with classmates, or responding to a problem posted by peers or your instructor. To receive full credit, you should post a inimum of two messages per week.

• What was the most valuable information that you learned in this module?
• How will you implement this in your classroom?
• In what area(s) do you feel you need more information or practice to feel comfortable using the skills we’ve learned so far?
• How can you share this information with other educators in your building or district?

Late Policy
A Note on Late Work
Work submitted late will receive a 10% deduction from your earned points for each day late, up to three days. Work submitted after three days will not be accepted. I recognize that there may be emergency situations that arise and encourage you to contact me by email or by phone (515-276-1443) to discuss your situation so we can work it out together.

Evaluation
Your grade will be based on:

50% - Module activities

20% - Final Project

15% - Online Discussion

15% - Self-reflection and participation in the critical friend process

The grading scale for this course is as follows:

Grade	Percent
A	90-100
B	80-89
C	70-79
D	60-69
F	< 60

Your final project and lesson activities will be evaluated on standards provided via the module rubric or checklist. Projects will be evaluated for clarity, thoroughness, practical application, and professionalism.

Evaluation of your discussion participation is cumulative and subjective based on notes that the facilitator records each week. Your instructor will provide 1:1 feedback to you throughout the course, however, any time you want to ask about your progress, send a message directly to your instructor.

Exemplary indicates you participated above the minimum level in both quantity and clarity of communication in your discussion postings and completion of activities.

Proficient indicates you met the minimum requirements.

Incomplete indicates you consistently contributed below the minimum two messages per week or contributions were merely perfunctory ("I agree with so and so.") or unclear.

ADA Statement
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), students are encouraged to register with UW Stout Disability Services for assistance with instructional accommodations due to disabilities. The phone number of the Disability Services office is 715-232-2995 or contact the staff via email at this website: http://www.uwstout.edu/disability/contact.shtml

Academic misconduct in the University of Wisconsin System is defined by UWS Chapter 14. Student Academic Misconduct / Disciplinary Procedures UWS Ch. 14
http://www.uwstout.edu/stusrv/dean/facstaff/chp14.shtml

From the university policy: “Students are responsible for the honest completion and representation of their work, for the appropriate citation of sources, and for respect of others’ academic endeavors. Students who violate these standards must be confronted and must accept the consequences of their actions.

Definitions of academic dishonesty as provided by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators include:

• Cheating. The use or attempted use of unauthorized materials, information, or study aids in any academic exercise.
• Plagiarism. The use of others’ ideas and words without a clear acknowledgement of the source.
• Fabrication. The intentional and unauthorized falsification or invention of any information or citation in any academic exercise.
• Assisting. The facilitation or assistance in academic dishonesty.

UW-Stout also considers academic dishonesty to include forgery of academic documents, or intentionally impeding or damaging the academic work of others.