Friday+Flash

Friday Flash 1/6/2012
 * //Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities!!! //**

//Below are two professional development opportunities. Specific log-in information will follow next week //

//Monday, January 16 @ 5:00 pm // //Wednesday, January 18 @ 4:00 pm //
 * //Using Wiki’s as an Instructional Tool //**

//Tuesday, January 24@ 5:00 pm // //Thursday, January 26 @ 4:00 pm //
 * //Prezi’s in the Classroom //**

//*These sessions are not mandatory. They are for instructors interested in staying current with today’s technology. A certificate and Professional Development credit will be awarded. Sessions are 30-45 minutes max. //

Multimedia tools all 2012 instructor’s should be familiar with! [|www.mybrainshark.com] [|www.prezi.com] [|www.goanimate.com] [|www.mindmeister.com] [|www.pearltrees.com] <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">[|www.voicethread.com]

<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">For more, check out:

<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/Presentation+Tools

Happy New Year!

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">Please make sure you thoroughly review your course curriculum and content **PRIOR** to the course starting. All instructors are required to complete the Course Start Checklist and submit to their Program Coordinator.
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">Courses for the January Module Open Today: **

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">All PCI instructors are responsible for providing thorough documentation regarding student interaction that pertains specifically to student attendance and academic performance. Instructors should be keeping a watchful eye on student performance. Should a particular student be struggling, documentation inside the Notes section is mandatory, as well as proactive communication to the SSC and Program Coordinator.
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">Documentation: **

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">Differentiated Instruction (DI) will continue to be added to the majority of our courses (see attached document). Not only should you be familiar with what DI is, you should become familiar with today’s various technology and multimedia tools (see opportunities above). DI provides an opportunity for students to complement their learning style by demonstrating mastery of concepts. It can really make a difference in validating competencies.
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">Differentiated Instruction: **

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">This is another friendly reminder that all instructors are required to provide unique and meaningful feedback to students using the Tracked Changes feature and rubrics when applicable. Quality feedback should be provided inside the student’s assignment, when possible, and should consist of comments pertaining primarily to content and organization. Instructors should upload student’s assignments in the LMS and then reference students to review their comments inside the assignment. We expect our instructors to meet or exceed these expectations.
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">Providing Meaningful Feedback: **

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">By law, all learning intuitions are required to comply with the ADA. Should a student be identified as having a disability during the admissions process, either an Individual Education Plan (IEP) will be completed and shared with instructors or the student will sign a declination of services. If a student has an IEP, instructors are required to demonstrate compliance. Should a student confide in you that they have a disability and there is no IEP, you need to contact your Director of Education immediately to determine if any reasonable accommodations can be made.
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">Understanding ADA (American’s with Disabilities Act): **

Have a GREAT weekend!