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Course
Sections
This
online environment will take a bit more exploring than does a face-to-face
classroom the first time you walk into it. To get a sense of where you
are in this web site, read the text at the top of the page to determine
what section you are in. On the right side of each page, you will see
a navigation bar listing the other course sections you can access as well
as the various pages you can link to within a particular section.
To explore other sections
or the pages within a particular section, just click on the button with
the words of the section or page you wish to visit. You may also navigate
to other sections and pages within the course by clicking on the links
that are located at the bottom of each page.
This online, collaborative
course is composed of four different sections: Intro (where you are reading
this page), Guide, Outline, and Classroom. Below are the four sections
of the course with a list of what you will find in each one.
Intro
The Intro provides an overview of the course. It includes:
(see menu on right)
- Welcome - print this out to have an overview of
the course
- Earth's Spheres - for a description of each of
the four spheres
- Earth System Science - for an overview of
studying Earth as a system
- Participation - for a description of the
individual and team activities during the course
- Assessment Overview
- Course Sections
Guide
The Guide provides you with helpful tips to help you adjust to this
online environment. The various pages include:
Outline
The Outline provides links to each of the 16 weeks of the course.
You will check this area each week to get the various assignments you
need to complete.
Classroom
The Classroom graphically depicts the web-based, collaborative environment.
All communication, except
for private emails, takes place in the virtual discussion areas of the
Classroom. From
this location you can access any of the virtual spaces:
- Teacher As Researcher Space - to post your
observations about the activity and develop criteria for what makes an
effective activity
- Teacher As Scholar Space - to post your content
questions and work together to answer them, and to develop answers to
the essential questions
- Teacher As Designer Space - to discuss lesson
ideas
- Course Space -for general discussions, weekly
reminders from the facilitator, etc.
- Resource Space - for posting resources you
locate in Week B (or anytime) doing your own research
- Portfolio Space
- for submitting assignments and applying the rubrics
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