SED 690
Late work will be 50% off. If late work is turned in more than a week late,
then it will be a zero unless you have made other arrangements with the instructor.
All assignments will need to be turned in at the beginning of class on designated days, unless different instructions are given by Dr. Chang.
Assignment |
Date |
Description |
| Survey | 1/22 |
Complete survey that will assist instructor in getting info about you |
| Email and upload picture | 1/22 |
Email professor using gmail. Prior to doing this, you will need to set up a Google Site account. |
| Notes | 1/22 |
Important information and notes about the class. |
| Web upload | 1/29 |
Creating a Web site using Google Sites. The initial points of 100 is for your upload and there will be an additional 100 points for your completed web site due on 5/8. At this point, you should have your web site uploaded and your notes and index completed. You should also have a portfolio page with the notes assignment attached at the bottom. |
| Instructors work week | 2/5 |
Instructor will introduce new topics to discuss |
| Students work week | 2/12 |
Meet with your groups and discuss upcoming debate |
| Article for debate 1 due | 2/12 |
Upload to both your web site and to dropbox |
| Debate formats due | 2/12 |
Students will discuss in the quickwrite, in the topics tab. |
| Debate 1 Technology gap, integration of technology: | 2/19 |
In class debate regarding school safety and pros and cons regarding training teachers to carry and use handguns on school campus |
| Persuasive paper 1 due | 2/26 |
Upload to portfolio page |
| Instructors work week | 2/26 |
Instructor will introduce new topics to discuss |
| Article for debate 2 due | 3/5 |
Upload to both your web site and to dropbox |
| Collaborative work week | 3/5 |
Meet with your groups a nd discuss upcoming debate |
| Flipped curriculum: Debate 2 | 3/19 |
In class debate regarding the effectiveness of flipped curriculum |
| Persuasive paper 2 due | 3/26 |
Upload to portfolio page |
| Collaborative work week | 3/26 |
Meet with your groups and discuss upcoming debate |
| Article for debate 3 due | 3/26 |
Upload to both your web site and to dropbox |
| Article for debate 4 due | 4/2 |
Upload to both your web site and to dropbox |
| Independent work week | 4/2 |
Finishing up your web site |
| Spring Break | 4/9 |
Happy spring break, no class meeting |
| Collaborative work week | 4/16 |
Meet with your groups and discuss upcoming debate |
| Debate 3: Inclusion/mainstream | 4/23 |
In class debate regarding inclusion |
| Collaborative work week | 4/30 |
Meet with your groups and discuss upcoming debate |
| Persuasive Paper 3 due | 4/30 |
Upload to portfolio page |
| Debate 4 School safety and training of teachers and staff to carry handguns: | 5/7 |
In class debate regarding school safety and whether teachers and staff should carry handguns |
| Compare and contrast papers due and web site | 5/10 |
Upload to portfolio page. Due at 7 pm |
All students are required to be present on collaborative work weeks
Assignment Due Dates
Assignment Points |
Email and Notes (50 points each) |
Web upload (100) |
Debates will occur on assigned days (100 points each) |
Debate articles submitted 1 week prior to debate (33.3 points each) |
Persuasive debate paper (100 points each) |
Article for debate 1 (100 points) |
Article for debate 2 (100 points) |
Article for debate 3 (100 points) |
Article for debate 4 (100 points) |
Reflection Paper (100 points) |
Final web site uploaded (100 points) |
Participation (100 points) |
Grading System
Grade: |
Points: |
A |
100-95% |
A- |
94-90% |
B+ |
89-87% |
B |
86-84% |
B- |
83-80% |
C+ |
79-77% |
C |
76-74% |
C- |
73-70% |
D |
69%-77% and ... |
