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Expected Students are in grades 10-12 in the United States. Their primary Is the expected student
Student language is English; however, some students may be English audience described? (Are
Audience Language Learners. ELL students and SWD students will be your students in the USA?)
provided with accommodations and adaptations to curriculum to
allow for individual student success.
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Teacher Mrs. Cassidy can be reached by email at Did you provide at least two
Communicatio kcassidy@madison.k12.ga.us forms of communication are
n Google Hangouts can also be used as a communication tool. Mrs. included in the syllabus?
Cassidy also uses Remind.com to communicate through text
messages and allows students to text her using her Remind
account or through her Google Voice number (706) 363-0519
Mrs. Cassidy will respond to texts sent between 7 am and 10 pm
usually within the hour. Texts sent between 10pm and 7 am may
not be answered until the following morning.
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Course The course adheres to the objectives set forth in the Course Does this clearly identify the
Description Description for AP Environmental Science, which says it is broad goals or topics to be
designed to be the equivalent of a one-semester, introductory covered? Does it outline the
college course in environmental science that includes a laboratory general topics, concepts and
and field investigation component. Emphasis is placed on the skills to be covered?
scientific principles, concepts, and methodologies required to
understand the interrelationships of the natural world, to identify
and analyze environmental problems both natural and human-
made, to evaluate the relative risks associated with these
problems, and to examine alternative solutions for resolving and/or
preventing them.
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Learning Students will be able to answer a Free Response Are these measurable and/or
Outcomes Question and obtain 90% of the points available. observable? Do they describe
At least 90% of students will be able to complete an what students must know and
online portfolio of their APES work. be able to do? Do they
Of the students who complete the APES exam, the involve some cognitive
challenge and active
percentage that earn a score of 3 or higher will meet or exceed the
learning?
national average.
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Topics by Week Unit 1: Environmental Science and Sustainability (Sustainability) (3 weeks) Did you list the topics to be
Chapter 1: Science and Sustainability covered each week?
Chapter 24: Sustainable Solutions
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Expectations of Students will participate in online discussion weekly by posting in Did you outline class
Student their APES portfolio. There will be a rotation to determine the participation with descriptions
Participation groups each week who will be reading and responding to posts. of how it is measured
Students should notify the instructor if there is a problem posting (expectations for discussion
on time or replying to at least 2 peers. forums, number and
frequency of logins, amount
Students will participate in group projects each quarter. When the of time in online class, group
project is complete, each individual will grade the members of their project participation,
group on participation. Students should also notify the instructor if synchronous sessions, etc.)?
there are any concerns with group participation.
Student Students will be respectful to others in the online community. We Did you describe the
Communicatio will use the ABC protocol when completing online discussions. A- expectations for student
n Expectations acknowledge the response of the author, B-build upon the response behavior when
with additional thoughts or questions, C- contribute something communicating online?
original to the discussion.
Late Work Students should notify instructor if there is an issue with Did you explain the
Policy completing work on time. We will follow the school policy on make- consequences for not
up work but the instructor can seek a waiver from the submitting assignments on
administration to best support the mastery of material by students time?
using a growth mindset.
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Grading Policy 1st Quarter Benchmark (10%) 35% Is a grading policy defined
Midterm (15%) with point distribution or
3rd Quarter Benchmark (10%) weighting scheme? Is the
Unit Coursework (articles, outline, worksheets, projects, 35% grading scale is included?
quizzes)
Writing Assignments (FRQs and Discussion posts) 10%
Final Exam 20%
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Academic Ethics All assignments submitted in fulfillment of the course Do conduct and academic
Honesty requirements must be the students own work. All assignments honesty requirements clearly
except those designated as team projects are meant to be explain the policy on cheating
individual efforts. Projects are meant to be equal efforts of all team and plagiarism. Are
members. All work should be on the date on which it is due either consequences for
in F2F class or submitted online by the time deadline. Coursework inappropriate behavior
is intended to be an original work by each student. Work that is included?
plagiarized from another student or another online or printed
source will not receive credit. Repeated violations will be referred to
the administration as cheating. Please remember that when in
doubt, it is always better to cite your sources. We will use APA
format when applicable for in text and bibliography citations.
Acceptable Use All students will abide by the AUP policy of Madison County Schools Is the Acceptable Use Policy
Policy https://www.madison.k12.al.us/departments/it/SharedDocuments/P (AUP) described or linked? Are
olicies/aup.htm consequences for
noncompliance described?
Students who violate the AUP will be referred to the administration
and may be forced to complete work in an alternate form if network
access is redistricted for noncompliance.
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Student Right At MCHS we follow the rules for student privacy as outline in the Did you include the conditions
to Privacy Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), which can be for sharing or not sharing
found at http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html student information?
1. Parents or eligible students have the right to inspect and review
the student's education records maintained by the school.
2. Parents or eligible students have the right to request that a
school correct records, which they believe to be inaccurate or
misleading.
3. Generally, schools must have written permission from the parent
or eligible student in order to release any information from a
student's education record.
4. Schools may disclose, without consent, "directory" information
such as a student's name, address, telephone number, date and
place of birth, honors and awards, and dates of attendance.
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Technology A large part of this course will be completed with technology. A Do the technology
Requirements primary goal of the course is to expose students to the material in requirements outline
the same way that it is being utilized in the real world. The course technical specifications for
will follow a BYOT policy (Bring your own technology) and also use student computers? Did you
computers or iPADs frequently. Each week there will be at least one describe the procedures to
assignment that will need to be completed and submitted using follow when technical
technology. The problems occur?
assignment will be posted and available for the week. In addition to
any technology you may have at home, each student has access to
the following sources of computers, internet and printing as follows:
Daily at school-
Before school (computer lab and media center)
During lunch (media center)
Afterschool (media center and tutoring classroom)
Weekly-
Enrichment- (media center)
Madison County Library- open daily and also late 2 nights a week
If you have any technical problems, use the contact information for
the instructor. You can also ask our media specialists or our
technology specialists for assistance.
Copyright This course is managed by Mrs. Cassidy who created and owns the Did you provide a copyright
Statement content. The only exception is the content from the textbook which statement and disclaimer that
is owned by Pearson. Course and course materials are not to be identifies the owner of the
copied, edited, or redistributed for any purpose. If you have course?
questions regarding materials created by Mrs. Cassidy, you may
request details at kcassidy@madison.k12.ga.us
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Students with This course will follow all IEPs and 504 accommodations. In Did you indicate your
Disabilities addition, any student who is being served by the ESOL program will willingness to provide
also receive appropriate modifications. reasonable accommodations
to a student with a disability?
*This document pairs with Designing a Syllabus for an Online Unit of Instruction (Peer Evaluation Checklist)
by Lokey-Vega (2014).
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