This is a fully online e-learning course. There are no face to face meetings. Instruction is delivered 100% online.
This fully online course uses structured online activities in Desire 2 Learn (D2L). You must have basic computer skills to participate. You must complete the ORIENTATION Quiz on Desire 2 Learn (D2L) by August 30th, or you will be dropped from the course by the instructor. Desire 2 Learn (D2L) online activities have deadlines. Students must complete Desire 2 Learn (D2L) work by the stated deadlines. The final EXIT EXAM for this course is done online and will be timed.
FACULTY INTRODUCTION
Welcome to REA0017C! My name is Dr. Amoy Reid and I will be your instructor for the next 8 weeks. My educational background includes a Baccalaureate of Arts in Elementary Education; Masters of Science in Reading and Doctorate in Child and Youth Studies all from Nova Southeastern University. I teach several courses at Broward College including, EDF4430, RED4482, REA1105, REA0007C, SLS1501 and SLS1001 (Strategies for Success).
My philosophy of education encompasses several parts. I believe that education is not only an academic - it is emotional, social, academic, and physical. I also believe that my role is that of a facilitator who guides through hands-on learning, not just the knowledge-giver. Learning is a life-long process and I look forward to learning from and with you.
This course teaches basic reading and study skills to prepare students for college course work. Students will strengthen their basic reading and study skills. Text readings, homework, lab assignments, online lessons, and discussions are all designed to help students become successful in meeting the academic challenges they will face in their various courses. Upon successful completion of this course, the students should have mastered reading and study skills necessary for entry into college level course work.
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
This is a 3-credit hour course. Normally, a 3-credit hour course would meet two times each week (during a 16 week term) for a total of 3 hours per week or 48 hours per term. This class is fully online and you will engage in structured online activities for the entire semester. The teaching strategies used in this course will include class discussions, cooperative learning, discovery learning, role-playing & simulations, problem-solving, and computer and Web-based teaching. There is a mandatory online orientation that must be completed by January 11th. This includes posting a welcome introductory discussion, and completing a syllabus quiz. See the course schedule in the syllabus for more details.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Study Skills
The students should be able to demonstrate the ability to take notes from texts and lectures, write phrase and work outlines, create concept maps, formulate summaries, utilize test-taking techniques, develop an organized study approach to textbook reading, and use various speed techniques.
2. Vocabulary Skills
The students should demonstrate the ability to determine the meaning of words from context, define words from knowledge of word parts, use the dictionary and learn new vocabulary.
3. Literal Comprehension Skills
The students should recognize topics, recognize main ideas, identify supporting details and recognize patterns of organization.
4. Critical Comprehension Skills
The students should demonstrate the ability to recognize purpose, distinguish fact from opinion, detect bias, recognize tone, determine implicit and explicit relationships within and between sentences, recognize valid argument, and correct inferences and conclusions.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Students who are new to e-learning should take BC's online readiness evaluation. Student must have regular access to a computer in order to use Desire 2 Learn (D2L).
Prerequisites - Completion of REA0007C with a grade of “C” or higher or placement by assessment test or department recommendation. An EAP320C or EAP0420C student must have a C or better in EAP320C or EAP0420C and must have taken the CPT reading test to place into REA0007C.
In order to pass the course you MUST complete the following:
• 4 competency tests for the lab that will be averaged and count as 20% of your final grade
• 4 comprehension quizzes that counts as 20% of your final grade.
• Weekly discussions (8) that counts as 10% of your final grades.
• 3 Vocabulary quizzes that counts as 10% of your final grade.
• The cumulative departmental final exam will count as 25% of your final grade.
• Comprehension assignments count as 15% of your final grade.
Course Materials:
Breaking Through College 11th edition by Brenda Smith & Leeann Morris
Expanding Vocabulary by Kathleen Mcwhorter
HOW TO REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE:
Please register for course using myBC website . Students must pay for the course before they will be able to log into the course. If you are interested in registering for REA0017C online, please feel free to contact me at my office at 954.201.4882 or email areid@broward.edu . Once you are Enrolled Login to your course will be available 24 hours before the official start date of the semester. Normally, the login date should be the first day of the session in which the course is scheduled. Make sure that you understand that the only people who will be permitted to login are those students who have registered and paid for the course. There may be a delay of up to 24 hours from when a student registers and pays before Desire 2 learn (D2L) login is activated.
Obtain BC email user ID and PIN code before attempting to login to D2L .At BC email address site, click on "ID Lookup", then enter your Student# (or INTL Student ID#) and PIN code (2 digit birth month and 2 digit year). Write down your email ID (not the @mail.broward.edu part), which is your D2L User Name.Your D2L User Name is the same as your BC email ID.Your D2L password is the same as your BC email PIN code. Links to help students get connected to D2L/e-learning course(s) at D2L login page. The direct link for D2L login is https://bconline.broward.edu
Friday, April 24, 2015
EDF4430: Fall 2015, Ref # 527127
EDF 4430 Measurement, Evaluation, and Assessment in Education Infused with ESOL Performance Standards (518738)
This course is restricted to alternative certification students. Prior approval from TEP is required for registration.
Welcome to EDF4430 (Educational Tests and Measurements). My name is Dr. Amoy Reid and I will be your instructor for the next 8 weeks. My educational background includes a Baccalaureate of Arts in Elementary Education; Masters of Science in Reading and Doctorate in Child and Youth Studies all from Nova Southeastern University. I teach several courses at Broward College including, RED3342, REA0017C, REA0007C, SLS1501 and SLS1001 (Strategies for Success).
My philosophy of education encompasses several parts. I believe that education is not only an academic - it is emotional, social, academic, and physical. I also believe that my role is that of a facilitator who guides through hands-on learning, not just the knowledge-giver. Learning is a life-long process and I look forward to learning from and with you.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course helps Education majors develop a philosophy of assessment and understand how a variety of measures combine to provide an accurate picture of student progress and achievement in the current multicultural classroom, develop knowledge and skills necessary to measure and assess learner progress effectively and develop actual teacher assessment skills and acquire skills in and perspectives on traditional and alternative assessment strategies. Topics include the basic principles of measurement, formative and summative assessment strategies, test construction, performance assessments, reading and interpreting data from state and standardized achievement tests, and fairness in accommodating diverse learners.
Measurement, Assessment and Evaluation involves more than gathering information for decision making. Pre-professional educators have professional responsibilities for following ethical and legal guidelines, maintaining confidentiality and accommodating students with disabilities who are mainstreamed so that student rights and responsibilities as test takers are upheld.
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
This is a 3-credit hour course. Normally, a 3-credit hour course would meet two times each week (during a 16 week term) for a total of 3 hours per week or 48 hours per term. This class is fully online and you will engage in structured online activities for the entire semester. The teaching strategies used in this course will include class discussions, cooperative learning, discovery learning, role-playing & simulations, problem-solving, and computer and Web-based teaching.
COURSE GOALS
•To enable pre-professional educators to gain knowledge and an understanding of issues involving classroom assessment, tests and measurement, including test reliability and validity.
•To understand and act in accord with Professional Responsibilities, Ethical Behavior, and Legal requirements in Educational Assessment
•To enable pre-professional educators to craft and utilize a variety of authentic classroom performance assessment measures and rubrics
•To effectively administer and interpret standardized achievement tests and interpret norm-referenced scores.
•To recognize current trends and issues related to the testing of culturally diverse students.
This course is restricted to alternative certification students. Prior approval from TEP is required for registration.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
There are no required pre-requisities in this course. Students should have access to Microsoft Word and not Works and PowerPoint (for the case studies).
New to e-learning? Take the e-learning orientation before enrolling in any e-learning course. Before enrolling in an e-learning course review computer requirements. Hardware or Software Requirements specific to your course are BC standard. There are no required on-campus meetings. All students must obtain their BC email address. It is used for course login.
For research information for group project please see link to library information for a library card.
COURSE MATERIALS
Textbook: Airasian, P.W. & Russell, M.K., (2011). Classroom assessment: Concepts and applications (7th. Edition). McGraw-Hill. New York.
American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
HOW TO REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE:
Please register for course using myBC website . Students must pay for the course before they will be able to log into the course. If you are interested in registering for EDF4430 online, please feel free to contact me at my office at 954.201.4882 or email areid@broward.edu . Once you are Enrolled Login to your course will be available 24 hours before the official start date of the semester. Normally, the login date should be the first day of the session in which the course is scheduled. Make sure that you understand that the only people who will be permitted to login are those students who have registered and paid for the course. There may be a delay of up to 24 hours from when a student registers and pays before Desire 2 learn (D2L) login is activated.
Obtain BC email user ID and PIN code before attempting to login to D2L .At BC email address site, click on "ID Lookup", then enter your Student# (or INTL Student ID#) and PIN code (2 digit birth month and 2 digit year). Write down your email ID (not the @mail.broward.edu part), which is your D2L User Name.Your D2L User Name is the same as your BC email ID.Your D2L password is the same as your BC email PIN code. Links to help students get connected to D2L/e-learning course(s) at D2L login page. The direct link for D2L login is https://bconline.broward.edu
This course is restricted to alternative certification students. Prior approval from TEP is required for registration.
Welcome to EDF4430 (Educational Tests and Measurements). My name is Dr. Amoy Reid and I will be your instructor for the next 8 weeks. My educational background includes a Baccalaureate of Arts in Elementary Education; Masters of Science in Reading and Doctorate in Child and Youth Studies all from Nova Southeastern University. I teach several courses at Broward College including, RED3342, REA0017C, REA0007C, SLS1501 and SLS1001 (Strategies for Success).
My philosophy of education encompasses several parts. I believe that education is not only an academic - it is emotional, social, academic, and physical. I also believe that my role is that of a facilitator who guides through hands-on learning, not just the knowledge-giver. Learning is a life-long process and I look forward to learning from and with you.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course helps Education majors develop a philosophy of assessment and understand how a variety of measures combine to provide an accurate picture of student progress and achievement in the current multicultural classroom, develop knowledge and skills necessary to measure and assess learner progress effectively and develop actual teacher assessment skills and acquire skills in and perspectives on traditional and alternative assessment strategies. Topics include the basic principles of measurement, formative and summative assessment strategies, test construction, performance assessments, reading and interpreting data from state and standardized achievement tests, and fairness in accommodating diverse learners.
Measurement, Assessment and Evaluation involves more than gathering information for decision making. Pre-professional educators have professional responsibilities for following ethical and legal guidelines, maintaining confidentiality and accommodating students with disabilities who are mainstreamed so that student rights and responsibilities as test takers are upheld.
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
This is a 3-credit hour course. Normally, a 3-credit hour course would meet two times each week (during a 16 week term) for a total of 3 hours per week or 48 hours per term. This class is fully online and you will engage in structured online activities for the entire semester. The teaching strategies used in this course will include class discussions, cooperative learning, discovery learning, role-playing & simulations, problem-solving, and computer and Web-based teaching.
COURSE GOALS
•To enable pre-professional educators to gain knowledge and an understanding of issues involving classroom assessment, tests and measurement, including test reliability and validity.
•To understand and act in accord with Professional Responsibilities, Ethical Behavior, and Legal requirements in Educational Assessment
•To enable pre-professional educators to craft and utilize a variety of authentic classroom performance assessment measures and rubrics
•To effectively administer and interpret standardized achievement tests and interpret norm-referenced scores.
•To recognize current trends and issues related to the testing of culturally diverse students.
This course is restricted to alternative certification students. Prior approval from TEP is required for registration.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
There are no required pre-requisities in this course. Students should have access to Microsoft Word and not Works and PowerPoint (for the case studies).
New to e-learning? Take the e-learning orientation before enrolling in any e-learning course. Before enrolling in an e-learning course review computer requirements. Hardware or Software Requirements specific to your course are BC standard. There are no required on-campus meetings. All students must obtain their BC email address. It is used for course login.
For research information for group project please see link to library information for a library card.
COURSE MATERIALS
Textbook: Airasian, P.W. & Russell, M.K., (2011). Classroom assessment: Concepts and applications (7th. Edition). McGraw-Hill. New York.
American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
HOW TO REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE:
Please register for course using myBC website . Students must pay for the course before they will be able to log into the course. If you are interested in registering for EDF4430 online, please feel free to contact me at my office at 954.201.4882 or email areid@broward.edu . Once you are Enrolled Login to your course will be available 24 hours before the official start date of the semester. Normally, the login date should be the first day of the session in which the course is scheduled. Make sure that you understand that the only people who will be permitted to login are those students who have registered and paid for the course. There may be a delay of up to 24 hours from when a student registers and pays before Desire 2 learn (D2L) login is activated.
Obtain BC email user ID and PIN code before attempting to login to D2L .At BC email address site, click on "ID Lookup", then enter your Student# (or INTL Student ID#) and PIN code (2 digit birth month and 2 digit year). Write down your email ID (not the @mail.broward.edu part), which is your D2L User Name.Your D2L User Name is the same as your BC email ID.Your D2L password is the same as your BC email PIN code. Links to help students get connected to D2L/e-learning course(s) at D2L login page. The direct link for D2L login is https://bconline.broward.edu
RED3342, Fall 2015, Ref # 527135
This course is restricted to alternative certification students. Prior approval from the Teacher Education Program (TEP) is required for registration.
Course Description
This course gives pre-professional educators an understanding of reading as a process. It provides knowledge of language structure, function and cognition for the major components of reading. Further, it gives pre-professional educators an understanding of the principles of scientifically based reading research as the foundation of comprehensive instruction that synchronizes and scaffolds each of the major components of the reading process. This class also provides knowledge of effective research based instruction methodology to prevent reading difficulties and promote reading progress for PreK -12 grade students as well as struggling students including students with disabilities and students from diverse populations. A 20 hour guided field experience provides the future educator with the experience of observation and interaction with a school population. This course is infused with critical assignments and artifacts that enable the pre-professional teacher to accomplish specific ESOL performance standards and earn an ESOL endorsement upon successful completion of the ESE degree within the Teacher Education Program.
General Course Outcomes:
This course provides an in depth study of the fundamentals of teaching reading in grades K-12. Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:
Connect scientific evidence to reading instruction
Understand various theories about reading and learning to read
Understand literacy development.
Understand phonemic awareness and phonics.
Identify techniques for building fluency.
Implement strategies for vocabulary development.
Understand Assessment in Reading Instruction
Identify skills for reading comprehension instruction.
Demonstrate the connection between reading and writing.
Methods of Instruction
This is a 3-credit hour course. Normally, a 3-credit hour course would meet two or three times each week (during a 16 week term) for a total of 3 hours per week or 48 hours per term. I expect you to keep up with the weekly readings, discussion board postings, quizzes and assignments. Finally, I expect you to post discussion responses to questions posed on the discussion board to me and to your class mates. You should contact me via Desire to Learn (D2L) email to discuss any questions you may have on the material you are reading for this class. The teaching strategies will include discussions, collaborative learning, and Web-based teaching.
Course Schedule/Assignments
For D2L quizzes - Quizzes are available within each course lesson. They can also be accessed from the course menu page under the assessments tab on the top of the page. You will have two attempts to complete each 20 question quiz based on chapter readings. The highest score is the one that will count towards your final grade. Quizzes will close every Sunday by 11:55pm. Check the available/closing dates for each quiz on the calendar. Quizzes are worth 15% of your final grade. You will have 1 quiz per week from weeks 2-13. You will have 12 quizzes for the semester.
For D2L discussions - Each chapter will also have a required discussion assignment related to the content area of the lesson. Each week a copy of that required discussion is also posted under the discussion tab on the home page. Students will need to compose and post an original message and reply to at least TWO other student messages. A discussion post should not be more than two paragraphs in length and each paragraph should be 3-5 sentences in length. The discussion board for the lesson will close on Sundays at 11pm EST, so there will be NO late postings. Students must post to the chapter questions by Thursday of each week. The follow up reaction post must be posted by Sunday of each week. Check the available/closing dates for each discussion in the course schedule assignments or on the calendar. There is a discussion rubric to guide the writing of the discussion postings, please read this before your first discussion is due. Discussions are worth 15% of your final grade
For D2L exams -There will be two on-line exams, a midterm exam (week 7), and the final exam (week 14) both will open within D2L at 8:00 am and remain open until 11:55 pm. The exams will focus on textbook information. The format will be multiple-choice. Each exam should take approximately 1 hour. There will be no makeup exams. The exams are worth 20% of your final grade.
For D2L critical assignments - All Critical Assignments must be submitted through the D2L assignments box as an attachment to check for plagiarism. Remember if you are an Alternative Certification student, you do not have to upload in Livetext. These assignments correspond with the state mandated FEAPs (Florida Educator Accomplished Practices) and correspond with the textbook chapters. Each assignment has a specific due date in D2L. The critical assignments are worth 30% of your final grade.
For D2L activities/assignments- You will complete 5 activities throughout the semester. They are listed under the Assignments tab. Each assignment has an attachment that gives directions on what must be completed. The assignments must be typed in word and then uploaded as an attachment. These assignments are worth 20% of your final grade.
PLEASE NOTE ****
Students must receive a grade of C or above in each critical assignment and meet all FEAP indicators at the appropriate level in order to pass the class. If a critical assignment does not receive a grade of C or above or meet the FEAP indicators at the appropriate level, the course instructor will provide feedback to the student identifying the area(s) of the assignment that need revision. The assignment can be resubmitted once (by the deadline set by the instructor) and cannot receive a grade higher than a C.
If a submission is deemed “unacceptable” due to grammatical and/or spelling errors (meaning the assignment contains 10 or more errors), the assignment will be rejected by the instructor and the student will be required to seek outside assistance to improve his/her writing skills. Each campus has a writing lab and an online tool to assist students. The student will be permitted to resubmit the assignment once (by the deadline set by the instructor) and cannot receive a grade higher than a C.
In the event a student does not earn a grade of a C on a re-submission of a Critical Assignment or meet the FEAP indicators at the appropriate levels, a student must withdraw from the course (if before the final withdrawal date) or if beyond the withdrawal date the student will receive a grade of an F for the course and will be required to retake the course in a future term. The instructor will not withdraw students from the course. It is the student’s responsibility to adhere to the established college procedure and officially withdraw from the class by the official withdrawal date, if applicable. Failure to withdraw from the course by the established withdrawal date will result in an F for the course. Students will need to meet with their Teacher Education Specialist to revisit and revise their Educational Plan.
In the event of proven cheating or plagiarizing on any Critical Assignment, the student will receive an F for the assignment. Since the assignment must be met with a C or above in order to pass the course, the student will fail the course and be required to retake the course in a future term.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
There are no required pre-requisities in this course. Students should have access to Microsoft Word and not Works and PowerPoint (for the case studies).
New to e-learning? Take the e-learning orientation before enrolling in any e-learning course. Before enrolling in an e-learning course review computer requirements. Hardware or Software Requirements specific to your course are BC standard. There are no required on-campus meetings. All students must obtain their BC email address. It is used for course login.
For research information for group project please see link to library information for a library card.
COURSE MATERIALS
Required Text: The text for this course is: Literacy for the 21 Century, A Balanced Approach (6th ed.) by Gail Tompkins
HOW TO REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE:
Please register for course using myBC website . Students must pay for the course before they will be able to log into the course. If you are interested in registering for RED3342 online, please feel free to contact me at my office at 954.201.4882 or email areid@broward.edu . Once you are Enrolled Login to your course will be available 24 hours before the official start date of the semester. Normally, the login date should be the first day of the session in which the course is scheduled. Make sure that you understand that the only people who will be permitted to login are those students who have registered and paid for the course. There may be a delay of up to 24 hours from when a student registers and pays before Desire 2 learn (D2L) login is activated.
Obtain BC email user ID and PIN code before attempting to login to D2L .At BC email address site, click on "ID Lookup", then enter your Student# (or INTL Student ID#) and PIN code (2 digit birth month and 2 digit year). Write down your email ID (not the @mail.broward.edu part), which is your D2L User Name.Your D2L User Name is the same as your BC email ID.Your D2L password is the same as your BC email PIN code. Links to help students get connected to D2L/e-learning course(s) at D2L login page. The direct link for D2L login is https://bconline.broward.edu
Course Description
This course gives pre-professional educators an understanding of reading as a process. It provides knowledge of language structure, function and cognition for the major components of reading. Further, it gives pre-professional educators an understanding of the principles of scientifically based reading research as the foundation of comprehensive instruction that synchronizes and scaffolds each of the major components of the reading process. This class also provides knowledge of effective research based instruction methodology to prevent reading difficulties and promote reading progress for PreK -12 grade students as well as struggling students including students with disabilities and students from diverse populations. A 20 hour guided field experience provides the future educator with the experience of observation and interaction with a school population. This course is infused with critical assignments and artifacts that enable the pre-professional teacher to accomplish specific ESOL performance standards and earn an ESOL endorsement upon successful completion of the ESE degree within the Teacher Education Program.
General Course Outcomes:
This course provides an in depth study of the fundamentals of teaching reading in grades K-12. Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:
Connect scientific evidence to reading instruction
Understand various theories about reading and learning to read
Understand literacy development.
Understand phonemic awareness and phonics.
Identify techniques for building fluency.
Implement strategies for vocabulary development.
Understand Assessment in Reading Instruction
Identify skills for reading comprehension instruction.
Demonstrate the connection between reading and writing.
Methods of Instruction
This is a 3-credit hour course. Normally, a 3-credit hour course would meet two or three times each week (during a 16 week term) for a total of 3 hours per week or 48 hours per term. I expect you to keep up with the weekly readings, discussion board postings, quizzes and assignments. Finally, I expect you to post discussion responses to questions posed on the discussion board to me and to your class mates. You should contact me via Desire to Learn (D2L) email to discuss any questions you may have on the material you are reading for this class. The teaching strategies will include discussions, collaborative learning, and Web-based teaching.
Course Schedule/Assignments
For D2L quizzes - Quizzes are available within each course lesson. They can also be accessed from the course menu page under the assessments tab on the top of the page. You will have two attempts to complete each 20 question quiz based on chapter readings. The highest score is the one that will count towards your final grade. Quizzes will close every Sunday by 11:55pm. Check the available/closing dates for each quiz on the calendar. Quizzes are worth 15% of your final grade. You will have 1 quiz per week from weeks 2-13. You will have 12 quizzes for the semester.
For D2L discussions - Each chapter will also have a required discussion assignment related to the content area of the lesson. Each week a copy of that required discussion is also posted under the discussion tab on the home page. Students will need to compose and post an original message and reply to at least TWO other student messages. A discussion post should not be more than two paragraphs in length and each paragraph should be 3-5 sentences in length. The discussion board for the lesson will close on Sundays at 11pm EST, so there will be NO late postings. Students must post to the chapter questions by Thursday of each week. The follow up reaction post must be posted by Sunday of each week. Check the available/closing dates for each discussion in the course schedule assignments or on the calendar. There is a discussion rubric to guide the writing of the discussion postings, please read this before your first discussion is due. Discussions are worth 15% of your final grade
For D2L exams -There will be two on-line exams, a midterm exam (week 7), and the final exam (week 14) both will open within D2L at 8:00 am and remain open until 11:55 pm. The exams will focus on textbook information. The format will be multiple-choice. Each exam should take approximately 1 hour. There will be no makeup exams. The exams are worth 20% of your final grade.
For D2L critical assignments - All Critical Assignments must be submitted through the D2L assignments box as an attachment to check for plagiarism. Remember if you are an Alternative Certification student, you do not have to upload in Livetext. These assignments correspond with the state mandated FEAPs (Florida Educator Accomplished Practices) and correspond with the textbook chapters. Each assignment has a specific due date in D2L. The critical assignments are worth 30% of your final grade.
For D2L activities/assignments- You will complete 5 activities throughout the semester. They are listed under the Assignments tab. Each assignment has an attachment that gives directions on what must be completed. The assignments must be typed in word and then uploaded as an attachment. These assignments are worth 20% of your final grade.
PLEASE NOTE ****
Students must receive a grade of C or above in each critical assignment and meet all FEAP indicators at the appropriate level in order to pass the class. If a critical assignment does not receive a grade of C or above or meet the FEAP indicators at the appropriate level, the course instructor will provide feedback to the student identifying the area(s) of the assignment that need revision. The assignment can be resubmitted once (by the deadline set by the instructor) and cannot receive a grade higher than a C.
If a submission is deemed “unacceptable” due to grammatical and/or spelling errors (meaning the assignment contains 10 or more errors), the assignment will be rejected by the instructor and the student will be required to seek outside assistance to improve his/her writing skills. Each campus has a writing lab and an online tool to assist students. The student will be permitted to resubmit the assignment once (by the deadline set by the instructor) and cannot receive a grade higher than a C.
In the event a student does not earn a grade of a C on a re-submission of a Critical Assignment or meet the FEAP indicators at the appropriate levels, a student must withdraw from the course (if before the final withdrawal date) or if beyond the withdrawal date the student will receive a grade of an F for the course and will be required to retake the course in a future term. The instructor will not withdraw students from the course. It is the student’s responsibility to adhere to the established college procedure and officially withdraw from the class by the official withdrawal date, if applicable. Failure to withdraw from the course by the established withdrawal date will result in an F for the course. Students will need to meet with their Teacher Education Specialist to revisit and revise their Educational Plan.
In the event of proven cheating or plagiarizing on any Critical Assignment, the student will receive an F for the assignment. Since the assignment must be met with a C or above in order to pass the course, the student will fail the course and be required to retake the course in a future term.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
There are no required pre-requisities in this course. Students should have access to Microsoft Word and not Works and PowerPoint (for the case studies).
New to e-learning? Take the e-learning orientation before enrolling in any e-learning course. Before enrolling in an e-learning course review computer requirements. Hardware or Software Requirements specific to your course are BC standard. There are no required on-campus meetings. All students must obtain their BC email address. It is used for course login.
For research information for group project please see link to library information for a library card.
COURSE MATERIALS
Required Text: The text for this course is: Literacy for the 21 Century, A Balanced Approach (6th ed.) by Gail Tompkins
HOW TO REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE:
Please register for course using myBC website . Students must pay for the course before they will be able to log into the course. If you are interested in registering for RED3342 online, please feel free to contact me at my office at 954.201.4882 or email areid@broward.edu . Once you are Enrolled Login to your course will be available 24 hours before the official start date of the semester. Normally, the login date should be the first day of the session in which the course is scheduled. Make sure that you understand that the only people who will be permitted to login are those students who have registered and paid for the course. There may be a delay of up to 24 hours from when a student registers and pays before Desire 2 learn (D2L) login is activated.
Obtain BC email user ID and PIN code before attempting to login to D2L .At BC email address site, click on "ID Lookup", then enter your Student# (or INTL Student ID#) and PIN code (2 digit birth month and 2 digit year). Write down your email ID (not the @mail.broward.edu part), which is your D2L User Name.Your D2L User Name is the same as your BC email ID.Your D2L password is the same as your BC email PIN code. Links to help students get connected to D2L/e-learning course(s) at D2L login page. The direct link for D2L login is https://bconline.broward.edu
RED3342,Summer 2015, Ref # 518734
This course is restricted to alternative certification students. Prior approval from the Teacher Education Program (TEP) is required for registration.
Course Description
This course gives pre-professional educators an understanding of reading as a process. It provides knowledge of language structure, function and cognition for the major components of reading. Further, it gives pre-professional educators an understanding of the principles of scientifically based reading research as the foundation of comprehensive instruction that synchronizes and scaffolds each of the major components of the reading process. This class also provides knowledge of effective research based instruction methodology to prevent reading difficulties and promote reading progress for PreK -12 grade students as well as struggling students including students with disabilities and students from diverse populations. A 20 hour guided field experience provides the future educator with the experience of observation and interaction with a school population. This course is infused with critical assignments and artifacts that enable the pre-professional teacher to accomplish specific ESOL performance standards and earn an ESOL endorsement upon successful completion of the ESE degree within the Teacher Education Program.
General Course Outcomes:
This course provides an in depth study of the fundamentals of teaching reading in grades K-12. Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:
Connect scientific evidence to reading instruction
Understand various theories about reading and learning to read
Understand literacy development.
Understand phonemic awareness and phonics.
Identify techniques for building fluency.
Implement strategies for vocabulary development.
Understand Assessment in Reading Instruction
Identify skills for reading comprehension instruction.
Demonstrate the connection between reading and writing.
Methods of Instruction
This is a 3-credit hour course. Normally, a 3-credit hour course would meet two or three times each week (during a 16 week term) for a total of 3 hours per week or 48 hours per term. I expect you to keep up with the weekly readings, discussion board postings, quizzes and assignments. Finally, I expect you to post discussion responses to questions posed on the discussion board to me and to your class mates. You should contact me via Desire to Learn (D2L) email to discuss any questions you may have on the material you are reading for this class. The teaching strategies will include discussions, collaborative learning, and Web-based teaching.
Course Schedule/Assignments
For D2L quizzes - Quizzes are available within each course lesson. They can also be accessed from the course menu page under the assessments tab on the top of the page. You will have two attempts to complete each 20 question quiz based on chapter readings. The highest score is the one that will count towards your final grade. Quizzes will close every Sunday by 11:55pm. Check the available/closing dates for each quiz on the calendar. Quizzes are worth 15% of your final grade. You will have 1 quiz per week from weeks 2-13. You will have 12 quizzes for the semester.
For D2L discussions - Each chapter will also have a required discussion assignment related to the content area of the lesson. Each week a copy of that required discussion is also posted under the discussion tab on the home page. Students will need to compose and post an original message and reply to at least TWO other student messages. A discussion post should not be more than two paragraphs in length and each paragraph should be 3-5 sentences in length. The discussion board for the lesson will close on Sundays at 11pm EST, so there will be NO late postings. Students must post to the chapter questions by Thursday of each week. The follow up reaction post must be posted by Sunday of each week. Check the available/closing dates for each discussion in the course schedule assignments or on the calendar. There is a discussion rubric to guide the writing of the discussion postings, please read this before your first discussion is due. Discussions are worth 15% of your final grade
For D2L exams -There will be two on-line exams, a midterm exam (week 7), and the final exam (week 14) both will open within D2L at 8:00 am and remain open until 11:55 pm. The exams will focus on textbook information. The format will be multiple-choice. Each exam should take approximately 1 hour. There will be no makeup exams. The exams are worth 20% of your final grade.
For D2L critical assignments - All Critical Assignments must be submitted through the D2L assignments box as an attachment to check for plagiarism. Remember if you are an Alternative Certification student, you do not have to upload in Livetext. These assignments correspond with the state mandated FEAPs (Florida Educator Accomplished Practices) and correspond with the textbook chapters. Each assignment has a specific due date in D2L. The critical assignments are worth 30% of your final grade.
For D2L activities/assignments- You will complete 5 activities throughout the semester. They are listed under the Assignments tab. Each assignment has an attachment that gives directions on what must be completed. The assignments must be typed in word and then uploaded as an attachment. These assignments are worth 20% of your final grade.
PLEASE NOTE ****
Students must receive a grade of C or above in each critical assignment and meet all FEAP indicators at the appropriate level in order to pass the class. If a critical assignment does not receive a grade of C or above or meet the FEAP indicators at the appropriate level, the course instructor will provide feedback to the student identifying the area(s) of the assignment that need revision. The assignment can be resubmitted once (by the deadline set by the instructor) and cannot receive a grade higher than a C.
If a submission is deemed “unacceptable” due to grammatical and/or spelling errors (meaning the assignment contains 10 or more errors), the assignment will be rejected by the instructor and the student will be required to seek outside assistance to improve his/her writing skills. Each campus has a writing lab and an online tool to assist students. The student will be permitted to resubmit the assignment once (by the deadline set by the instructor) and cannot receive a grade higher than a C.
In the event a student does not earn a grade of a C on a re-submission of a Critical Assignment or meet the FEAP indicators at the appropriate levels, a student must withdraw from the course (if before the final withdrawal date) or if beyond the withdrawal date the student will receive a grade of an F for the course and will be required to retake the course in a future term. The instructor will not withdraw students from the course. It is the student’s responsibility to adhere to the established college procedure and officially withdraw from the class by the official withdrawal date, if applicable. Failure to withdraw from the course by the established withdrawal date will result in an F for the course. Students will need to meet with their Teacher Education Specialist to revisit and revise their Educational Plan.
In the event of proven cheating or plagiarizing on any Critical Assignment, the student will receive an F for the assignment. Since the assignment must be met with a C or above in order to pass the course, the student will fail the course and be required to retake the course in a future term.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
There are no required pre-requisities in this course. Students should have access to Microsoft Word and not Works and PowerPoint (for the case studies).
New to e-learning? Take the e-learning orientation before enrolling in any e-learning course. Before enrolling in an e-learning course review computer requirements. Hardware or Software Requirements specific to your course are BC standard. There are no required on-campus meetings. All students must obtain their BC email address. It is used for course login.
For research information for group project please see link to library information for a library card.
COURSE MATERIALS
Required Text: The text for this course is: Literacy for the 21 Century, A Balanced Approach (6th ed.) by Gail Tompkins
HOW TO REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE:
Please register for course using myBC website . Students must pay for the course before they will be able to log into the course. If you are interested in registering for RED3342 online, please feel free to contact me at my office at 954.201.4882 or email areid@broward.edu . Once you are Enrolled Login to your course will be available 24 hours before the official start date of the semester. Normally, the login date should be the first day of the session in which the course is scheduled. Make sure that you understand that the only people who will be permitted to login are those students who have registered and paid for the course. There may be a delay of up to 24 hours from when a student registers and pays before Desire 2 learn (D2L) login is activated.
Obtain BC email user ID and PIN code before attempting to login to D2L .At BC email address site, click on "ID Lookup", then enter your Student# (or INTL Student ID#) and PIN code (2 digit birth month and 2 digit year). Write down your email ID (not the @mail.broward.edu part), which is your D2L User Name.Your D2L User Name is the same as your BC email ID.Your D2L password is the same as your BC email PIN code. Links to help students get connected to D2L/e-learning course(s) at D2L login page. The direct link for D2L login is https://bconline.broward.edu
Course Description
This course gives pre-professional educators an understanding of reading as a process. It provides knowledge of language structure, function and cognition for the major components of reading. Further, it gives pre-professional educators an understanding of the principles of scientifically based reading research as the foundation of comprehensive instruction that synchronizes and scaffolds each of the major components of the reading process. This class also provides knowledge of effective research based instruction methodology to prevent reading difficulties and promote reading progress for PreK -12 grade students as well as struggling students including students with disabilities and students from diverse populations. A 20 hour guided field experience provides the future educator with the experience of observation and interaction with a school population. This course is infused with critical assignments and artifacts that enable the pre-professional teacher to accomplish specific ESOL performance standards and earn an ESOL endorsement upon successful completion of the ESE degree within the Teacher Education Program.
General Course Outcomes:
This course provides an in depth study of the fundamentals of teaching reading in grades K-12. Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:
Connect scientific evidence to reading instruction
Understand various theories about reading and learning to read
Understand literacy development.
Understand phonemic awareness and phonics.
Identify techniques for building fluency.
Implement strategies for vocabulary development.
Understand Assessment in Reading Instruction
Identify skills for reading comprehension instruction.
Demonstrate the connection between reading and writing.
Methods of Instruction
This is a 3-credit hour course. Normally, a 3-credit hour course would meet two or three times each week (during a 16 week term) for a total of 3 hours per week or 48 hours per term. I expect you to keep up with the weekly readings, discussion board postings, quizzes and assignments. Finally, I expect you to post discussion responses to questions posed on the discussion board to me and to your class mates. You should contact me via Desire to Learn (D2L) email to discuss any questions you may have on the material you are reading for this class. The teaching strategies will include discussions, collaborative learning, and Web-based teaching.
Course Schedule/Assignments
For D2L quizzes - Quizzes are available within each course lesson. They can also be accessed from the course menu page under the assessments tab on the top of the page. You will have two attempts to complete each 20 question quiz based on chapter readings. The highest score is the one that will count towards your final grade. Quizzes will close every Sunday by 11:55pm. Check the available/closing dates for each quiz on the calendar. Quizzes are worth 15% of your final grade. You will have 1 quiz per week from weeks 2-13. You will have 12 quizzes for the semester.
For D2L discussions - Each chapter will also have a required discussion assignment related to the content area of the lesson. Each week a copy of that required discussion is also posted under the discussion tab on the home page. Students will need to compose and post an original message and reply to at least TWO other student messages. A discussion post should not be more than two paragraphs in length and each paragraph should be 3-5 sentences in length. The discussion board for the lesson will close on Sundays at 11pm EST, so there will be NO late postings. Students must post to the chapter questions by Thursday of each week. The follow up reaction post must be posted by Sunday of each week. Check the available/closing dates for each discussion in the course schedule assignments or on the calendar. There is a discussion rubric to guide the writing of the discussion postings, please read this before your first discussion is due. Discussions are worth 15% of your final grade
For D2L exams -There will be two on-line exams, a midterm exam (week 7), and the final exam (week 14) both will open within D2L at 8:00 am and remain open until 11:55 pm. The exams will focus on textbook information. The format will be multiple-choice. Each exam should take approximately 1 hour. There will be no makeup exams. The exams are worth 20% of your final grade.
For D2L critical assignments - All Critical Assignments must be submitted through the D2L assignments box as an attachment to check for plagiarism. Remember if you are an Alternative Certification student, you do not have to upload in Livetext. These assignments correspond with the state mandated FEAPs (Florida Educator Accomplished Practices) and correspond with the textbook chapters. Each assignment has a specific due date in D2L. The critical assignments are worth 30% of your final grade.
For D2L activities/assignments- You will complete 5 activities throughout the semester. They are listed under the Assignments tab. Each assignment has an attachment that gives directions on what must be completed. The assignments must be typed in word and then uploaded as an attachment. These assignments are worth 20% of your final grade.
PLEASE NOTE ****
Students must receive a grade of C or above in each critical assignment and meet all FEAP indicators at the appropriate level in order to pass the class. If a critical assignment does not receive a grade of C or above or meet the FEAP indicators at the appropriate level, the course instructor will provide feedback to the student identifying the area(s) of the assignment that need revision. The assignment can be resubmitted once (by the deadline set by the instructor) and cannot receive a grade higher than a C.
If a submission is deemed “unacceptable” due to grammatical and/or spelling errors (meaning the assignment contains 10 or more errors), the assignment will be rejected by the instructor and the student will be required to seek outside assistance to improve his/her writing skills. Each campus has a writing lab and an online tool to assist students. The student will be permitted to resubmit the assignment once (by the deadline set by the instructor) and cannot receive a grade higher than a C.
In the event a student does not earn a grade of a C on a re-submission of a Critical Assignment or meet the FEAP indicators at the appropriate levels, a student must withdraw from the course (if before the final withdrawal date) or if beyond the withdrawal date the student will receive a grade of an F for the course and will be required to retake the course in a future term. The instructor will not withdraw students from the course. It is the student’s responsibility to adhere to the established college procedure and officially withdraw from the class by the official withdrawal date, if applicable. Failure to withdraw from the course by the established withdrawal date will result in an F for the course. Students will need to meet with their Teacher Education Specialist to revisit and revise their Educational Plan.
In the event of proven cheating or plagiarizing on any Critical Assignment, the student will receive an F for the assignment. Since the assignment must be met with a C or above in order to pass the course, the student will fail the course and be required to retake the course in a future term.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
There are no required pre-requisities in this course. Students should have access to Microsoft Word and not Works and PowerPoint (for the case studies).
New to e-learning? Take the e-learning orientation before enrolling in any e-learning course. Before enrolling in an e-learning course review computer requirements. Hardware or Software Requirements specific to your course are BC standard. There are no required on-campus meetings. All students must obtain their BC email address. It is used for course login.
For research information for group project please see link to library information for a library card.
COURSE MATERIALS
Required Text: The text for this course is: Literacy for the 21 Century, A Balanced Approach (6th ed.) by Gail Tompkins
HOW TO REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE:
Please register for course using myBC website . Students must pay for the course before they will be able to log into the course. If you are interested in registering for RED3342 online, please feel free to contact me at my office at 954.201.4882 or email areid@broward.edu . Once you are Enrolled Login to your course will be available 24 hours before the official start date of the semester. Normally, the login date should be the first day of the session in which the course is scheduled. Make sure that you understand that the only people who will be permitted to login are those students who have registered and paid for the course. There may be a delay of up to 24 hours from when a student registers and pays before Desire 2 learn (D2L) login is activated.
Obtain BC email user ID and PIN code before attempting to login to D2L .At BC email address site, click on "ID Lookup", then enter your Student# (or INTL Student ID#) and PIN code (2 digit birth month and 2 digit year). Write down your email ID (not the @mail.broward.edu part), which is your D2L User Name.Your D2L User Name is the same as your BC email ID.Your D2L password is the same as your BC email PIN code. Links to help students get connected to D2L/e-learning course(s) at D2L login page. The direct link for D2L login is https://bconline.broward.edu
Thursday, April 23, 2015
EDF4430: Summer 2015, Ref # 518739 & 518736
EDF 4430 Measurement, Evaluation, and Assessment in Education Infused with ESOL Performance Standards (518739 & 518736)
This course is restricted to students admitted in the Teacher Education Program (TEP).
Welcome to EDF4430 (Educational Tests and Measurements). My name is Dr. Amoy Reid and I will be your instructor for the next 6 weeks. My educational background includes a Baccalaureate of Arts in Elementary Education; Masters of Science in Reading and Doctorate in Child and Youth Studies all from Nova Southeastern University. I teach several courses at Broward College including, RED4482, REA0017C, REA0007C and SLS1001 (Strategies for Success).
My philosophy of education encompasses several parts. I believe that education is not only an academic - it is emotional, social, academic, and physical. I also believe that my role is that of a facilitator who guides through hands-on learning, not just the knowledge-giver. Learning is a life-long process and I look forward to learning from and with you.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course helps Education majors develop a philosophy of assessment and understand how a variety of measures combine to provide an accurate picture of student progress and achievement in the current multicultural classroom, develop knowledge and skills necessary to measure and assess learner progress effectively and develop actual teacher assessment skills and acquire skills in and perspectives on traditional and alternative assessment strategies. Topics include the basic principles of measurement, formative and summative assessment strategies, test construction, performance assessments, reading and interpreting data from state and standardized achievement tests, and fairness in accommodating diverse learners.
Measurement, Assessment and Evaluation involves more than gathering information for decision making. Pre-professional educators have professional responsibilities for following ethical and legal guidelines, maintaining confidentiality and accommodating students with disabilities who are mainstreamed so that student rights and responsibilities as test takers are upheld.
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
This is a 3-credit hour course. Normally, a 3-credit hour course would meet two times each week (during a 16 week term) for a total of 3 hours per week or 48 hours per term. This class is fully online and you will engage in structured online activities for the entire semester. The teaching strategies used in this course will include class discussions, cooperative learning, discovery learning, role-playing & simulations, problem-solving, and computer and Web-based teaching.
COURSE GOALS
•To enable pre-professional educators to gain knowledge and an understanding of issues involving classroom assessment, tests and measurement, including test reliability and validity.
•To understand and act in accord with Professional Responsibilities, Ethical Behavior, and Legal requirements in Educational Assessment
•To enable pre-professional educators to craft and utilize a variety of authentic classroom performance assessment measures and rubrics
•To effectively administer and interpret standardized achievement tests and interpret norm-referenced scores.
•To recognize current trends and issues related to the testing of culturally diverse students.
This course is restricted to alternative certification students. Prior approval from TEP is required for registration.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
There are no required pre-requisities in this course. Students should have access to Microsoft Word and not Works and PowerPoint (for the case studies).
New to e-learning? Take the e-learning orientation before enrolling in any e-learning course. Before enrolling in an e-learning course review computer requirements. Hardware or Software Requirements specific to your course are BC standard. There are no required on-campus meetings. All students must obtain their BC email address. It is used for course login.
For research information for group project please see link to library information for a library card.
COURSE MATERIALS
Textbook: Airasian, P.W. & Russell, M.K., (2011). Classroom assessment: Concepts and applications (7th. Edition). McGraw-Hill. New York.
American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
HOW TO REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE:
Please register for course using myBC website . Students must pay for the course before they will be able to log into the course. If you are interested in registering for EDF4430 online, please feel free to contact me at my office at 954.201.4882 or email areid@broward.edu . Once you are Enrolled Login to your course will be available 24 hours before the official start date of the semester. Normally, the login date should be the first day of the session in which the course is scheduled. Make sure that you understand that the only people who will be permitted to login are those students who have registered and paid for the course. There may be a delay of up to 24 hours from when a student registers and pays before Desire 2 learn (D2L) login is activated.
Obtain BC email user ID and PIN code before attempting to login to D2L .At BC email address site, click on "ID Lookup", then enter your Student# (or INTL Student ID#) and PIN code (2 digit birth month and 2 digit year). Write down your email ID (not the @mail.broward.edu part), which is your D2L User Name.Your D2L User Name is the same as your BC email ID.Your D2L password is the same as your BC email PIN code. Links to help students get connected to D2L/e-learning course(s) at D2L login page. The direct link for D2L login is https://bconline.broward.edu
This course is restricted to students admitted in the Teacher Education Program (TEP).
Welcome to EDF4430 (Educational Tests and Measurements). My name is Dr. Amoy Reid and I will be your instructor for the next 6 weeks. My educational background includes a Baccalaureate of Arts in Elementary Education; Masters of Science in Reading and Doctorate in Child and Youth Studies all from Nova Southeastern University. I teach several courses at Broward College including, RED4482, REA0017C, REA0007C and SLS1001 (Strategies for Success).
My philosophy of education encompasses several parts. I believe that education is not only an academic - it is emotional, social, academic, and physical. I also believe that my role is that of a facilitator who guides through hands-on learning, not just the knowledge-giver. Learning is a life-long process and I look forward to learning from and with you.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course helps Education majors develop a philosophy of assessment and understand how a variety of measures combine to provide an accurate picture of student progress and achievement in the current multicultural classroom, develop knowledge and skills necessary to measure and assess learner progress effectively and develop actual teacher assessment skills and acquire skills in and perspectives on traditional and alternative assessment strategies. Topics include the basic principles of measurement, formative and summative assessment strategies, test construction, performance assessments, reading and interpreting data from state and standardized achievement tests, and fairness in accommodating diverse learners.
Measurement, Assessment and Evaluation involves more than gathering information for decision making. Pre-professional educators have professional responsibilities for following ethical and legal guidelines, maintaining confidentiality and accommodating students with disabilities who are mainstreamed so that student rights and responsibilities as test takers are upheld.
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
This is a 3-credit hour course. Normally, a 3-credit hour course would meet two times each week (during a 16 week term) for a total of 3 hours per week or 48 hours per term. This class is fully online and you will engage in structured online activities for the entire semester. The teaching strategies used in this course will include class discussions, cooperative learning, discovery learning, role-playing & simulations, problem-solving, and computer and Web-based teaching.
COURSE GOALS
•To enable pre-professional educators to gain knowledge and an understanding of issues involving classroom assessment, tests and measurement, including test reliability and validity.
•To understand and act in accord with Professional Responsibilities, Ethical Behavior, and Legal requirements in Educational Assessment
•To enable pre-professional educators to craft and utilize a variety of authentic classroom performance assessment measures and rubrics
•To effectively administer and interpret standardized achievement tests and interpret norm-referenced scores.
•To recognize current trends and issues related to the testing of culturally diverse students.
This course is restricted to alternative certification students. Prior approval from TEP is required for registration.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
There are no required pre-requisities in this course. Students should have access to Microsoft Word and not Works and PowerPoint (for the case studies).
New to e-learning? Take the e-learning orientation before enrolling in any e-learning course. Before enrolling in an e-learning course review computer requirements. Hardware or Software Requirements specific to your course are BC standard. There are no required on-campus meetings. All students must obtain their BC email address. It is used for course login.
For research information for group project please see link to library information for a library card.
COURSE MATERIALS
Textbook: Airasian, P.W. & Russell, M.K., (2011). Classroom assessment: Concepts and applications (7th. Edition). McGraw-Hill. New York.
American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
HOW TO REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE:
Please register for course using myBC website . Students must pay for the course before they will be able to log into the course. If you are interested in registering for EDF4430 online, please feel free to contact me at my office at 954.201.4882 or email areid@broward.edu . Once you are Enrolled Login to your course will be available 24 hours before the official start date of the semester. Normally, the login date should be the first day of the session in which the course is scheduled. Make sure that you understand that the only people who will be permitted to login are those students who have registered and paid for the course. There may be a delay of up to 24 hours from when a student registers and pays before Desire 2 learn (D2L) login is activated.
Obtain BC email user ID and PIN code before attempting to login to D2L .At BC email address site, click on "ID Lookup", then enter your Student# (or INTL Student ID#) and PIN code (2 digit birth month and 2 digit year). Write down your email ID (not the @mail.broward.edu part), which is your D2L User Name.Your D2L User Name is the same as your BC email ID.Your D2L password is the same as your BC email PIN code. Links to help students get connected to D2L/e-learning course(s) at D2L login page. The direct link for D2L login is https://bconline.broward.edu
EDF 4430: Summer 2015 Ref # 518738
EDF 4430 Measurement, Evaluation, and Assessment in Education Infused with ESOL Performance Standards (518738)
This course is restricted to alternative certification students. Prior approval from TEP is required for registration.
Welcome to EDF4430 (Educational Tests and Measurements). My name is Dr. Amoy Reid and I will be your instructor for the next 6 weeks. My educational background includes a Baccalaureate of Arts in Elementary Education; Masters of Science in Reading and Doctorate in Child and Youth Studies all from Nova Southeastern University. I teach several courses at Broward College including, RED4482, REA0006C, REA0001C and SLS1001 (Strategies for Success).
My philosophy of education encompasses several parts. I believe that education is not only an academic - it is emotional, social, academic, and physical. I also believe that my role is that of a facilitator who guides through hands-on learning, not just the knowledge-giver. Learning is a life-long process and I look forward to learning from and with you.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course helps Education majors develop a philosophy of assessment and understand how a variety of measures combine to provide an accurate picture of student progress and achievement in the current multicultural classroom, develop knowledge and skills necessary to measure and assess learner progress effectively and develop actual teacher assessment skills and acquire skills in and perspectives on traditional and alternative assessment strategies. Topics include the basic principles of measurement, formative and summative assessment strategies, test construction, performance assessments, reading and interpreting data from state and standardized achievement tests, and fairness in accommodating diverse learners.
Measurement, Assessment and Evaluation involves more than gathering information for decision making. Pre-professional educators have professional responsibilities for following ethical and legal guidelines, maintaining confidentiality and accommodating students with disabilities who are mainstreamed so that student rights and responsibilities as test takers are upheld.
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
This is a 3-credit hour course. Normally, a 3-credit hour course would meet two times each week (during a 16 week term) for a total of 3 hours per week or 48 hours per term. This class is fully online and you will engage in structured online activities for the entire semester. The teaching strategies used in this course will include class discussions, cooperative learning, discovery learning, role-playing & simulations, problem-solving, and computer and Web-based teaching.
COURSE GOALS
•To enable pre-professional educators to gain knowledge and an understanding of issues involving classroom assessment, tests and measurement, including test reliability and validity.
•To understand and act in accord with Professional Responsibilities, Ethical Behavior, and Legal requirements in Educational Assessment
•To enable pre-professional educators to craft and utilize a variety of authentic classroom performance assessment measures and rubrics
•To effectively administer and interpret standardized achievement tests and interpret norm-referenced scores.
•To recognize current trends and issues related to the testing of culturally diverse students.
This course is restricted to alternative certification students. Prior approval from TEP is required for registration.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
There are no required pre-requisities in this course. Students should have access to Microsoft Word and not Works and PowerPoint (for the case studies).
New to e-learning? Take the e-learning orientation before enrolling in any e-learning course. Before enrolling in an e-learning course review computer requirements. Hardware or Software Requirements specific to your course are BC standard. There are no required on-campus meetings. All students must obtain their BC email address. It is used for course login.
For research information for group project please see link to library information for a library card.
COURSE MATERIALS
Textbook: Airasian, P.W. & Russell, M.K., (2011). Classroom assessment: Concepts and applications (7th. Edition). McGraw-Hill. New York.
American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
HOW TO REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE:
Please register for course using myBC website . Students must pay for the course before they will be able to log into the course. If you are interested in registering for EDF4430 online, please feel free to contact me at my office at 954.201.4882 or email areid@broward.edu . Once you are Enrolled Login to your course will be available 24 hours before the official start date of the semester. Normally, the login date should be the first day of the session in which the course is scheduled. Make sure that you understand that the only people who will be permitted to login are those students who have registered and paid for the course. There may be a delay of up to 24 hours from when a student registers and pays before Desire 2 learn (D2L) login is activated.
Obtain BC email user ID and PIN code before attempting to login to D2L .At BC email address site, click on "ID Lookup", then enter your Student# (or INTL Student ID#) and PIN code (2 digit birth month and 2 digit year). Write down your email ID (not the @mail.broward.edu part), which is your D2L User Name.Your D2L User Name is the same as your BC email ID.Your D2L password is the same as your BC email PIN code. Links to help students get connected to D2L/e-learning course(s) at D2L login page. The direct link for D2L login is https://bconline.broward.edu
This course is restricted to alternative certification students. Prior approval from TEP is required for registration.
Welcome to EDF4430 (Educational Tests and Measurements). My name is Dr. Amoy Reid and I will be your instructor for the next 6 weeks. My educational background includes a Baccalaureate of Arts in Elementary Education; Masters of Science in Reading and Doctorate in Child and Youth Studies all from Nova Southeastern University. I teach several courses at Broward College including, RED4482, REA0006C, REA0001C and SLS1001 (Strategies for Success).
My philosophy of education encompasses several parts. I believe that education is not only an academic - it is emotional, social, academic, and physical. I also believe that my role is that of a facilitator who guides through hands-on learning, not just the knowledge-giver. Learning is a life-long process and I look forward to learning from and with you.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course helps Education majors develop a philosophy of assessment and understand how a variety of measures combine to provide an accurate picture of student progress and achievement in the current multicultural classroom, develop knowledge and skills necessary to measure and assess learner progress effectively and develop actual teacher assessment skills and acquire skills in and perspectives on traditional and alternative assessment strategies. Topics include the basic principles of measurement, formative and summative assessment strategies, test construction, performance assessments, reading and interpreting data from state and standardized achievement tests, and fairness in accommodating diverse learners.
Measurement, Assessment and Evaluation involves more than gathering information for decision making. Pre-professional educators have professional responsibilities for following ethical and legal guidelines, maintaining confidentiality and accommodating students with disabilities who are mainstreamed so that student rights and responsibilities as test takers are upheld.
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
This is a 3-credit hour course. Normally, a 3-credit hour course would meet two times each week (during a 16 week term) for a total of 3 hours per week or 48 hours per term. This class is fully online and you will engage in structured online activities for the entire semester. The teaching strategies used in this course will include class discussions, cooperative learning, discovery learning, role-playing & simulations, problem-solving, and computer and Web-based teaching.
COURSE GOALS
•To enable pre-professional educators to gain knowledge and an understanding of issues involving classroom assessment, tests and measurement, including test reliability and validity.
•To understand and act in accord with Professional Responsibilities, Ethical Behavior, and Legal requirements in Educational Assessment
•To enable pre-professional educators to craft and utilize a variety of authentic classroom performance assessment measures and rubrics
•To effectively administer and interpret standardized achievement tests and interpret norm-referenced scores.
•To recognize current trends and issues related to the testing of culturally diverse students.
This course is restricted to alternative certification students. Prior approval from TEP is required for registration.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
There are no required pre-requisities in this course. Students should have access to Microsoft Word and not Works and PowerPoint (for the case studies).
New to e-learning? Take the e-learning orientation before enrolling in any e-learning course. Before enrolling in an e-learning course review computer requirements. Hardware or Software Requirements specific to your course are BC standard. There are no required on-campus meetings. All students must obtain their BC email address. It is used for course login.
For research information for group project please see link to library information for a library card.
COURSE MATERIALS
Textbook: Airasian, P.W. & Russell, M.K., (2011). Classroom assessment: Concepts and applications (7th. Edition). McGraw-Hill. New York.
American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
HOW TO REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE:
Please register for course using myBC website . Students must pay for the course before they will be able to log into the course. If you are interested in registering for EDF4430 online, please feel free to contact me at my office at 954.201.4882 or email areid@broward.edu . Once you are Enrolled Login to your course will be available 24 hours before the official start date of the semester. Normally, the login date should be the first day of the session in which the course is scheduled. Make sure that you understand that the only people who will be permitted to login are those students who have registered and paid for the course. There may be a delay of up to 24 hours from when a student registers and pays before Desire 2 learn (D2L) login is activated.
Obtain BC email user ID and PIN code before attempting to login to D2L .At BC email address site, click on "ID Lookup", then enter your Student# (or INTL Student ID#) and PIN code (2 digit birth month and 2 digit year). Write down your email ID (not the @mail.broward.edu part), which is your D2L User Name.Your D2L User Name is the same as your BC email ID.Your D2L password is the same as your BC email PIN code. Links to help students get connected to D2L/e-learning course(s) at D2L login page. The direct link for D2L login is https://bconline.broward.edu
Thursday, October 16, 2014
REA0017C-Winter 2014
REA 0017c: Winter 2014
This is a fully online e-learning course. There are no face to face meetings. Instruction is delivered 100% online.
This fully online course uses structured online activities in Desire 2 Learn (D2L). You must have basic computer skills to participate. You must complete the ORIENTATION Quiz on Desire 2 Learn (D2L) by January 11th, or you will be dropped from the course by the instructor. Desire 2 Learn (D2L) online activities have deadlines. Students must complete Desire 2 Learn (D2L) work by the stated deadlines. The final EXIT EXAM for this course is done online and will be timed.
FACULTY INTRODUCTION
Welcome to REA0017C! My name is Dr. Amoy Reid and I will be your instructor for the next 8 weeks. My educational background includes a Baccalaureate of Arts in Elementary Education; Masters of Science in Reading and Doctorate in Child and Youth Studies all from Nova Southeastern University. I teach several courses at Broward College including, EDF4430, RED4482, REA1105, REA0007C and SLS1001 (Strategies for Success).
My philosophy of education encompasses several parts. I believe that education is not only an academic - it is emotional, social, academic, and physical. I also believe that my role is that of a facilitator who guides through hands-on learning, not just the knowledge-giver. Learning is a life-long process and I look forward to learning from and with you.
This course teaches basic reading and study skills to prepare students for college course work. Students will strengthen their basic reading and study skills. Text readings, homework, lab assignments, online lessons, and discussions are all designed to help students become successful in meeting the academic challenges they will face in their various courses. Upon successful completion of this course, the students should have mastered reading and study skills necessary for entry into college level course work.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This is a 4-credit hour course. Normally, a 4-credit hour course would meet two times each week for a total of 3 hours per week or 48 hours per term. Since this course is fully online, your attendance will be determined by your on time completion of online activities, assessments, assignments, and other online tasks. You will need to devote 2-4 hours per week for this course.
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
This is a 3-credit hour course. Normally, a 3-credit hour course would meet two times each week (during a 16 week term) for a total of 3 hours per week or 48 hours per term. This class is fully online and you will engage in structured online activities for the entire semester. The teaching strategies used in this course will include class discussions, cooperative learning, discovery learning, role-playing & simulations, problem-solving, and computer and Web-based teaching. There is a mandatory online orientation that must be completed by January 11th. This includes posting a welcome introductory discussion, and completing a syllabus quiz. See the course schedule in the syllabus for more details.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Study Skills
The students should be able to demonstrate the ability to take notes from texts and lectures, write phrase and work outlines, create concept maps, formulate summaries, utilize test-taking techniques, develop an organized study approach to textbook reading, and use various speed techniques.
2. Vocabulary Skills
The students should demonstrate the ability to determine the meaning of words from context, define words from knowledge of word parts, use the dictionary and learn new vocabulary.
3. Literal Comprehension Skills
The students should recognize topics, recognize main ideas, identify supporting details and recognize patterns of organization.
4. Critical Comprehension Skills
The students should demonstrate the ability to recognize purpose, distinguish fact from opinion, detect bias, recognize tone, determine implicit and explicit relationships within and between sentences, recognize valid argument, and correct inferences and conclusions.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Students who are new to e-learning should take BC's online readiness evaluation. Student must have regular access to a computer in order to use Desire 2 Learn (D2L).
Prerequisites - Completion of REA0007C with a grade of “C” or higher or placement by assessment test or department recommendation. An EAP320C or EAP0420C student must have a C or better in EAP320C or EAP0420C and must have taken the CPT reading test to place into REA0007C.
In order to pass the course you MUST complete the following:
• 4 competency tests for the lab that will be averaged and count as 20% of your final grade
• 4 comprehension quizzes that counts as 20% of your final grade.
• Weekly discussions (8) that counts as 10% of your final grades.
• 3 Vocabulary quizzes that counts as 10% of your final grade.
• The cumulative departmental final exam will count as 25% of your final grade.
• Comprehension assignments count as 15% of your final grade.
Course Materials:
Active Reading for College Success and Beyond with Connect
HOW TO REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE:
Please register for course using myBC website . Students must pay for the course before they will be able to log into the course. If you are interested in registering for REA0017C online, please feel free to contact me at my office at 954.201.4882 or email areid@broward.edu . Once you are Enrolled Login to your course will be available 24 hours before the official start date of the semester. Normally, the login date should be the first day of the session in which the course is scheduled. Make sure that you understand that the only people who will be permitted to login are those students who have registered and paid for the course. There may be a delay of up to 24 hours from when a student registers and pays before Desire 2 learn (D2L) login is activated.
Obtain BC email user ID and PIN code before attempting to login to D2L .At BC email address site, click on "ID Lookup", then enter your Student# (or INTL Student ID#) and PIN code (2 digit birth month and 2 digit year). Write down your email ID (not the @mail.broward.edu part), which is your D2L User Name.Your D2L User Name is the same as your BC email ID.Your D2L password is the same as your BC email PIN code. Links to help students get connected to D2L/e-learning course(s) at D2L login page. The direct link for D2L login is https://bconline.broward.edu
This is a fully online e-learning course. There are no face to face meetings. Instruction is delivered 100% online.
This fully online course uses structured online activities in Desire 2 Learn (D2L). You must have basic computer skills to participate. You must complete the ORIENTATION Quiz on Desire 2 Learn (D2L) by January 11th, or you will be dropped from the course by the instructor. Desire 2 Learn (D2L) online activities have deadlines. Students must complete Desire 2 Learn (D2L) work by the stated deadlines. The final EXIT EXAM for this course is done online and will be timed.
FACULTY INTRODUCTION
Welcome to REA0017C! My name is Dr. Amoy Reid and I will be your instructor for the next 8 weeks. My educational background includes a Baccalaureate of Arts in Elementary Education; Masters of Science in Reading and Doctorate in Child and Youth Studies all from Nova Southeastern University. I teach several courses at Broward College including, EDF4430, RED4482, REA1105, REA0007C and SLS1001 (Strategies for Success).
My philosophy of education encompasses several parts. I believe that education is not only an academic - it is emotional, social, academic, and physical. I also believe that my role is that of a facilitator who guides through hands-on learning, not just the knowledge-giver. Learning is a life-long process and I look forward to learning from and with you.
This course teaches basic reading and study skills to prepare students for college course work. Students will strengthen their basic reading and study skills. Text readings, homework, lab assignments, online lessons, and discussions are all designed to help students become successful in meeting the academic challenges they will face in their various courses. Upon successful completion of this course, the students should have mastered reading and study skills necessary for entry into college level course work.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This is a 4-credit hour course. Normally, a 4-credit hour course would meet two times each week for a total of 3 hours per week or 48 hours per term. Since this course is fully online, your attendance will be determined by your on time completion of online activities, assessments, assignments, and other online tasks. You will need to devote 2-4 hours per week for this course.
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
This is a 3-credit hour course. Normally, a 3-credit hour course would meet two times each week (during a 16 week term) for a total of 3 hours per week or 48 hours per term. This class is fully online and you will engage in structured online activities for the entire semester. The teaching strategies used in this course will include class discussions, cooperative learning, discovery learning, role-playing & simulations, problem-solving, and computer and Web-based teaching. There is a mandatory online orientation that must be completed by January 11th. This includes posting a welcome introductory discussion, and completing a syllabus quiz. See the course schedule in the syllabus for more details.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Study Skills
The students should be able to demonstrate the ability to take notes from texts and lectures, write phrase and work outlines, create concept maps, formulate summaries, utilize test-taking techniques, develop an organized study approach to textbook reading, and use various speed techniques.
2. Vocabulary Skills
The students should demonstrate the ability to determine the meaning of words from context, define words from knowledge of word parts, use the dictionary and learn new vocabulary.
3. Literal Comprehension Skills
The students should recognize topics, recognize main ideas, identify supporting details and recognize patterns of organization.
4. Critical Comprehension Skills
The students should demonstrate the ability to recognize purpose, distinguish fact from opinion, detect bias, recognize tone, determine implicit and explicit relationships within and between sentences, recognize valid argument, and correct inferences and conclusions.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Students who are new to e-learning should take BC's online readiness evaluation. Student must have regular access to a computer in order to use Desire 2 Learn (D2L).
Prerequisites - Completion of REA0007C with a grade of “C” or higher or placement by assessment test or department recommendation. An EAP320C or EAP0420C student must have a C or better in EAP320C or EAP0420C and must have taken the CPT reading test to place into REA0007C.
In order to pass the course you MUST complete the following:
• 4 competency tests for the lab that will be averaged and count as 20% of your final grade
• 4 comprehension quizzes that counts as 20% of your final grade.
• Weekly discussions (8) that counts as 10% of your final grades.
• 3 Vocabulary quizzes that counts as 10% of your final grade.
• The cumulative departmental final exam will count as 25% of your final grade.
• Comprehension assignments count as 15% of your final grade.
Course Materials:
Active Reading for College Success and Beyond with Connect
HOW TO REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE:
Please register for course using myBC website . Students must pay for the course before they will be able to log into the course. If you are interested in registering for REA0017C online, please feel free to contact me at my office at 954.201.4882 or email areid@broward.edu . Once you are Enrolled Login to your course will be available 24 hours before the official start date of the semester. Normally, the login date should be the first day of the session in which the course is scheduled. Make sure that you understand that the only people who will be permitted to login are those students who have registered and paid for the course. There may be a delay of up to 24 hours from when a student registers and pays before Desire 2 learn (D2L) login is activated.
Obtain BC email user ID and PIN code before attempting to login to D2L .At BC email address site, click on "ID Lookup", then enter your Student# (or INTL Student ID#) and PIN code (2 digit birth month and 2 digit year). Write down your email ID (not the @mail.broward.edu part), which is your D2L User Name.Your D2L User Name is the same as your BC email ID.Your D2L password is the same as your BC email PIN code. Links to help students get connected to D2L/e-learning course(s) at D2L login page. The direct link for D2L login is https://bconline.broward.edu
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