Description of End Products for LInC ACT

Course Participation:

During the ACT course we provide work time when possible so that you can complete some of the required tasks. Participants are expected to collaborate with fellow participants, respond, reflect, and contribute to class discussions. It is not the expectation that you will complete all of the tasks while you are here, but we hope you will take advantage of the time that is provided.

End Products:

The end product for the ACT course is to customize a pre-existing online project, field-test it with your students, and revise it for future use.

Required Tasks:

Both ACT II and ACT I

  1. Actively participate in discussions, mini-lessons, and sharings.
  2. Respond to reflection prompts.
  3. Complete assessments and evaluations.

ACT II (Summer)

  1. Be an active participant in an Engaged Learning Simulation.
  2. Evaluate existing online projects using supplied rubrics.
  3. Search for online projects that match your existing curriculum, state standards, and students' needs.
  4. Evaluate, select and customize a project so that it best matches the engaged learning structure.
  5. Create additional project materials for students as needed.
  6. Write an Implementation Plan for field-testing your customized project.

ACT I (Fall)

  1. Implement the project with students. Write a reflection each day the project is used.
  2. Participate actively in the project round table discussions and sharings.
  3. Respond to LInC class reflection queries.
  4. Revise project materials for students based on feedback from students, colleagues, facilitators and your own reflections and observations.
  5. Create a Future Action Plan for using the project "next year" with your students.

ACT II Final Grade:

Criteria for Assessment
Percentage

Project Revision Plan

30%

Project Materials for Students

30%

Implementation Plan

20%

Class Participation

20%
Total
100%

ACT I Final Grade:

Criteria for Assessment
Percentage

Class Participation

30%

Field-test Reflections

30%

Future Action Plan

40%
Total
100%