Value Judgment: The course outline, overview or syllabus contains thorough and clear explanations of the course organization, alignment of course objectives and content to national and local standards, course expectations for learners and parents and/or mentors, and information and appropriate citations for course resources. V.B.3. Standard: The curriculum provides course goals and learning objectives that are stated clearly and in a measurable format. Value Judgment: It is evident through detailed curriculum alignments that course goals and objectives are clearly stated and thoroughly addressed during instruction and assessment. Assessments are measurable using both formal and informal methods, applying formative, summative and diagnostic strategies. V.B.4 Standard: Information about how and when to communicate with the instructor is provided within course documentation and is accessible to learners, parents, and/or mentors. Value Judgment: The course documentation provides easily accessible and clearly stated descriptions detailing the processes for contacting the instructor in a timely and uncomplicated manner through a variety of technologies. DIMENSION 6: Instructional Design VI.A. Domain: Indicator: Instructional Design VI.A.1. Standard: The instructor takes into account the needs of the learners as an audience when designing curriculum by providing consistency through an organized classroom in order to minimize extraneous confusion that may exist in a blended environment as a result of multiple simultaneous activities. Value Judgment: The curriculum is presented in such a way that digital learning opportunities are seamlessly integrated as a natural delivery mode for instruction. Links to required activities are embedded and documents are downloadable and available in file formats that allow easy access in all operating systems, and instructions are clear and easily accessible, for example. VI.A.2. Standard: The instructional design facilitates learner understanding, interaction and engagement through the appropriate use of varied instructional approaches and tools such as discussions, quizzes, portfolios, glossary, video content, and opportunities, etc…. Value Judgment: Curriculum design utilizes varied instructional approaches and tools to differentiate instruction which allows learners with diverse needs to engage in active learning, rich and varied collaborative learning opportunities, and multisensory learning. This is accomplished through activities such as the use of discussions, interactivities, quizzes, portfolios, glossary and video content, and assessments, etc… VI.A.3.
Value Judgment: The course outline, overview or syllabus contains thorough and clear explanations of the course organization, alignment of course objectives and content to national and local standards, course expectations for learners and parents and/or mentors, and information and appropriate citations for course resources. V.B.3. Standard: The curriculum provides course goals and learning objectives that are stated clearly and in a measurable format. Value Judgment: It is evident through detailed curriculum alignments that course goals and objectives are clearly stated and thoroughly addressed during instruction and assessment. Assessments are measurable using both formal and informal methods, applying formative, summative and diagnostic strategies. V.B.4 Standard: Information about how and when to communicate with the instructor is provided within course documentation and is accessible to learners, parents, and/or mentors. Value Judgment: The course documentation provides easily accessible and clearly stated descriptions detailing the processes for contacting the instructor in a timely and uncomplicated manner through a variety of technologies. DIMENSION 6: Instructional Design VI.A. Domain: Indicator: Instructional Design VI.A.1. Standard: The instructor takes into account the needs of the learners as an audience when designing curriculum by providing consistency through an organized classroom in order to minimize extraneous confusion that may exist in a blended environment as a result of multiple simultaneous activities. Value Judgment: The curriculum is presented in such a way that digital learning opportunities are seamlessly integrated as a natural delivery mode for instruction. Links to required activities are embedded and documents are downloadable and available in file formats that allow easy access in all operating systems, and instructions are clear and easily accessible, for example. VI.A.2. Standard: The instructional design facilitates learner understanding, interaction and engagement through the appropriate use of varied instructional approaches and tools such as discussions, quizzes, portfolios, glossary, video content, and opportunities, etc…. Value Judgment: Curriculum design utilizes varied instructional approaches and tools to differentiate instruction which allows learners with diverse needs to engage in active learning, rich and varied collaborative learning opportunities, and multisensory learning. This is accomplished through activities such as the use of discussions, interactivities, quizzes, portfolios, glossary and video content, and assessments, etc… VI.A.3.
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