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Grading Policy
| Web discussions |
10%
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Field Experiences
Site visits (5% each)
Study Trip (see rubric) |
10%
30%
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Class Discussions
Focus Question Responses and Participation
Leading discussion 10% |
10%
10%
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| Final Project (see rubric)
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30%
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Attendance Policy
While attendance is not included as a separate grade, most
of class time is spent working on group activities. Therefore,
unexcused absences will result in a 10% deduction per day from the
grade of the activity we were working on (e.g., the study trip,
class discussions or final project). An excused absence is defined
as one which would normally be excused by the university (illness or
family emergency) and which the instructor is notified of within 24
hours of the absence. Tardies will be treated as prorated unexcused
absences. Grade deductions for tardies are outlined below:
5-15 minutes late = -2.5%
15-25 minutes late = -5%
25-35 minutes late = -7.5%
This is the last course before apprentice teaching. Students are
expected to perform at the level of a beginning student teacher upon
exiting this course. For this reason, a failing grade on the
teaching experience will result in a failing grade for the course
regardless of other course grades.
Letter Grades
Letter grades will be assigned as follows:
A 90-100
B 80-89
C 70-79
F <70
Late Work
Due dates are carefully planned to spread the workload over
the semester. In order to assure quality in both student work and
fairness in grading, late work will be penalized as follows: 30%
deduction for the first day and then 10% for each day thereafter.
Work that is more than one week late will receive no credit.
Students who wish an extension on a deadline, may request one in
writing (e.g., via e-mail) no later than the due date. Students must
provide a reason for the extension and propose a new due date and
time. The instructor will notify the student of approval or denial
of the extension. Students should not assume an extension is granted
until they have received written approval from the instructor.
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