2. Who is Morton? We are an urban district We have an
alternative school for our students whohave faced expulsion hearing
We have homebound tutoring for our students A large population of
students who suffer from majorillness or our homebound for medical
reasons. - these students often feel disconnected from classmates.
3. How Morton can create an online program to provide a quality
Morton education? According to the APA- an online program
shouldincluded the following components: 4. Ownership Teachers are
the experts the subject and should be: Involved in the creation of
the class Involved in the teaching of the class Involved in the
evaluation of the students Involved in the creation of an
administrative, student and parental support system 5. Defining a
Morton StudentHow do we define a graduate? Our Mission Statement An
online class should reflect the standards of ourmission statement
We are not teaching students but creating life-longlearners Online
learners will adhere to Mortons educationalstandards. Online
learners can transition from the virtual worldto the real world of
the classroom 6. Collaboration The departments will create the
courses for each classunit. These classes will be a reflection of
thetraditional classroom They will coordinate with other
departments to createcross-curricular opportunities Department will
coordinate with the administration toensure the necessary support
network is in place forthe teacher and student 7. Assessment Should
be student focused Students in the online environment need to
beevaluated by process and product Students need additional
instructor input during theprocess stage. 8. Clarity Broad but
measurable assessment Teachers and department needs to be clear on
what isevaluated. Same requirement should spread across classes
withinthe department and across departments. 9. Good Course
Evaluation A course evaluation will not just involve the studentand
instructor More than student performance How did the class and
method of instructioncontribute to student learning Set up criteria
that others can also evaluate 10. Continuous Assessment It is
essential to create an ongoing assessment ofstudent work This
contributes to student learning, but also builds asense of
belonging. 11. Needs Assessment? What if students need additional
help? Who or how will this skill deficiency be addressed? Will this
be part of the assessment? Does it need to bepart of the course
assessment? 12. More than an A Assessment needs to be more than a
grade More than the completion of a task We know what skills they
have- where they are! 13. We are never done We are always
evaluating assessment We are always improving Most importantly!We
are always looking to do itbetter!
