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Assessment and Evaluation in Your Online Course - Carolina Online Teacher Program
Plan and create engaging online activities and assessments. This course provides a collection of resources and exercises that define the unique assessment process of online courses. You’ll gain the tools to create activities that ensure students meet your online learning objectives.
Take this course: Begins May 11.

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Blogging: an introduction
Weblogs, or "blogs" for short, have many uses in education, as tools for publication, research, administration, and more.
Format: article
By Bobby Hobgood.
Odd & even exploration
This lesson will involve students in using manipulatives to explore even and odd numbers.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Mathematics)
By Alta Allen.
Writing workshops with Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word's reviewing functions enhance communication as students revise drafts of their writing projects.
By David Ansbacher.
"We the People"
Students will gain a better understanding of the U.S. Constitution by exploring the language of the Constitution.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
By Karen Creech, Terri Hodges, Megan Lawson, and Mary Ostwalt.
Kid-created biographies
In this lesson plan, the students will create biographies on the people they know best-- their teachers! The students will use various skills to collect information, organize details, publish the biographies and present the information.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Computer/Technology Skills, English Language Arts, and Information Skills)
By Gregg Farr, Lynn Beatty, and Tricia Freeze.
Guest of honor: A presidential banquet
In Rethinking Reports, page 1.3
A research assignment in which students plan a banquet in honor of a president.
By Melissa Thibault and David Walbert.
Dance of the times: African-American expression of jazz
Explores jazz dance as a social dance form and a uniquely expressive art of African-American culture from the 1920's and 1930's. Students will learn about the complexity of African-American experiences that generated the dance and musical style. The activities develop students' understanding of jazz dance while integrating visual, audio, and kinesthetic learning styles.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Dance Arts Education)
By Shelese Douglas.
Respecting differences
This guidance and drama unit offers students the opportunity to identify prejudices and understand how certain character traits such as tolerance, respect, and kindness affect their choice of behavior. Since this lesson addresses sensitive issues, teachers should avoid situations that could be hurtful to individuals or groups. This unit can be adapted to almost any age group or ability level.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Development, Guidance, and Theater Arts Education)
By Daryl Walker and Judy Peele.
Conventions
In The five features of effective writing, page 6
Conventions — grammar, spelling, and the like — are important to good writing, but should be taught only after the other Features of Effective Writing.
By Kathleen Cali.

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BlogPulse
Search blogs or use tools to determine trends in blog use and track discussion topics. (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: Intelliseek