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Credit Courses

 

Contact: Bob Barnes, bob.barnes@region10.org or call 972 348-1610

 

District Guidelines

Network Policy requires that if districts decide to share courses between and/or among each other a written agreement must be developed. The agreement will detail the shared services and include but not limited to: holiday/professional development days when classes will be cancelled, delivery options when holidays/professional development day conflicts occur, grading procedures, transfer of funds (if any), textbook issues, reproduction costs, postage costs, and courier service procedures.

 

• All districts, other than the Host site, are responsible for designating an individual to be designated as site manager. (Host sites have already accomplished this with a signed agreement) Site managers will receive training regarding their roles and responsibilities. At a minimum, the Site Manager must be available to open room, turn on the system, verify equipment operation and be in close proximity should assistance be required.

• Local school districts are to ensure that all instructors have completed a professional development program on teaching by videoconference prior to the start of classes.

Graduate Programs

 

College and University Guidelines

 

• All faculties should participate in videoconference training prior to delivering instruction on the system.
• Course syllabi should be furnished to the local school districts at least six weeks prior to registration.

• Each college/university should furnish a single point of contact with admission requirements and registration procedures at least one semester in advance of scheduling.

• Colleges/universities should provide a list of courses to be taught twelve weeks prior to the start of the next semester.

• Colleges/universities will see that the delivery of courses complies with Coordinating Board requirements.

• College/university faculty will follow established procedures for the transfer of materials to the school districts. Any emergency reproduction of handouts will be charged to the university at the rate established by the school district.

• The calendar used for the delivery of courses will be agreed upon by university/college and participating district in conjunction with the Region 10 Videoconference Network Scheduler.

• Any adjustments to the calendar or to scheduled class dates will be reported to the local districts and the single point of contact at the college/university as soon as possible.

• If students are receiving dual credit for the delivery of a course(s) by the college/university, a numerical grade report will be furnished to the high school principal at three-week intervals. A numerical grade must be furnished to the school upon completion of the course

Virtual Field Trips

Virtual Field Trips are videoconferences that motivate students to become active learners, score higher on writing assignments, use more figurative language, apply more varied and creative approaches to problem solving, and engage in classroom discussions. Virtual Field Trip opportunities are provided by Texas Connects, Connect2Texas and CILC.  Most are for students but some videoconferences offered are professional development for school district staff.

 

Education Service Centers offer videoconference opportunities throughout the year for students of all grade levels. Most of these are free and available via TETN, the Texas Education Telecommunications Network. All twenty Education Service Centers are members of TETN and provide connectivity across the state for videoconferencing between and among school districts.

 

Connect2Texas promotes programs offered by institutions in the State of Texas. It is also intended to be used by schools and other entities to register for programs from these providers. Most videoconferences are fee based and occasionally are offered free.

 

CILC, Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration, provides a list of collaboration opportunities for your students each week and their website allows you to search for collaborative projects. The links for these are below.

FREE Virtual Field Trips

FREE Virtual Field Trips:  http://www.tetn.net/

Remember you must register with Vickie Sullivan so your videoconference site connection can be scheduled.

Email:  vickie.sullivan@region10.org;  Telephone: 972.348.1164

 

How to Plan a Virtual Field Trip

• Review the content providers offering and see how each aligns with the TEKS objectives and enriches the lesson being taught
• Teach a preparatory lesson before the virtual field trip
• State a measurable objective for a culminating activity
• Consider pairs or groups of students working on their own
• Extend the experience to word processing, desk top publishing, or multimedia presentations
• Teach at least one lesson after the trip with a culminating activity
• Follow through on a plan of assessment for completed student work

 

 

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Classroom Collaborations

Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration

CILC may have as many as 100 collaboration projects listed.  Just click the link above to see what is available for students in kindergarten through the twelfth grade, some of which are listed below.

Remember you must register with Vickie Sullivan so your videoconference site connection can be scheduled.

Email:  vickie.sullivan@region10.org;  Telephone: 972.348.1164

Virtual Field Trip and Videoconference Listserv

Join the Virtual Field Trip and Videoconference listserv to learn about free events and share information about virtual field trips and videoconference collaboration opportunities with other members. Recommendations, invitations to participate, and instructional strategies from subscribers may be posted on the Virtual Field trip listserv. Subscribers are expected to:

• write messages thoughtfully and professionally,
• sign all postings with name and email address,
• address the topic intended for discussion on the listserv,
• abide by copyright and confidentiality requirements, and
• not use this list to consummate commercial transactions.

 

 

Contact:  Bob Barnes, 972 348-1610, bob.barnes@region10.org