[Year 12 IPM] time allocated for U4O1

[Sam Denniston]

Thanks for the advice Keith.

BTW, do you have some sort of student monitoring software that  
enables you to turn off the Internet? We have been investigating this  
but so far all the options have been hideously expensive...

On 21/07/2005, at 8:43 AM, Keith Richardson wrote:

> Hi Sam.
> For the actual U4O1 SAC, I give mine 12 periods (40 minutes), plus an
> orientation period at the start. During that one we read through the
> scenario together, and discuss as a group what it is really all  
> about. I
> do this because I do not want any of my students missing out on the
> opportunity to demonstrate in the sac, understandings and skills  
> they do
> possess just because they misunderstood the scenario.
> I also allow them to provide me with, on the day before the start,  
> their
> chapter summaries, hard copy of their practice U4O1 sac, and any
> allowable class notes I may have provided. I stamp each of these,  
> place
> them into a folder, and they havce access to this resources folder for
> each sac period, but it is returned to me daily. This is to  
> emphasize to
> them the importance of their textbook work (hence the summaries),  
> and of
> the practice sac. I insist that the final 5 minutes of every period is
> spent on their progress diary as a part of the PM management. This I
> 'claim to' read each evening to keep them on their toes.
> For security they are provided with a new logon, no internet  
> access, no
> access to their normal files or swap folders etc. They are not to  
> bring
> into the room any electronic device (or give it to me for the period)
> such as storage devices, communication devices etc. If a student
> legitimately misses a period he/she has to make it up during one of
> their spares when I am available to supervise. This can be a drag!
> Keith
>
>
> On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 22:17:07 +1000, "Sam Denniston"
> <samdenniston at iprimus.com.au> said:
>
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> Just wondering how much time is given to students to complete U4O1? I
>> was thinking a couple of weeks, is this too long???
>>
>> Thanks, Sam.
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