Spring 2010 OLA Instructor Course

Spring 2010 OLA Instructor Course

 The Teacher Center Online Academy is open to those who are interested in becoming an online facilitator for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) courses for our spring semester.

 Upon successful completion of this course, participants have a choice to offer courses through:   (1) their own organization, district or Teacher Center on their own online course system/for their own teachers, AND (2)  the NYS Teacher Center Online Academy.   

 The course is intended to train participants to create and offer an original 15-hour online course with a focus on the development of curriculum and structure for the course.   All web-based courses developed will meet or exceed National and NYS Curriculum and Distance Learning Standards. 

      This 45-hour course is conducted entirely online.  Upon successful completion, participants will receive a certificate for this 45-hour experience. If you are seeking in-service credit from your district, please apply before taking the course.  

In keeping with the highest quality NYS Teacher Center Online Academy courses, there is now a 3-stage process for recommendation of completion is as follows:

 1.  Recommended and receive a certificate for 45-hrs for completion to be submitted to your district for in-service credit if you have previously applied via your district's policy and procedures.

 2.  The recommendation that your course has met the standards of the OLA.

 3.  The recommendation that you have the dispositions to teach for the OLA.  If not, you will not be recommended to teach the course and a mentor may be provided the first time for co-teaching purposes, if we feel we can use the course in the NYS OLA.

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Course proposals are due on or before February 26,2010 via email to Melissa Hurt at MISSATECH@hotmail.com. 

The course runs for 13 weeks (final week of class TBA).  It is expected that participants will sign-in at least 3 times weekly and complete all assignments on time.  

By attending this course, you (1) agree to offer your course through your organization, TC or district’s online course system, and/or (2) agree to offer your course into the NYS Teacher Center Online Academy.  

To avoid duplication of courses, visit http://eeznt3.nyiteez.org/olacatalog for a complete listing of courses presently offered.  Proposals for duplicate courses will not be accepted.

1.       Name of participant

2.       Email and phone number home and work

3.       Mailing address home and work

4.       Name of Teacher Center or organization

5.       Name of Teacher Center Director and email

6.       Title and brief specific description ([please do not use “we will use an array of technology resources”.  Be specific – “explore the origin and development of modern science, using online resources such as American Museum of Natural History and NOVA in the studies of  Darwin/evolution; Mendel/genetics; and Einstein/relativity.”

7.       Target Audience

8.       Where this course will be offered: (a) NYS TC OLA (b) your organization, TC or schools district online hosted course system (c) both.