Course Syllabus

Spanish 1 - Semester 1

Miss Laura Gunderson

gundersonl@centergrove.k12.in.us

Summer 2016 | June 6th - July 22

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COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Spanish 1 is a summer course designed for students seeking credit recovery. In this introductory course, students will use a variety of resources to build a foundation of vocabulary, grammar, speaking and listening skills.  Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to transition to Spanish 2 in a classroom setting.  No prerequisites necessary.

REQUIRED MATERIALS: 

Students must have access to a iPad with high-speed internet access, video/voice recording capabilities, and the following apps: Notability, Educreations, Pic Collage, and Canvas.  In addition, students are strongly encouraged to have access to a reliable computer with high-speed internet access.

GRADING:

All assignments will be graded on a point basis and final grades will be determined as follows:

ONLINE CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS:

• MOTIVATION
• Find your motivation.  Online courses are very independent.  There are no set class hours, but you will need to be able to give at least 4 hours each day to successfully complete this course!  Because of that, your motivation to do well in the course needs to go beyond "because I have to".  Find something that motivates you to work hard to get your work done well and on time.  
• RESPECT
• Be respectful.  It is of the upmost importance that we all respect each other at all times to create a positive classroom environment.  Be a good digital citizen, respect other’s opinions just as you would in the normal classroom setting.
• COMMUNICATION
• Always communicate.  Especially in an online course, communication is key to our success in Spanish 1.  Always email me if you have any questions or concerns about anything in the course. 
• RESOURCEFULNESS
• Be resourceful.  It is easy to make excuses or give up if something doesn't work for you immediately or if you aren't understanding something right away.  However, there are plenty of resources at your fingertips (including your teacher).  So, ALWAYS be resourceful and find a way to complete your assignments rather than not complete them at all.  

HELP-SEEKING STRATEGIES
Please be proactive and seek help whenever possible. The online environment is full of helpful people and resources. If you are having a problem, reach out to those around you who might be able to help. Consider the following:

• Classmates. You can email individual students in the course through Canvas email. You can access this feature by clicking on "Inbox" at the top right of the browser and searching for a specific classmate's name.
• Instructor Support. You can contact me anytime using my school email account at gundersonl@centergrove.k12.in.us. Please do not use Canvas mail to contact me. I will respond to your emails within 48 hours. 
• Technical Support. If you are having issues with Canvas, you may use the “help” link to search the Canvas guides, or report a problem. For technical support related to your hardware, you may file a help ticket with our Center Grove tech support team.

PLAGIARISM: 

Plagiarism means using the exact words, opinions, or factual information from another person without giving that person credit. Writers give credit through accepted documentation styles, such as parenthetical citation, footnotes, or endnotes; a simple listing of books and articles is not sufficient. Plagiarism is the equivalent of intellectual robbery and cannot be tolerated in an academic setting. Student writers are often confused as to what should be cited. Some think that only direct quotations need to be credited. While direct quotations do need citations, so do paraphrases and summaries of opinions or factual information formerly unknown to the writers or which the writers did not discover themselves. Exceptions for this include factual information which can be obtained from a variety of sources, the writers' own insights or findings from their own field research, and what has been termed common knowledge. What constitutes common knowledge can sometimes be precarious; what is common knowledge for one audience may not be so for another. In such situations, it is helpful, to keep the reader in mind and to think of citations as being "reader friendly." In other words, writers provide a citation for any piece of information that they think their readers might want to investigate further. Not only is this attitude considerate of readers, it will almost certainly ensure that writers will never be guilty of plagiarism.

DISABILITY SERVICES FOR STUDENTS
If you have special needs that may require modification of instruction or assessment, please make sure a copy of your IEP is on file with Center Grove Community School Corporation. You may contact Kathy Stricker, Director of Special Needs at strikerk@centergrove.k12.in.us, so that we can determine how to make necessary accommodations to best support your learning needs.