Great Instructors

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Great Instructors

• Top 5 things great instructors do to improve the
  effectiveness of our program.

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Grade Efficiently

• Pick up lessons regularly
• Post a grade within 24 hours
• Return student lessons within 2 days
• Keep an efficient and detailed gradebook in case
  of questions
• Instructor Highlights Kelly Harper picks up and
  grades his lessons every day. He grades hundreds
  of lessons each month, and his average grade
  time, including outliers, is .54 days.

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Communicate

• Return any calls, emails or other queries from
  our staff within 24 hours
• Respond to each communication
• Pay special attention to the overdue lesson
  report
• Are willing to communicate with students or
  parents if necessary
• Instructor Highlight Joseph Jensen is almost
  always available via telephone, and if we get a
  message service he calls back the very same day.

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Use the tools

• Use Incomplete lesson tab in zipscan to help us
  serve students.
• Use zipscan to proactively address ungraded but
  submitted lessons.
• Communicate with students.
• Instructor Highlight Phil Olsen polices his
  students using ZipScan and calls our offices if
  he notices a sub he hasnt seen.

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• Zipscan allows you to order envelopes, check
  student progress, and deal with incomplete
  portfolio assignments efficiently.

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• INCOMPLETE WORK
• Enter the actual grade you would give the work if
  that was all the student submitted, even if that
  grade is a failing grade.
• Use the Incomplete Lesson form to provide
  feedback so that the student can redo the work if
  desired.
• Keep notes in your records about the work you did
  see.
• The exception to this is PE courses. They may
  have an I grade posted rather than an actual
  grade.

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• This student has submitted two assignments
  but no grade has been posted. There may be a
  problem.
• Did you know that if the name is blue, you can
  click the name and email the student?

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Provide Feedback

• Write thoughtful and complete comments on student
  work.
• Express concern about students progress and
  performance.
• Work with students as needed, regardless of the
  time of the year.
• Communicates with students in a positive manner.
• Instructor Highlight Robyn Card provides
  detailed, thoughtful feedback and goes out of her
  way to help students succeed.

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Upholds Academic Integrity

• Holds students accountable.
• Recognizes a problem and acts when cheating is
  apparent.
• Points out problems in coursework, assessment,
  and instructions so that manuals can be improved.
• Instructor Highlight Christina Lawrence updates
  her content regularly and is concerned with
  accuracy. She also catches cheaters regularly.

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Instructor Resources Online

• Instructor training resources will be available
  online in the next few weeks
• Resources will be continually updated
• Please send feedback to Howard, Heather, or Mary
  about the manual and information you would like
  to find there