1 Contact Information Instructor: Jo-Ann Foley Office: Rodda North #233* (see below) Hours: Please make an appointment* *Prefer to meet: T/Th at noon in the ECE Library 2 nd Floor of the Child Development Center, Room Website:D2L Access: https://d2l.losrios.edu/ 2 Textbook Information Required Textbook: Caring for Our Children National Health and Safety Performance Standards Guidelines for Early Care and Education Programs, 3rd Edition Students may download a pdf of the required text for FREE Students may download a pdf of the required text for FREE Print copies are also available from two organizations for around $55: 3 American Public Health Association Publications & Advertising Phone: Fax: https://www.apha.org/ https://www.apha.org/ American Academy of Pediatrics Publications Phone: Fax: Course Requirements This course is offered entirely online. Students must have basic computer familiarity such as uploading documents, saving documents as RTF (Rich Text Format) files, searching the Internet, and basic problem solving ability. Coursework can be submitted from any computer with Internet access. Computer labs on the SCC Campus can be found on the following website:4 Your Weekly Online Routine: 1. Check yourand connect to the D2L site regularly, (At Least 3 times per week). 2. Read the NEWS on our Course Home Page and then click on CONTENT to access each Weekly Assignments folder. 3. For each WEEK, you should do the following, and in this order: a) Complete the assigned Readings and view any videos. b) View the PowerPoint and Lecture sections. c) Complete the chapter Assignments and Activities. d) Upload assignments into the proper folder using the D2L Dropbox. e) Participate in all weekly Discussion Board topics. (The discussion boards are divided by week. Scroll down to find the weekly topics.) f) Review using the chapter study guides and/or quizzes. 5 Assignments and Activities: The DUE DATE for weekly assignments is by Tuesday evening at 11:55pm. Exceptions are the Practice Quizzes and Make-Up Exams as noted on the Tentative Class Schedules. To receive full credit, assignments must be submitted by the DUE DATE. Illness and other life challenges are not excuses for forgetting and/or not being aware of due dates and assignments. Ignorance of an assignment does not excuse the student from the responsibility of turning that assignment in on time. If you are unsure of an assignment ask fellow students in addition to the instructor. The END DATE is when the assignment folder closes, and ACCESS ENDS. Once assignments have been graded, no late papers will be accepted. 6 Assignments and Activities: (continued) Spell-check, and proof-read your assignments before submitting them. Cite any sources used to complete assignments. Save class documents (your assignments) as RTF (Rich Text Format) files. Your papers and assignments have specific folders to use for submission to the D2L DROPBOX. 7 Assignments and Activities: (continued) Term Assignments All assignments must be your own work. When writing a research paper you may need to refer to the work of other peopleto describe their research or ideas, or to quote them. Whenever you refer to, paraphrase, or quote the ideas or research of other people you need to indicate that source in your paper. Thoroughly documenting your sources has a number of advantages. Most importantly, you help your reader check the accuracy of your description of the source, and the credibility of the source itself. Disregarding the documentation of your sources will result in an F on the assignment. No exceptions. Health or Safety Lesson Plan and Presentation(150 points) DUE 12 TH WEEK Explanation of lesson plan format will be provided. The Lesson will be presented to a group of children chosen by the student. Students will submit a Reflection based on their lesson plan and presentation. 8 Discussion Boards: The discussion boards are divided by week. Scroll down the Discussion Board page to find the Weekly Forums and Topics. You will be required to post a response to each Topic and reply to at least one other students post per topic. For any given discussion board topic you can receive: 3 points for your original POST 2 points for REPLYING to another student = TOTAL of 5 POINTS for EACH discussion board topic. Disappearing from the Discussion Boards is like a student not attending class, and as such, your disappearance from the boards will result in being dropped from the class. 9 Exams: There will be three exams : Each exam consists of 50 multiple-choice questions. You will have 90 minutes to complete the entire exam. Exams are worth 200 points each. Even though the exams are open book, online, and taken at your convenience, you should always study for them as you would any other exam. The instructor will give a Make-up Exam within one week of the original Exam. Students may take the Make-up Exam: 1. If they missed the original Exam. 2. To raise an unsatisfactory score (if you scored below 70% on the Exam). Students taking the Make-up Exam will receive no higher than 70% of the possible points =140 points=C) for their Make-up Exam score. If you scored higher on the Exam you may keep that score. 10 Grading: o Students grades will be based on accumulated points from all participation (discussion boards), assignments, reaction papers, semester projects, practice quizzes and exams given throughout the semester. o The points will be totaled at the end of the semester. o Final Semester grades will also reflect completion of all assignments on time, consistent class participation (discussion board), & cooperation throughout the semester. 11 Incompletes: An Incomplete grade will not be given simply because you have gotten behind in your course work: College policy requires that a student must have a passing grade up to 4 weeks before the end of the semester, on all required course work up to that time. An incomplete is only to be given in dire circumstances such as personal illness, or a death in the immediate family. 12 Communication: If you have questions or problems, make sure to speak up and let me know about it at the earliest opportunity. Just like you would raise your hand in class to ask for a question or clarification, you can send anto me to get help (or you ask a question in the Cyber Cafe of the discussion board). The longer you wait, the less chance that you will get the help you need in time to solve your problem. So, please speak up! 13 Communication (continued) Special Accommodations: If a student requires special accommodations, s/he must: inform the instructor, and submit the necessary paperwork during the first two weeks of the semester. 14 Communication (continued)- Student To Instructor Whening your instructor always do the following: In the SUBJECT of yourwrite your class (example HYC-Online). Sign your message using your FIRST and LAST name, however you are registered with the college. Include previous thread of theif it is an ongoing communication. Do NOT type your message in all capital letters. 15 Communication (continued)- Instructor To Student: I will respond to alls as soon as possible. Please understand, I may not be available 24/7. If multiple students have a similar concern, the response may be posted to the D2L NEWS on the COURSE HOME page as a FAQ (frequently asked question). SCROLL through the NEWS items regularly. I may also send announcements using the D2Lsystem. So, please keep youraddress UPDATED in D2L. 16 Communication: (continued) Phone Messages When leaving a voice message: Minimize background noise, it can drown-out your voice. (Example: Wind, music or others talking) Speak SLOWLY and CLEARLY so I can understand what you are saying. Be prepared to leave a message BEFORE you call, so you know what you are going to say. Leave your phone number EACH TIME you call. Please repeat your name and phone number a second time so I can confirm that I wrote it down correctly. (Spelling your name is helpful) Follow-up on messages. If you havent heard from me after several days- to a week, please try again. Messages sometimes get accidentally dropped or lost. 17 Communication (continued) Student-To-Student Communication: Your fellow students are valuable resources for your learning. The Discussion Board offers a tool to ask questions and communicate with each other. The Discussion Board Forum called Student Cyber Caf is an area created for students to "virtually" hang out and get to know one another (in a politically correct manner, of course)... Post course relevant questions that you may have -- this may include questions about due dates, activities, how to access a link, etc. Answer each others' questions and help each other out. Please check this board each time you log on and see if you can be of assistance to a classmate. As always, keep the tone positive. 18 19