Dual Enrollment Biology Teacher Workshop

Welcome! Name:Jessica Cook Title: Biology Dual Enrollment Coordinator Office phone: Office location: New Biology Building room 424A for Principals and Administrators: Name: Dr. Jeffrey Temple Title: Dual Enrollment Program Director Office phone: Office location: Dyson Hall room 123B

Student Eligibility –Currently in 10 th, 11 th or 12 th grade –On track to complete the Louisiana Core 4 curriculum and completion of all developmental courses –PLAN or ACT Composite score of at least 18 PLAN or ACT Mathematics sub-score of at least 19 PLAN or ACT English sub-score of at least 18

Cost to Student ALL students pay $150 tuition per course payable to the high school Southeastern will bill each high school for tuition. For fall-only and year-long courses invoices are sent the first week of October. For spring-only courses, invoices are sent out the first week of March. After the rosters are confirmed on our 14th class day, students are committed to the course and they will be charged for the course. There is no refund of tuition. Students withdrawing from a course do not get their $150 back. This is the same as on campus. Late / Damaged / Non-returned book fees — Up to full price of book (currently $249)

Teacher and High School Responsibilities  Teachers new to the program must complete the summer training.  All teachers must attend one half-day workshop at the end of the summer.  Agree to follow the rules of the program as given by Southeastern and the Board of Regents, including (but not limited to): –Ensure students adhere to all policies listed in the course syllabus –Ensure all students complete application form; verify student eligibility and get signatures –Enter registration online for students (or ensure that high school coordinator does) –Distribute and collect rental textbooks, keeping track of which book each student has

Teacher and High School Responsibilities –Teach material according to course objectives –Provide computers with online access to students a minimum of 5 times per semester. –Proctor testing (exams are administered online) –Maintain an open line of communication with university instructor (through , phone and occasional class visits) –Maintain a grade book for the high school grade (which is independent of the university grade)

University Instructor Responsibilities  Provide summer training  Communicate program policies, course learning objectives, and course policies to high schools and teachers  Provide prompt assistance to teachers’ questions about biology content, assessment issues, and program and course policies  Supply all assessment materials, including assignments, quizzes and exams  Provide access to test bank questions (not necessarily exam questions)  Maintain an open line of communication with high school teacher (through , phone and occasional class visits 1-4 times per semester)  Communicate to students how to successfully take college courses and what to expect from a college experience  Retain graded exams on file for seven years

Things Teachers Cannot Change  Cannot miss University deadlines for registration, withdrawing, and completing all course requirements  Cannot override any assignment, quiz or exam grade (if there is evidence for a change it should be brought to the university instructor’s attention)  Cannot supply help to students during testing (other than clarifying question)  Cannot provide very similar questions to test questions as review (no “teaching to the test”).  Cannot give students extra time on tests (unless they have accommodations for a disability and it is approved by the university instructor)  If students miss a test, they must to make it up in a timely manner (1-2 days); any exceptions must be approved by the university instructor

Teacher Flexibility Can adjust assignment due dates Can choose whether students complete chapter quizzes at home for homework or in class. Can choose exam dates Teachers can adjust the order in which topics are taught  Can choose to cover additional material Must complete all required assignments within exam window Students must complete all chapter quizzes for the semester Rough timelines will be provided to keep you from having to cram at the end Topics can only be moved around within a given exam window  Cannot exclude material from the course objectives list

Teacher Flexibility  Teachers can ask questions or give feedback to the university instructor about assignment and test questions they feel are incorrect or misleading. We will discuss these on a case-by-case basis.

Grading  The students’ university course grade is based on: –100 points of assignments (25 per exam)17.5% –75 points of quizzes13% –Exam 1 (100 points)17.5% –Exam 2 (100 points)17.5% –Exam 3 (100 points)17.5% –Exam 4 (100 points)17.5% –Exam 5 (100 points)  Of the 5 exams the lowest exam grade will be dropped so that the class is out of 550 points  All university assessments (assignments, quizzes and exams) will be graded by the University Instructor electronically.

Grading  The students’ high school course grade does not have to be the same. Some options: –Assign additional teacher-graded homework assignments –Assign additional quizzes –Assign additional tests –Add a fixed number of points to test grades to ‘scale’ them for the high school grade computation –Assign virtual or real laboratory experiments to be graded –Assign other grades based on participation or graded projects

What’s available to you My notes for each chapter Supplemental notes for some chapters Outlines for each chapter Worksheets for each chapter Access to chapter quizzes and assignments Connect access that provides –Powerpoints –Activities –Test banks –E-book

What’s available to students Outlines for each chapter Worksheets for every chapter Connect access that provides –LearnSmart –Quizzes –Activities –Exams –E-book

What IS required of students and what’s NOT Moodle Resources –Outlines (Just to help them stay organized) –Worksheets (Not for credit, but makes up 30% of each exam) Connect Resources –LearnSmart (Not for credit, just extra practice if needed) –Quizzes (1 for every chapter; all of these DO count toward their grade) –Activities (Only random chapters have activities; these DO count toward their grade) –Exams (Obviously these count toward their grade; the lowest exam grade is dropped) –E-book (they are provided with a hard copy and an electronic copy. The E-book can be accessed while taking chapter quizzes)

EXAM 1 (CH 1-4) Introduction to Biology (Chapter 1) What is life? Life’s levels of organization Characteristics of life Basic Chemistry (Chapter 2) Atoms, Elements and Chemical Bonds Nature of chemical reactions Properties of Water, Molecules and Compounds Molecules of Life (Chapter 3) Organic Chemistry Macromolecules, Dehydration synthesis reactions, and Hydrolysis reactions Proteins, Lipids, Polysaccharides and Nucleic Acids Cell Biology (Chapter 4) Cell theory Requirements for a functioning cell Cell structure and function Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes Endosymbiant Theory

EXAM 2 (CH 5-8) Membranes Structure and Function (Chapter 5) Organization of cell membranes Membrane proteins Membrane transport Osmosis, diffusion and tonicity Metabolism (Chapter 6) Energy Chemical reactions Enzymes Photosynthesis (Chapter 8) Properties of light Light Dependent Reactions Light Independent Reactions Photosynthetic novelties Energy Harvesting and Cell Respiration (Chapter 7) Metabolic pathways Substrate-level phosphorylation and Oxidative phosphorylation Aerobic and anaerobic metabolism

EXAM 3 (CH 10-13) Cell Division (Chapter 10) Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cell Division Cell cycles Mitosis, Growth and Development Meiosis (Chapter 11) Genes, alleles and DNA Meiotic cell cycle Mechanisms for generating diversity Genetics (Chapter 12) Genetics terms and definitions Mendelian genetics and Punnett Squares Non-Mendelian genetics Human Genetics (Chapter 13) Inheritance patterns Sex determination Structural changes in chromosomes Changes in chromosome number

EXAM 4 (CH 13-16) DNA Structure and Function (Chapter 14) History of DNA DNA Structure and Function DNA Replication and Repair Transcription and Translation (Chapter 15) Central Dogma of Molecular Biology Types of RNA Transcription Translation Mutations Controls of Genes (Chapters 16) Regulation of Gene Expression Biotechnology (Chapter 17) Recombinant DNA PCR DNA Fingerprinting Vaccines Gene therapy Genomics (Chapter 18) Sequencing Characterization of the human genome Genomics vs Proteomics Mechanisms of Development (Chapter 19) Stem cells Nuclear reprogramming

Rough Timeline Fall semester Aug 21 first day of classes Oct 25 (12:30pm) withdraw date Dec 6 last day of classes Dec 9-12 final exams Dec 13 grades due Exam Dates –Exam 1 Sept 12 –Exam 2 Oct 10 –Exam 3 Nov 7 –Exam 4 Dec 5 –Exam 5 Dec 10

Rough Timeline Spring semester Jan 21 first day of classes March 14 (12:30pm) withdraw date May 9 last day of classes May final exams May 16 grades due Exam Dates –Exam 1 Feb 11 –Exam 2 March 11 –Exam 3 April 8 –Exam 4 May 8 –Exam 5 May 13

Rough Timeline Year long Aug 8 open registration ends March 15 (12:30pm) withdraw date May 10 last day of classes May final exams May 20 grades due Exam Dates –Exam 1 Oct 11 –Exam 2 Dec 9 (SELU will be out Dec 13) –Exam 3 March 7 –Exam 4 May 9 –Exam 5 May 13

Where stuff is Connect (activities, quizzes, book resources) – –Username: –Password: biology Moodle (notes, worksheets, outlines, questions, supplemental notes and activities) – –Username: gbiotempstu / Your W# –Password: gbiostudent1 / Your password Dual Enrollment website (calendar, forms, requirements) –