Online Student Plicies and Prcedures ALVS Diplma Prgram Page 1 f 20
Cntents SCHOOL MISSION AND VALUES STATEMENT...4 ALVS Services Outreach...5 ALVS Student Guided Tur...5 Sign In and Run the System Check-Up...5 Explre the My Dashbard Screen & Yur Curses...5 Extra Credit Opprtunity...5 Asking Questins...6 Online Help...6 Curse Materials and Equipment...6 Accuntability...6 Passwrds...6 Use f Apex Learning Cntent...7 Curse Duratin...7 Cmmunicating with Yur Teacher and Others...7 Emailing Yur Teacher and sending ntes thrugh the Message Center...7 Netiquette...8 Teacher Virtual Office Hurs...8 Online Discussins...8 Activities: ULA s Unit Lessn Activities...9 Curse Calendar...9 Wrking Ahead...9 Submitting Hmewrk...9 Preparing handwritten hmewrk... 10 Uplading a dcument r audi file... 10 Scanning a handwritten dcument fr uplad... 12 Faxing an assignment dcument... 12 Due Dates Curse Activity Scres Reprt... 14 Teacher-scred Activities... 14 Extra Credit... 14 Assignment Submissin Staying n track and Making-Up Wrk... 15 Academic Integrity... 15 What are Vilatins f Academic Integrity?... 15 Cheating:... 16 Fabricatin:... 16 Plagiarism:... 16 Facilitatin:... 16 Page 2 f 20
Identificatin and Cnsequences f Academic Vilatin:... 17 Cnsequence s fr 1st ffense:... 17 Cnsequence s fr 2nd ffense:... 17 Cnsequence s fr 3nd ffense:... 17 Hw d I d well in schl, avid plagiarism and, Academic Integrity Vilatins?... 18 Returned Hmewrk and Graded Tests... 18 Viewing graded assignments... 18 Grades and Student Prgress Reprt Terminlgy... 19 Page 3 f 20
SCHOOL MISSION AND VALUES STATEMENT Page 4 f 20
ALVS Services Outreach On the first day f yur curse, yu received an rientatin email directing yu t the ALVS Student Guided Tur and getting started dcuments. This was yur first cmmunicatin frm ALVS Services. ALVS Services Outreach seeks t imprve student accuntability thrugh cmmunicatin, infrmatin, and mtivatin. Yu may wrk with ALVS Services and yur mentr r cach t imprve yur perfrmance. Nte: If 7 days pass and yu have nt accessed yur curse, r if yu have 5 r mre activities verdue, ALVS services may email yu and yur mentr r cach. Cmmunicatins will be weekly, if yu stay behind, we want t help keep yu n track. Prir t the end f yur curse Three weeks prir t the end f yur curse, ALVS Services will send a reminder abut yur upcming final dates fr assignment cmpletin and fr yur final exam. (See Due Dates, belw.) Cmmunicate with yur teacher and mentr r cach abut any issues yu might have successfully cmpleting. ALVS Student Guided Tur Welcme t Apex Learning! T get started, please watch the ALVS Student Guided Tur at http://www.brainshark.cm/apexlearning/alvs_new-student_tur. Once yu cmplete the ALVS Student Guided Tur, sign in and g t Help where yu will take a quiz and then find a Certificate f Cmpletin. Dwnlad and save yur certificate t earn extra credit. Nw is a gd time t create a flder n yur cmputer t save all yur cursewrk. Sign In and Run the System Check-Up Frm the Sign In page, run the System Check-Up t ensure the cmputer yu are using can prperly display Apex Learning cntent. Cntact Apex Learning Virtual Schl if yu have nt already received access infrmatin including the sign in link, yur username and passwrd. Wrld Languages: Audi recrding supprt and a micrphne are required fr wrld languages students. Access Apex Learning Help fr audi recrding ptins: Help Hme > System Recmmendatins & Trubleshting > Audi Supprt and Recrding. Explre the My Dashbard Screen & Yur Curses After yu sign in, access yur enrllments and track prgress frm the My Dashbard screen. Lk at the Annuncements area fr imprtant infrmatin frm yur teacher and Apex Learning. View yur teacher s prfile by hvering ver a curse title and clicking the teacher s name. Click a curse title t launch the curse windw and review the utline. Extra Credit Opprtunity Send a new message t yur teacher frm the Messages area n the dashbard. Earn 10 extra credit pints by sending a shrt message intrducing yurself. Earn anther 5 extra credit pints by attaching yur Certificate f Cmpletin Be sure t select activity B:1 Extra Credit Page 5 f 20
Asking Questins Our Schl Cunselr will be a resurce t encurage yur prgress, discuss the curse cntent, and answer questins. Maintain regular cntact with yur cunselr thrughut the curse. Fr technical questins abut anything that cncerns yur cmputer and hw it interacts with the Apex Learning prgram cntact ur Technical Supprt team. They can be cntacted during business hurs by phne at 800-453-1454 (Optin 2), thrugh nline chat (select Help Hme frm Help, lk fr the ptin in a blue bx), r by email supprt@apexlearning.cm. Fr nn-technical questins, cntact ur ALVS Services team. They can help with enrllments, passwrd resets, etc. Send a nte t ALVS.supprt@apexlearning.cm r call 855-550-2547. When cmmunicating abut yur curse, always include yur name, curse, and sectin number. Online Help Online Help details prcedures that yu will use in yur daily wrk. Click n the Help link frm yur Dashbard. Select Help Hme t Search fr specific tpics. Select Getting Started t review the Student Guided Tur: ALVS. Lcate ALVS dcuments, in the Getting Started area labeled Mre Infrmatin. Curse Materials and Equipment Sme f ur curses have required textbks and/r materials. If yu have nt been infrmed by yur mentr r cach as t when yu will be getting yur bks, check the Curse Materials list in Help. If yur curse has required materials, they will be used in the curse. Certain subjects require special equipment. Mathematics. A graphing calculatr is recmmended and, is required abve Algebra 1. Science. Lab materials are identified in the Curse & Lab Materials dcument. Find that under Curse Inf in Help. Wrld Language. A wrking micrphne is required fr yu t be able t cmplete audi assignments and exams. A specialized language dictinary is als helpful and required. Accuntability Publicly psting yur persnal cntact infrmatin (address and telephne number r scial media references) r anyne else's is strictly frbidden. In additin, yu agree t nt pst any messages that are sent t yu privately. Passwrds Access is passwrd-prtected and yu are respnsible fr maintaining the secrecy f yur passwrd. Yu Agree T: Use nly yur wn username and passwrd Nt aid thers in gaining unauthrized access Sign ff frm the Apex Learning curses when dne Clse yur Internet brwser windw when yu have finished wrking Page 6 f 20
Use f Apex Learning Cntent All cntent is wned by Apex Learning and its licensrs and prtected by U.S. and internatinal cpyright and ther intellectual prperty laws. Unauthrized use, cpying r distributin may result in revked access. In additin, yu agree nt t use any autmated means t access, mnitr, r cpy any part f the cntent, and yu agree nt t use any netwrk mnitring tls t determine site architecture r extract infrmatin abut website usage r users. Curse Duratin ALVS curse semesters have a 9 (summer) r 18 (fall, spring) week standard duratin. Students taking a single semester in a: Cre pathway curse can expect t spend between 70-90 hurs in the curse; Hnrs pathway curse can expect t spend between 90-120 hurs in the curse; AP* curse can expect t spend between 120-150 hurs in the curse; Tip: While students are allwed t wrk ahead f schedule, accelerated cmpletins can create decreased quality f wrk and are subject t review and interventin by ALVS teachers and administratrs. One f the biggest benefits f nline curses is that students can take them n a flexible schedule. The best way t ensure success is t spread the wrk ut, ding sme every day, rather than leaving everything twards the end f the curse. *AP and Advanced Placement are registered trademarks f the Cllege Bard. Cmmunicating with Yur Teacher and Others Yur ALVS teachers will cmmunicate with yu via email, the Message Center, phne cnversatins, and/r nline cnferencing. ALVS teachers will answer yur cntent questins, respnding typically within 24 hurs during weekdays. Emailing Yur Teacher and sending ntes thrugh the Message Center Students have a Messages page fr cmmunicating with teachers and submitting assignment activities. 1. On the My Dashbard, click the New Message buttn (+ sign). A New Message dialg pens. 2. Use the drpdwn list t select a teacher t cntact. 3. Enter a subject and yur message. 4. Click the Send buttn. The dialg clses and a cpy f yur message is displayed n the Messages screen. Best Practice: In ALL f yur cmmunicatins include the Fllwing: Yur Name Yur Curse Name Yur Curse Sectin Number Yur curse and sectin number will enable yur teacher t access yur infrmatin quickly and efficiently. Be cncise, clear in yur questins, and be sure t refer t activity numbers as apprpriate t help yur teacher identify where yu are having prblems. Page 7 f 20
Netiquette Netiquette is a wrd t describe the d's and dn'ts f nline cmmunicating. Basic curtesy and cmmn sense are generally the rule f the day when cmmunicating whether it is face-t-face r thrugh the Internet. Tip: Just as in persn, knw yur audience and the peple in which yu are speaking. What yu pst and view can fllw yu, and if yu are nt careful, yur nline interactins can have a negative impact n yur life. Make sure the digital ftprint yu leave behind is a step frward rather than a step backward. Yu agree t abide by these guidelines: Avid slang r textese. (Textese is the use f u instead f yu in a sentence). Avid dergatry cmments, including thse regarding race, age, gender, sexual rientatin, religin, ability, plitical persuasin, bdy type, physical r mental health, r access issues. Avid sarcasm, insults, threats r attacks f any kind against anther persn. Fcus yur respnses n the tpic being discussed, nt n the individuals invlved. Prfread and review yur messages and remve easily misinterpreted language. Teacher Virtual Office Hurs Teachers hst Office Hurs fr live instructin by telephne, message center, and nline cnferencing. Check yur teacher s prfile fr details abut his r her availability. Thrughut each semester, yu are asked t meet nline r speak by phne with yur ALVS Instructr nce per unit. Yu may decide at what pint this meeting ccurs within each unit but yu will need t crdinate a time and date t meet. Online Discussins Online discussins prvide yu the pprtunity t see what ther students have t say abut the lessns, helping clarify yur wn understanding, with yu in turn, helping add t smene else's. Online discussins als help yu express yur pinins n given tpics. Take the time t think thrugh yur respnses. Generate at least a five-sentence respnse t the initial tpic, and at least three sentences replying t a peer s cmments. Avid "e-slang" habits f eliminating punctuatin r substituting letters fr wrds. Use the frum t exercise yur cmpsitin skills. Full credit is awarded fr tw psts in each discussin thread. If yu are the nly student in a curse, yur teacher can prvide alternatives fr nline discussins answering tw questins nline, submitting in dcument frm, r having phne cnversatins. Yur teacher will prvide these details as apprpriate. ALVS teachers have different schedules fr grading discussins, but all teachers will read psts at least nce a week. Yur teacher will let yu knw his r her schedule fr discussin scring. Tip: Even if yu cmplete the discussin n r befre the due date, until yur teacher has reviewed the cntent, the activity may appear as verdue. (See Grades and Grade Reprt Terminlgy) Page 8 f 20
Activities: ULA s Unit Lessn Activities Reference Apex Learning activities numerically, by the Unit Lessn Activity (ULA) number. Becme familiar with the terminlgy, as yu will be using ULA s in submissin and crrespndence. Curse Calendar Unit 1, Lessn 2, Activity 3 is called 1.2.3. Unit 5, Lessn 2, Activity 8 5.2.8 The curse calendar will shw yu a schedule-fr-cmpletin. Listed are ULA (Unit Lessn Activity) numbers n specific dates, designed t keep yu n schedule. Best Practice: When yu cmplete an activity, it will n lnger appear in the calendar. Checking the calendar daily will give yu a gd lk at what needs t be dne. Wrking Ahead Yu are mre than welcme t wrk ahead. The cntent is designed fr a traditinal academic semester, but yu may have mre wrk time in a day. Teacher-Scred Tests are blcked until three days befre mst students wuld access. If yu plan t test early, cntact yur teacher t request a due date change. Tip: Check yur due dates in relatin t planned absences and hliday schedules. If yur final exam is scheduled during a planned absence r hliday break, plan t test befre yur break. If yu are scheduled fr an AP Exam, try t finish yur AP prep curse befre the first week in May. Submitting Hmewrk There are tw kinds f assignments t be cmpleted. Cmputer scred activities, which yu can cmplete nline, and teacher scred activities and tests, which can be, printed and then electrnically submitted Sme f yur Apex Learning assignments will be graded by yur teacher. There are many ptins fr preparing assignment respnses fr submissin t yur teacher. It may be easiest fr yu and yur teacher if the respnses yu create are digital files. Hwever, fr thse activities that require yu t shw yur wrk, draw graphs, enter frmulas, r create illustratins, using a cmputer prgram t cmplete yur assignment may be challenging. In these cases, the simplest way t create yur submissin will be t print the assignment and handwrite yur answers. Apex Learning has deplyed pwerful slutins t facilitate the submissin f yur hmewrk. This sectin will discuss the mechanics f creating bth digital and handwritten hmewrk submissins. Best Practice: Fr electrnic tracking: Hmewrk Must Be Submitted thrugh the Message Center r faxed. Only handwritten files need t be faxed; wrd-prcessed files and scanned cpies are mre quickly handled by uplading and submitting them thrugh the Message Center. Cmmn wrd prcessing applicatins include Wrd, Open Office, and Pages. Page 9 f 20
Preparing handwritten hmewrk If yu chse t create a handwritten hmewrk submissin, fllw these steps t print yur hmewrk file. Cmplete yur assignment, and then fllw the instructins belw fr faxing r scanning yur assignment fr submissin t yur teacher. Yu can always add additinal pages t yur hmewrk submissin if yu need additinal rm t cmplete the assignment. Nte: Ensure yu write legibly and in dark print. When yu submit yur cmpleted assignment, yu must ensure yur teacher can read it! If yur teacher cannt pen r read yur submissin, he r she will reply with FILE ERROR added t the subject line. It will be yur respnsibility t slve the prblem f transmissin. All assignment wrksheets can be cpied int a wrd prcessing dcument frm and answers typed int directly. Save yur file t a remvable strage device (flash drive, etc.) and name it apprpriately. Fr example, Unit 5, Lessn 2, Activity 8 r 5.2.8 in rder t assist yur teacher in knwing which assignment is being submitted. Uplading a dcument r audi file Assignments, which yu cmplete as electrnic files (e.g. wrd prcessr dcuments, sund recrdings, scanned dcuments), must be submitted t yur instructr by uplading the files t Message Center. This prcess is similar t sending a message t yur teacher in the Message Center. T submit an electrnic file t yur instructr, first create a new message. Select the Submit Hmewrk checkbx t shw submissin ptins. Using the drp-dwn menus that appear, select the Sectin (curse) and Activity f the assignment yu are submitting. Then, click the Brwse buttn and select the file t uplad. Page 10 f 20
Nte: Message Center allws yu t attach a variety f file types t yur messages: Fr ther files, r technical help, call Supprt 800-453-1454 t Cntact ALVS Services fr directins. After selecting the file t uplad, the path and filename will appear in the File bx. T send the message and attached file t yur teacher, click the Send buttn. As with nrmal messages t yur teacher, a cpy f the message will be placed in the Message Center list. Yu can use the list t view yur previus messages, including any attached assignments. Page 11 f 20
Scanning a handwritten dcument fr uplad If yu have a scanner and apprpriate sftware, then yu may scan and uplad a handwritten dcument instead f faxing it. Hwever, yu must strictly fllw these rules when scanning yur dcuments: Multiple pages must be saved in a single file as a multi-page PDF. Images must be clearly visible, black and white, nt grayscale r clr. Image reslutin must be 100 DPI (dts per inch). Each page must be apprximately 1730 pixels wide by 2220 pixels high (1730x2220). Each file's size must be 400 KB (kilbytes) r less. One and nly ne assignment may be included in a single file. Yu must preview each file t be sure it is legible and that it includes all pages f the assignment. Once yu have a dcument image in the required frmat, yu may uplad it t yur instructr as yu wuld any ther electrnic file. Remember t name it apprpriately; fr example, Unit 5, Lessn 2, Activity 8 r 5.2.8 in rder t assist yur teacher in knwing which assignment is being submitted. Faxing an assignment dcument Sme assignments must be handwritten. These assignments may be faxed t yur instructr. Each faxed assignment must use the prefrmatted cver page that we prvide. Hw d I print a fax cver sheet? 1. Open yur curse and navigate t the activity yu are submitting. 2. Click the Fax icn in the upper right crner f the windw. a. The cver sheet pens in a new windw. 3. Use the web brwser's print ptin menu t print the cver sheet. Page 12 f 20
The example cver page belw is fr activity 1.4.2 nly. It cannt be used fr any ther activity! Place the fax cver page at the beginning f yur assignment. Fax the dcument t the phne number indicated n the cver page. Faxed dcuments will be cnverted t a TIFF image similar t thse described in the Scanning a handwritten dcument fr uplad sectin f this dcument. The fax image will be sent t yur instructr as if yu had upladed a file. A cpy f the message and the attached fax image will be placed in yur Message Center. Nte: Each assignment activity requires an individual and unique Activity Fax Cver Sheet. The printable page is cded t each individual Student, curse, activity, and teacher, ruting the paper electrnically t the teacher. D nt discard written r electrnic wrk until yu receive the scred file back frm yur teacher. If yur teacher cannt pen r read yur submissin, he r she will reply with FILE ERROR added t the subject line. It will be yur respnsibility t slve the prblem f transmissin. FAQ: I printed a wrksheet s I culd handwrite my answers but I need t submit my wrk digitally. Can t I just take a picture with my phne instead f scanning r faxing? One slutin is t use yur smartphne and an image app such as CamScanner t phtgraph each page f yur assignment and submit them as a single dcument. Fllw this link fr directins http://www.apexlearning.cm/dcuments/ud/tp_camscanner.pdf Page 13 f 20
Due Dates Curse Activity Scres Reprt The Curse Activity Scres Reprt allws students t quickly see infrmatin abut all activities within a curse. Due dates fr all activities are in yur Activity Scres Reprt. Yu can see the full list by clicking n the number grade that will appear n the Dash Bard. Access: My Dashbard screen > Curses area > Click Grade t Date percent. Befre any activities are due, yu can access that list as fllws: Select Actins; click n View Prgress Reprt. Lk fr the clumn Activity Scres and Due Dates. Click n View. Print ut the reprt, and keep it handy. These are target dates t keep yu mving frward. Mst imprtant are the Unit Test due dates. If intermittent assignments are a few days late, this is nt a prblem and yu d nt need t ntify yur teacher. All Unit wrk shuld be submitted befre the Unit Test. Mst units have a ne-week grace perid befre pints will be deducted fr activities being late, the exceptin being tward the end f the curse. Teacher-scred Activities All teacher-scred activities must be submitted by the Friday befre the final exam t be cunted. The nly exceptin is assignment due dates during the week f the final exam, which may be turned in accrding t their due date. The date f yur final exam will be strictly bserved. If yu fall behind at all during the curse, cmmunicate with the Schl Cunselr. Likewise, if yu need t schedule a break in yur curse, the Schl Cunselr will help yu arrange that. Extra Credit Each new curse begins an pprtunity t earn extra credit by practicing in the Messages area. Best Practice: Send an intrductry message t yur ALVS teacher thrugh the message center and attach a saved cpy f yur Guided Tur Certificate. ALVS established the fllwing guidelines fr extra credit : 1. At their discretin, teachers may assign extra credit up t 5% f the ttal curse pints pssible. a. Fr example, in a curse with 1200 ttal pints, the maximum fr extra credit is 60 pints. This percentage ensures that the final grade is nt inflated, while prviding enrichment. b. All extra credit pints must be directly related t curse bjectives r standards. 2. Students are nly eligible fr extra credit activities when they are up t date with curse wrk. a. This ensures that the student priritizes assigned activities ver extra credit. b. Exceptin: Orientatin Extra Credit (see belw). 3. In the event that cheating r plagiarism is dcumented, all extra credit curse pints will be frfeited in the curse. a. See http://www.apexlearning.cm/dcuments/alvs_academic_integrity.pdf 4. Teachers are t prvide a brief descriptin f the extra credit pints awarded in the i-nte sectin f the grade bk. Page 14 f 20
Orientatin Extra Credit During the curse rientatin Student Guided Tur, students receive instructins t send an intrductin t their teachers. This intrductin encurages students t cnnect with their teachers as well as giving them practice with the curse messaging prcess. Students will earn 10 pints fr successfully submitting a Message t the Teacher. Students will earn 5 pints fr crrectly labeling and attaching (as B.1 Extra Credit) the certificate presented fr cmpleting the Student Guided Tur. Secnd semester teachers may ask the student t cmplete an alternative activity fr students wh have mastered the submissin prcess as an alternative fr the 15 pint rientatin extra credit. Assignment Submissin Staying n track and Making-Up Wrk Every student shuld recgnize that staying n schedule is key fr academic success. Nw that yu have started yur curse, make sure yu stay n track. It is imprtant t recgnize that wrking in an nline class is a different pace than a traditinal brick-and-mrtar curse, and that it is easy t veer ff curse. Best Practice: If yu fall behind in yur cursewrk #1) Cmmunicate with yur teacher and yur schl cunselr #2) Wrk with yur Mentr r Cach t get back n track. #3) Keep cmmunicating with yur Teacher, Mentr, Cach, and Schl Cuncilr. Academic Integrity The principles f academic integrity are a crnerstne upn which the intellectual integrity f the schl rests. In rder t maintain academic integrity, Apex Learning Virtual Schl requires that all wrk be entirely the result f ne s wn effrt. Plagiarism, cheating, r ther frms f academic dishnesty will nt be tlerated and teachers will nt accept wrk that is cpied r plagiarized. It is ur gal that a student never puts himself r herself in a situatin where they cmprmise their integrity. Apex Learning Virtual Schl will wrk t prvide guidance and instructin twards achievement f that gal. Teachers share with the administratin the respnsibility fr educating students abut the imprtance and principles f academic integrity. The fllwing rules apply t all activity cnducted by students enrlled in Apex Learning Virtual Schl (ALVS) curses. Failure t abide by these rules may result in cnsequences ranging frm receiving a 0 (zer) n the assignment t lss f access as determined by ALVS. Vilatins f this Student Cde f Cnduct may be reprted t teachers, parents, schl persnnel; and dcumented thrugh Apex Learning at academicintegrity@apexlearning.cm r 1-855-550-2547 (ALVS). What are Vilatins f Academic Integrity? Academic integrity vilatins encmpass any act that cmprmises r subverts the integrity f the educatinal r research prcess. These ffenses include, but are nt limited t cheating, fabricatin, plagiarism, and facilitatin. Cheating: The intent t deceives, acts dishnestly, r misrepresents wrk that he/she has r will prduce n an assignment r assists anther t misrepresent his/her wrk. Examples f cheating include but are nt limited t: Attempting t r cpying frm thers; Sharing r submitting anther's students wrk as their wn wrk; Page 15 f 20
Purchasing a term paper r test questins in advance, paying anther t d the wrk fr yu; Cmmunicating r attempting t cmmunicate answers, psting f vides describing hw t cheat, r suggestins and hints abut examinatins; Submitting prtins f the same academic wrk fr credit in mre than ne curse withut cnsulting the secnd teacher. Fabricatin: The use f invented infrmatin r the falsificatin f research r ther findings. Examples f fabricatin include but are nt limited t: Submitting as ne s wn any academic exercises prepared ttally r in part by anther; Citing infrmatin nt taken frm the surce indicated; Listing surces in a bibligraphy nt used in the academic exercise; Submitting fictitius infrmatin in a paper r ther academic exercise. Plagiarism: The use f anther persn s wrds, ideas, r data as ne s wn wrk. This cvers unpublished as well as published surces. Examples f plagiarism include but are nt limited t: Quting anther persn s wrds, sentences, paragraphs, r entire wrk withut acknwledgment f the surce; Utilizing anther persn s ideas, pinins, r thery withut acknwledgment f the surce; Cpying and pasting frm an nline surce and submitting it as ne s wn wrk; Paraphrasing surce material withut citatins. Facilitatin: Facilitatin refers t knwingly r intentinally helping any persn in the act f an academic integrity vilatin. Students wh engage in facilitatin are als subject t disciplinary actin fr integrity vilatins. Examples f facilitatin include but are nt limited t: Giving anther student ne s assignment r paper (r prtin theref); Giving anther student answers t a test r assignment; Letting anther student cpy ne s answers during an examinatin; Creating unfair pprtunities fr students in ther sectins f a class by cmmunicating r giving any test (r assignment) infrmatin, questins, r answers t students in anther class, r ther sectins f the same class; this gives students in later sectins an unfair advantage. Identificatin and Cnsequences f Academic Vilatin: If a student vilates the Academic Integrity Plicy f Apex Learning Virtual Schl, they will be held respnsible and accuntable fr their actins. The fllwing utlines the pssible cnsequences fr vilatins. Cnsequences fr 1st ffense: Teacher is t thrughly dcument any supprting evidence behind the academic vilatin. Teacher ntifies the student, cach r mentr, ALVS guidance Cunselr, and the academicintegrity@apexlearning.cm email that a vilatin f the Academic Integrity Plicy has ccurred. Page 16 f 20
The Student and, Cach r Mentr is asked t acknwledge the ntificatin. Teacher has discretin t chse t allw student t resubmit a similar assignment r t assign the student a zer n the assignment r assessment. Final curse grade is determined factring in the newly assigned grade. Teacher will re-distribute infrmatin abut what cnstitutes plagiarism and prvides resurce list f hw t avid plagiarism t bth the student as well as the cach r student mentr. Keeping in mind that ur gal is t teach students hw t avid academic integrity issues as well as use and dcument surces apprpriately. Cnsequences fr 2nd ffense: Teacher is t thrughly dcument any supprting evidence behind the academic vilatin. Teacher ntifies the student, cach r mentr, ALVS guidance Cunselr, subject department Lead Teacher, and the academicintegrity@apexlearning.cm email that a vilatin f the Academic Integrity Plicy has ccurred. (Teacher uses cmmunicatin template fund in Appendix.) Student, cach r mentr are again prvided infrmatin abut what cnstitutes plagiarism as well as prvides resurce list f hw t avid plagiarism. Ntice that further academic integrity vilatins are subject t the receipt f an E fr the final curse. The student and, cach r mentr are asked t acknwledge the ntificatin. Student receives a zer n the assignment r assessment. Final curse grade is determined factring in the received zer. Depending n the gravity f the infractin, an Accuntability Bard may be cnvened cnsist ing f the student, cach r mentr, teacher, ALVS guidance Cunselr, subject department Lead Teacher, Manager f Instructin and Directr f instructin t determine apprpriate cnsequences fr the student s actins. Cnsequences fr 3nd ffense: Teacher is t thrughly dcument any supprting evidence behind the academic vilatin. Teacher ntifies the student, cach r mentr, ALVS guidance Cunselr, subject department Lead Teacher, and the academicintegrity@apexlearning.cm email that a 3rd vilatin f the Academic Integrity Plicy has ccurred. (Teacher uses cmmunicatin template fund in Appendix.) Student, cach r mentr are again prvided infrmatin abut what cnstitutes plagiarism as well as prvides resurce list f hw t avid plagiarism. Ntice that further academic integrity vilatins are subject t the receipt f an E fr the final curse. Student, cach r mentr are asked t acknwledge the ntificatin in writing Student receives a zer n the assignment r assessment. Final curse grade is determined factring in the received zer. Depending n the gravity f the infractin, the teacher assigns a recmmended E fr the curse at the end f the Curse. Teacher ntifies the student, cach r mentr, ALVS guidance Cunselr, subject department Lead Teacher, Manager f Instructin and Directr f Instructin that an E has been assigned as the grade fr the curse based n the 3rd vilatin f the Academic Integrity plicy. Fr repeated ffenses, the student(s) may be expelled frm the schl. Diplma prgram student stakehlders will receive ntificatin frm ALVS guidance Cunselr n hw student enrllment will cntinue. Page 17 f 20
Hw d I d well in schl, avid plagiarism and, Academic Integrity Vilatins? Take respnsibility fr yur learning. Being a successful student begins with yu. D well thrugh hard wrk. There are n shrt cuts t ding well in yur studies. Cnsistent and sustained effrt ver the curse f the schl year will help yu develp self-discipline and imprved study habits. Knw yurself as a learner. Every student has strengths and weaknesses. Knw what yu d well and wrk n the areas yu need t imprve. Fr example, reading may be a strength and writing may be difficult fr yu. Seek help in the areas yu need t strengthen. Ask fr help when yu are cnfused abut a class r an assignment. Teachers want yu t be successful. Set yur pririties and manage yur time. Yur schlwrk cmes first. Realize that yu cannt d everything and yu will have t make imprtant chices abut hw yu spend yur time utside f the schl day. Organize yur assignments. What d yu need t d? When d yu need t d it by? Using yur student planner will help yu map yur assignments in each class. By charting when yur assignments are due, yu can better manage yur time. Returned Hmewrk and Graded Tests Yur teacher will prvide frmative feedback n yur submitted hmewrk. Teachers strive t prvide persnalized feedback n assignments within 3 wrking business days f submissin, as well as hst live weekly ffice hurs, and 1:1 help time as needed n request. Take time t read the cmmentary presented, as the feedback will help yu grw as a student. Depending n the subject, feedback will be presented in the Message Bx f the returned activity r as an attachment t that message. Yur teacher will advise yu n hw t access the cmments and scre. Teacher-Scred Tests in AP curses receive minimal feedback. This practice expedites the grading and allws yu t mve n mre quickly. Yu will receive ample feedback n yur assignments t guide yu t success n the AP exam. Viewing graded assignments Once yur teacher has graded an assignment and returned it t yu, it will appear in the Message Center list. Page 18 f 20
Click the Subject f the returned message t pen it. Yur teacher will likely make sme cmments in the message bdy. Mst teachers als place cmments within the attached file. Click the attachment name t view it. Nte: Teachers will nt return cpies f yur tests r exams. Instead, feedback will nly cme as a message. Grades and Student Prgress Reprt Terminlgy A quick lk at yur grades will be n yur Dashbard. Fr mre detail, lk at yur Activity Scres Reprt. Select the Actins; click n View Prgress Reprt. Lk fr the clumn Activity Scres and Due Dates. Click n View, and yur reprt will appear. Abut This Reprt n the Student Prgress windw explains the different clumns. A few imprtant ntes: Assignments are nt cnsidered cmplete until they are graded. If yu have submitted hmewrk, and yur teacher has nt yet reviewed it, the system will regard the activity as Overdue r Nt Yet Scred. Once the activity is scred, it will be added int the grade bk and the numbers will refresh. Submitted assignments are graded and returned within 3 days. There is n need t check n a submissin until 3 schl days have passed. The Quality f Wrk grade reflects nly the scres f wrk that has been graded. If yu wrk n time, the Quality f Wrk grade is likely representative f yur actual perfrmance. Hwever, the calculatin can be misleading if yu are cnsistently late with wrk. The Grade t Date is calculated based n pints earned cmpared t pints pssible. Hence, if an assignment has been submitted n r befre the due date, but has nt yet been scred, the Grade t Date will fill in a zer. Once the wrk is apprpriately scred and the calendar day passed, the Grade t Date will refresh. Yur final letter grade will reflect the Grade t Date. In the very beginning f the curse, take a few minutes t cnsider the grade bk. D nt wrry abut the On-Schedule Indicatr r lw Grades t Date. These are autmatic calculatins, based n the percent f wrk cmpleted in the curse. If nly tw activities are due, missing ne Page 19 f 20
(r delayed fr grading) will, naturally, result in a 50%, r the appearance f a failing grade fr a shrt time. The numbers, and n-schedule clr bar, will update nce activities are scred. After the first few weeks, if the On-Schedule Indicatr is Yellw r Red, there is a prblem; check ut the list f items t be graded and plan time t catch up. A Final Grade will be psted after yur final exam. The letter grade, based n the Grade t Date percentage in yur Grades Reprt, is cnsidered a recmmendatin t yur schl fr a curse grade. A Grade Letter Reprt is available t active mentrs. The letter may serve as sufficient evidence that yu have cmpleted a curse. Check with yur mentr fr that dcument. The ALVS Grading Scale can be fund in Help in the Student Getting Started: ALVS sectin. Lk under Mre Infrmatin: ALVS Student Plicies. The Full-Time grading scale is listed. Page 20 f 20 Cpyright 2015 Apex Learning Inc. Apex Learning and the Apex Learning lg are either registered trademarks r trademarks f Apex Learning Inc.