Briefing ID #: 11763
ALL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS/APs – Dual Enrollment (DE) - Florida International University
(FIU) Professional Development
Category: Professional Development
Audience:
Principals/APs (Senior High)
Due Date:
Meeting Date:
May 14, 2012
May 24, 2012
Attachment(s):
B_no_11763_Dual_Enrollment_Curr_Workshops_11-12.docx
To inform all principals of a mandatory Dual Enrollment curriculum meeting for all high-school teachers
currently teaching or preparing to teach one of the Florida International University Dual Enrollment
courses listed below at an M-DCPS high-school
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In an effort to support high-school teachers in the delivery of the Dual Enrollment curriculum
offered at an M-DCPS high school through Florida International University (FIU), the Division of
Mathematics, Science, and Advanced Academic Programs, in partnership with the College of Arts
and Sciences, FIU, has arranged a mandatory meeting for high school teachers currently
teaching selected Dual Enrollment courses or preparing to teach selected Dual Enrollment
courses for the School Year 2012-2013.
Separate sessions will be held for Dual Enrollment teachers in the following subject areas. Only
teachers currently teaching or preparing to teach the following courses should register to attend:
o ENC 1101 & 1102 (Writing and Rhetoric I & II)
o MAC 1105 (College Algebra)
o MAC 2147 (Pre-Calculus Math)
o PSY 2012 (Introduction to Psychology)
o All History Courses
Sessions will be facilitated by the respective faculty for each of the FIU curriculum departments
represented.
Sessions will focus on the following: university adjunct expectations, Dual Enrollment student
expectations, curriculum standards and grading policies, content and pacing of instructional
material, and RIGOR in the college-level course.
Attendance is mandatory. Participants should arrive on time and calculate the time it will
take to drive to the University, park, and walk to the Wertheim Conservatory.
A Meet and Greet General Session with a light breakfast followed by the Dual Enrollment
Curriculum Sessions will be held as follows:
DATE: Thursday, May 24, 2012
TIME:
8:30 AM - 12 Noon
PLACE: Florida International University, Modesto Maidique Campus
12800 SW 8th Street
Miami, FL 33199
Wertheim Conservatory
Teachers will be sent a parking permit and a map with directions prior to the event.
Teachers will need to register on the Professional Development portal
http://calendar.dadeschools.net/cal/calendar.nsf by Monday, May 14, 2012. It is very important
that DE teachers register on the PD portal under the correct DE session that pertains to their
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subject area.
Teachers will earn four (4) Master Plan points for this half-day workshop that includes a follow-up
activity.
Substitute coverage will be provided by the Division of Mathematics, Science, and Advanced
Academic Programs through the following funding structure: Fund 100000, Program 90210000,
Object 514900, Function 612000, Location 1962800. School site administrator must complete
and fax the attached Sustitute Reconciliation Form for teachers in attendance.
Please contact the Division of Mathematics, Science, and Advanced Academic Programs by
Monday, May 14, 2012, if any participant requires special attention, or services (e.g., wheelchair
access) for this event.
Contact:
Department:
Ms. Montserrat Paradelo, District Supervisor ( 305-995-1934 )
Division of Mathematics, Science, and Advanced Academic Programs