Course+Syllabus

__Syllabus for Culinary Arts __ // Updated 1/2/2014 //


 * Name: || Mrs. Bowden ||   ||
 * Email Address: || Please Use K-Mail ||^   ||
 *  Phone Number: || 404-334-4790 ||^   ||
 * IM Name/Provider: ||   ||^   ||
 * Office Hours Link: || Monday – Friday 8:00 – 4:00 ||^   ||
 * "Live" Office || Thursdays 12:00 -12:30 ||^  ||

Welcome!
Hello and welcome to the GCA Culinary Arts course! My name is Elaine Bowden and I’m one of the high school culinary teachers here at GCA. I graduated from Georgia Southern University with a degree in Family and Consumer Sciences. I then continued my education and earned a Master’s degree in Educational Technology from Lesley University in Boston, MA. I am very passionate about food preparation and nutrition. I believe nutrition and food prep is a life skill everyone should master.. I am very excited about adding to the GCA learning experience and am excited to have the opportunity to experience this cooking adventure with you!

Why you need to read the rest of this syllabus…
You should consider this syllabus as a contract between you (the student) and me (the teacher). It includes all of the policies and procedures you need to know for successfully completing this course. This syllabus also contains my expectations and behavior that I expect from all of my students.

I will honor all of the specifications laid out in this document. I will not make changes without advance notice and communication posted in the **Weekly Announcements** area of my Wiki course page. Students with documented individualized education plans are given appropriate modifications or accommodations as specified in this documentation. Feel free to contact me or contact the school’s Special Education department for more information.

Contacting the Teacher
It is your responsibility to contact me if you have any questions. Please do not wait until the last minute or assignment Due Date before asking – please contact me early.


 * General answers and information about the course will be provided in the Wiki Weekly Announcements.
 * Announcements may also be sent out via kmail – it is VERY important that you check kmail daily.
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Private questions about a grade you earned or assignment feedback is sent privately through **K-Mail**
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">You can also visit me during Office Hours, or call me – a live weekly information session will be planned each week.
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Please remember the fastest way to contact me is via kmail.

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">If technical difficulties prevent you from contacting me online, please call my office phone (listed at the top). If my number is long-distance for you, simply leave me a message and I will call you back as soon as possible so I can pay for the call.

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Class Connect (CC) Sessions
<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">During our 60-minute, weekly, live **ClassConnect** sessions, we will work through the Georgia Performance Standards set by the Department of Education and listed on the website: []


 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The live **ClassConnect** sessions are extremely important to attend as they ensure that every student will understand how to be successful in this class. <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">At the end of each session, you will need to complete the 9th grade Class Connect survey (with the code word given during class). <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">If you miss a live session, you will be responsible for viewing the recorded sessions (posted on the Wiki page under “class connect”) as well as on the class connect calendar.
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Our Class Connect sessions are **Wednesdays @ Noon** **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">. **<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Students should make every effort to attend each **<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Wednesday class connect. **
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">If your grade falls below a 70%, you may/will be required to attend Class Connect sessions. Your attendance will be tracked and failure to attend could result in compliancy issues.


 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Class Connect Code of Conduct **<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> – //revised 1/2/2014//
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Arrive promptly at the scheduled time of the session.
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">All WB & Mic privileges will be assigned at the discretion of the teacher.
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Chat Box conversations should be limited to the content of the lesson.
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">No sharing of personal information (phone numbers, emails, address, etc.)
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Respectful and courteous behavior towards others is expected at all times.
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Stepping away /non participation without the teacher’s approval will be seen as an absence from the session.
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Students & parents are expected to follow all classroom protocol as described.
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Any disruptions to learning during class connect sessions, including the use of inappropriate language, posting pictures or images to whiteboard, disrespect of teachers or other students will not be tolerated. If a disruption occurs student (s) will be placed in a breakout room for reflection and/or removed from class connect session and parents contacted.

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A little about the course
//<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Course Description // <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Introduction to Culinary Arts is a course designed to introduce students to fundamental food <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">preparation terms, concepts, and methods in Culinary Arts where laboratory practice will parallel <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">class work. Fundamental techniques, skills, and terminology are covered and mastered with an <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">emphasis on basic kitchen and dining room safety, sanitation, equipment maintenance and <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">operation procedures. Course also provides an overview of the professionalism in the culinary <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">industry and career opportunities leading into a career pathway to Culinary Arts.


 * //__<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">This is a lab based course. In order to successful complete, preparing food dishes is required at the expense of the student. __//**

//<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Course Prerequisites //

<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">None required


 * //__<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">A year end culminating activity will be planned for this course. It will require students to travel to the Atlanta area for one day. This activity will count as the final exam __//****//<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">. //**

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Course Activities:
<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Course activities may include but are not limited to the following:

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">Reading online text and transcripts <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Viewing moving and static images and streaming video <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Listening to audio recordings <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Threaded Discussions with teachers and fellow students in a section, cohort, or group <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Teacher announcements <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Online self-check exercises <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Teacher-created instructional materials

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Graded assignments may include:

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Online or paper-based worksheets and practice sets <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Quizzes <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Cooking labs <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Essays, research papers, and other writing assignments <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Presentations

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">All assignments are posted to my Wiki page. http://gcahsintrotoca.wikispaces.com/ <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">All graded assignments are graded via Engrade. You must create an Engrade account at [|www.engrade.com]. Kmail me to gain your access code.

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Course Policies:
<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Students are expected to log into this course daily. While the length of time that students spend working on assignments may vary, the expectation is that you will spend approximately 60 to 75 minutes on coursework each day. Students should log 6-7 hours total each day.
 * __<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Attendance and Activity __**
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Attendance and progress will be monitored. All students must have a mentor/adult enter attendance each day.

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Every time you enter the course – and before completing any class work:
 * __<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Daily Student Responsibilities __**
 * **<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Read any weekly announcements in Wiki **<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> posted since the last time you entered the course.
 * **<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Weekly Announcements **<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I will try to post by 9:00 am every Monday morning to the Wiki page.
 * **<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Complete //all// lessons and assignments **<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> (both graded and non-graded) as indicated on your weekly announcements page
 * **<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Review your grades in Engrade **<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">to see what assignments/quizzes you are missing. Check both the assignments tab and the quizzes tab
 * **<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Submit assignments to me through Engrade **<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> I cannot accept any assignments through kmail.

<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">In an effort to be consistent and transparent in our communication with students and learning coaches concerning academic progress, GCAHS has the following grading policy across all departments:
 * **__<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">School Grading Policy – revised 1/2/2014 __**


 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I. Due dates for all assignments will be consistent with that course’s live instruction day. Check your ClassConnect schedule and/or check with your subject area teachers for more specific information. **


 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">II. Students will receive notifications of missing assignments based on the following progression: **
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">A. __After one week__ beyond the due date, teachers will: **
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">a. Kmail reminders/missing assignment notification **
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">b. Add 0's to the gradebook as a placeholder/reminder that can be replaced upon students' completion of assignment(s) **


 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">III. After one month beyond the due date, the 0 can only be replaced at each teacher’s discretion, based on his/her communication with and knowledge of individual students’ needs. **


 * ** The GCAHS Grading Scale: **
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Letter Grade || <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;"> GPA  || <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Range  ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">A || <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;"> 4.0  || <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">90-100  ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">B || <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">3.0  || <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">80-89  ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">C || <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">2.0  || <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">70-79  ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">F || <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">0.0  || <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">69 and below  ||

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Getting Help with Class Work
<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">This is going to be a challenging course. When you encounter difficulty with course content:
 * //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">First //**<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">: Read through the weekly announcements to make sure I have not already answered your question.
 * //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Next // **<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">: Attend Class Connect sessions (there is always a Q&A time at the end of class).
 * //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Then //**<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">: Kmail me with any questions. Be sure to check your kmail for a response and check for attachments.

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Communication with Teacher and Classmates.

 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Some things to keep in mind when communicating with other students: **
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Respect the privacy and wishes of your fellow students
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Flaming, spamming, bullying, unwanted communication, inappropriate message content or attachments, will be considered a breach of this policy. Infractions may result in disciplinary action by the school administration.

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Due Dates
//<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Please see the school grading policy listed above //

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The **Weekly Announcements** list which lessons and assignments you need to complete each day. It is important to follow the course schedule indicated on the **Announcements page**. Staying on schedule allows you to learn along with the rest of your classmates, participate in **ClassConnect** sessions and **Threaded Discussions**.

Academic Integrity (Cheating and Plagiarism)//updated 1/2/2014//
<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Assessments, such as quizzes, and tests, are a critical part of any academic program. They offer important information about your progress toward mastery. But this information is helpful only if it is accurate. And it can be accurate only if the assessment represents your work and //only// your work.

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Unless otherwise instructed by your teacher or by a specific assessment, you are expected to honor the following principles while taking assessments: <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">You will be asked to submit written assignments for teachers to grade. Your written work must be completely free of plagiarism. Plagiarism is copying another person's work without providing direct reference to the author, original print material, or website. Put simply, always give credit where it is due. Be sure to ask your teacher if you have questions regarding citing sources. Schools have Web tools available to check for student plagiarism.
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">You and you alone will take the assessment.
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">You will not copy or redistribute any part of the assessment in any way—electronically, verbally, or on paper.
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">You will treat the assessment as "closed book"—meaning that you may not use any textbooks, references, or other materials (printed or electronic) during the assessment—unless your teacher or the specific assessment otherwise instructs (for example, you are specifically told to refer to certain pages in a book as part of the assessment).
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">You will treat the assessment as "single browser"—meaning that during the assessment you may not log in a second time to your course, or open your course or related materials on another browser on another computer.
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Your answers will represent your work and //only// your work, free of any outside assistance. You will not plagiarize in any way.
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">You will not confer with other students, family members, or acquaintances, either in person or through electronic communication, during the assessment.

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> You may also be asked to submit oral assignments for teachers to grade. Your oral work must be completely free of plagiarism. Plagiarism in such assignments includes copying another person's work without providing direct reference to the author, having another person provide your recording, and so on. Be sure to ask your teacher if you have questions regarding citing, or using other sources.

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Unless your teacher or specific directions inform you of exceptions, you are expected to follow these principles while taking assessments and completing written or oral assignments. Only by honoring these principles can you assure both academic and personal integrity.

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Attendance
<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Regular and daily attendance is required: <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">You must log into the course and complete the scheduled work in it every school day. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Unless otherwise specified, course log in is required even when assignments occur “offline.” <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">You are expected to review any updated **Class Announcements.** <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">You should expect to spend __60 to 75 minutes each day__ reading, responding, and completing other activities both on and offline. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Contact K12 Customer Care if you are unable to log into the course on any given day. Also, send a **K-Mail** to me if you won’t be able to complete an assignment/assessment due to log-in issues. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">If you encounter technical difficulties, contact me by phone. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Students who do not actively log in and participant the course will be referred to the school administration.
 * Ø <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Use your Student Log-In as that is how I monitor your Course Activity.

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Teacher Availability and Communications
<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Teachers are available Monday-Friday (excluding school vacations) from 8:00am-4:00pm. All k-mails and phone messages will be returned within 1 school day. Any messages and/or k-mails sent after school hours will be considered “in receipt” on the next school day. Even though you and I happen to be online and working at the same time, I might not be immediately available. Most of my day is spent responding to messages, grading and returning assignments, and answering **K-Mail** and returning phone messages. I will do my best to respond to your questions as quickly as possible.

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Feel free to contact me when needed, but please understand that I might be in the middle of grading or helping another student at this time. You may need to leave me a message if you call, or wait for a short time to receive answers online.

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">If you would like to schedule time for a private conference, please request these at least 3 to 5 days in advance of the day you are available. The more notice you provide me, the more likely I can accommodate your scheduling needs.

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Submitting Assignments and File Types

 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Assignment File Names: **<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Files you submit to me through the **Engrade** **Dropbox** tool should have a filename that indicates which assignment it is, followed by your first initial and last name. You may wish to use U and L to indicate which Unit and Lesson it is, or simply shorten the actual title of the assignment. Some examples include RSmith_U4L3R (unit 4 lesson 3 for Robert Smith) or PersuaEssyRSmith for Robert Smith’s Persuasive Essay.


 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Always use the Dropbox: **__<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I will only accept Teacher-Graded Assignments (TGA) submitted through the **Engrade Dropbox**. __<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> __Assignments sent to me through K-Mail will be returned, along with a request to submit through the course **Dropbox** properly.__

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Unless otherwise indicated in the assignment directions, the only file types you should submit to me are .doc, .txt, and .tif. Assignments in other formats will be returned for resubmission.
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">File type and size: **<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Try to keep the size of files you submit to fewer than 3 MB.

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Expectations of Difficulty, Participation and Time Commitment
<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Students often find that going to school online takes more time and may be more difficult than expected. Be prepared to spend more time and effort than a traditional school, however keep in mind you have many ways to obtain assistance.

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">You can expect to spend at least 60 minutes on this course each day, to be successful in this class. If you are not spending enough time, the class is too easy or difficult, please request an appointment to meet with me, or stop in during Office Hours so we can review what you are doing each day. If you need assistance creating a personal schedule, staying on task and motivated, or need help creating an effective home learning environment, feel free to contact your advisor or homeroom teacher. They are terrific at helping students with these types of concerns.

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Grading Policy
<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Assignments/quizzes posted to Engrade will be updated on Fridays before noon. Work submitted after this time will not be updated until the following week. At the end of each grading period, grades maybe updated twice weekly. It is the student’s responsibility to keep up with graded work and turn in the appropriate assignments to Engrade – [|www.engrade.com] <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">