Language Usage

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All courses use friendly, conversational, and inclusive language that is consistent in voice and tone across an entire course or series.

Tags: Audience, DEI, PLS, Quality Matters (QM), Reading Level, SLS

Teacher Guide

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Michigan Virtual Plus courses include a Teacher Guide lesson located in the Instructors Only unit. The purpose is to provide teachers with an overview of how their course functions and what they can expect. This guide is individualized for each course.

Tags: Audience, CourseArc, Quality Matters (QM), Required Content, SLS

Assessment Attachments

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Student-facing attachments must be attached as Microsoft Word documents (.docx) using the Attached Document Template.

Tags: Brightspace, Development, File Storage, Image, Organization, SLS

Resources

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Include resources (documents and external links) that are easy to access and accessible for all learners.

Tags: Accessibility, Development, Document, File Storage, PLS, SLS

Readability – PLS

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Content should easily be read at a secondary education level (between grades 6 and 9). Any information provided at a higher reading level should provide a version of the material that is presented at the secondary education level.

Tags: Accessibility, Audience, DEI, PLS, Reading Level

Student Guide

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Michigan Virtual Plus courses include a Student Guide lesson that is customized to the course and can be found in the “Getting Started” unit. The purpose is to provide students with an overview of how their course functions and what they can expect.

Tags: Audience, CourseArc, Quality Matters (QM), Required Content, SLS

SLS Audience

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Courses will use appropriate language for the intended student audience and will strive to reflect a culturally diverse perspective that is free from bias.

Tags: Audience, DEI, Reading Level, SLS

Attribution Document

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Courses will appropriately attribute content used in the Course Attribution Document and will be saved in the project folder. The attribution document will also be linked in the footer of the CourseArc course. In its simplest form, an attribution consists of a Title, Author, Source, and License (TASL). The title of the content being attributed should be displayed on the content page itself, along with a link to its source.

Tags: Canva, Citation, Consistency, File Storage, Image, Link, PLS, SLS

Alignment Document

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Create an Alignment Document that includes applicable state standards, learning objectives, lesson title, and assessments. A reviewer should be able to see which learning objectives align with which assessments. Applicable standards should be included at the unit level (no need to include applicable standards at the lesson level).

Tags: Development, PLS, Quality Matters (QM), SLS

LXD Style Guide

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