Design Document for

Big Hollow Middle School Orientation

By Beena Waugh
The Middle School Orientation will prepare incoming Big Hollow fifth grade students for the new
Purpose of the Course
school building, routines and tasks and expectations in Middle School.

The Big Hollow Middle School student will learn to navigate his or her class schedule, operate
her locker and come prepared to each class with appropriate supplies. They will only fill their
backpacks with items necessary for the next class (the equivalent of no more than 10 percent of
their weight). The student will record all assignments and tasks assigned by the teacher and
evaluate if it will be beneficial to work on homework during the recess period. The student will
have knowledge of expectations of conduct and rules to follow while in school. Finally, the
student will become familiar with the layout of the school and know whom to ask for help or ask
questions.

The target audience is the incoming Big Hollow Middle School 5th grade students. These students,
Audience Description
while in Elementary school have one teacher for all class periods with the exception of Gym, Art
and Music. They have cubbies and desks in the classroom in lieu of lockers to store their class
materials. They have support and guidance on what homework needs to be completed and when it
is due.

The secondary audience is the 5th grade students parents or guardians (voluntarily review training
with their child to understand expectations and help and support them at home).

Students are 9-10 years old.

There are 10 classes of 25 -30 students total 274 students total.
10% or roughly or 27 students have ESL or have special needs.
Gender: 60% girls 40% Boys.
Varied maturity, emotional and physical capabilities and learning styles.

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 TO 1: Acclimate students to a new school building and environment.
Major Course
Objectives (Terminal)
TO 2: Introduce students to a new model that includes different teachers for different classes

TO 3: Build confidence in new routines and processes expectations.

TO 1: To acclimate students to a new building and environment.

Course Enabling
Objectives
EO 1: Given a list of the students class schedule, the student will memorize class schedule, room
and locker location by the end of the first week of class.

TO 2: To introduce students to a new teaching model that includes different teachers for
different classes.

EO 1: Given a list of corresponding teachers assigned to the students class, the student will
memorize the teachers name, and the subject they teach by the end of the first week of class.

EO 2: Given an introduction to the school staff and administration, student recognizes each
individuals role at the school.

TO 2: Build confidence in new routines and processes expectations.

EO 1: Given a standard backpack, and a best practice stating children should only lift the
equivalent of 10% of their weight or one classes worth of books, student will safely lift the
backpack without straining the back.

EO 2: Given a standard school supplied day planner, student will record the class assignments,
tasks and notes in the appropriate sections.

EO 3: Given Big Hollow Middle Schools top 5 rules, student reviews and acknowledges at least
4 of the 5 rules of conduct.

EO 4: Given the students Locker assignment student will learn to memorize the locker
combination and open his or her lock by the end of the 1st week.

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 Given the student has a lock the student purchases for school on hand, the student will learn about
RLO Enabling
how to manage their locker, how to memorize the locker combination, and learn how they should
Objective
open his or her lock.
Identify the functions of the locker
Investigate methods for memorizing or recording the individuals locks combination.
Distinguish the parts of a lock and how it works

Learning Assessment Summative assessment: self-evaluation. While this orientation in not mandatory, participation will
for Course be encouraged by the Big Hollow School Administration. At the conclusion of the orientation
night, there will be a parent checklist to assess if the student has mastered skills needed to
function in school or if further support is required.
The assessment will quiz the student on the components of the lock and if they can identify some
Learning Assessment
valid rules and tips offered for using a locker and memorizing the combination via true false
for RLO
questions.
This training program will have blended synchronous and asynchronous delivery methods. The
Instructional Delivery
instruction for the first part is self-paced and asynchronous and will include online video
method for Course
components with welcome messages from the principal, the fifth grade teachers and other key
(overall)
staff members in the schools YouTube channel. There are online elements with practical
elements such as opening a lock, memory games for class schedules and instruction on how to
safely lift and carry your backpack. There will be a video tour of the school led by two students
from a previous school year. Finally a age appropriate time management module will be provided
to help with class assignments.

The second part of the orientation will consist of an in school orientation night for students and
parents the night before school starts. This evening will have a welcome presentation from the
principal a meet and greet with the students teachers and some fun games to reinforce skills
learned online.
Instructional Strategy This RLO will primarily be a self-paced tutorial (the student will be encouraged to practice
for RLO learning the combination and opening the lock while taking this RLO and before school starts).

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Media The course will use the following Media
Text
Graphics
(Option to use Audio)

508 Accommodations I plan to use the Articulate Storyline authoring tool to complete the course. This tool is designed
to meet requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Please see the following:
https://articulate.com/support/article/Articulate-Storyline-and-Section-508-Accessibility. I plan to
have alt text for graphics as well as the correct color contrast of the text to background for easy
viewing. Additionally, I will use a transcript of any audio.

Course Structure This RLO will be a part of the Overall Orientation that will include 8 modules with two to three
Description lessons. The blended orientation will be divided into two sections. 1 section will be online and the
other will be a

Seat Time of Course The entire course should take two hours to complete.

Seat Time of RLO The module should take between 5 and 10 minutes.

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RLO Outline 1) Title
2) Introduction - Objective
3) Purpose of the Locker
a) Function
b) Importance

4) Explore the Lock

a) Parts
b) Learning your combination
c) Safeguarding combination

5) Maintaining the Locker

a) Organization Tips
b) Decorating Ideas

6) Do Connect Activity Practice opening the lock

7) Assessment: Scenario based multiple-choice question.

8) End of course Explain that student will have opportunities to practice opening their locker
on Orientation night

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RLO Flowchart The Flowchart is in a appendix

Screens/Pages in RLO There will be approximately 16 screens in the RLO.

Knowledge Checks or The estimated number of knowledge checks or other interactions:

Other Assessments or
_1_Dichotomous (T/F, Y/N, etc.)
Practices for RLO
____Multiple Choice
____Multiple Select
____Drag and Drop
____Custom describe; if appropriate, supply flowchart in an Appendix and reference it here.
____Other describe

Rollovers/click events The estimated number of individual rollover or click event items/objects, outside of navigation
elements:
_2_Rollovers
____Click Events

RLO Navigation I plan to use Start, Exit, Previous and Next and Menu buttons that are part of Articulate
Storylines offerings. There will also be an audio button available to adjust sound as needed.

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Screen Layouts for
RLO Objectives
One of the highlights of starting Middle School is getting
Big Hollow Middle your own locker.
You will use your locker to store your coat, books and other
School Orientation school supplies.
Module 1 This tutorial will walk you through what you need to know
about managing your locker, how to open your lock and
how to memorize the combination.
What You Need to Know About Your School Locker

Two Content Layout Knowledge Check

First bullet point here Quiz Question 1 Directions:

Second bullet point here True 1.

False 2.
Third bullet point here
Quiz Question 2 3.
True
False
Quiz Question 3
True
False

Development Tools The tools that I hope to use to develop the course:
for RLO
Storyline
PowerPoint
Graphics tools,
Audio tools

Ownership Beena Waugh will develop the course and the Big Hollow Technology team will maintain the
course with direction from the Scott Whipple the Middle School, Principal. The course is being
developed for the Big Hollow School Board.

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Development Time of Per the Learning Guilds estimates:
entire course and
Entire Course
RLO
Estimate for the Asynchronous, Online portion of the course (2 hours) 2 hours X 117 hours to
create 1 hour of Asynch e-learning = 234 Hours
Estimate for the Synchronous, face-to-face Orientation portion of the course (1 hour), 1 hour of
training X 86 hours to develop 1 hour of Synch. e learning = 86 hours
234 Hours + 86 Hours = 320 hours total estimate
RLO
Estimate for Asynchronous RLO (5 minutes) is 5 X 3.18 hour per minute of development time =
15.9 hours for RLO estimate (I think this is estimate is a but robust. I expect the development for
the course to take less time then estimate)

Support requirements Support requirements will include the technology department to assist with setting up the
for RLO and course technical requirements, the administration and 4th and 5th grade teachers serving as Subject Matter
Experts, and the 5th grade students parents to help the students navigate the course. Their buy in
is critical. Rapid Development software (Articulate Storyline)

Project Please sign below indicating agreement with the proposed course plan and approving start-up of
Sign-off [optional] the storyboard and development phases.

Beena Waugh
Instructional Designer Date

Project Manager/Sponsor Date

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