QR Challenge: Policy Activity for Inservice

Created using the ClassTools QR Treasure Hunt Generator

Teacher Notes

A. Prior to the lesson:

1. Arrange students into groups. Each group needs at least ONE person who has a mobile device.

2. If their phone camera doesn't automatically detect and decode QR codes, ask students to

• Download a QR reader (e.g. I-Nigma | NeoReader | Kaywa) onto their mobile devices
• Bring these devices into the lesson.

3. Print out the QR codes.

4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.

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B. The lesson:

1. Give each group a clipboard and a piece of paper so they can write down the decoded questions and their answers to them.

2. Explain to the students that the codes are hidden around the school. Each team will get ONE point for each question they correctly decode and copy down onto their sheet, and a further TWO points if they can then provide the correct answer and write this down underneath the question.

3. Away they go! The winner is the first team to return with the most correct answers in the time available. This could be within a lesson, or during a lunchbreak, or even over several days!

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C. TIPS / OTHER IDEAS

4. A detailed case study in how to set up a successful QR Scavenger Hunt using this tool can be found here.

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Questions / Answers (teacher reference)

Question	Answer
1. How much notice is required when a teacher intends to take a personal day? A professional day (5.303)?	one, five
2. What five circumstances require the principal to approve personal leave (5.303)?	see policy
3. What circumstances does sick leave cover (5.302)?	see policy
4. What does Policy 5.600 state about record keeping?	Keep all records and prepare and submit promptly all reports that may be required by law, state board regulations, board policy, and administrative procedures.
5. With regard to attendance expectations for personnel, what can be considered neglect of duty, and what are the consequences (5.602)?	absences without prior approval, chronic absences, habitual tardiness, or abuses of designated working hours; disciplinary action up to and including dismissal
6. Policy 5.603 explains the purpose of staff meetings. What examples does the policy list?	see policy
7. What does Policy 5.607 state that cannot be used in performing outside work?	see policy lines 5-13
8. Please summarize Policy 5.608.	see policy
9. What is required for an effective educational program (5.611)?	the services of men and women of integrity, high ideals, and human understanding
10. How does Policy 2.601 address employees engaging in online fundraising activities (2.601)?	see policy line 16
11. Service animals are permitted in our district facilities. Under what circumstances may an individual with a disability be asked to remove a service animal (3.218)?	see policy line 38
12. What five things is a principal responsible for ensuring regrading attendance according to Policy 6.200?	see policy line 7 page 2
13. Are student attendance records considered to be confidential (6.200)?	yes line 13 page 1
14. May students whose parent or legal guardian is a current employee of the Cheatham County School System attend a school of their choice (6.205)?	yes line 30
15. How does Policy 6.303 state that questioning by teachers or principals of students in school must be conducted (6.303)?	discreetly and under circumstances which will avoid unnecessary embarrassment to the student.
16. What is bullying/intimidation/harassment as defined by Policy 6.304?	see policy page 1 line 14
17. Alleged acts of bullying/intimidation/harassment violate Policy 6.304 under one of four conditions. What are those conditions?	see policy page 2 line 26
18. Can the district withhold the grades, diploma, and/or transcript of a student responsible for vandalism or theft (6.311)?	yes, line 11
19. Under what circumstances may students possess personal communications devices and personal electronic devices at school (6.312)?	so long as they are turned off and stored in backpacks, purses, or personal carry-all’s.
20. How many days may a student be excused for the treatment of pediculosis (head lice) (6.4031)?	2 days
21. What is Child Abuse as defined in Policy 6.409?	see policy line 3
22. Homeless students are individuals who lack _________________. This includes ___________ (please list) (6.503).	see policy page 1 line 3
23. How should records of a student who is homeless be maintained (6.503)?	see policy page 2 line 9
24. What should be done if a student is to be filmed or videotaped and will be identified in or a primary subject of the filming or videotaping (6.604)?	see policy line 12
25. When should a parent be notified if an EL student is placed in a language instruction educational program (4.207)?	see policy line 19
26. All extracurricular activities must have the approval of ___________ (4.300).	the principal
27. A student on ________ shall not be permitted to participate in extracurricular activities (4.300).	out-of-school suspension
28. Under what conditions does the Board encourage field trips (4.302)?	see policy line 1
29. What criteria must be observed when professional staff select instructional materials (4.400)?	see policy line 9
30. The director of schools shall establish a procedure for providing __________ with an opportunity to examine proposed textbooks prior to their final adoption, including ______________ (4.401)	see policy page 1 line 4
31. Summarize the four requirements for the educational use of copyrighted materials as listed in policy 4.404.	see policy
32. An employee who accesses the district’s computer system for any purpose agrees to __________ (4.406).	see policy page 1 line 7
33. What activities by employees are a prohibited use of the district’s Internet (4.406)?	see policy page 1 line 20
34. All data including ___________ stored or transmitted on school system computers shall be ___________. Employees/students have ________________ with regard to such data (4.406).	see policy page 3 line 19
35. District staff are prohibited from _________ during school hours, except for __________ (4.406).	see policy page 4 line 1
36. All information on a school or district webpage must accurately reflect ___________. The web page must have a purpose that falls into at least one of what three categories (4.407)?	see policy page 1 line 5
37. All multimedia used in the classroom must __________ (4.408).	see policy
38. Volunteers shall ________. They may not ______, but they may __________ (4.501).	see policy line 2
39. Families and community members should be engaged in the education of students based on what standards (4.502)?	see policy page 2 line 14
40. When are student progress reports required to be provided (4.601)?	see policy line 1
41. Who should be on the team when considering the promotion or placement of students, and what areas should be considered (4.603)?	see policy line 14
42. Any test directly concerned with measuring student ability or achievement through individual or group psychological or socio-metric tests shall not be administered by or with the knowledge of any employee of the system without ___________ (4.700).	see policy page 2 line 14
43. What are the consequences when a district employee fails to follow text security guidelines (4.701)?	see policy line 6
44. The discussion of issues in the classroom which are politically, philosophically, or socially controversial shall be __________, and shall not _________ (4.800).	see policy line 1
45. What may a parent do if he/she considers an activity or instructional material to be controversial and does not want his/her child to participate, read, or use the materials (4.801)?	see policy line 4
46. Are district personnel authorized to use drones (3.219)?	yes
47. A student shall not use ________ (6.306).	see policy line 7

 

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