This elective translates the Academy's research and practice into actionable pedagogy. It helps educators design annotation activities for their own courses and classrooms, drawing on the evidence base for social annotation in education, practical strategies for implementation, and the design principles developed across Pathway A.
Designed for: K–12 teachers, higher education faculty, instructional designers, and curriculum developers
Review the evidence base for social annotation and student learning
Design annotation activities with appropriate scaffolding, prompts, and norms
Develop assessment approaches for annotation that value quality over quantity
Build a complete annotation integration plan for one of your courses
Synthesizes principles from Course 2 (collaborative reading), Course 4 (knowledge building environments), and the Annotated Syllabus elective. The most practice-oriented offering for working educators.