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Best Practices*

Ideas to help you when

implementing Best Practices in the

Cisco Network Academy Program

Best Practices Introduction

Best Practices have always been an important component in the CNAP. Short

explanations were included in the old Teachers’ Guide 1.50 and are now

included in the preface for each semester. The following quote comes from the

preface of Semester 1 version 2.1:

A list of Academy Best Teaching Practices has been compiled. It is

imperative that you use a wide variety of these Best Practices to present

the Cisco Networking Academy Curriculum; these practices have been

demonstrated to be successful with a wide variety of learners. The Best

Practices include Challenges, Design Activities, Graphical Organizers,

Group Work, Journals, Kinesthetic Activities, Lab Exams, Mini-Lectures,

Online Study, Oral Exams, Portfolios, Presentations, Rubrics, Study

Guides, Troubleshooting, and Web Research…Note that lecture (and

PowerPoint or other such leader-led presentations) comprises just a tiny

fraction of how Cisco intends the curriculum to be presented. The subject

matter, our goals for our graduates, and good pedagogy all dictate that a

mixture of these Best Practices be used. Especially important are the

hands-on labs and lab exams, project-based learning (challenges), and

troubleshooting. For example, all Academies are required to have their

students build simple LANs, use multimeters and cable test meters,

terminate Cat 5 Cabling, and perform a Structured Cabling Project as part

of their first semester skill-building.

Feedback from instructor trainees indicates that the greater use of Best Practices

means better comprehension of the concepts. The Best Practices provide a

variety of opportunities to learn as explained through the following:

· “See” the processes through kinesthetic activities;

· Apply the processes through labs, challenges, troubleshooting, presentations,

etc.;

· Obtain the knowledge through online study, mini-lectures, and discussion;

· Think about the processes and concepts through study guides, reflection,

portfolios, and journals;

· Organize the components and ideas through graphical organizers,

presentations, and study guides; and

· Discuss ideas and concepts with others through group work.

This handout contains additional information to assist you in understanding and

applying the Best Practices. The handout has three components.

The first component has a short explanation of Bloom’s Taxonomy as it is applied

to CNAP.

The second component is a chart that demonstrates the main and secondary

purposes of each Best Practice as well as the class structure generally used

during implementation.

The third component is an expanded explanation of most of the Best Practices.

Each explanation has a description, a brief statement of research, some

implementation ideas and a rubric for assessing the quality of the trainee/student

work.

· The following Best Practices are included:

· Challenges

· Graphic Organizers

· Group Work

· Journals

· Kinesthetic Activities

· Lab Exams/Activities

· Mini-Lecture

· Portfolios

· PowerPoint Presentations

· Presentations

· Reflection

· Rubrics

· Troubleshooting/problem solving

It is important that the CATC and Regional Academy instructors use and

understand the Best Practices, as they are the link to the Local Academy

instructors who work directly with students. The students will have a more

effective educational opportunity if Best Practices are used to assist their

learning.

The handout is a draft and a beginning of the support that will be offered

regarding Best Practices. Any suggestions or comments are welcome.