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Popup += "<p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"><b>Instructional Design Process at ISHS</b></font></p>";
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Popup += "<p><ul><li>Excellent instructional design is at the heart of a quality distance program. Our instructional design staff brings years of experience in teaching and course design to the ISHS program.";
Popup += "<ul class=\"noBullet\"><li>A team of instructional designers, subject matter experts, and teachers—all highly experienced in designing, developing, and teaching courses for distance students—develop ISHS’s courses. The team includes individuals with extensive expertise in their subject matter and outstanding teaching credentials.  The instructional designers are experienced in distance education course development and pedagogy, have extensive teaching backgrounds, and hold teaching certificates and/or masters or doctoral degrees.</li></ul></li>";

Popup += "<li>National and state standards form the basis for all ISHS courses.";
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Popup += "<li>The voice of the teacher presented in the materials helps students to feel the presence of a mentor and guide.";
Popup += "<ul class=\"noBullet\"><li>Course developers draw on their teaching experience to know when to question, when to provide feedback, and how to motivate. Textbooks and other publisher materials provide the background knowledge and facts necessary for understanding. The instructional materials created by the development team help students draw the connections from this information to real life.</li></ul></li>";

Popup += "<li>Activities that foster 21st Century Skills are an integral element in ISHS courses.";
Popup += "<ul class=\"noBullet\"><li>Projects that are tied to real-world issues, topics that lead to global understanding and cultural sensitivity, critical thinking questions, problem-solving activities, and opportunities to present information in a variety of media are some of the ways that students in ISHS courses can enhance their 21st Century Skills. Courses that are created with an international student body in mind provide the type of multicultural atmosphere found at the ISHS.</li></ul></li>";

Popup += "<li>To ensure success for a student body with diverse ability levels and learning styles, courses provide a variety of content presentation methods.";
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Popup += "<li>Quality Assurance is provided in various ways to insure that the courses meet ISHS standards.";
Popup += "<ul class=\"noBullet\"><li>During the development and production process, the instructional materials are thoroughly reviewed by the instructional designer, Coordinator for High School Curriculum, the ISHS teacher (focusing in particular on the appropriateness and accuracy of graded assessments), and the High School Curriculum Team editor and project assistant. Video, audio, and multimedia elements undergo similar review prior to the course opening for enrollment.</li></ul></li>";

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