The lessons in this course follow a standard overall structure--there is one lesson for each day of the week. Each lesson
includes a Learning Coach tab that lists the lesson's objectives, the key terms used in the lesson, and the skills students need to succeed with the lesson. The number of pages in each lesson, and the types of activities students do for each lesson, may vary widely.
In general, each module or set of related lessons consists of the following:
- Learning Coach Page:
Students do not see this page when they go to a lesson, but they can click to see if they choose. It includes objectives, prerequisite skills, a list of materials needed, and key words. As such, it can be a useful guide for you as a teacher. - Video Presentations:
Students will view videos throughout the course; every module includes at least one video. Some will contain many more videos, and some will have fewer, depending on the topics covered. - Hidden Answer Questions:
Often, lesson pages ask students to think about the answer to a question before clicking a button to see the answer. Encourage students to make sure they have a clear response in mind for each question before clicking to see the answer. - Practice Activities:
Students will encounter many chances to practice skills and receive feedback on their progress during a lesson. Practice activities for this course take the following forms: drag-and-drop exercises, multiple-choice questions, slideshows with hidden-answer questions, and worksheets that students will fill out and send to you for feedback. - Authentic Assessments:
Several times in each module, students will complete longer, more open-ended assignments to demonstrate what they've learned. Some lessons also include writing assignments that students will submit to you. For writing assignments, students can type their work into a worksheet or a word processing document, save the file, and send it to you. Alternatively, they can print out the worksheet, write their answers in pencil or pen--then scan the page and send it to you as an image file.
