Online Course Creations

While creating the outline for my online course for the first 50% of my course, I had to think about where I would consider the halfway point of my course development.

Knowing that I wanted to create an Introduction section that is filled with helpful tab and discussion board, I would have to include the introduction section within my outline.

In my outline, I have included the introductory to the course, the first module, and second module. Each Module provides a lesson, discussion board, and an assignment for students. My course was created with 7th-8th graders in mind which mean that each module has several instructional help videos and links to the "Help Tab" to guide students to understanding the requirement of the assignments.

These question helped guide me to developing my online course:

-What enabling knowledge (facts, concepts, and principles) and skills (procedures) will students need to perform effectively and achieve the desired results?

Student will need to utilize comprehension skills, inferencing, and character analysis.

- What activities will equip students with the needed knowledge and skills?

Students will using reading materials, written discussions, and also speaking roles to show what they are learning.

- What will need to be taught and coached, and how should it best be taught, in light of performance goals?

Students will be taught concepts that are foreign to them. Since the unit is focused on character motivation, students will use character analysis strategy STEAL which is Speech, Thought, Emotion, Actions, and Looks. This allow students to look at the different parts of character development.

- What materials and resources are best suited to accomplish these goals?

1. A video welcoming students to the course and information about their course.

2. Infographic that details the course rules, cell phone policy from the school, grading policy, late work policy, and teacher contact information.

3. Independent book study information with requirements, purpose, rules, and policy for not having a book on time.

4. Help board for students

5. Introductory videos for each module lesson

6. Slideshow lesson about motivation with voiceover for students.

7. A How-to tab

a. Has video lesson on how to create an infographic, flipgrid video and script. Can also be a reference points to students.

8. A YouTube linked in video of the What Would You Do? Clip for the “Teenager Ignores Parents While Playing Fortnite.

9. Short stories: 7th Grade by Gary Soto, The Veldt by Ray Bradbury, The Monsters are Due on Maple Street (drama), The Scholarship Jacket by Marta Salinas for reader’s choice.

10. Slideshow lesson on inferencing, conflict, and character analysis strategy STEAL with voiceover and practice links

11. Failure without Penalty Practice activity for students- allows them to practice the skills without penalty of getting it wrong.

-Is the overall design coherent and effective?

Yes, each module is designed to purpose of the activity. By provide instructional and introductory videos, students will have plenty of assistance on the course, lessons, and activities to be successful. In order to ensure that each module is clutter free.

- What should students know, understand, and be able to do?

a. Student should know inferencing, main idea, and the plot sequence of story.

b. Student should understand character analysis, inferencing characterization, writing conventions.

c. Student should be able to use inferencing skills to analyze characterization and how character motivation can develop and resolve conflict in a story.

-What is worthy of understanding?

That character motivation and motivation in general can have an impact in any type story/writing.

-What are the enduring understandings desired as a result of instruction?

Students learning how to use a skill in a real world situation.

- What type of assessments will serve as evidence of the enduring understanding I’m seeking?

Each assignment is designed to allow for students to provide evidence of understanding about the skills taught. Each week the skills allow for versatility and for students to use skills such as speaking, written, and organizing information to show what they know and understand about the units.

Outline for Online Course:

https://static.wixstatic.com/ugd/e8bccf_9077e818981545889daba3c9db25303d.docx