What an Online Course Can Look Like: The Kids Guide to the Bill of Rights, Taught by a Quirky, Enthusiastic Mom





by Theresa Heary ( http://www.s-h-i-n-e.org/

How the government works

How the media affects the government and the government affects the media

The role the socio-economic status, race and gender play in the interpretation of the Bill of Rights and the law.

I give spoken feed back to my students. Here is an example of the feedback that the kids receive on their writing.

Here is an example of the feedback that the kids receive on their writing. I have important conversations with my students. Here is a clip of one of the ways in which we are able to interact.

I interact with my students in the online classroom.

I never have more than 6 kids in a session , so it is easy to interact with them.

, so it is easy to interact with them. Students create a Weekly Essay. During the online class, I will introduce the kids to the concepts of the 5 paragraph essay. I will use online tutorials to walk them through creating their first couple of essays. Here is an example of an essay map tutorial I created last year. They will get started on the essay during class and submit it to me by Wednesday of each week. I will then provide them with feedback on their draft.

During the online class, I will introduce the kids to the concepts of the 5 paragraph essay. I will use online tutorials to walk them through creating their first couple of essays. Here is an example of an essay map tutorial I created last year. They will get started on the essay during class and submit it to me by Wednesday of each week. I will then provide them with feedback on their draft. Students take Online Quiz with immediate feedback: While I am not a fan of stressful testing, the weekly quiz does give students something to strive for. I use an online test maker to create simple fill in the answer or multiple choice tests for my students. I give them a list of questions on Monday and they take a quiz on Fridays. That way, I can review the results before class on Monday, and respond to any misunderstandings that have developed.

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