Course Schedule

Each lesson addresses a topic in lesson planning for adult literacu classes.  Course activities include readings, assignments, and discussions.  The lessons are sequential. The schedule below lists the dates that assignments are due. Please be sure to adhere to the schedule. Lessons are self-paced within the week. Return as often as you wish to the activities and discussions.

If you choose to participate on the weekends, be sure to post your assignments during the weekend that falls within the scheduled week. Each week's discussion boards are opened on the Friday which begins the scheduled week.

Participants who do not post to the discussion board within the first week of the course will be removed from the course. This will then place you on waiting list only status for future online courses and trainings.

If you do not post for more than one week at any time during the course or if you fall more than one week behind in your assignments, you will be removed from the course and will be placed on waiting list status only for future online courses. If you find that you cannot post for more than two weeks, please contact your technical facilitator at courses@valrc.org or 1-800-237-0178 as soon as possible to discuss the situation and your further participation in the course.

You may print out this schedule and use it as a checklist for your course requirements.

 
Lessons Assignments Due

Week 1

9/23 - 9/29

Effective Lesson Planning: The Basics of Lesson Design
  • Introduce yourself in Building Our Online Community
  • Develop objectives and post
  • Give peer feedback
  • Revise objectives
 

Thur
9/29

Week 2

9/30 - 10/6

Warm Up and Review
  • Respond to Warm-Up Reflection
  • Develop a warm-up activity for your lesson and post
  • Give peer feedback
  • Revise warm-up activity
 

Thur
10/6

Week 3

10/7 - 10/13

Introduction of Material, Part 1
  • Critique introduction of material of a lesson plan
  • Develop the introduction of material of a sample lesson plan and post
  • Give peer feedback
 

Thur
10/13

Week 4

10/14 - 10/20

Introduction of Material, Part 2
  • Develop the introduction of material of your lesson plan and post
  • Give peer feedback
  • Revise introduction of material
  • Respond to Multilevel Classrooms
 

Thur
10/20

Week 5

10/21 - 10/27

Guided Practice
  • Develop the guided practice activities of your lesson plan and post
  • Give peer feedback
  • Revise guided practice
  • Respond to Error Correction
  • Respond to Modifications/
    Accommodations
 

Thur
10/27

Week 6

10/29 - 11/3

Application and Extension
  • Respond to Applying Your Learning Reflection
  • Develop the application and extension activities for your lesson plan and post
  • Give peer feedback
  • Revise application and extension activities
 

Thur
11/3

Week 7

11/4 - 11/10

Evaluation and Assessment, Part 1
  • Respond to Comprehension Monitoring
  • Post your complete lesson plan
  • Give peer feedback
  • Revise completed lesson plans
 

Thur
11/10

Week 8

11/11 - 11/17

Evaluation and Assessment, Part 2
  • Post both complete lesson plans
  • Respond to Farewell
  • Complete the end-of-course evaluation
 

Thur 11/17