Course Schedule

Each lesson addresses a topic in lesson planning for ABE/GED 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

7/9 - 7/15
Effective Lesson Planning: The Basics of Lesson Design
  • "How to Be a Good Online Learner" tutorial
  • Introduce yourself in Building Our Online Community
  • Develop objectives and post
  • Give Study Buddy feedback
  • Revise objectives
  

Thur
7/15

Week 2

7/16 - 7/22
Warm Up and Review
  • Respond to Warm-Up Reflection
  • Develop a warm-up activity for your lesson and post
  • Give Study Buddy feedback
  • Revise warm-up activity
  

Thur
7/22

Week 3

7/23 - 7/29
Introduction and Presentation, Part 1
  • Critique introduction and presentation of a lesson plan
  • Develop the introduction and presentation of a sample lesson plan and post to Study Buddy Group
  • Give Study Buddy feedback
 

Thur
7/29

Week 4

7/30 - 8/5
Introduction and Presentation, Part 2
  • Develop the introduction of your lesson plan and post
  • Give Study Buddy feedback
  • Revise introduction
  • Respond to Multilevel Classrooms
 

Thur
8/5

Week 5

8/6 - 8/12
Guided Practice and Communicative Practice
  • Reflect on modifications and accommodations
  • Develop the guided practice activities of your lesson plan and post
  • Give Study Buddy feedback
  • Revise guided practice
  

Thur
8/12

Week 6

8/13 - 8/19

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

Thur
8/19

Week 7

8/20 - 8/26
Evaluation and Assessment, Part 1
  • Respond to Comprehension Monitoring
  • Post your new, complete lesson plan
  • Give Study Buddy feedback
  • Revise completed lesson plans
  

Thur
8/26

Week 8

8/27 - 9/2

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

Thur
9/2