3. Best way to contact your teacher
Email - LyljeHK@leeschools.net
4. Contact with teacher
• espond to all teacher
communication in a timely manner
• This includes emails phone calls
• Students are expected to respond to their teacher within 24
hours with the exception of holidays and weekends
6. Requirements Before Starting Class
ALL students MUST complete the following
requirements BEFORE starting class:
1. Test
2. Orientation Video and Worksheet
7. Completion of Orientation Requirements
Once you have completed ALL of the orientation
requirements you will receive the following:
Your Username and Password for
English Discoveries
8. Requirement #1 Testing
• If you are a NEW student, you should have already taken
the after registration.
• If you are a RETURNING student, you would have
completed the at the end of the previous
semester.
• ALL students will be required to take the at
the end of the semester
9. Pre-Test and Post-Test
• Pre-Test
• Taken before the start of class
• Post-Test
• Taken near the end of the semester
• After a minimum of 60 hours of instruction
• The goal is to show improvement in
10. Requirement #2
Orientation Powerpoint & Worksheet
• This is the orientation Powerpoint.
• The worksheet is a Word Document.
• The link to the worksheet was sent in the email you
received informing you of this Powerpoint.
•
15. Weekly Webinars
Students can access the LIVE Webinars via
Zoom
at
www.zoom.us
• Tuesdays at 3:00 pm
• Students must attend the LIVE webinar OR view a recording to receive credit. In
order to receive credit for LIVE webinar attendance, you must be logged in ON
TIME and participate until the teacher ends the webinar.
• Students unable to attend LIVE recordings may watch the webinar once it’s
uploaded to the class Blog Website.
• In order to receive credit for watching the recorded webinar, students are
REQUIRED to write a ONE PARAGRAPH summary of the lesson.
16. Webinar Summaries
• These are ONLY REQUIRED if you are NOT attending the LIVE Webinar. You
must watch the webinar on your own and summarize the lesson.
• Summaries should be written in paragraph form, with correct punctuation
and spelling, and be at least 5-7 sentences in length.
EXAMPLE SUMMARY
To ’s webinar was about using the present perfect
17. Instructions for Attending LIVE Webinars
**These directions will be sent to you again in an email
before our first LIVE Webinar**
• Log-in to www.zoom.us
• Click Join a Meeting
• Follow the on-screen instructions
• Enter the 9-digit number that your teacher will give you
• You MUST Register by entering your FIRST and LAST NAME and email
address
If you have difficulty accessing the webinar, please
18. Weekly Webinar Assignments
• Every webinar will have a homework assignment that will correspond with
the webinar.
• Students must complete the assignment and submit it via email to the
teacher.
• Assignment will be emailed to students or can be accessed through the
class Blog Website.
• Assignments are due Monday by 11:59pm.
• You must email ALL your work to your teacher.
19. Submitting Webinar Work via Email
• When sending your homework, please put the following in your email
subject line:
• Online Homework Assignment Week __
• Online Webinar Summary Week __
20. Sending Pictures…
Send your work as attachments (PDF, Word, etc.)
You may also need to send pictures of your work BUT…
Pictures MUST be CLEAR and should be facing right side up
YES! ☺
NO! ☹
21. Homework Answers & Feedback
• Students are responsible for checking their own work.
• Answer keys for the homework will be posted on the class
Website.
• The answer keys will be posted the week after the
assignment is due.
22. Late Assignment Policy
• In order to prepare students for college and career readiness, the
Online program requires all students to submit their assignments by their
due date and time.
• All assignments are due each Monday to your teacher by 11:59PM.
• Students are encouraged to submit assignments early and not wait until
the last minute.
• Failure to submit assignments by their due date and time may result in
withdrawal from the Online program.
• Students may only submit late work once per session at a maximum of 3
days late.
• If submitting work late, you must inform your teacher
25. • Hours of your week will be devoted to working o online website.
• Aligned to the
• It has AUDIO and GRAPHICS (highly engaging)
• Your TIME ON TASK is the amount of time you are actually doing work and answering
questions.
• Your teacher will pull a TIME ON TASK report for Monday through Sunday each week.
• Example: You log in at 9am and work until 11:30 , which is 2.5 hours of just being in the
program. For your TIME ON TASK, i
• Our data shows that students who hours or more each week make significant
gains by the end of the semester.
27. Need Extra Help?
1. Contact your teacher for help
2. You can schedule a time to meet with your teacher
to attend one of the live classes at one
of our various sites
28. Tips for Success
• Add your teacher email to your address book to avoid them going to
Spam or Junk Mail.
• Get your orientation requirements done ASAP, so you can get your class
access.
• Plan out your time accordingly throughout the week so you are not
rushing on Monday.
• Communicate with your teacher regarding issues or concerns.
• Complete all weekly requirements to avoid withdrawal issues.
• Set a goal for the semester and stick to it.
