2. 1.WHAT IS THE TENTATIVE TITLE/TOPIC
OF THE COURSE?
The topic of the course is Earth Science, which blends Astronomy,
Geology, Meteorology and Oceanography
3. 2. WHO ARE YOUR LEARNERS? WHAT AGE,
CONTEXT/GRADE, HOW MANY STUDENTS?
My learners consist of 9-12 grade high school science students,
who are roughly between the ages of 14 and 18. Average class
size consist of 36.5 students.
4. 3. MAIN PURPOSE OF THE COURSE?
To be able to investigate and explain real world phenomena, such
as solar and lunar eclipses, seasons, locations of earthquakes
and volcanoes, wind, tides, and so much more…..
By the time students are finished with the course, they should
have a comprehensive understanding of the global dynamic
process that shape and transform our world such as erosion,
weathering, gravity, convection, and pressure
5. 4. WILL THE COURSE BE SELF-PACED OR
FACILITATED? FULLY ONLINE OR
BLENDED? WHY?
Course pace will be facilitated and determined by the instructor.
Online summer classes through our district are both online and
blended.
The only on-ground aspect of the course is required for testing
and summative assessments, the rest is completely online
6. 5. ANTICIPATED TIME-LINE FOR
IMPLEMENTATION?
Online summer classes through our district are typically 6 weeks
in duration.
7. 6. HOW MANY TOTAL HOURS OF LEARNING
TIME ARE REQUIRED IN YOUR COURSE?
12 hours per each unit of study
There are five units of study, so 60 hours total
8. 7. ARE THERE CONTENT STANDARDS AND/OR
COURSE OBJECTIVES THAT MUST BE ALIGNED
TO THE COURSE OUTCOMES? LIST THEM IF
YOU KNOW WHAT THEY ARE.
Yes, they are the California Earth Science content standards
As most teachers are aware, these standards will be obsolete
within a year due to the common core national standards being
implemented
Click HERE to view the standards in pdf format
9. 8. ADULT LEARNERS: DOES THE COURSE NEED
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, UNDERGRADUATE,
OR GRADUATE CREDIT TIED TO IT? DO YOU HAVE
THIS AVAILABLE, IF NEEDED?
No
10. 9. IN WHAT PLATFORM WILL YOU HOST THE
COURSE (MANDATED OR YOUR CHOICE
AS DESIGNER)?
It will most likely be Blackboard which is similar to Moodle
I am going to check to see if there is any degree of flexibility with
my district to use a different platform
I may use a wikispaces website, which I feel is more user friendly
and allows for increased collaboration
11. 10. IS THIS A REDESIGN OF A FACE-TO-FACE
OR ONLINE COURSE, OR A TOTALLY NEW
COURSE?
It will be a modified version of my class website, which has links
to PowerPoint's, Online Tutorials, flash animation and online
tutorials
