Review completed by: David Copeland Mary Leigh Sellers Randall (Luke) Young

Strengths:  Goals and objectives clear and assessed in various manners  Breadth, depth, and rigor for learning objectives  Requirements consistent with goals and objectives  Contact information for instructor provided to students  Current, correct, and reflects cultural sensitivity  Introduction addresses academic integrity, plagarism, copyright issues

Weaknesses:  Information literacy and communication skills not present  Learning resources limited  Links to course standards in syllabus not current and do not open  Netiquette and privacy policies not addressed

Recommendations :  Create assignments that develop information literacy and communication skills  Provide resource page with additional links and study supports  Update links to Common Core Standards pages  Provide lessons on netiquette and address privacy policies

Strengths:  Design appropriate for 8th grade with variety of ways to learn  Logically organized units with objectives, activities, assignments, assessments, and resources  Wide variety of engaging, interactive, and interesting lessons  Higher-order thinking and critical reasoning activities  Readability levels, written, and mathematical requirements at 8 th grade level  Immediate computer-based feedback with activities and assessments

Weaknesses:  Unit/lesson numbering somewhat confusing  Course lacks student-student activities  No first week activity to confirm student engagement  Course lacks appropriate instructor- student and student-student interaction  Limited access to enrichment resources

Interactions Between Students and Teachers:  Performance tasks submitted online to instructor  Students contact the course instructor online, by , and by phone with questions Interactions Between Students:  One group project during the semester working online

Recommendations:  Develop more student-to-student activities perhaps using discussion questions or projects  Develop an online quiz or lesson to confirm initial student engagement  Develop and communicate program guidelines for non-responsive students  Develop a resource page that students can access for course enrichment  Remove the Module Nine Test from Unit 1 (if an error)

Strengths:  Strategies consistent with goals and objectives  Reasonable with appropriate methods to assess students’ mastery  Constant, varied, and timely throughout the course  Students constantly aware of his/her mastery of content  Wonderful variety of assessment materials  Grading policy and practices easy to understand

Types and Frequency:  Pre-test and fluency checks every lesson  Formative practice assessments throughout every lesson  Multiple choice quizzes or short answer questions at the end of each lesson  Summative unit test at the end of each unit  Performance task assessment each unit

Weaknesses:  No weaknesses Recommendations:  No recommendations

Strengths:  Clear and consistent navigation throughout the course  Variety of engaging media  Content-specific tools and software

Types and Frequency:  Audio files explaining graphics or concepts in many lessons  Video files explaining graphics or concepts in many lessons  Animations and manipulated animations inviting student participation in many lessons  Use of Math Open Reference in one lesson  Use of online graphing calculator based on student need

Weaknesses:  No major weaknesses Recommendations:  Provide a list of additional websites and online resources