Learners will discuss real history and science within the context of the science fiction show "Doctor Who". 
As well as practicing their social skills such as taking turns, listening, and speaking, they will further cement the historical facts and scientific knowledge that this television show teaches its viewers.

I am a homeschool mother of multiple children. We have always homeschooled and participated in distance education. We came to Outschool in 2018 as learners, and now I am excited to also teach on this platform. I understand the needs of parents of learners here as I am one myself. 

I am a native English speaker, and I have degrees, post-graduate, and professional qualifications in the following:

- Law - Bachelor of Laws, Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, Admission as a Lawyer;
- TESOL - I have completed 8 out of 8 units towards the 150-hour qualification. When I receive my official professional certificate from Arizona State University I will update this here, it is expected to take up to 8 weeks to arrive;
- Criminology;
- I.T. Security;
- Applied Linguistics;
- Investigative Services;
- Security, Terrorism and Counterterrorism;
- Nursing Science.

I have also completed the following short courses which are relevant to the classes I teach here:

- How Forensic Science should speak to the Court;
- Introduction to Key Constitutional Concepts and Supreme Court Cases (USA);
- An Introduction to American Law (USA);
- English Common Law: Structure and Principles (UK);
- Economic Growth and Distributive Justice;
- Water Supply and Sanitation Policy in Developing Countries;
- Reason and Persuasion: Thinking Through Three Dialogues By Plato;
- Technology and Ethics;
- ADHD: Everyday Strategies for Elementary Students;
- The Clinical Psychology of Children and Young People;
- Everyday Parenting: The ABCs of Child Rearing;
- A Brief History of Humankind.

I am also a HUGE fan of all things Doctor Who, and I even named one of my daughters after Verity Lambert, who was the first producer of Doctor Who in 1963, and without whom we would not have this wonderful program to discuss almost 60 years henceforth! Also, did you know that the theme music was written and composed by a composer from Atherton, Australia? Well, my husband is from Atherton, Australia! I also have a TARDIS dress that I may just wear whilst I'm teaching this class, because I love it and there is not really anywhere else that I can wear it! 

Homework Offered
Watch Doctor Who! 
Please ask your parents or guardians first to make sure that they approve of your viewing choices.  
We will not be watching any Doctor Who in class. 
0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
What are the similarities and differences between the real events depicted in the story/stories we have discussed? 
Write a paragraph on each - similarities and differences, so two paragraphs - and share them with the classroom or privately with the teacher if you prefer, OR make a video or audio-only recording of you stating the similarities and differences if you prefer to speak instead of write, and share with the classroom or privately with the teacher if you prefer.
Grades Offered

The teacher will be accessing Doctor Who episodes and researching the facts accordingly, however, students will not be accessing anything outside of Outschool during class. 

Students will need to access Doctor Who episodes by whichever means their parents or guardians deem to be suitable. 

It is presumed that if learners are enrolling in this class, they are already accessing episodes of Doctor Who and do not need to be provided with source suggestions.

I have put "YouTube" in the list of external resources as this is one place where students can find Doctor Who.

For the historical sources, we will discuss the following:

Week beginning August 1st:
- The Magna Carta (1215) 
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/magna-carta/british-library-magna-carta-1215-runnymede/ 
in relation to The Fifth Doctor's Season 20, Episode 13, Parts 1 and 2, "The King's Demons"

Week beginning August 8th:
- William Shakespeare
https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/shakespedia/william-shakespeare/william-shakespeare-biography/
in relation to The Tenth Doctor's Season 3, Episode 2, "The Shakespeare Code"

Week beginning August 15th:
- The Great Fire of London, which was a massive fire that started when a Terileptil weapon overloaded in a bakery on Pudding Lane, London on 2 September 1666
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/The-Great-Fire-of-London/
in relation to The Fifth Doctor's Season 19, Episode 4, Parts 1 to 4, "The Visitation"

Week beginning August 22nd:
- Vincent Van Gogh
https://www.vincentvangogh.org/
in relation to The Eleventh Doctor's Season 5, Episode 10, "Vincent and the Doctor"

Week beginning August 29th:
- Pompeii 
https://www.britannica.com/place/Pompeii
in relation to The Tenth Doctor's Season 4, Episode 2, "The Fires of Pompeii"

Week beginning September 5th:
- Queen Victoria
https://www.royal.uk/queen-victoria
in relation to The Tenth Doctor's Season 2, Episode 2, "Tooth and Claw"

Week beginning September 12th:
- Rosa Parks
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rosa-Parks
in relation to The Thirteenth Doctor's Season 11, Episode 3, "Rosa"

Week beginning September 19th:
- The partition of India in 1947, which was the division of British India into two independent dominion states: The Union of India and The Dominion of Pakistan
https://exhibits.stanford.edu/1947-partition/about/1947-partition-of-india-pakistan
in relation to The Thirteenth Doctor's Season 11, Episode 6, "Demons of the Punjab"

Week beginning September 26th:
- The Salem Witch Trials and King James I (17th Century)
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/history-magazine/article/scotland-witch-hunts
in relation to The Thirteenth Doctor's Season 11, Episode 8, "The Witchfinders"

Week beginning October 3rd:
- Nikola Tesla
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nikola-Tesla
in relation to The Thirteenth Doctor's Season 12, Episode 4, "Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror"

Week beginning October 10th:
- The Extinction of the Dinosaurs
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/dinosaur-extinction
in relation to The Fifth Doctor's Season 19, Episode 6, Parts 1 to 4, "Earthshock"

Week beginning October 17th:
- The Aztec Civilisation
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/aztec-civilization
in relation to The First Doctor's Season 1, Episode 6, Parts 1 to 4, "The Aztec's"

More examples such as these will be added to the schedule as the class/year progresses.