Fear the Common Core no more! This Flexible Schedule course does not include live meetings with the teacher, but is still as interactive as possible through the use of interactive prerecorded videos, discussions, games, and feedback on student work. The prerecorded videos will be very interactive. The teacher will guide students when to pause, repeat after me, or tell something to the teacher through the video. In the prerecorded video I will ask questions and provide wait time for students to respond, however if the wait time is not long enough you have the ability to pause me. Even though I cannot hear your student's response to my questions, this method of participation will achieve a better understanding of concepts and increase their engagement. My goal is to NOT make this experience feel like watching another YouTube video.

Students will complete a 2nd grade math spiral review consisting of 16 questions. A "spiral review" means that the standards covered in each class remain the same, but the questions change. Prerecorded videos will be posted on Monday, no later than 5pm. Mid week videos will be posted that bring students together as a community. I will share a video clip of me doing something I love to do and will encourage students to reply with a comment, picture, or video of them doing something they love to do outside of the classroom. We will also play games and have competitions together that can be completed at the student's pace.

Week 1: 
-Please respond to the first classroom post introducing yourself and tell us something interesting about you! Feel free to reply to other students in our class. 
-I will post the prerecorded class video no later than 5pm on Monday. In the first week's video, we will spend a little time with introductions and move into our spiral review. We will complete 16 questions hitting on every standard. Please follow along with your printed out answer sheet to complete the problems. 
-If you have any questions during or after watching the video, please send me a message and let me know. 
-I will post a mid week video clip sharing with my students what I like to do in my free time and asking them to submit pictures/video clips of what they enjoying outside of the classroom, too! 
-I will provide a game code for this week's game on Monday no later than 5pm.

Week 2: 
-Please respond to the second classroom post. I encourage students to reply to my post as well as other students in our class. 
-I will post the prerecorded class video no later than 5pm on Monday. In the second week's video, we will complete 16 questions hitting on every standard, but this time the questions will be slightly more difficult. Please follow along with your printed out answer sheet to complete the problems. 
-If you have any questions during or after watching the video, please send me a message and let me know. 
-Another mid-week video clip will be posted posing some math questions while also integrating real life connections. Students are encouraged to post and reply to the mid week video.
-I will provide a game code for this week's game on Monday no later than 5pm.

Week 3: 
-Please respond to the third classroom post. I encourage students to reply to my post as well as other students in our class. 
-I will post the prerecorded class video no later than 5pm on Monday. In the third week's video, we will complete 16 questions hitting on every standard, but this time the questions will be more difficult. Please follow along with your answer sheet complete the problems. 
-If you have any questions during or after watching the video, please send me a message and let me know. 
-Another mid-week video clip will be posted posing some math questions while also integrating real life connections. Students are encouraged to post and reply to the mid week video.
-I will provide a game code for this week's game on Monday no later than 5pm.

Week 4: 
-Please respond to the fourth classroom post. I encourage students to reply to my post as well as other students in our class. 
-I will post the prerecorded class video no later than 5pm on Monday. In the fourth week's video, we will complete 16 questions hitting on every standard. This time the questions will be more difficult and will show some increased rigor. Please follow along with your answer sheet to complete the problems. 
-If you have any questions during or after watching the video, please send me a message and let me know. 
-Another mid-week video clip will be posted with some goodbyes and reflections. Students are encouraged to post and reply to the mid week video. 
-On week 4, I will also send home a blank answer sheet and a copy of the 16 math questions to practice independently. If you have any questions or trouble with the final assignment please let me know! This final assignment is recommend to see how well your student grasped the spiral review. I will ask students to submit their completed worksheet at the end of Week 4 by Friday at 5pm.

Students will work with every second grade standard in our classes (see Learning Goals section for more detailed information):
1. Operations and Algebraic Thinking: 
2. Number and Operations in Base Ten
3. Measurement and Data
4. Geometry
5. Mathematical Practices

During class the teacher will explain concepts to students using common core strategies that many public schools implement. We will use math models and strategies to add and subtract that go deeper than "carrying the 1." We will introduce multiplication concepts that connect with student's number sense. Each class will be guided by the teacher, but students are also expected to write down and show their work on their answer sheets.