Each week, learners will be given a preview assignment to try before class. This assignment is meant to help learners prepare for the class session and get the most out of the discussion. Learners can use the comments thread in the Outschool classroom to discuss the preview assignment with their classmates and share any strategies they tried or questions they have. The class session will begin with a discussion of the preview assignment, so it is important for learners to have completed it beforehand or be prepared to finish it during the discussion. Completing the preview assignment during or after the class session is acceptable.

During group activities in this online class, learners will have the opportunity to engage with the teacher and their peers through verbal discussions and collaborative slides. These slides are designed to facilitate thinking and organization, and learners can either use the in-built annotation tools within Zoom or request a link to the Explain Everything board to write and draw directly on the slides. All learner contributions will be monitored by the teacher to ensure they are appropriate, safe, and accurate. A recording of the session will be preserved for learners to review later.

Upcoming topics:
Week of August 14: From Parabolas to Polynomials
Week of August 21: Exponential Functions
Week of August 28: Working Backwards
Week of September 4: Linear Functions
Week of September 11: Factoring Within Rational Functions

This class is suitable for learners who have completed, or are close to completing, an Algebra 1 course or equivalent material. It is not intended for learners who have already studied a significant amount of Algebra 2. This class may be particularly relevant for learners who are in the Geometry year of a "sandwich system" curriculum (i.e. studying Algebra 1, then Geometry, followed by Algebra 2), those who are reviewing Algebra 1 over the summer, or those who have mostly completed an Algebra 1 curriculum and are starting to review mixed material. Learners who are most of the way through the first of three years of a high school integrated math curriculum, or further, are also on-level for this course.