Live Webinar - Session 2: Course Descriptions, Introduction to Homeschool High School Record Keeping

$50.00

Bring your notebook, post it notes, and an extra laptop or tablet to log into our transcript service, and a refreshing drink to keep you on your toes!

In this live Zoom session hosted on July 22, from 2:30-4:30pm, we will cover the basic documentation needed to plan for college applications, then do a deep dive on creating course descriptions.

Hour 1 — 2:30-4:00pm we will cover:

Creating Course Descriptions details:

  • What are course descriptions?

  • What needs to be included?

  • What are learning objectives?

  • Why do you need to document assessments?

  • How do you document assignments your student has completed?

  • Why is it important to note any assignments that you may have tailored or missed?

  • How much of your student’s high school portfolio do you need to keep?

  • Why do we need course descriptions?

  • What about courses taken elsewhere, like dual enrollment?

  • How do you update and tailor CC provided course descriptions to accurately represent the work done by your student?

  • How do course descriptions assist your student in getting accepted to a university and/or receiving scholarships?

  • Are there special course descriptions required in specific circumstances, like a student athlete? (Yes!)

  • Why is it important to keep your CC catalogue and Guides for each year of your student’s course descriptions?

  • How can you use the language that CC has already created to help you in creating your course descriptions?

  • What other resources outside of CC can you use for examples and reference for your course descriptions?

Next, we will discuss basic formatting, resources for creating your course descriptions, tips, and details.

Then, we’ll walk through important course description definitions for creating your student’s transcript.

Hour 2 — 4:00-4:30pm

  • Continue to work on your transcript and add courses for 10th grade

  • This will include information on how to show courses that are Honors, AP, and Dual Enrollment.

This session will move quickly and include a LOT of information. The session will be recorded for your personal use only to review as you create your transcript for your student.

The day of the webinar, you’ll receive a link to your email to join the live session.

Session #3 will be held Thursday, July 30, 2:30-4:30. It will pick up where we left off and cover creating a CV and creating the transcript year for 11th grade.

Bring your notebook, post it notes, and an extra laptop or tablet to log into our transcript service, and a refreshing drink to keep you on your toes!

In this live Zoom session hosted on July 22, from 2:30-4:30pm, we will cover the basic documentation needed to plan for college applications, then do a deep dive on creating course descriptions.

Hour 1 — 2:30-4:00pm we will cover:

Creating Course Descriptions details:

  • What are course descriptions?

  • What needs to be included?

  • What are learning objectives?

  • Why do you need to document assessments?

  • How do you document assignments your student has completed?

  • Why is it important to note any assignments that you may have tailored or missed?

  • How much of your student’s high school portfolio do you need to keep?

  • Why do we need course descriptions?

  • What about courses taken elsewhere, like dual enrollment?

  • How do you update and tailor CC provided course descriptions to accurately represent the work done by your student?

  • How do course descriptions assist your student in getting accepted to a university and/or receiving scholarships?

  • Are there special course descriptions required in specific circumstances, like a student athlete? (Yes!)

  • Why is it important to keep your CC catalogue and Guides for each year of your student’s course descriptions?

  • How can you use the language that CC has already created to help you in creating your course descriptions?

  • What other resources outside of CC can you use for examples and reference for your course descriptions?

Next, we will discuss basic formatting, resources for creating your course descriptions, tips, and details.

Then, we’ll walk through important course description definitions for creating your student’s transcript.

Hour 2 — 4:00-4:30pm

  • Continue to work on your transcript and add courses for 10th grade

  • This will include information on how to show courses that are Honors, AP, and Dual Enrollment.

This session will move quickly and include a LOT of information. The session will be recorded for your personal use only to review as you create your transcript for your student.

The day of the webinar, you’ll receive a link to your email to join the live session.

Session #3 will be held Thursday, July 30, 2:30-4:30. It will pick up where we left off and cover creating a CV and creating the transcript year for 11th grade.