Will Stewart
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Problem Drill - Lines & Pieces of Lines; Distance Formula.
Lesson Outline
We spent most of the session working problems involving the Segment Addition Postulate and using the Distance Formula to determine if segments, identified by the coordinates of their endpoints in the XY pane were congruent. We finished up with a discussion of Pythagoras based on last night's assignment.
Assignment
p.22: # 49 &41
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
We had a couple of minor Skype glitches which we were able to work around and complete the session as planned. Will seems very much in control of the material.
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Introductions/Renaissance Review
Lesson Outline
Will and I took time at the beginning of the session to get to know each other. I asked him about his likes and dislikes regarding school, teachers, World History, as well as his travel experiences abroad. Each of these topics relate to our collaborative planning of the learning experiences for World History. We discussed the elements of World History of which he is most familiar, and what he has covered thus far. We then began to review the Renaissance, including its famous names, particularly artists, as well as the financial centers in Italy, trade routes through the East, and the impact of religion on the Renaissance.
Assignment
Research Machiavelli
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Planes, Line and Piece of lines, Angles and the Distance Formula
Lesson Outline
We reviewed yesterday's lesson, explored a few real-world applications (including the artillery gunnery problem) and moved on to the distance formula as an application of the Pythagorean Theorem.
Assignment
Google Pythagoras and the Pythagorean Society.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Will was very much in tune. The Skype connection was fine and the Elmo worked well. We will see if a geometry textbook is available in California. If not, we'll work around with the FAX.
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Points, Lines, Pieces of Lines and Planes
Lesson Outline
The session was via Skype to California. We covered definitions, notation and sketching of points, lines, segments, rays and planes.
Assignment
None.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
The session was via Skype. Compatibility issues precluded the use of the document webcam (Elmo) making for a somewhat clumsy presentation. Will seemed to be totally engaged and seemed to grasp the concepts fully. Incidentally, he will need 10 hrs of geometry per week till mid August to get his 135 hours before the start of the next school year.