Course Developer Checklist

Class Information | Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 3 | Unit 4 | Unit 5 | Grade Center

Use this checklist to guide you through the development process. Visit the Online Knowledge Base for
helpful video tutorials and, if you have any questions about tasks on this list, contact Deanna Mayers
(dmayers@blendedschools.net) or Chris Davis (cdavis@blendedschools.net).

Class Information
Course Overview + Attached Syllabus
Course Enduring Understandings
Attendance Folder – Standard Statement Inside
Course Materials Folder– Standard Statement Inside + List Any Additional Materials
Grading Policy Folder – Standard Statement Inside + .xls of Gradable Activities
Safety and Procedural Information Folder – Standard Statement Inside
Information for Parents & Guardians – Standard Statement Inside
Credits and Acknowledgements – Brief paragraph About You

Did You…

• Check spelling on all items and folders?

• Capitalize all item and folder titles?
• Include a Course Overview, Enduring Understandings and Content Topics to syllabus?
• Attach the syllabus to the Course Overview item?
• Check spelling in syllabus?
• Attach an Excel file containing a list of all gradable activities (copied from Grade Center) inside
Grading Policy folder?
 Class Information | Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 3 | Unit 4 | Unit 5 | Grade Center

Unit 1

Unit Title with Enduring Understandings

Lesson Folders with Essential Question Listed in Folder Description
Inside Unit Assessments Folder
Unit Project Assignment + Rubric
Unit Test

Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson

Inside Lesson Folders
1 2 3 4 5
Lesson Title
Essential Questions (Do You Know)
Hook Item (Getting Started)
Content Presentation (Narrated PowerPoint)
Journal Activity
Interactive Activity (Softchalk / StudyMate)
Collaborative Activity (Disc. Board / Wiki)
Check for Understanding (Quiz / Assignment)
Differentiation Suggestions

Inside Teacher Files Folder

Answer Keys
PowerPoint Files
Rubrics
Documents or Files Attached in Lessons

Did You…

• Capitalize titles of items, folders, and assignments?

• Spell accurately in PowerPoints?
• Make sure Journal activities link to the Unit 1 Journal?
• Make sure Discussion Board activities link to the Unit 1 Topic area?
• Make the unit project worth between 40-60 points?
• Make sure the project rubric matches actual points possible?
• Make Checks for Understanding worth 10 points?
• Test all links and videos?
• Test all documents that are attached in the lesson to make sure they download properly?
• Include proper code in front of each gradable activity? (Code Reference Sheet)
• Include an answer key for each assignment? If it is a more open-ended assignment, did you
include a rubric or sample of an acceptable response instead of a key?

Developer Checklist page 2

 Class Information | Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 3 | Unit 4 | Unit 5 | Grade Center

Unit 2

Unit Title with Enduring Understandings

Lesson Folders with Essential Question Listed in Folder Description
Inside Unit Assessments Folder
Unit Project Assignment + Rubric
Unit Test

Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson

Inside Lesson Folders
1 2 3 4 5
Lesson Title
Essential Questions (Do You Know)
Hook Item (Getting Started)
Content Presentation (Narrated PowerPoint)
Journal Activity
Interactive Activity (Softchalk / StudyMate)
Collaborative Activity (Disc. Board / Wiki)
Check for Understanding (Quiz / Assignment)
Differentiation Suggestions

Inside Teacher Files Folder

Answer Keys
PowerPoint Files
Rubrics
Documents or Files Attached in Lessons

Did You…

• Capitalize titles of items, folders, and assignments?

• Spell accurately in PowerPoints?
• Make sure Journal activities link to the Unit 1 Journal?
• Make sure Discussion Board activities link to the Unit 1 Topic area?
• Make the unit project worth between 40-60 points?
• Make sure the project rubric matches actual points possible?
• Make Checks for Understanding worth 10 points?
• Test all links and videos?
• Test all documents that are attached in the lesson to make sure they download properly?
• Include proper code in front of each gradable activity? (Code Reference Sheet)
• Include an answer key for each assignment? If it is a more open-ended assignment, did you
include a rubric or sample of an acceptable response instead of a key?

Developer Checklist page 3

 Class Information | Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 3 | Unit 4 | Unit 5 | Grade Center

Unit 3

Unit Title with Enduring Understandings

Lesson Folders with Essential Question Listed in Folder Description
Inside Unit Assessments Folder
Unit Project Assignment + Rubric
Unit Test

Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson

Inside Lesson Folders
1 2 3 4 5
Lesson Title
Essential Questions (Do You Know)
Hook Item (Getting Started)
Content Presentation (Narrated PowerPoint)
Journal Activity
Interactive Activity (Softchalk / StudyMate)
Collaborative Activity (Disc. Board / Wiki)
Check for Understanding (Quiz / Assignment)
Differentiation Suggestions

Inside Teacher Files Folder

Answer Keys
PowerPoint Files
Rubrics
Documents or Files Attached in Lessons

Did You…

• Capitalize titles of items, folders, and assignments?

• Spell accurately in PowerPoints?
• Make sure Journal activities link to the Unit 1 Journal?
• Make sure Discussion Board activities link to the Unit 1 Topic area?
• Make the unit project worth between 40-60 points?
• Make sure the project rubric matches actual points possible?
• Make Checks for Understanding worth 10 points?
• Test all links and videos?
• Test all documents that are attached in the lesson to make sure they download properly?
• Include proper code in front of each gradable activity? (Code Reference Sheet)
• Include an answer key for each assignment? If it is a more open-ended assignment, did you
include a rubric or sample of an acceptable response instead of a key?

Developer Checklist page 4

 Class Information | Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 3 | Unit 4 | Unit 5 | Grade Center

Unit 4

Unit Title with Enduring Understandings

Lesson Folders with Essential Question Listed in Folder Description
Inside Unit Assessments Folder
Unit Project Assignment + Rubric
Unit Test

Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson

Inside Lesson Folders
1 2 3 4 5
Lesson Title
Essential Questions (Do You Know)
Hook Item (Getting Started)
Content Presentation (Narrated PowerPoint)
Journal Activity
Interactive Activity (Softchalk / StudyMate)
Collaborative Activity (Disc. Board / Wiki)
Check for Understanding (Quiz / Assignment)
Differentiation Suggestions

Inside Teacher Files Folder

Answer Keys
PowerPoint Files
Rubrics
Documents or Files Attached in Lessons

Did You…

• Capitalize titles of items, folders, and assignments?

• Spell accurately in PowerPoints?
• Make sure Journal activities link to the Unit 1 Journal?
• Make sure Discussion Board activities link to the Unit 1 Topic area?
• Make the unit project worth between 40-60 points?
• Make sure the project rubric matches actual points possible?
• Make Checks for Understanding worth 10 points?
• Test all links and videos?
• Test all documents that are attached in the lesson to make sure they download properly?
• Include proper code in front of each gradable activity? (Code Reference Sheet)
• Include an answer key for each assignment? If it is a more open-ended assignment, did you
include a rubric or sample of an acceptable response instead of a key?

Developer Checklist page 5

 Class Information | Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 3 | Unit 4 | Unit 5 | Grade Center

Unit 5

Unit Title with Enduring Understandings

Lesson Folders with Essential Question Listed in Folder Description
Inside Unit Assessments Folder
Unit Project Assignment + Rubric
Unit Test

Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson

Inside Lesson Folders
1 2 3 4 5
Lesson Title
Essential Questions (Do You Know)
Hook Item (Getting Started)
Content Presentation (Narrated PowerPoint)
Journal Activity
Interactive Activity (Softchalk / StudyMate)
Collaborative Activity (Disc. Board / Wiki)
Check for Understanding (Quiz / Assignment)
Differentiation Suggestions

Inside Teacher Files Folder

Answer Keys
PowerPoint Files
Rubrics
Documents or Files Attached in Lessons

Did You…

• Capitalize titles of items, folders, and assignments?

• Spell accurately in PowerPoints?
• Make sure Journal activities link to the Unit 1 Journal?
• Make sure Discussion Board activities link to the Unit 1 Topic area?
• Make the unit project worth between 40-60 points?
• Make sure the project rubric matches actual points possible?
• Make Checks for Understanding worth 10 points?
• Test all links and videos?
• Test all documents that are attached in the lesson to make sure they download properly?
• Include proper code in front of each gradable activity? (Code Reference Sheet)
• Include an answer key for each assignment? If it is a more open-ended assignment, did you
include a rubric or sample of an acceptable response instead of a key?

Developer Checklist page 6

 Class Information | Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 3 | Unit 4 | Unit 5 | Grade Center

Grade Center

Grade Period for Each Unit

All Columns Organized Into Proper Unit Grade Periods
Journal Column for Each Unit Grade Period
Discussion Board Column for Each Unit (Enable Grading in Discussion Board)
All Assignments Categorized Appropriately
Running Total Column (Not in Grade Period)
All Assignments Contain Point Values as Recommended Below
Assignments / Quizzes = 10 pts each
Unit Projects = 40-60 pts each
Unit Journals = 5 pts per lesson in that unit
Unit Discussion Topic = 10 pts per prompt in that unit
Wiki Activities = 10 pts per wiki
Unit Test = varies, approximately 50 pts each

Did You…

• Delete unnecessary assignment columns?

• Check codes of columns to be sure they are in proper grade period?
• Delete extra calculating columns (such as Weighted column)?
• Hide Username, Availability and Student ID columns?

Developer Checklist page 7