Instructor Grading for Unlimited Access

Instructor Access – Optional Grading Service

What is Instructor Access?

Most of our recorded courses (Unlimited Access) offer free answer keys. The only time answer keys are not provided is when the answers require a unique composition, such as Latin composition or essay assignment. Parents sometimes request grading services, even with courses that supply answer keys. For these two reasons, Homeschool Connections offers Instructor Access. This optional service gives you direct access to the teacher who will grade your student’s schoolwork. The price varies based on the difficulty of grading. Below is a list of courses that currently offer Instructor Access. We are continually adding to this service.

Which Courses Are Included? What is the Price Per Course?

Economics

Economics As If People Matter (Micro and Macro) with Phillip Campbell
$30 for the entire 12-week course

Government/Law

Government: Introduction to Law with Jason Negri, JD

$50 for the entire 9-week course

The First Amendment: Five Freedoms with Alison Stanley, JD
$50 for the entire 8-week course (extensive writing assignments)

Government: Constitutional Law; Supreme Court Jurisprudence I with Alison Stanley, JD

$30 for the entire 12-week course

The Federalist Papers with Alison Stanley, JD

$35 for the entire 12-week course

History

Middle School History: Revolutionary War

Middle School history: Civil War

Both with Alison Stanley, JD

$35 per course, 10 to 12 weeks.

History/Archeology: Archeological Survey of the Old and New Testaments with Phillip Campbell

$50 for entire 10-week course (research paper)

Time and Life of Ancient Romans (High School only) with Phillip Campbell

$35 for the entire 12-week course

The Age of Religious Wars

Roots of the Revolt 

Both with Phillip Campbell
$15 for each 6-week course

Catholic Middle Ages

Modern American History

World History; 12 Inventions That Changed the World

All with Phillip Campbell
$30 for each 12-week course

Latin

Latin I, Part One or Latin I, Part Two

Latin II, Part One or Latin II, Part Two

All with Emily Henry

$85 for each 12-week course

Latin III/IV, Part One or Latin III/IV, Part Two

Both with Emily Henry

$105 for each 12-week course

Literature

Literature: Tolkien and Fairy Stories with Robert Gotcher, Ph.D.
$25 for all 6 classes.

Math

Saxon 6/5

Saxon 7/6

Both with Jean Hoeft, MS

$60 per 30-week course for grading

$210 per 30-week course for tutoring

Pre-Algebra Part One or Pre-Algebra Part Two (middle school)
Algebra Part One or Algebra Part Two 

Algebra II Part One or Algebra II Part Two

Geometry Part One or Geometry Part Two

Advanced Math Topics (Pre-Calculus) Part One or Advanced Math Topics (Pre-Calculus) Part Two

All with Jean Hoeft, MS

$30 per 12- to 15-week course for grading

$105 per 12- to 15-week course for tutoring

Trigonometry Boot Camp with Jean Hoeft, MS

$15 for entire 6-week course for grading

$55 for entire 6-week course for tutoring

Test Prep

ACT/SAT English and Writing Test Prep

Taught by Erin Brown Conroy; Graded by Geralyn Rea

$70 for the 2-week course, includes writing assignments.

Theology
Theology: Introduction to the Old Testament
Theology: Introduction to the New Testament
Both with Robert Gotcher, Ph.D.
$55 per course, each 8 lessons. Includes writing assignments.

Writing 

Middle School Writing Essentials: Excellent Sentences and Paragraphs

Taught by Erin Brown Conroy; Graded by Geralyn Rea

$60 for entire 6-week course

Simplified Writing for Middle School

Taught by Erin Brown Conroy; Graded by Geralyn Rea

$65 for entire 8-week course

Simplified Writing for High School

High School Writing Essentials: Excellent Paragraph and Essay/Test Writing

Both taught by Erin Brown Conroy, graded by Sharon Hamric Weis

$55 for each entire 8-week course

HS Essentials: Vocabulary and Writing; Part One

HS Essentials: Vocabulary and Writing; Part Two

Both taught by Erin Brown Conroy, graded by Geralyn Rea

$85 for each 14-week course

Advanced Writing for High School: Rhetoric, Figures of Speech, Essays, and Papers

Advanced Research Writing; Preparing for College

Both taught by Erin Brown Conroy, graded by Sharon Hamric Weis

$95 for each 10-week course

Writing for High School

Writing for College
Both with Robert Gotcher, Ph.D.

$50 for each 8-week course.

How do I sign up?

To sign up for Instructor Access, visit the course page on the Moodle website. You will see a PayPal button in the introductory module. Click on that and follow the instructions. You do not need a PayPal account, most credit cards are accepted. If you need to pay by check, please email us at homeschoolconnections@gmail.com to make arrangements.

Upon receipt of your payment for Instructor Access, the instructor will contact you to make arrangements for grading.

Win a Free Year of Unlimited Access to Catholic Online Classes

UPDATE: We have a winner. Congratulations to Kim from New Carlisle, Ohio. Thank you everyone for entering. We're planning to host more contests in the future. We'll keep you up to date here, on the website, Twitter, and Facebook.

We're having a contest! You can win One Free Year of Unlimited Access, a $330 value!!!  That's twelve months of 125-plus Catholic courses for you and your entire family. These are recorded, independent-learning classes. You can learn more about this amazing service by clicking here: Homeschool Connections Unlimited Access.

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If you already have Unlimited Access, you can still enter. We'll simply extend your service for one year free of charge! Or, you can give it to a friend.

Homeschool Connections also offers Live, Interactive Catholic classes. Registration is open for the 2013/2014 school year, but classes are already beginning to fill up so don't wait to check them out! Here is the link to the website: Catholic Online Classes.

God bless you and yours!

The Hobbit: Recorded Courses

Just in time for the movie!

Addendum: This is a 6-week course. If you would like to end your classes on December 14th, opening day of the movie, then you should begin on November 9th. (The classes could be accelerated if you've already read the book.)

Coming to a theater near you December 14, 2012

Our live middle school and high school courses on J. R. R. Tolkien's book The Hobbit have come to a completion. They are now available as recorded courses through our Unlimited Access! service.
These six-week courses take students deep into the book. They will begin by learning about Tolkien himself and then explore the beauty and meaning of the story. There is also discussion of the Hobbit movie coming out in December.

Both courses cover the same material, only at the appropriate grade level. Adults wanting to take the classes, should choose the high school course. This is an timeless story to be shared with readers of all ages! If you would like to enjoy the lectures as a family, you can hook your computer to the TV, make popcorn, and watch together.

To learn more about our recorded courses, please visit: Unlimited Access!, email us at info@homeschoolconnections.com, or leave a comment for us below.

Here are the basic details of the courses:

The Hobbit or There and Back Again as Gateway to J.R.R.Tolkien

Total classes: 6
Duration: Middle school - 45 minutes each. High school - 1 hour each.
Prerequisite: Ability to read the book with pleasure at about 3 chapters per week.
Suggested high school credit: ½ semester. Follow with the Lord of the Rings series for a full school year.
Instructor: Henry Russell, Ph.D.
Course description: Tolkien’s The Hobbit was written as a children’s story and retains much of the clarity and light-heartedness of its kind. But Bilbo Baggins’ world is slowly made richer and deeper both by the author’s use of the Catholic elements from the great medieval saga of Beowulf and the background world of Tolkien’s deepest Elvish imaginings. By the end of the novel, Tolkien’s life-long themes of 1) a long-fought history that shapes the needs of every modern day; 2) the need for heroism from simple people; 3) the necessity for constant moral vigilance by those who are destined to lead; 4) the conquest of charity over greed; and 5) the sorrow and beauty created by these first four themes, have penetrated to the heart of the reader. The success of this novel convinced Tolkien and his wise and humane publishers, Allen and Unwin, that the modern world was ready to hear more of the complex moral and supernatural world which Tolkien once thought was of interest mostly to scholars of the ancient like himself.
Course outline:
Class 1: An Unexpected Party—A Short Rest
Class 2: Over Hill and Under Hill—Out of the Frying Pan into the Fire
Class 3: Queer Lodgings—Flies and Spiders
Class 4: Barrels out of Bond—On the Doorstep
Class 5: Inside Information—Fire and Water
Class 6: The Gathering of the Clouds—The Last Stage
Course materials: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Homework: One to one and one-half hours per week. Weekly quizzes and final exam. Answer keys provided for parental or self grading.

Unlimited Access

Recorded courses for an independent learning experience.

24/7 access to more than 80 courses!

FREE Online Course: Modern American History

Homeschool Connections offers a pretty awesome deal for recorded classes. For only $30 a month OR one $330 annual payment (one month free!) you can have access to over 70 courses. Seventy courses!!! Some online schools charge $330 and up for just one online course. This is the best deal you'll ever find in Catholic online education -- quantity and quality!

We want you to have an opportunity to try out one of our courses so that you can see firsthand what this service can offer you.

As of today, you have free access to Mr. Campbell's Modern History recorded course until December 30, 2011. It is completely free to you and yours. Just click here: Modern American History. Make sure you forward this on to your friends on email and Facebook who could really benefit from this deal.

Please email or leave a comment below if you have questions or comments.

Homeschooling through the Holidays?

Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner already. Do you continue to homeschool or take a nice long break during the holidays? At our house we "homeschool light." An easy way to do that is with our Subscription Service. You have 24/7 access to our recorded courses which can be taken at your own pace. Take your time, focus on just one or two courses, take a course together as a family ... these are just a few ideas on how you can keep learning alive throughout this busy time of the year.

Plus you can give it a try for only $1.

Click here to learn more: Online Catholic Classes

Online Summer School: Math, Latin, History & Personal Finance

I am very excited to tell you about our upcoming Summer Boot Camps. All of our camps offer generous Early Enrollment Discounts. Register on or before April 1st to save up to $$.

Click on the titles of following camps for more information or to register:

• Preparing for Pre-Algebra
• Preparing for Algebra
• Latin I
• Latin II
• History: Vatican II
• History: The Great Depression
• Life Skills: Personal Finances

All you need is high speed internet (not dial up) and a headset (easily available and inexpensive). The classes are live and interactive. It's all user friendly and fun too. The greatest advantage of these courses is that you and your child have access to some of the best teachers in the country.

We also offer recorded courses which includes past summer boot camps. This way you have many options if you like to keep learning year round, even if on a much lighter schedule. Recorded summer courses include:

• Literature: MacBeth (Catholic Shakespeare series)
• Literature: Beowulf and Christ
• Catholic Apologetics with Gary Michuta
• SAT / ACT Preparation and Practice
• Foundations of Christian Historiography
• Latin I
• Latin II
• Life Skills: Job Search Skills

Featured: Philosophy; Fallacies and Paradoxes

We currently have 37 recorded courses available through our Subscription Service and we are adding more each month. We are featuring a different recorded course each week to help you learn more about our offerings.

Philosophy: Fallacies and Paradoxes

Total classes: 6
Duration: approx. 75 minutes each
Professor: Jean Rioux, Ph.D.

Course description: This six-class course is devoted to learning about, and identifying, examples of flawed reasoning. Analyzing paradoxes, and their solutions, helps us better to understand the nature of human reasoning itself, and how best to assure that we arrive at the truth (and not falsity) through its use.

Week-by-week outline:
Class One: Linguistic Fallacies and Formal Non-Linguistic Fallacies (theory)
Class Two: Linguistic Fallacies and Formal Non-Linguistic Fallacies (application)
Class Three: Formal Non-Linguistic Fallacies and Material Non-Linguistic Fallacies (theory)
Class Four: Formal Non-Linguistic Fallacies and Material Non-Linguistic Fallacies (application)
Class Five: Logical Paradoxes (examples)
Class Six: Logical Paradoxes (resolutions and implications)

The "theory" classes would be devoted to laying out what fallacies there are and why they are fallacies; the "application" classes would consist of going over lots of examples, and asking students to classify the fallacies on the basis of distinctions already made.

Homework: There is no written homework for this course. However, there is assigned reading.

Course materials: The text is provided free of charge by Dr. Rioux.

High school credit: This course is worth 1/2 semester credit. Dr. Gotcher's course Introduction to Logic (also recorded) is the perfect companion to this course and the two together would make up a full semester credit.

Professor's biography: Dr. Rioux is a professor and chair of the philosophy department at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, where he has taught for twenty-three years. A graduate of Thomas Aquinas College, he completed his graduate work in philosophy at the Center for Thomistic Studies in Houston, earning the M.A. in 1984 and the Ph.D. in 1990. Specializing in the thought of Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas, Dr. Rioux has published textbooks in logic and natural philosophy, as well as articles on the philosophy of mathematics in the Thomist and the Aquinas Review. He came to Benedictine with a love for the study of primary texts, as well as a keen interest in what computers might bring to that study. His contributions to the philosophical life of Benedictine College range from Great Books Sequences in philosophy and theology to 3D software for students of logic. He and his wife, Maria, raise their nine children in a farmhouse in rural Kansas. They have been designing their own curricula and educating their children at home for over twenty years.

Course Access:
Available 24/7 for as long as you are a subscriber so you may learn at your own pace on your own time.

Meet and Greet the Professor: Philosophy 101

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Upcoming Recorded Courses

As Live Courses are completed they become available to Subscribers as Recorded Courses, two to six weeks after completion. Recorded courses are then available indefinitely.

In addition to our currently available Recorded Courses, look for these in the near future:

Available in March

Literature: Homer's Odyssey: The Soul of Pre-Socratic Wisdom with Henry Russell, Ph.D.
Logic: Introduction to Formal Logic with Robert Gotcher, Ph.D.
Science: Immunity in Sickness and in Health with Kris Correira, PA

Available in April

Literature: Chesterton; Man of Letters with Robert Gotcher, Ph.D.
History: Roots of the Revolt (1417-1560) with Phillip Campbell

Available in May

Philosophy: Fallacies and Paradoxes with Jean Rioux, Ph.D.
Literature: Virgil's Aeneid: The Founding of Nations in the Will of God with Henry Russell, Ph.D.
Theology: Pope John Paul II's Theology of the Body with Monica Ashour, MTS

Available in June

How to Write a Research Paper (Preparing for College) with Robert Gotcher, Ph.D.
History: The Age of the Religious Wars (1560-1648) with Phillip Campbell

All this for only $1 for the first 7 days and $30 per month thereafter. There is no long-term commitment. You can keep the service for as long or as short as you need.

New Service for Homeschoolers!

We are so very proud and excited to share our good news with you. As of today, you now have access to a wonderful array of Homeschool Connections past courses. Our live courses have become so popular that we receive many requests to provide the recordings to the Catholic homeschooling community. You speak and we listen.

For only $1 you can try out our new subscription service for 7 days. You'll have unlimited access to past courses, including 100+ hours of online recordings and 50+ supporting documents (tests, answer keys, etc.). If you find the service isn't for you, then simply unsubscribe before the trial period ends. If you find the subscription service is just what you need for your homeschool, then it's only $30 per month. There is no commitment. You can subscribe for as long or as little as you need.

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Homeschool Connections is not a home study school but instead provides individual online courses to help Catholic homeschool parents supplement what they are already doing. Our families use a variety of of homeschool methods: Seton, MODG, Kolbe, eclectic, classical, unschooling, etc.

To subscribe or to view a list of recorded courses currently available, please see below. As live courses are completed, we will add them to your subscription service. Also below is a listing of live courses that are currently open for enrollment where your student has the opportunity to interact firsthand with our outstanding instructors and their fellow students.

Recorded Courses Currently Available: Economics: Principles of Economics and Catholic Perspectives with David Harris, Ph.D. Government: American Government, Democracy, and Citizenship with Ed Rivet Literature: Beowulf and Christ with Henry Russell, Ph.D. Literature: The Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer -- Trust God and Tradition with Henry Russell, Ph.D. Literature: The Catholic Shakespeare -- MacBeth with Henry Russell, Ph.D. Literature: King Arthur and Christ -- Heroism and Holiness with Henry Russell, Ph.D. Literature: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight -- Chivalry, Courtesy and Chastity with Henry Russell, Ph.D. Literature: Tolkien and Fairy Stories with Robert Gotcher, Ph.D. Science: Blood: In Sickness and In Health with Kris Correira, PA Theology: Catholic Spiritual Writers with Robert Gotcher, Ph.D. Theology: Christian Anthropology with Monica Ashour, MTS Theology: The Mass Explained with Robert Gotcher, Ph.D. Theology: Moral Theology with Monica Ashour, MTS Writing: College Preparatory Writing with Robert Gotcher, Ph.D. Career Search Skills: Beacon of Light in a Dark Economy (adult course) with Derek Prentice

Click here to subscribe Subscription includes a 7-day trial period for $1. After the trial you will be charged $30 each month unless you cancel. This is made easy for you with a click of a button at the website.