Geometry with Honors Option

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Course option: Live

Grades: 9th-12th (14+) | Successful completion of Algebra 1

Course dates: August 17, 2026 to May 7, 2027

Course length: Traditional, full year

Live Sessions - attendance required: Wednesdays | 1:30-2:45 p.m. Eastern

Course size: 15 students

Instructor: Ashley Porter

Costs:

Tuition: $725
Digital website access: $65 (includes course eBook)

Ashley Porter - Geometry, Precalculus, AP Statistics aporter.bluetent[at]gmail.com

More about Ashley Porter

Ashley Porter is a graduate of North Carolina State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics and two minors--in Statistics and Environmental Science--all in under four years. She has taught/tutored topics of Algebra 1 through Statistics for a decade.

For as long as she can remember, mathematics and its relationship to daily life have fascinated her. Throughout high school and college, her amazing teachers helped nurture a love for mathematics and its unique language. Her passion for numbers grew exponentially with each new concept learned. Originally attending NC State in hopes of pursuing a Civil Engineering degree, Ashley switched to Applied Mathematics and Statistics in her sophomore year, as she quickly found a deeper passion for abstract topics--where two multiplied by two no longer equaled four.

Before college, she took every math class her high school offered, while also tutoring her peers in a variety of math topics. During her sophomore and junior years at NC State, she was a Teaching Assistant for Calculus 2. Her experience tutoring in both high school and college kindled a passion for teaching. Her goal is to provide a positive learning environment, preserving the importance of mathematics while empowering students to unlock the ability to see it in a whole new way. Ashley is committed to helping students develop a growth mindset as they tackle and learn difficult topics in math. Her sincere hope is to help others increase their love of math through fun and optimism.

Some of her favorite math topics include geometry, abstract algebra, logic, and statistics. In addition to teaching high school math at Blue Tent, Ashley owns an online tutoring company named Zooming Through Math, and previously taught mathematics in a private school in Clayton, North Carolina.

Ashley and her husband of 9 years live in a small town just south of Raleigh with their teenage German exchange student daughter. She loves to travel, even taking a 5-week cross-country road trip with her husband in April 2024 to visit 12 National Parks. She also loves playing board games, hosting friends, doing Pilates, taking walks, journaling, and is actively involved in her church and foster care community. But, when you ask her what her favorite thing to do is, she will say “teaching math”. 😉

Feedback on Ashley Porter

Required

Digital website access ($65) purchased through Blue Tent includes
- An eBook of McGraw-Hill's Glencoe Geometry (2018)
  - The eBook offers built-in study tips, supplementary videos, links to on-the spot explanations, concept checks, applications to real life, and hands-on activities to solidify concepts.
- WebAssign, which offers students instant access to homework results.
Other requirements
- Zoom - a free teleconferencing application
- A free phone/computer scanning app (such as CamScanner and Adobe Scan)
Technical resources - required for live sessions
- A reliable internet connection
- A computer with a web-cam
- A working microphone
Recommended:
- Calculator (optional): a graphing calculator is not required, although a science calculator will come in handy.
- If students plan to purchase a graphing calculator, we recommend the TI-84 series.
- Earbuds or a headset with a microphone (a built-in computer microphone will work if needed)
Other resources
- Desmos: A free online graphing program for use in sections involving equations of lines and algebraic functions.

"Thank you so much for such an amazing year of Honors Geometry! This was my first "official" course of Geometry and I thoroughly enjoyed it!! Thank you so much for being so open to all of my questions and for just always being there for me if I was struggling—even through this time of your life that must be so hectic at times as your mother has cancer... (I'm praying for her!) As I said in the last question of my stats quiz, I really learned from you to live and go on in life even when life is hard. I really appreciate how you continued to teach despite the difficult time in your life... Thank you so much for being so organized and I really appreciated how you opened the week's work earlier as it allowed for me to plan my week earlier based on the amount of work given. You were the perfect teacher for me, and you really passed your love for math on through all of your talks and videos! I hope that many more can learn from you as much as I did!"

"I highly recommend Mrs. Porter’s Geometry course. I have two children currently enrolled in the self-paced option and they are excelling. The guided notes are my favorite part. Not only are they a great tool to keep students engaged during the teaching videos/lectures, they provide a good review for quizzes. We truly appreciate the self-paced option, as our schedule needs flexibility. Even better, though, is the teacher interaction! Mrs. Porter is very responsive to questions and offers a weekly drop in study hall. We’ve been very impressed and look forward to more classes with Mrs. Porter next year."

"My experience so far with Blue Tent Algebra 1 and Geometry has been a positive one. The format is easy to pick up and work with. They have introduced new topics and helped me learn them well.

This is my 2nd year enrolled at Blue Tent and I plan on enrolling every year until I graduate.
Every week (except for breaks) there is a live session, where they talk about what we're learning that week, and a review if there's a test later that week. However, the live sessions are not putting you to sleep. In my experience, the live sessions have been fun. They are optional to join, and there are two days to choose from. There are also office hours two days a week. I go to these if I'm stuck on an assignment, and when I go, the teacher hosting the meeting asks me what I'm having trouble with quickly.
The teachers are very flexible and get back to questions fairly quickly. You can send a message to them about any questions you might have on your assignments. They are also flexible, and have helped me when my internet isn't working, or if my browser is blocking me from seeing certain instructions.
The feedback for assignments/quizzes are easily readable and accessible. For the most part, the instructions on assignments and quizzes are easy to follow and understand. The assignments for the week are posted in a message at the beginning of the week, which makes it easy for me to manage time. On top of a few assignments every week, there is a video lesson you complete. There is about 1 hour worth of video time a week. Overall, it takes me about 5-6 hours to complete one week of work including the lesson and live session."

Course Details

Our live online Geometry with Honors option course is for middle school and high school homeschoolers.

Live option: Students meet live with their instructor and classmates for 75 minutes once a week. These live sessions provide a review of topics found in the weekly lessons, additional examples offered by the instructor for practice and small-group collaboration, help with proof-writing, and plenty of time to ask questions.
Honors option: Students who choose the Honors option will be presented with supplementary instruction and practice that will reinforce and expand on topics covered in the class. Those choosing the honors option should plan to spend an additional 1-2 hours per week on classwork; however, some students find they can master the material more efficiently than that.
- With live instruction, a combination of print and interactive resources, a friendly online classroom, and weekly live study halls for additional one-on-one help, Ashley Porter strives to engage students and help them enjoy her classes as they successfully develop a foundational understanding of the topics of geometry.

Format

Students share an interactive online classroom and meet live on Zoom.
- Students who attend live classes are expected to keep their webcams on and actively participate.
- Live classes will be recorded for those who miss classes or prefer to watch later.
Live Study Hall (Optional): Thursdays, 12-1:30 p.m. Eastern
- The study hall is available to all students, including those taking the SP class and can be utilized in two ways:
  - Individual questions. Students can drop in to a Zoom study hall at any time to ask questions.
  - Homework time. They can join a Zoom study hall and work on their math homework with mics muted and videos on or off. They can then unmute to ask for immediate help when questions arise.
Average weekly time estimate, including recorded and live instruction:
- Geometry: 6-7 hours
- Honors Geometry: 6-8 hours
All Blue Tent live math classes are NCAA approved.
See our FAQs for:
- age/grade guidelines, prerequisites, and class fit recommendations
- a complete list of days, times, and breaks
- a list of CA charter schools where this course is a-g approved

Foundational Elements

Geometry with Honors option includes weekly teacher-recorded instructional videos in addition to the live classes. During a typical week, students might see some of the following:

Videos, guided notes, and practice problems that are aligned with concepts being covered each week
Homework sets and proof writing assigned and completed within WebAssign, providing immediate feedback
Regular "checkpoint quizzes" to test understanding of terms and concepts
Quizzes and chapter tests that assess students' mastery of topics
Games (similar to Kahoot and Jeopardy)--where students solve puzzles/riddles and complete fun-Geometry related assignments in live class review weeks
Short instructional videos demonstrating the use of geometry in the real world and application projects where students expand their understanding of the "how," "where," and "why" of geometry use in everyday life
Coursework is teacher-graded, and students receive individual weekly feedback and assistance on submitted work.

Free interactive apps such as Desmos will help students create, visualize, and investigate properties of lines, angles, circles, triangles, and other polygons, solidifying relationships between the properties of geometric figures.

Topics Covered

Relationships and properties of points, lines, planes and angles
Properties of polygons including classification, measurements of sides and angles, perimeter, area, and volume
Surface area of 3D shapes
Properties of circles including circumference and measurements of parts of a circle including arcs, chords, angles and segments
Inductive reasoning, deductive reasoning and logic to formulate proofs
Transformations of figures including reflections, translations, rotations and dilations
Relationships and properties of triangles including congruence, similarity, and classifications in order to construct proofs
Trigonometry involving right triangles, the Triangle Inequality, The Pythagorean Theorem, The Law of Sines and The Law of Cosines

Course Goals

Achieve proficiency in describing defined and undefined terms to visualize geometric concepts
Use formulas to find midpoints, distances, and bisectors of lines
Describe angle properties and relationships to determine characteristics of line
Given a geometric figure, perform transformations, tessellations, and dilations on a coordinate plane
Justify relationships of triangles through mathematical arguments using congruence postulates
Justify properties of lines through mathematical arguments using angle theorems
Understand and prove properties in order to classify polygons
Use theorems and postulates to prove properties of circles
Use inductive reasoning and logic to draw conclusions and formulate conjectures
Use formulas to find the perimeter, area, and volume of 2D and 3D figures

Topics Covered

Relationships and properties of points, lines, planes and angles
Properties of polygons including classification, measurements of sides and angles, perimeter, area, and volume
Surface area of 3D shapes
Properties of circles including circumference and measurements of parts of a circle including arcs, chords, angles and segments
Inductive reasoning, deductive reasoning and logic to formulate proofs
Transformations of figures including reflections, translations, rotations and dilations
Relationships and properties of triangles including congruence, similarity, and classifications in order to construct proofs
Trigonometry involving right triangles, the Triangle Inequality, The Pythagorean Theorem, The Law of Sines and The Law of Cosines