Our live online Algebra 1 and Honors Algebra 1 course for middle school and high school homeschoolers is also offered in a self-paced option.
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Live Class: Students meet with the 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, small-group collaboration, and plenty of time for questions.
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Self-Paced (SP) Class: All instruction is delivered by teacher-produced videos.
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Optional Study Halls for Live and SP students: In addition to the live classes, the instructor offers an optional weekly study hall. Available to all students, the study hall can be utilized in two ways:
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Individual questions. Students can drop in to a Zoom study hall at any time to ask questions.
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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.
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Class Details
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Class Options:
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Live Course: Algebra 1 with Honors Option | Traditional, full-year, live class
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SP Course: Self-Paced Algebra 1 with Honors Option | Available to start from Sept 1 to Dec 1, 2025 | Must be completed by June 30, 2026
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Tuition & Fees:
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Live Class Tuition: $675
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Self-Paced Class Tuition: $400
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Digital Resources Fee: $45 (includes the class ebook)
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See all required class resources HERE.
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Instructor: Ashley Porter
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Live Class Dates: August 18, 2025 to May 8, 2026
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Weekly Live Classes: Wednesdays: 7-8 pm Eastern
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Study Halls:
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Optional Study Hall: Th 6-8 pm Eastern
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Grade Level: 8th and up (13+) | Successfully completed Pre-Algebra
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Live Class Size: 20
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See our FAQ page for:
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age/grade guidelines, prerequisites, and class fit recommendations
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a complete list of days, times, and breaks
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a list of CA charter schools where this course is a-g approved
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Format:
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Students share an interactive online classroom and meet live on Zoom.
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Students who attend live classes are expected to keep their webcams on and actively participate.
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Live classes will be recorded for those who miss classes or prefer to watch later.
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Average weekly time estimate, including recorded and live instruction: 6-8 hours
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All Blue Tent live math classes are NCAA approved.
Foundational Elements
Algebra 1 with Honors Option includes weekly live classes. During a typical week, students might see some of the following:
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Multiple short videos, guided notes, and practice problems on concepts being covered each week
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Homework sets assigned and completed within WebAssign, providing immediate feedback
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Regular "checkpoint quizzes" to test understanding of terms and concepts
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Quizzes and chapter tests that assess students' mastery of topics
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Games (similar to Kahoot and Jeopardy), where students solve puzzles/riddles and complete fun, algebra-related assignments in live class review weeks
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Short instructional videos demonstrating the use of algebra in the real world and application projects where students expand their understanding of the "how" "where," and "why" of algebra use in everyday life
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Teacher-graded coursework and individual weekly feedback and assistance on submitted assignments provided.
Core and Supplemental Resources
Your digital resources fee includes:
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An ebook of McGraw-Hill's Glencoe Algebra 1 (2018)
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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.
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Cengage's WebAssign, which offers students instant access to homework results.
Free interactive apps such as GeoGebra and Desmos will help students visualize concepts.
With weekly live instruction, a combination of print and interactive resources, a friendly online classroom, and additional one-on-one help as needed, our instructors strive to engage students and help them enjoy the classes as they successfully develop a foundational understanding of the topics of algebra.
More about Ashley Porter
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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.
For as long as she can remember, mathematics and its relationship to daily life has 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 equals 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 Teacher’s 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 currently tutors online at Zooming Through Math, and previously taught mathematics in a private school in Clayton, North Carolina.
Ashley and her husband live in a small town just south of Raleigh with their baby (well, fur baby). She loves traveling, playing board games, hosting friends, drawing and journaling and is actively involved in her church community. In 2016 she traveled to Indonesia, Germany, and the Netherlands, making a full 360-degree circle around the globe in under 30 days.