I finished the lesson, why is my percent complete less than 100%?

This percentage will change when you navigate back in lessons. Just keep working through the course and don't worry about the percent complete. If you are working towards earning a badge for course completion, make sure the small boxes are "checked" next to each Lesson by working your way through to the end of that lesson. If you go back into the lesson, this check mark will remain.

Where do my essay responses go? I would like a copy for my records and to remember my ideas and thoughts.

We want people to have the ability to go back into lessons as often as they'd like to review resources and materials. However, this feature also means your original essay responses disappear each time you return to a lesson. But, don't worry, even though your responses disappear from the lesson itself, you can view your responses in the Lesson essay feedback section of the Navigation column on the NGSS course homepage. Lesson essay feedback should appear near the top of the Navigation panel after you submit your first essay. As long as you are logged into your Chesapeake Exploration course and hit "submit" after each essay, your responses will be saved to the section. 

Will I receive proof of taking and completing this course for my records?

This course does not offer continuing education credits. This course was created to fill a request for more NGSS and Environmental Literacy resources. At the completion of the course and after you have completed each lesson (see picture below), you will receive an email from Chesapeake Exploration telling you that you have earned a badge. You can view your badges by going to your profile page and selecting the "More" tab.

The below picture shows how your progress is recorded. The first two lessons (NGSS in the outdoors and Evaluating an example Environmental Literacy program) have been completed by a participant working through each page of the lesson. Lesson completion is marked by a checkmark. The third lesson in this picture has not yet been completed.