Home Assistant & Secure Access

Learn / Practice / Test / Reflect inside every topic. Module project, quiz, exam, and remediation close the gate.

Overview

Design chain: Backward Design → Bloom’s Taxonomy → Learn / Practice / Test / Reflect → Mastery → Spiral Review
Feynman teach-back is required in every lesson.

Words

Backward design: module outcome

Student can model HA devices/entities/areas, build a testable trigger→condition→action automation with positive/negative cases, and provide authenticated remote access (or VPN) without publishing admin panels: with denial and backup/restore evidence.

Learn

Bloom arc

Apply (foundations) → Analyze/Create (automations) → Evaluate (threat model & remote access)

Learn

Module learning cycle

Orient → Recall → Learn (reading) → Demonstrate (worked example) → Guided practice → Independent practice / homework → Feynman → Lab → Quiz → Feedback → Module project → Module exam → Reflect

Learn

Module assessments

Activity	Purpose	Link
Module project	Integrated skill (Apply/Create)	project.md
Module quiz	Retention across topics	module-quiz.md
Module exam	Mastery verification	exam.md
Remediation	Re-teach weak areas	remediation.md

Pass gate

Practical mastery gate: pass before you continue

Every topic reading completed

Every topic **Feynman teach-back** completed

Every topic quiz ≥80% (when scored) or remediated to pass

Every topic lab gate checked with evidence

Every topic homework recorded in workbook

Module project submitted with evidence

Module quiz passed

Module exam passed (or instructor/self-check acceptance)

Reflection written on module hub notes

Mastery unlock: all boxes true + Feynman complete → continue to the next class

Spiral

Spiral review

Entity names become voice targets in Module 4; remote-access boundary constrains n8n webhooks in Module 5.

Pass gate

Practical gate

Feedback → targeted reading → new practice → redo Feynman Retry → reassessment (see remediation.md).

Topics: activity paths

Home Assistant foundations

Reading: Learn
Lesson: Feynman required
Lab: Practice
Homework: Apply
Quiz: Test

Home Assistant automations

Reading: Learn
Lesson: Feynman required
Lab: Practice
Homework: Apply
Quiz: Test

Secure remote access

Reading: Learn
Lesson: Feynman required
Lab: Practice
Homework: Apply
Quiz: Test

Module assessments

Project: integrated Apply/Create
Module quiz: retention
Exam: mastery
Remediation: re-teach weak areas