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جایزه تعالی دانش آموزی جایزه تعالی دانش آموز به دانش آموزانی تجلیل می کند که پیشرفت تحصیلی برجسته، مشارکت فوق برنامه و برتری کلی را نشان داده اند. جایزه تعالی دانش آموز در پایان هر ترم به یک دانش آموز Epic Charter Schools اهدا می شود. یک دانشجو معرفی کنید سرپرست بانفیلد از برنده جایزه تعالی دانشآموز در جلسه هیئت مدیره مدارس Epic Charter تقدیر میکند و گواهی موفقیت ارائه میکند و آن دانشآموز در وبسایت Epic، رسانههای اجتماعی و شبکه خبری حماسه نمایش داده میشود. نامزدها در دو هفته پایانی هر ترم نه هفته ای مدرسه پذیرفته می شوند. برگزیده از بین تمامی نامزدهای دریافت شده در آخرین روز هر ترم انتخاب خواهد شد. معیارهای انتخاب معیارهای زیر برای اندازه گیری پیشرفت دانش آموز در زمینه های پیشرفت تحصیلی و فعالیت های فوق برنامه استفاده می شود: حداقل 3 A در کارنامه فعلی (یا بهبود مثال زدنی در نمرات). دانش آموز توسط معلم، والدین یا مراقب توصیه می شود. مشارکت در فعالیت های فوق برنامه (مانند ورزش، خدمات داوطلبانه/اجتماعی، موسیقی، سرگرمی ها، رسانه ها، رهبری). سایر جوایز، گواهینامه ها یا مدارک تحصیلی در سال تحصیلی جاری یا گذشته. برندگان کندی اسمیت (پاییز 2022-2023) لوک پلیزونی (بهار 2022-2023)

تسریع آموزش برگشت World Language ASL I Course Type: World Language Course Credits: 1 Unit (2 Semesters) ASL I A serves as the introductory semester for American Sign Language (ASL) 1 and is designed for students with little to no prior experience with ASL. This semester introduces fundamental conversation skills, beginner grammar, and essential vocabulary needed for basic communication. The curriculum emphasizes both expressive and receptive skills, including fingerspelling, visual attention, basic sentence structure, and introductory insights into Deaf culture. Each module focuses on themed vocabulary, such as friends and family, leisure activities, and school or work, while helping students build confidence using ASL in simple conversations. As students move through the modules, they begin developing the foundation needed for continued growth in expressive and receptive language abilities. ASL I B continues the introductory sequence for American Sign Language (ASL) 1 by helping students expand and apply the foundational skills developed in ASL I A. This semester builds on basic conversation skills, grammar, and vocabulary while encouraging students to communicate with greater accuracy and independence. The curriculum continues to emphasize expressive and receptive skills in American Sign Language, including fingerspelling, clearer visual communication, and continued insights into Deaf culture. Each module deepens student understanding through themed vocabulary connected to topics such as friends and family, leisure activities, and school or work, along with beginner grammar concepts used in more complete exchanges. As students advance, they build on previously acquired knowledge and gain additional opportunities to strengthen their expressive and receptive language abilities in familiar everyday situations. ASL II Course Type: World Language Course Credits: 1 Unit (2 Semesters) ASL II A builds on the foundational skills developed throughout ASL I and guides students toward greater confidence, accuracy, and fluency in American Sign Language. This semester expands students' vocabulary and grammar knowledge through more complex sentence structures, dialogues, and communication tasks. Students continue to strengthen both expressive and receptive skills while applying ASL in more detailed conversations and real-world situations. The course also supports a deeper exploration of Deaf culture and community values, helping students better understand the connection between language, identity, and respectful communication. ASL II B continues the ASL II sequence by helping students refine and extend the intermediate skills developed in ASL II A. This semester focuses on using American Sign Language with increased fluency, confidence, and independence. Students expand vocabulary and grammar knowledge through more complex sentence structures, extended dialogues, and meaningful communication activities. They continue to strengthen expressive and receptive skills while improving their ability to understand and produce more natural ASL. Students also engage in deeper exploration of Deaf culture and community values, applying their understanding of language and culture in more thoughtful and connected ways. FRENCH I Course Type: World Language Course Credits: 1 Unit (2 Semesters) Students will work toward proficiency at a Novice-Low ACTFL level in the following topics: greeting others, introducing themselves, saying the alphabet, answering basic questions, telling time, and talking about destinations and where they are going. Additionally, they will be able to briefly talk about friends, family, pets, home, important dates, seasons, toys, games, food, and colors. There is a strong emphasis on learning to speak the language, as well as read and write it. Additionally, there is an emphasis on gaining cultural understanding. Speaking audio/video assignments are submitted by students as part of the assessment for the course. FRENCH II Course Type: World Language Course Credits: 1 Unit (2 Semesters) Students will continue to learn to communicate in French; reading, writing, speaking, and culture will be stressed. There is strong emphasis on learning to speak the language, as well as read and write it. Speaking audio/video assignments are submitted by students as part of the assessment for the course. GERMAN I Course Type: World Language Course Credits: 1 Unit (2 Semesters) German I A In this course students will learn to speak, read, write, understand German, and learn to focus on how they personally learn. Students will also learn about cultural elements pertaining to German speaking countries such as culture, history, geography, and lifestyle. This course includes authentic teaching materials such as popular YouTube videos, pop music, and texts. Speaking audio/video assignments are submitted by students as part of the assessment for the course. German I B Students review basic German as well as learn more vocabulary and grammatical principles through German Mrchen (fairy tales). Students hear, read, speak, and write basic German in a context that is cheery rather than Grimm. There are specific emphasis on speaking, comprehension, reading, and writing. Speaking audio/video assignments are submitted by students as part of the assessment for the course. GERMAN II Course Type: World Language Course Credits: 1 Unit (2 Semesters) German II A Students will expand their vocabularies and study more advanced grammatical structures that will lead to effective handling of social situations. Students will continue to gain familiarity with German life and customs. There is strong emphasis on learning to speak the language as well as read and write it. Speaking audio/video assignments are submitted by students as part of the assessment for the course. German II B This course offers students the opportunity to continue to develop their emerging German fluency and to improve their mastery of important German structures and vocabulary. As they work their way through the course, students will explore many topics and practice reflexive verbs, relative pronouns, the perfect and preterit tenses, and case endings. There is specific emphasis on speaking and comprehension, as well as reading and writing. Speaking audio/video assignments are submitted by students as part of the assessment for the course. MASKOKE-SEMVNOLE I A (CREEK) Course Type: World Language Course Credits: 1 Unit (2 Semesters) First semester introduction to the Maskoke/Mvskoke (Creek-Seminole) language using a communicative approach. Students develop basic listening and speaking skills through everyday vocabulary, commands, and simple conversations. Foundational grammar, reading, writing, and cultural knowledge are introduced. Second semester of Level 1. Students expand vocabulary and sentence formation to communicate about daily life, family, and community. Emphasis on real-life conversational skills, core grammar patterns, reading, writing, and cultural understanding. MASKOKE-SEMVNOLE II (CREEK) Course Type: World Language Course Credits: 1 Unit (2 Semesters) First semester of Level 2. Builds on Level 1 foundation. Students strengthen real-life conversational skills and communicate in more complex sentences across a wider range of topics. Focus on expanding vocabulary, a broader range of topics in communication, reading, and writing, and deeper cultural exploration. Second semester of Level 2. Students engage in extended conversations, narrate events, and express opinions with increased fluency and accuracy. Continued development of real-life conversation skills, reading, writing, and cultural knowledge. SPANISH I Course Type: World Language Course Credits: 1 Unit (2 Semesters) Spanish I A In this introductory course, students begin immediately developing their Spanish language abilities. This course utilizes clear, level-appropriate language allowing students to gradually build their language skills. Through engaging content they explore everyday communication and gain insight into cultures across the Spanish-speaking world. Emphasis is placed on understanding and expressing simple ideas in meaningful contexts aligned to Oklahoma standards. Students have the opportunity to practice reading, writing, and speaking in their newly acquired language. Spanish I B Students continue building abilities in reading, listening, speaking, and writing in Spanish. The lessons taught in Spanish 1A are woven into this second semester course to create a solid foundation and a confident language learner. Students expand their ability to communicate about familiar topics while deepening their understanding of cultural perspectives and practices in the Spanish-speaking world. Students begin to express themselves with greater precision and confidence in this course aligned to Oklahoma standards. SPANISH II Course Type: World Language Course Credits: 1 Unit (2 Semesters) Spanish 2A builds on skills developed in Spanish 1, emphasizing useful communication. Students develop their ability to understand and communicate in familiar situations using everyday vocabulary and basic grammar structures aligned to Oklahoma standards. Instruction focuses on building overall language ability while introducing cultural perspectives from Spain and Spanish-speaking countries in South America. Students demonstrate their learning through reading, listening, speaking, and writing using simple, practiced language. Spanish 2B builds on skills developed in Spanish 2A, continuing to emphasize useful communication. Students expand their ability to understand and communicate in familiar situations by incorporating additional vocabulary and grammar structures aligned to Oklahoma standards. Instruction continues to develop overall language ability while deepening cultural understanding of Spain and Spanish-speaking countries in South America. Students demonstrate their learning through reading, listening, speaking, and writing using familiar, practiced language. بازگشت

Epic Charter Schools provides students with laptops, WiFi devices, and other educational technology through the Learning Fund. Learn how to access, use, and return school-owned assets to support your online learning success. دارایی های Epic Charter Schools مفتخر است که به هر دانش آموزی فناوری آموزشی را که برای موفقیت نیاز دارد ارائه می دهد. با این طرز فکر است که به هر دانش آموز این فرصت را می دهیم تا از سرمایه یادگیری خود برای خرید لپ تاپ، MiFi بی سیم و انواع دارایی های آموزشی استفاده کند. در حالی که داراییها متعلق به مدارس Epic Charter هستند، هر ساله به دانشآموزان قرض داده میشوند و باید پس از فارغالتحصیلی، انصراف یا به هر دلیل دیگری وضعیت دانشآموز «ثبتنام» در مدارس Epic Charter بازگردانده شوند. خط مشی ها & رویه ها مراقبت فنی & حمایت کردن بازده دارایی سوالات متداول خط مشی ها & رویه ها نقطه اتصال بی سیم (Mifi) نسبت دستگاه های MiFi 3:1 است. این بدان معناست که برای هر سه دانش آموزی که در یک حساب صندوق یادگیری ثبت نام می کنند، یک دستگاه MiFi مجاز است. یک خانواده ممکن است به دلیل شرایط مختلف درخواست MiFi ثانویه کند. این شرایط به صلاحدید بخش دارایی و صندوق یادگیری بررسی می شود. ممکن است مشکلات اتصال MiFi رخ دهد. وقتی این اتفاق می افتد، Epic بررسی می کند که آیا ارائه دهنده MiFi برای مکان دانش آموز مناسب است یا خیر. کروم بوک و آیپد دانشآموزان میتوانند از صندوق یادگیری خود برای دریافت Chromebook یا iPad استفاده کنند. دانش آموزان ممکن است هر دو را دریافت نکنند. آیپدها عرضه محدودی دارند و تضمینی برای عرضه آنها وجود ندارد. از سال تحصیلی 23 تا 24، هیچ هزینه ای برای دریافت کروم بوک وجود نخواهد داشت. با این حال، ما هزینه فناوری از دست رفته و آسیب دیده را از صندوق یادگیری دانش آموز دریافت می کنیم. هزینه های استاندارد برای سایر محصولات فناوری ثابت باقی می ماند. بازده دارایی برای هر گونه سوال یا درخواست مواد برگشتی لطفاً یک ایمیل به assets@epiccharterschools.org یا support@epiccharterschools.org Frequently asked questions من MiFi خود را دریافت کردم اما لپ تاپم را نه، آیا آنها با هم ارسال می شوند؟ خیر. به دلیل عرضه و تقاضای موجودی، اقلام با هم ارسال نمیشوند. یک هفته گذشته است و من هنوز فناوری خود را دریافت نکرده ام. کجاست؟ بر اساس سیاست، حمل و نقل ممکن است ۱ تا ۳ هفته طول بکشد. بسته به حجم سفارش در دسترس بودن محصول. MiFi من کار نمی کند / گم شده / خراب است، می توانید یک مورد جدید برای من ارسال کنید؟ لطفاً برای عیبیابی با داراییها تماس بگیرید. پس از مشخص شدن موضوع، ما به تعیین مسیر اقدام مورد نیاز کمک خواهیم کرد. این می تواند از تغییر ارائه دهنده تا بازگرداندن دستگاه معیوب و ارسال جایگزین در صورت لزوم متغیر باشد. بچه های من در خانه های جداگانه زندگی می کنند و به MiFi دوم نیاز دارند، آیا می توانیم استثنا قائل شویم؟ پیوند LF را اضافه کنید پس از بررسی از طرف Learning Fund، به تعیین اینکه آیا راه حل بالقوه ای برای این سوال وجود دارد یا خیر کمک خواهیم کرد. در حال حاضر، سیاست ما نسبت 3 دانشجو به 1 MiFi است. ما میدانیم که این دستورالعمل بهطور ضعیف تعریف شده است. شرایط تخفیف قابل بررسی است و به صلاحدید مدرسه Epic Charter است. از چه زمانی صندوق آموزش شروع به دریافت خسارت کرد؟ فکر می کردم رایگان است. این یک سیاست جدید نیست. از آنجایی که Epic دارای تعداد زیادی دانش آموز است، به عنوان یک مدرسه، ما باید هزینه هایی را برای فناوری آسیب دیده اعمال کنیم تا بتوانیم هزینه های سربار این خدمات و محصولات را در یک نرخ معقول برای دانش آموزان خود نگه داریم. مواقعی وجود دارد که در گذشته ممکن است هزینه ای نادیده گرفته شده باشد. در آینده، این مشکل نخواهد بود. سوال دیگه ای هست؟ تماس با دارایی در: assets@epiccharterschools.org | 405-749-4550، داخلی 455

روابط با فروشنده فهرست فروشندگان بهروزرسانی فهرست فروشندگان تماس با ما تاریخهای مهم Learning Fund Opening Date School Year 2026/27 08/01/2026 Vendor Application School Year 2026/27 Deadline 12/31/2026 Vendor Invoice Deadline School Year 2026/27 03/31/2027 درخواست خدمات ابتدا، باید یک فروشندهی مورد تأیید را از فهرست فروشندگان ما انتخاب کنید. برای راهاندازی خدمات با فروشنده تماس بگیرید و مطمئن شوید که آنها میدانند دانشآموز از صندوق یادگیری خود برای پرداخت هزینه خدمات استفاده خواهد کرد. سپس فروشنده فاکتورها را به تیم حسابهای پرداختنی ما به آدرس activity@epiccharterschools.org ارسال خواهد کرد. لطفاً قبل از ثبت نام، مطمئن شوید که دانشآموز شما توانایی پرداخت هزینه خدمات را دارد. ما از مبلغ موجود برای پرداخت صورتحساب استفاده خواهیم کرد. هرگونه مانده حساب نزد فروشنده، مسئولیت والدین/سرپرست است. دستورالعملهای مهم از سال تحصیلی 2025-2026، صندوق یادگیری، خدمات ارائه شده توسط یک فروشنده مورد تایید را برای ماه اوت - ژوئن پوشش خواهد داد، مشروط بر اینکه دستورالعملهای زیر رعایت شوند: دانشآموز باید در حال حاضر در Epic ثبتنام کرده باشد. برای خدمات ماه ژوئن، دانشآموز باید در زمان پردازش فاکتور، برای سال تحصیلی آینده ثبتنام کرده باشد. آخرین مهلت ثبتنام برای Epic، 31 مه است تا فاکتورهای تابستانی را پرداخت کند. دانشجویان فارغالتحصیل نمیتوانند از صندوق یادگیری خود برای فعالیتهای تابستانی پس از فارغالتحصیلی استفاده کنند. تمام فاکتورها باید در ماهی که خدمات ارائه میشوند، ارسال شوند. تنها استثنا، خدمات ماه مه 26 و ژوئن 26 خواهد بود. این خدمات باید تا 30 آوریل 2026 به صورت جداگانه فاکتور شوند. (ما این فاکتورها را نگه میداریم و پس از ارائه خدمات، در صورتی که دو مورد اول ذکر شده در بالا رعایت شده باشد، آنها را پرداخت خواهیم کرد.) New Vendors Current Vendors Seasonal Fees فروشندگان جدید اگر مایل به استفاده از فروشندهای هستید که هنوز با ما همکاری نکرده است، میتوانید از آنها بخواهید که برای تبدیل شدن به یک فروشنده تأیید شده، درخواست دهند. فروشنده نمیتواند تا زمانی که دانشآموزان اپیک ایمیل تأیید از تیم روابط فروشندگان ما دریافت نکردهاند، برای آنها فاکتور صادر کند یا خدماتی ارائه دهد. هرگونه فعالیتی که قبل از تأیید انجام شود، بر عهده والدین/سرپرست خواهد بود. ثبت درخواستهای فروشندگان برای سال تحصیلی ۲۰۲۵-۲۰۲۶ بسته شده است. ثبت درخواستها برای سال تحصیلی ۲۰۲۶-۲۰۲۷ در تاریخ ۱ جولای ۲۰۲۶ مجدداً آغاز خواهد شد. همین حالا اقدام کنید فروشندگان فعلی اگر نیاز دارید فهرست فروشندگان خود یا هر یک از اطلاعات موجود در پروندهتان را بهروزرسانی کنید، میتوانید از این فرم برای ارسال درخواست به ما استفاده کنید: بهروزرسانی فهرست فروشندگان هزینههای فصلی فاکتورها را میتوان در ماه ذکر شده در زیر ارسال کرد. هزینه ثبت نام پاییز - سپتامبر هزینههای ثبت نام زمستانی - نوامبر هزینههای ثبت نام بهار - فوریه هزینه ثبت نام تابستانی - ماه مه (دانش آموز باید برای سال تحصیلی بعدی در Epic ثبت نام کرده باشد.) اطلاعات تماس برای سوالات مربوط به پرداخت و صدور فاکتور - تماس Activity@epiccharterschools.org برای سوالات مربوط به درخواست فروشنده - تماس Purchase@epiccharterschools.org

Apex برگشت Middle School HS English HS Math HS Science HS History HS Electives GRADE 6 LANGUAGE ARTS Elem/Mid English 6 delivers instruction, practice, and review designed to build students' communication and reading comprehension skills. Reading comprehension lessons strengthen students' critical analysis skills as they study how nonfiction and literature can be used to share ideas. Writing lessons combine free-response exercises with drafting strategies and exemplars to help students communicate clearly and credibly in narrative, argumentative, and explanatory styles. To develop skills specific to public discourse, speaking and listening lessons guide students as they evaluate clips and readings from speeches and discussions. In language lessons, students build foundational grammar skills they need to articulate their ideas and understand challenging words. The two-semester course is arranged in themed units, each with three to six lessons. Each lesson includes a variety of activities such as direct instruction, application of skills, performance tasks, and formative and summative assessments. Students engage with the subject matter in an interactive, feedback-rich environment as they progress through standardsaligned content and demonstrate their learning through computer- and teacher-scored assignments. GRADE 6 MATH Elem/Mid Math 6 delivers instruction, practice, and review designed to develop computational fluency, deepen conceptual understanding, and apply mathematical practices. Course topics include ratios and rates, fraction and decimal operations, and signed numbers. Students continue to build their algebra skills by plotting points in all four quadrants of the coordinate plane and solving equations and inequalities. Geometry topics include area, surface area, and volume, and statistical work features measures of center and variability, box plots, dot plots, and histograms. The two-semester course is arranged in themed units, each with three to five lessons. Each lesson includes a variety of activities such as direct instruction, application of skills, performance tasks, and formative and summative assessments. Students engage with the subject matter in an interactive, feedback-rich environment as they progress through standardsaligned content and demonstrate their learning through computer- and teacher-scored assignments. By constantly honing the ability to apply their knowledge in abstract and real-world scenarios, students build the depth of knowledge and higherorder skills required to demonstrate their mastery when put to the test. This course is built to state standards. GRADE 6 SCIENCE Elem/Mid Middle School Grade 6 Science delivers instruction, practice, and review to help students develop scientific literacy, deepen conceptual understanding, and apply scientific practices. Students explore concepts such as the flow of energy and matter through both living and nonliving systems, including Earth's systems; Earth's weather and climate; the interaction between humans and the environment; the relationship between structure and function; and growth, development, and reproduction in organisms. The two-semester course is arranged in themed units, each with two to three lessons. In each unit, activities make complex ideas accessible to students as they discover the nature of science through focused content, interactive miniinvestigations, multi-modal representations, and personalized feedback. Each lesson includes a variety of activities such as direct instruction, application of skills, performance tasks, and formative and summative assessments. Students engage with the subject matter in an interactive, feedback-rich environment as they progress through standards-aligned content and demonstrate their learning through computer- and teacher-scored assignments. This course is built to state standards. GRADE 6 SOCIAL STUDIES Elem/Mid Middle School Civics delivers instruction, practice, and review designed to build middle school students' understanding of the political and governmental systems of the United States and the roles played by citizens. By honing their ability to analyze civic life, political practices, and government structures, students build the depth of knowledge and higher-order thinking skills required to demonstrate their mastery when put to the test. The two-semester course is arranged in themed units, each with three to five lessons. In each unit, activities make complex ideas about civics accessible through focused content, guided analysis, multi-modal representations, and personalized feedback. Each lesson includes a variety of activities such as direct instruction, application of skills, performance tasks, and formative and summative assessments. as they progress through standards-aligned content and demonstrate their learning through computer- and teacher-scored assignments. Middle School Civics is built to state standards and informed by the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards. GRADE 7 LANGUAGE ARTS Elem/Mid English 7 delivers instruction, practice, and review designed to build students' communication and reading comprehension skills. Reading comprehension lessons strengthen students' critical analysis skills as they study how nonfiction and literature can be used to share ideas. Writing lessons combine free-response exercises with drafting strategies and exemplars to help students communicate clearly and credibly in narrative, argumentative, and explanatory styles. To develop skills specific to public discourse, speaking and listening lessons guide students as they evaluate clips and readings from speeches and discussions. In language lessons, students build foundational grammar skills they need to articulate their ideas and understand challenging words. The two-semester course is arranged in themed units, each with three to six lessons. Each lesson includes a variety of activities such as direct instruction, application of skills, performance tasks, and formative and summative assessments. Students engage with the subject matter in an interactive, feedback-rich environment as they progress through standardsaligned content and demonstrate their learning through computer- and teacher-scored assignments. GRADE 7 MATH Elem/Mid Math 7 delivers instruction, practice, and review designed to develop computational fluency, deepen conceptual understanding, and apply mathematical practices. Throughout the course, students gain a deep understanding of proportions and their use in solving problems. They extend their fluency with operations on rational numbers and translate among different forms of rational numbers. Algebra topics include simplifying and rewriting algebraic expressions and solving more complex equations and inequalities. Students also sketch geometric figures and explore scale drawings, investigate circle properties and angle relationships, and deepen their understanding of area, volume, and surface area. They see how statistics uses sample data to make predictions about populations and compare data from different data sets. Students gain a fundamental understanding of probability and explore different ways to find or estimate probabilities. The two-semester course is arranged in themed units, each with three to five lessons. Each lesson includes a variety of activities such as direct instruction, application of skills, performance tasks, and formative and summative assessments. Students engage with the subject matter in an interactive, feedback-rich environment as they progress through standardsaligned content and demonstrate their learning through computer- and teacher-scored assignments. By constantly honing the ability to apply their knowledge in abstract and real-world scenarios, students build the depth of knowledge and higherorder skills required to demonstrate their mastery when put to the test. GRADE 7 SCIENCE Elem/Mid Middle School Grade 7 Science delivers instruction, practice, and review to help students develop scientific literacy, deepen conceptual understanding, and apply scientific practices. Students explore concepts such as the structures and properties of matter; chemical reactions; the flow of energy through systems, including Earth's living and nonliving systems; and the history of Earth. The two-semester course is arranged in themed units, each with two to three lessons. In each unit, activities make complex ideas accessible to students as they discover the nature of science through focused content, interactive mini investigations, multi-modal representations, and personalized feedback. Each lesson includes a variety of activities such as direct instruction, application of skills, performance tasks, and formative and summative assessments. Students engage with the subject matter in an interactive, feedback-rich environment as they progress through standards-aligned content and demonstrate their learning through computer- and teacher-scored assignments. This course is built to state standards. GRADE 7 SOCIAL STUDIES Elem/Mid Middle School Contemporary World delivers instruction, practice, and review designed to build middle school students' knowledge of contemporary world geography, cultures, civics, and economics. By honing their ability to analyze the physical, social, and political forces that shape our world, students build the depth of knowledge and higher-order thinking skills required to demonstrate their mastery when put to the test. The two-semester course is arranged in themed units, each with three to six lessons. In each unit, activities make complex ideas about the modern world accessible through focused content, guided analysis, multi-modal representations, and personalized feedback. Each lesson includes a variety of activities such as direct instruction, application of skills, performance tasks, and formative and summative assessments. Students engage with the subject matter in an interactive, feedbackrich environment as they progress through standards-aligned content and demonstrate their learning through computerand teacher-scored assignments. Middle School Contemporary World is built to state standards and informed by the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards. GRADE 8 LANGUAGE ARTS Elem/Mid English 8 delivers instruction, practice, and review designed to build students' communication and reading comprehension skills. Reading comprehension lessons strengthen students' critical analysis skills as they study how nonfiction and literature can be used to share ideas. Writing lessons combine free-response exercises with drafting strategies and exemplars to help students communicate clearly and credibly in narrative, argumentative, and explanatory styles. To develop skills specific to public discourse, speaking and listening lessons guide students as they evaluate clips and readings from speeches and discussions. In language lessons, students build foundational grammar skills they need to articulate their ideas and understand challenging words. The two-semester course is arranged in themed units, each with three to six lessons. Each lesson includes a variety of activities such as direct instruction, application of skills, performance tasks, and formative and summative assessments. Students engage with the subject matter in an interactive, feedback-rich environment as they progress through standardsaligned content and demonstrate their learning through computer- and teacher-scored assignments. GRADE 8 MATH Elem/Mid Math 8 delivers instruction, practice, and review designed to develop computational fluency, deepen conceptual understanding, and apply mathematical practices. In this course, students focus on understanding functions what they are, how to represent them in different ways, and how to write them to model mathematical and real-world situations. In particular, students investigate linear functions by learning about slope and slope-intercept form. Students' understanding of linear functions is extended to statistics, where they make scatter plots and use linear functions to model data. They solve linear equations and equations involving roots, and explore systems of linear equations. Additional topics include exponents, powers of ten, scientific notation, and irrational numbers. Students learn about transformations, and extend that understanding to an investigation of congruence and similarity. Other geometric concepts explored include the Pythagorean theorem, angle relationships, and volumes of cylinders, cones, and spheres. The two-semester course is arranged in themed units, each with three to five lessons. Each lesson includes a variety of activities such as direct instruction, application of skills, performance tasks, and formative and summative assessments. Students engage with the subject matter in an interactive, feedback-rich environment as they progress through standardsaligned content and demonstrate their learning through computer- and teacher-scored assignments. By constantly honing the ability to apply their knowledge in abstract and real-world scenarios, students build the depth of knowledge and higherorder skills required to demonstrate their mastery when put to the test. This course is built to state standards. GRADE 8 SCIENCE Elem/Mid Middle School Grade 8 Science delivers instruction, practice, and review to help students develop scientific literacy, deepen conceptual understanding, and apply scientific practices. Students explore concepts such as waves and electromagnetic radiation, energy and forces on Earth and in space, genetics and natural selection, and engineering design. The two-semester course is arranged in themed units, each with two to three lessons. In each unit, activities make complex ideas accessible to students as they discover the nature of science through focused content, interactive mini investigations, multi-modal representations, and personalized feedback. Each lesson includes a variety of activities such as direct instruction, application of skills, performance tasks, and formative and summative assessments. Students engage with the subject matter in an interactive, feedback-rich environment as they progress through standards-aligned content and demonstrate their learning through computer- and teacher-scored assignments. This course is built to state standards. GRADE 8 SOCIAL STUDIES Elem/Mid Middle School U.S. History delivers instruction, practice, and review designed to build middle school students' knowledge of U.S. history, from the peopling of North America through the era of Reconstruction. Students engage with the subject matter in an interactive, feedback-rich environment as they progress through standards-aligned content. By constantly honing their ability to analyze history, students build the depth of knowledge and higher-order thinking skills required to demonstrate their mastery when put to the test. The two-semester course is arranged in themed units, each with three to five lessons. In each unit, activities make complex ideas about U.S. history accessible through focused content, guided analysis, multi-modal representations, and personalized feedback. Each lesson includes a variety of activities such as direct instruction, application of skills, performance tasks, and formative and summative assessments. Students engage with the subject matter in an interactive, feedback-rich environment as they progress through standards-aligned content and demonstrate their learning through computer- and teacher-scored assignments. Middle School U.S. History is built to state standards and informed by the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards. Course Name Credits Course Type Course Description Course Name Credits Course Type Course Description Course Name Credits Course Type Course Description ENGLISH 9 1.0 unit (2 semesters) English I The English 9 course is an overview of exemplar selections of literature in fiction and nonfiction genres. Students read short stories, poems, a full-length novel, and a full-length Shakespeare play, analyzing the use of elements of literature in developing character, plot, and theme. For example, in selected stories, students compare the effect of setting on tone and character development. Likewise, in the poetry unit, students analyze how artists and writers draw from and interpret source material. Each unit includes informational texts inviting students to consider the historical, social, and literary context of the main texts they study. For example, in the first semester, a Nikolai Gogol story that is offered as an exemplar of magical realism is accompanied by instruction on that genre. Together, the lesson content and reading prompt students to demonstrate their understanding of magical realism by analyzing its qualities in a literary text. Throughout the course, students respond to others' claims and support their own claims in essays, discussions, and presentations, consistently using thorough textual evidence. The range of texts includes canonical authors such as William Shakespeare, Franz Kafka, and Elie Wiesel, as well as writers from diverse backgrounds, such as Alice Walker, Li-Young Lee, and Robert Lake-Thom (Medicine Grizzlybear). ENGLISH 10 1.0 unit (2 semesters) English II The focus of the English 10 course is the writing process. Three writing applications guide the curriculum: persuasive, expository, and narrative writing. Each lesson culminates in a written assignment that lets students demonstrate their developing skill in one of these applications. English 10 follows the model of English 9 by including at least one anchor text per lesson, but the essays, articles, stories, poems, and speeches are often presented as models for students to emulate as they practice their own writing. So that these readings may serve as proper examples for students, a high proportion of texts for this course are original pieces. English 10 also continues to develop students' reading, listening, and speaking skills. Readings include poems, stories, speeches, plays, and a graphic novel, as well as a variety of informational texts. The readings represent a wide variety of purposes and cultural perspectives, ranging from the Indian epic The Ramayana to accounts of Hurricane Katrina told through different media. Audio and video presentations enhance students' awareness and command of rhetorical techniques and increase their understanding of writing for different audiences. ENGLISH 11 1.0 unit (2 semesters) English III In the English 11 course, students examine the belief systems, events, and literature that have shaped the United States. They begin by studying the language of independence and the system of government developed by Thomas Jefferson and other enlightened thinkers. Next, they explore how the Romantics and Transcendentalists emphasized the power and responsibility of the individual in both supporting and questioning the government. Students consider whether the American Dream is still achievable and examine the Modernists disillusionment with the idea that America is a land of opportunity. Reading the words of Frederick Douglass and the text of the Civil Rights Act, students look carefully at the experience of African Americans and their struggle to achieve equal rights. Students explore how individuals cope with the influence of war and cultural tensions while trying to build and secure their own personal identity. Finally, students examine how technology is affecting our contemporary experience of freedom: Will we eventually change our beliefs about what it means to be an independent human being? In this course, students analyze a wide range of literature, both fiction and nonfiction. They build writing skills by composing analytical essays, persuasive essays, personal narratives, and research papers. In order to develop speaking and listening skills, students participate in discussions and prepare speeches. Overall, students gain an understanding of the way American literature represents the array of voices contributing to our multicultural identity. ENGLISH 12 1.0 unit (2 semesters) English IV The English 12 course asks students to closely analyze world literature and consider how we humans define and interact with the unknown, the monstrous, and the heroic. In the epic poems The Odyssey, Beowulf, and The Inferno, in Shakespeare's Tempest, in the satire of Swift, and in the rhetoric of World War II, students examine how the ideas of heroic and monstrous have been defined across cultures and time periods and how the treatment of the other can make monsters or heroes of us all. Reading Frankenstein and works from those who experienced the imperialism of the British Empire, students explore the notion of inner monstrosity and consider how the dominant culture can be seen as monstrous in its ostensibly heroic goal of enlightening the world. Throughout this course, students analyze a wide range of literature, both fiction and nonfiction. They build writing skills by composing analytical essays, persuasive essays, personal narratives, and research papers. In order to develop speaking and listening skills, students participate in discussions and prepare speeches. Overall, students gain an understanding of the way world literature represents the array of voices that contribute to our global identity. HONORS ENGLISH 9 1.0 unit (2 semesters) English I English 9 Honors is an overview of exemplar selections of literature in fiction and nonfiction genres. Students read short stories, poems, a full-length novel, a full-length Shakespeare play, and two book-length outside readings of their choice. For all readings, students analyze the use of elements of literature in developing character, plot, and theme. For example, in selected stories, students compare the effect of setting on tone and character development. In the poetry unit, students analyze how artists and writers draw from and interpret source material. Each unit includes informational texts inviting students to consider the historical, social, and literary context of the main texts they study. For example, in the first semester, a Nikolai Gogol story that is offered as an exemplar of magical realism is accompanied by instruction on that genre. Together, the lesson content and reading prompt students to demonstrate their understanding of magical realism by analyzing its qualities in a literary text. Throughout the course, students respond to others' claims and support their own claims in essays, discussions, and presentations, consistently using thorough textual evidence. Opportunities for self-directed study, including outside readings, open-ended journal entries, and free-form projects, challenge Honors students to use their creativity and critical thinking skills to gain independent mastery of reading and writing. Finally, the range of texts includes canonical authors such as William Shakespeare, Franz Kafka, and Elie Wiesel, as well as writers from diverse backgrounds, such as Alice Walker, LiYoung Lee, and Robert Lake-Thom (Medicine Grizzly Bear). HONORS ENGLISH 10 1.0 unit (2 semesters) English II The focus of English 10 Honors is the writing process. Three forms of writing guide the curriculum: persuasive, expository, and narrative writing. A typical lesson culminates in a written assignment that lets students demonstrate their developing skill in one of these forms. English 10 Honors includes at least one anchor text per lesson focused on a thematic core of the capacity of language to influence others. Readings include poems, stories, speeches, plays, and a graphic novel, as well as a variety of informational texts, and these texts are often presented as models for students to emulate as they practice their own writing. The readings represent a wide variety of purposes and cultural perspectives, ranging from the Indian epic The Ramayana to accounts of Hurricane Katrina told through different media. Audio and video presentations enhance students' awareness and command of rhetorical techniques and increase their understanding of writing for different audiences. English 10 Honors provides opportunities for self-directed study, including outside readings, open-ended journal entries, and free-form projects, all of which challenge Honors students to use their creativity and critical thinking skills to gain independent mastery of reading and writing. HONORS ENGLISH 11 1.0 unit (2 semesters) English III In English 11 Honors, students examine the belief systems, events, and literature that have shaped the United States. They begin by studying the language of independence and the system of government developed by Thomas Jefferson and other enlightened thinkers. Next, they explore how the Romantics and Transcendentalists emphasized the power and responsibility of the individual in both supporting and questioning the government. Students consider whether the American Dream is still achievable and examine the Modernists disillusionment with the idea that America is a land of opportunity. Reading the words of Frederick Douglass and the text of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, students look carefully at the experience of African Americans and their struggle to achieve equal rights. In addition, students explore how an individual copes with the influence of war and cultural tension while trying to build and secure a personal identity. Finally, students examine how technology affects our contemporary experience of freedom: Will we eventually change our beliefs about what it means to be an independent human being? In this course, students analyze a wide range of literature, both fiction and nonfiction. They build writing skills by preparing analytical and persuasive essays, personal narratives, and research papers. Opportunities for self-directed study, including outside readings, open-ended journal entries, and free-form projects, challenge Honors students to use their creativity and critical thinking skills to gain independent mastery of reading and writing. Finally, in order to develop speaking and listening skills, students participate in discussions and prepare speeches. Overall, students gain an understanding of the way American literature represents the array of voices contributing to our multicultural identity. HONORS ENGLISH 12 1.0 unit (2 semesters) English IV The English 12 Honors course asks students to closely analyze British literature and world literature and consider how we humans define and interact with the unknown, the monstrous, and the heroic. In the epic poems The Odyssey, Beowulf, and The Inferno, in Shakespeare's Tempest, in the satire of Swift, and in the rhetoric of World War II, students examine how the ideas of heroic and monstrous have been defined across cultures and time periods and how the treatment of the other can make monsters or heroes of us all. Reading Frankenstein and works from those who experienced the imperialism of the British Empire, students explore the notion of inner monstrosity and consider how the dominant culture can be seen as monstrous in its ostensibly heroic goal of enlightening the world. Throughout this course, students analyze a wide range of literature, both fiction and nonfiction. They build writing skills by composing analytical essays, persuasive essays, personal narratives, and research papers. In order to develop speaking and listening skills, students participate in discussions and give speeches. Overall, students gain an understanding of the way British and world literature represent the array of voices that contribute to our global identity. ALGEBRA I 1.0 unit (2 semesters) Algebra I Algebra I builds students' command of linear, quadratic, and exponential relationships. Students learn through discovery and application, developing the skills they need to break down complex challenges and demonstrate their knowledge in new situations. Course topics include problem-solving with basic equations and formulas; an introduction to functions and problem solving; linear equations and systems of linear equations; exponents and exponential functions; sequences and functions; descriptive statistics; polynomials and factoring; quadratic equations and functions; and function transformations and inverses. This course supports students as they develop computational fluency, deepen conceptual understanding, and apply mathematical knowledge. Students discover new concepts through guided instruction and confirm their understanding in an interactive, feedback-rich environment. A variety of activities allow for students to think mathematically in a variety of scenarios and tasks. In Discussions, students exchange and explain their mathematical ideas. Modeling activities ask them to analyze real-world scenarios and mathematical concepts. Journaling activities have students reason abstractly and quantitatively, construct arguments, critique reasoning, and communicate precisely. And in Performance Tasks, students synthesize their knowledge in novel, real-world scenarios, make sense of multifaceted problems, and persevere in solving them. This course is built to state standards. Throughout the course, students are evaluated by a variety of assessments designed to prepare them for the content, form, and depth of state exams. ALGEBRA II 1.0 unit (2 semesters) Algebra II Algebra II introduces students to advanced functions, with a focus on developing a strong conceptual grasp of the expressions that define those functions. Students learn through discovery and application, developing the skills they need to break down complex challenges and demonstrate their knowledge in new situations. Course topics include quadratic equations and functions; polynomial functions; rational expressions and functions; radical expressions and functions; exponential and logarithmic functions; trigonometric functions; modeling with functions; probability and inferential statistics; probability distributions; and sampling distributions and confidence intervals. This course supports all students as they develop computational fluency and deepen conceptual understanding. Students begin each lesson by discovering new concepts through guided instruction, then confirm their understanding in an interactive, feedback-rich environment. Modeling activities equip students with tools for analyzing a variety of real-world scenarios and mathematical ideas. Journaling activities allow students to reason abstractly and quantitatively, construct arguments, critique reasoning, and communicate precisely. Performance tasks prepare students to synthesize their knowledge in novel, real-world scenarios and require that they make sense of multifaceted problems and persevere in solving them. This course is built to state standards. GEOMETRY 1.0 unit (2 semesters) Geometry Geometry builds upon students' command of geometric relationships and formulating mathematical arguments. Students learn through discovery and application, developing the skills they need to break down complex challenges and demonstrate their knowledge in new situations. Course topics include reasoning, proof, and the creation of sound mathematical arguments; points, lines, and angles; triangles and trigonometry; quadrilaterals and other polygons; circles; congruence, similarity, transformations, and constructions; coordinate geometry; three-dimensional solids; and applications of probability. This course supports all students as they develop computational fluency and deepen conceptual understanding. Students begin each lesson by discovering new concepts through guided instruction, and then confirm their understanding in an interactive, feedback-rich environment. Modeling activities equip students with tools for analyzing a variety of real-world scenarios and mathematical ideas. Journaling activities allow students to reason abstractly and quantitatively, construct arguments, critique reasoning, and communicate precisely. Performance tasks prepare students to synthesize their knowledge in novel, real-world scenarios and require that they make sense of multifaceted problems and persevere in solving them. This course is built to state standards. MATHEMATICS OF PERSONAL FINANCE 1.0 unit (2 semesters) Other Math Mathematics of Personal Finance focuses on real-world financial literacy, personal finance, and business subjects. Students apply what they learned in Algebra I and Geometry to topics including personal income, taxes, checking and savings accounts, credit, loans and payments, car leasing and purchasing, home mortgages, stocks, insurance, and retirement planning. Students then extend their investigations using more advanced mathematics, such as systems of equations (when studying cost and profit issues) and exponential functions (when calculating interest problems). To assist students for whom language presents a barrier to learning or who are not reading at grade level, Mathematics of Personal Finance includes audio resources in both Spanish and English. This course is built to state standards as they apply to Mathematics of Personal Finance and adheres to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics' (NCTM) Problem Solving, Communication, Reasoning, and Mathematical Connections Process standards. PRE-CALCULUS 1.0 unit (2 semesters) College Prep Math Precalculus is a course that combines reviews of algebra, geometry, and functions into a preparatory course for calculus. The course focuses on the mastery of critical skills and exposure to new skills necessary for success in subsequent math courses. The first semester includes linear, quadratic, exponential, logarithmic, radical, polynomial, and rational functions; systems of equations; and conic sections. The second semester covers trigonometric ratios and functions; inverse trigonometric functions; applications of trigonometry, including vectors and laws of cosine and sine; polar functions and notation; and arithmetic of complex numbers. Within each Precalculus lesson, students are supplied with a post-study Checkup activity that provides them the opportunity to hone their computational skills by working through a low-stakes problem set before moving on to formal assessment. Unit-level Precalculus assessments include a computer-scored test and a scaffolded, teacher-scored test. The course is built to state standards and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) standards. PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS 1.0 unit (2 semesters) College Prep Math Probability and Statistics provides a curriculum focused on understanding key data analysis and probabilistic concepts, calculations, and relevance to real-world applications. Students are challenged to work toward mastery of computational skills, apply calculators and other technology in data analysis, deepen their understanding of key ideas and solution strategies, and extend their knowledge through a variety of problem-solving applications. Course topics include types of data, common methods used to collect data, and representations of data, including histograms, bar graphs, box plots, and scatterplots. Students learn to work with data by analyzing and employing methods of extending results, involving samples and populations, distributions, summary statistics, experimental design, regression analysis, simulations, and confidence intervals. Ideas involving probability including sample space, empirical and theoretical probability, expected value, and independent and compound events are covered as students explore the relationship between probability and data analysis. Extended projects allow for more open-ended, extended applications of concepts and skills. Students collect and analyze statistical data about a topic that interests them, and they apply probability concepts in a real-world context. The content is based on the Common Core standards and is aligned with state standards. BIOLOGY 1.0 unit (2 semesters) Biology Biology focuses on the mastery of basic biological concepts and models while building scientific inquiry skills and exploring the connections between living things and their environment. The course begins with an introduction to the nature of science and biology, including the major themes of structure and function, matter and energy flow, systems, and the interconnectedness of life. Students then apply those themes to the structure and function of the cell, cellular metabolism, and biogeochemical cycles. Building on this foundation, students explore the connections and interactions between living things by studying genetics, ecosystems and natural selection, and evolution. The course ends with an applied look at human biology. Scientific inquiry skills are embedded in the direct instruction, wherein students learn to ask scientific questions, form and test hypotheses, and use logic and evidence to draw conclusions about the concepts. Lab activities reinforce critical thinking, writing, and communication skills and help students develop a deeper understanding of the nature of science. This course is built to state standards and informed by the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). CHEMISTRY 1.0 unit (2 semesters) Physical Sciences Chemistry offers a curriculum that emphasizes students' understanding of fundamental chemistry concepts while helping them acquire tools to be conversant in a society highly influenced by science and technology. The course provides students with opportunities to learn and practice critical scientific skills within the context of relevant scientific questions. Topics include the nature of science, the importance of chemistry to society, atomic structure, bonding in matter, chemical reactions, redox reactions, electrochemistry, phases of matter, equilibrium and kinetics, acids and bases, thermodynamics, quantum mechanics, nuclear reactions, organic chemistry, and alternative energy. Scientific inquiry skills are embedded in the direct instruction, wherein students learn to ask scientific questions, form and test hypotheses, and use logic and evidence to draw conclusions about concepts. Lab activities reinforce critical thinking, writing, and communication skills and help students develop a deeper understanding of the nature of science. Throughout this course, students are given an opportunity to understand how chemistry concepts are applied in technology and engineering. Journal and Practice activities provide additional opportunities for students to apply learned concepts and practice their writing skills. This course is built to state standards. EARTH SCIENCE 1.0 unit (2 semesters) Other Lab Earth Science offers a focused curriculum that explores Earth's composition, structure, processes, and history; its atmosphere, freshwater, and oceans; and its environment in space. Course topics include an exploration of the major cycles that affect every aspect of life, including weather, climate, air movement, tectonics, volcanic eruptions, rocks, minerals, geologic history, Earth's environment, sustainability, and energy resources. Optional teacher-scored labs and projects encourage students to apply the scientific method. This course is built to state standards and informed by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 1.0 unit (2semester) Other Lab Environmental Science explores the biological, physical, and sociological principles related to the environment in which organisms live on Earth, the biosphere. Course topics include natural systems on Earth, biogeochemical cycles, the nature of matter and energy, the flow of matter and energy through living systems, populations, communities, ecosystems, ecological pyramids, renewable and non-renewable natural resources, land use, biodiversity, pollution, conservation, sustainability, and human impacts on the environment. The course provides students with opportunities to learn and practice scientific skills within the context of relevant scientific questions. Scientific inquiry skills are embedded in the direct instruction, wherein students learn to ask scientific questions, deconstruct claims, form and test hypotheses, and use logic and evidence to draw conclusions about the concepts. Case studies of current environmental challenges introduce each content lesson and acquaint students with real-life environmental issues, debates, and solutions. Lab activities reinforce critical thinking, writing, and communication skills and help students develop a deeper understanding of the nature of science. Virtual Lab activities enable students to engage in investigations that require long periods of observation at remote locations and to explore simulations that enable environmental scientists to test predictions. Throughout this course, students are given an opportunity to understand how biology, earth science, and physical science are applied to the study of the environment and how technology and engineering are contributing solutions for studying and creating a sustainable biosphere. This course is built to state standards. HONORS BIOLOGY 1.0 unit (2 semesters) Biology Biology is an in-depth course that furthers mastery of scientific skills, fosters a deep understanding of key concepts, and promotes the application of the scientific method to biological topics. The course begins with an introduction to the nature of science and biology, including the major themes of structure and function, matter and energy flow, systems, and the interconnectedness of life. Students then apply those themes to the structure and function of the cell, cellular metabolism, and biogeochemical cycles. Building on this foundation, students explore the connections and interactions between living things by studying genetics, ecosystems and natural selection, and evolution. The course ends with an applied look at human biology. Lab activities reinforce critical thinking, writing, and communication skills and help students develop a deeper understanding of the nature of science. Biology students are frequently asked to respond to scientific problems and issues via written assignments. Exploration activities challenge Honors students to deconstruct scientific claims, analyze scientific articles, and suggest follow-up experiments or topics for further research. Finally, Project and Checkup activities allow Honors students to use scientific process skills to delve deeper into topics. This course is built to state standards and the National Science Education Standards (NSES). HONORS CHEMISTRY 1.0 unit (2 semesters) Physical Sciences Chemistry offers a curriculum that emphasizes students' understanding of fundamental chemistry concepts while helping them acquire tools to be conversant in a society highly influenced by science and technology. The course provides students with opportunities to learn and practice critical scientific skills within the context of relevant scientific questions. Topics include the nature of science, the importance of chemistry to society, atomic structure, bonding in matter, chemical reactions, redox reactions, electrochemistry, phases of matter, equilibrium and kinetics, acids and bases, thermodynamics, quantum mechanics, nuclear reactions, organic chemistry, and alternative energy. Scientific inquiry skills are embedded in the direct instruction, wherein students learn to ask scientific questions, form and test hypotheses, and use logic and evidence to draw conclusions about the concepts. Lab activities reinforce critical thinking, writing, and communication skills and help students develop a deeper understanding of the nature of science. Throughout this course, students are given opportunities to understand how chemistry concepts are applied in technology and engineering. Practice activities provide additional opportunities for students to apply learned concepts and practice their writing skills. Exploration activities challenge Honors students to deconstruct scientific claims, analyze scientific articles, and suggest follow-up experiments or topics for further research. Finally, Project activities allow Honors students to use scientific process skills to delve deeper into topics. This course is built to state standards, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Project 2061 benchmarks, and the National Science Education Standards (NSES). HONORS EARTH SCIENCE 1.0 unit (2 semesters) Other Lab Earth Science Honors offers a focused curriculum that explores Earth's composition, structure, processes, and history; its atmosphere, freshwater, and oceans; and its environment in space. Course topics include an exploration of the major cycles that affect every aspect of life, including weather, climate, air movement, tectonics, volcanic eruptions, rocks, minerals, geologic history, Earth's environment, sustainability, and energy resources. Optional teacher-scored labs and projects encourage students to apply the scientific method. Other activities, such as practices and journals, challenge students to explore topics more deeply in order to enhance students understanding of core concepts. This course is built to state standards and informed by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). HONORS PHYSICS 1.0 unit (2 semesters) Physical Sciences Physics offers a curriculum that emphasizes students' understanding of fundamental physics concepts while helping them acquire tools to be conversant in a society highly influenced by science and technology. The course provides students with opportunities to learn and practice critical scientific skills within the context of relevant scientific questions. Topics include the nature of science, math for physics, energy, kinematics, force and motion, momentum, gravitation, chemistry for physics, thermodynamics, electricity, magnetism, waves, nuclear physics, quantum physics, and cosmology. Scientific inquiry skills are embedded in the direct instruction, wherein students learn to ask scientific questions, form and test hypotheses, and use logic and evidence to draw conclusions about the concepts. Lab activities reinforce critical thinking, writing, and communication skills and help students develop a deeper understanding of the nature of science. Throughout this course, students are given opportunities to understand how physics concepts are applied in technology and engineering. Practice activities provide additional opportunities for students to apply learned concepts and practice their writing skills. Exploration activities challenge Honors students to deconstruct scientific claims, analyze scientific articles, and suggest follow-up experiments or topics for further research. Finally, Project activities allow Honors students to use scientific process skills to delve deeper into topics. This course is built to state standards, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Project 2061 benchmarks, and the National Science Education Standards (NSES). PHYSICAL SCIENCE 1.0 unit (2 semesters) Physical Sciences Physical Science offers a focused curriculum designed around the understanding of foundational physical science concepts, including the nature of matter, energy, and forces, as well as the application of scientific and engineering practices. Course topics include energy, forces, electromagnetism, waves, matter, chemical reactions, and nuclear reactions. Teacher scored labs encourage students to apply the scientific method. Students discover new concepts through guided instruction and confirm their understanding in an interactive, feedback-rich environment. Scientific inquiry skills are embedded in the direct instruction, wherein students learn to ask scientific questions, form and test hypotheses, and use logic and evidence to draw conclusions about the concepts. A variety of activities encourage students to think scientifically. Lab and Project activities reinforce critical thinking, writing, and communication skills and help students develop a deeper understanding of the nature of science and engineering. Virtual Lab activities allow students to engage in investigations that require long periods of observation at remote locations and to explore simulations that scientists use to test predictions. In Discussions, students compare their lab results and exchange ideas about their investigations. Practice and Explore activities provide additional opportunities for students to apply learned concepts and practice their writing and scientific reasoning skills. This course is built to state standards. PHYSICS 1.0 unit (2 semesters) Physical Sciences Physics offers a curriculum that emphasizes students' understanding of fundamental physics concepts while helping them acquire tools to be conversant in a society highly influenced by science and technology. The course provides students with opportunities to learn and practice critical scientific skills within the context of relevant scientific questions. Topics include the nature of science, math for physics, energy, kinematics, force and motion, momentum, gravitation, chemistry for physics, thermodynamics, electricity, magnetism, waves, nuclear physics, quantum physics, and cosmology. Scientific inquiry skills are embedded in the direct instruction, wherein students learn to ask scientific questions, form and test hypotheses, and use logic and evidence to draw conclusions about the concepts. Lab activities reinforce critical thinking, writing, and communication skills and help students develop a deeper understanding of the nature of science. Throughout this course, students are given an opportunity to understand how physics concepts are applied in technology and engineering. Journal and Practice activities provide additional opportunities for students to apply learned concepts and practice their writing skills. This course is built to state standards and informed by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Project 2061 benchmarks and the National Science Education Standards. ECONOMICS 0.5 unit (1 semester) History Economics offers a tightly focused and scaffolded curriculum that provides an introduction to key economic principles. The course covers fundamental properties of economics, including an examination of markets from both historical and current perspectives; the basics of supply and demand; the theories of early economic philosophers such as Adam Smith and David Ricardo; theories of value; the concept of money and how it evolved; the role of banks, investment houses, and the Federal Reserve; Keynesian economics; the productivity, wages, investment, and growth involved in capitalism; unemployment, inflations, and the national debt; and a survey of the global economy. Economics is designed to fall in the fourth year of social studies instruction. Students establish mastery of key economic principles through a scaffolded series of analytic written assignments and lesson tests. They also apply basic mathematics to economic concepts. This course is built to state standards and further informed by standards from the National Council for History Education, the National Center for History in the Schools, and the National Council for Social Studies. GEOGRAPHY AND WORLD CULTURES 0.5 unit (1 semester) History Geography and World Cultures offers a tightly focused and scaffolded curriculum that enables students to explore how geographic features, human relationships, political and social structures, economics, science and technology, and the arts have developed and influenced life in countries around the world. Along the way, students are given rigorous instruction on how to read maps, charts, and graphs, and how to create them. Geography and World Cultures is built to state standards and informed by standards from the National Council for History Education, the National Center for History in the Schools, and the National Council for Social Studies. Geography and World Cultures is designed as the first course in the social studies sequence. It develops note-taking skills, teaches the basic elements of analytic writing, and introduces students to the close examination of primary documents. HONORS GEOGRAPHY & WORLD CULTURES 0.5 unit (1 semester) History Geography and World Cultures Honors is a robust, one-semester course that explores how geographic features, human relationships, political and social structures, economics, science and technology, and the arts have developed and influenced life in countries around the world. Along the way, students are given rigorous instruction on how to read maps, charts, and graphs, and how to create them. Geography and World Cultures Honors is designed as the first course in the social studies sequence. It develops notetaking skills, teaches analytic writing, and introduces students to the close examination of primary documents. This course is built to state standards and informed by standards from the National Council for History Education, the National Center for History in the Schools, and the National Council for Social Studies. HONORS US GOVERNMENT & POLITICS 0.5 unit (1 semester) US Government In U.S. Government and Politics Honors, students examine the history, principles, and function of the political system established by the U.S. Constitution. Starting with a basic introduction to the role of government in society and the philosophies at the heart of American democracy, this course provides students with the knowledge needed to be informed and empowered participants in the U.S. political system. Through critical reading activities, feedback-rich instruction, and application-oriented assignments, students develop their capacity to conduct research, analyze sources, make arguments, and take informed action. In written assignments, students address critical questions about U.S. politics and the role of individual Americans in politics and political organizations. In discussion activities, students respond to political opinions, take a position, and defend their own claims. Formative and summative assessments provide students and teachers with ample opportunities to check in, review, and evaluate students progress in the course. For Honors students, the course culminates with a multipart independent research project focused on a topic of their choice. This course is built to state standards and informed by the College, Career, and Civil Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards, and the National Standard for Civics and Government. HONORS US HISTORY SINCE CIVIL WAR 1.0 unit (2 semesters) US History U.S. History since the Civil War Honors traces the nation's history from the end of the Civil War to the present. It describes the emergence of the United States as an industrial nation, highlighting social policy as well as its role in modern world affairs. Students evaluate the attempts to bind the nation together during Reconstruction while also exploring the growth of an industrial economy. Moving into the 20th and 21st centuries, students probe the economic and diplomatic interactions between the United States and other world players while investigating how the world wars, the Cold War, and the "information revolution" affected the lives of ordinary Americans. Woven through this chronological sequence is a strong focus on the changing conditions of women, African Americans, and other minority groups. The course emphasizes the development of historical analysis skills such as comparing and contrasting, differentiating between facts and interpretations, considering multiple perspectives, and analyzing cause-and-effect relationships. These skills are applied to text interpretation and in written assignments that guide students step-by-step through problemsolving activities. Honors students perfect their ability to use logic and evidence to create persuasive written arguments in five-paragraph essays, two independent research projects, and shorter exercises such as document-based questions and analytic discussions. The course is built to state standards and standards from the National Council for History Education, the National Center for History in the Schools, and the National Council for Social Studies. HONORS WORLD HISTORY 1.0 unit (2 semesters) History In World History Honors, students learn to see the world today as the product of a process that began thousands of years ago, when humans became a speaking, traveling, and trading species. Through historical analysis grounded in primary sources, case studies, and research, students investigate the continuity and change of human culture, governments, economic systems, and social structures. Students build and practice historical thinking skills, learning to connect specific people, places, events, and ideas to the larger trends of world history. In critical reading activities, feedback-rich instruction, and application-oriented assignments, students develop their capacity to reason chronologically, interpret and synthesize sources, identify connections between ideas, and develop well-supported historical arguments. Students write throughout the course, responding to primary sources and historical narratives through journal entries, essays, and visual presentations of social studies content. In discussion activities, students respond to the positions of others while staking and defending their own claims. Honors students also complete two independent research projects focused on historical periods of their choosing. This course is built to state standards MODERN WORLD HISTORY 1.0 unit (2 semesters) History In Modern World History from 1600, students study the major turning points that shaped the modern world including the Enlightenment, industrialization, imperialism, nationalism, political revolutions, the world wars, the Cold War, decolonization, and globalization. By presenting content from multiple perspectives and through diverse primary and secondary source materials, this course provides students with a solid foundation in the history of the modern era and prepares students to be active and informed citizens of the world. Through critical reading activities, feedback-rich instruction, and application-oriented assignments, students develop their capacity to conduct research, analyze sources, make arguments, and take informed action. In written assignments, students address critical questions about the history of the modern era. In discussion activities, students respond to diverse opinions, take positions, and defend their own claims. Formative and summative assessments provide students and teachers with ample opportunities to check in, review, and evaluate students' progress in the course. This course is built to state standards. U.S. GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS 0.5 unit (1 semester) US Government In U.S. Government and Politics, students examine the history, principles, and function of the political system established by the U.S. Constitution. Starting with a basic introduction to the role of government in society and the philosophies at the heart of American democracy, this course provides students with the knowledge needed to be informed and empowered participants in the U.S. political system. Through critical reading activities, feedback-rich instruction, and application-oriented assignments, students develop their capacity to conduct research, analyze sources, make arguments, and take informed action. In written assignments, students address critical questions about U.S. politics and the role of individual Americans in the politics and political organizations. In discussion activities, students respond to political opinions, take a position, and defend their own claims. Formative and summative assessments provide students and teachers with ample opportunities to check in, review, and evaluate students progress in the course. This course is built to state standards and informed by the College, Career, and Civil Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards and the National Standard for Civics and Government. U.S. HISTORY SINCE THE CIVIL WAR 1.0 unit (2 semesters) US History This course traces the nation's history from the end of the Civil War to the present. It describes the emergence of the United States as an industrial nation, highlighting social policy as well as its role in modern world affairs. Students evaluate the attempts to bind the nation together during Reconstruction while also exploring the growth of an industrial economy. Moving into the 20th and 21st centuries, students probe the economic and diplomatic interactions between the United States and other world players while investigating how the world wars, the Cold War, and the "information revolution" affected the lives of ordinary Americans. Woven through this chronological sequence is a strong focus on the changing conditions of women, African Americans, and other minority groups. The course emphasizes the development of historical analysis skills such as comparing and contrasting, differentiating between facts and interpretations, considering multiple perspectives, and analyzing cause-and-effect relationships. These skills are applied to text interpretation and in written assignments that guide learners step-by-step through problem-solving activities. This course is built to state standards and informed by the National Council for History Education, the National Center for History in the Schools, and the National Council for Social Studies. U.S. HISTORY TO THE CIVIL WAR 0.5 unit (1 semester) History This course traces the nation's history from the pre-colonial period to the end of the American Civil War. It emphasizes the colonial period and the creation of a new nation and examines the beliefs and philosophies that informed the American Revolution and the subsequent formation of the government and political system. Students first explore the earliest points of contact between individuals from Europe, Africa, and North America. They then probe the economic, cultural, and social motives for the nation's expansion, as well as the conflicting notions of liberty that eventually resulted in the Civil War. Woven throughout this narrative history is a strong focus on the changing conditions of women, African Americans, and other minority groups. The ways in which Americans lived, ate, dressed, and interacted are also highlighted. The course emphasizes the development of historical analysis skills such as comparing and contrasting, differentiating between facts and interpretations, considering multiple perspectives, and analyzing cause-and-effect relationships. These skills are applied to text interpretation and in written assignments that guide learners step-by-step through problem-solving activities. This course is built to state standards and informed by the National Council for History Education, the National Center for History in the Schools, and the National Council for Social Studies. WORLD HISTORY 1.0 unit (2 semesters) History In World History, students learn to see the world today as a product of a process that began thousands of years ago when humans became a speaking, travelling, and trading species. Through historical analysis grounded in primary sources, case studies, and research, students investigate the continuity and change of human culture, governments, economic systems, and social structures. Students build and practice historical thinking skills, learning to connect specific people, places, events and ideas to the larger trends of world history. In critical reading activities, feedback-rich instruction, and application-oriented assignments, students develop their capacity to reason chronologically, interpret and synthesize sources, identify connections between ideas, and develop well-supported historical arguments. Students write throughout the course, responding to primary sources and historical narratives through journal entries, essays and visual presentations of social studies content. In discussion activities, students respond to the position of others while staking and defending their own claim. The course's rigorous instruction is supported with relevant materials and active learning opportunities to ensure students at all levels can master the key historical thinking skills. This course is built to state standards. WORLD HISTORY TO THE RENAISSANCE 1.0 unit (2 semesters) History World History to the Renaissance traces the development of civilizations around the world from prehistory to the Renaissance. The course covers major themes in world history, including the development and influence of human-geographic relationships, political and social structures, economic systems, major religions and belief systems, science and technology, and the arts. Topics covered in this course include the birth of civilizations; the classical civilizations of India, China, Greece, and Rome; the rise of new empires such as the Byzantine; and an examination of civilizations in Africa and North and South America. From there, students journey to the Middle Ages and into the Renaissance. Primary source documents, which appear frequently, encourage students to make connections to evidence from the past. Writing skills are honed through a spiraled sequence of short analytic pieces. This course is built to state standards and further informed by standards from the National Council for History Education, the National Center for History in the Schools, and the National Council for Social Studies. ACCOUNTING I 1.0 unit (2 semesters) Elective Accounting I examines how to make decisions about planning, organizing, and allocating resources using accounting procedures. Throughout the course, students focus on double-entry accounting; methods and principles of recording business transactions; the preparation of various documents used in recording revenues, expenses, assets, and liabilities; and the preparation of financial statements. This course allows students to explore careers in accounting while learning skills applicable to any professional setting. Students will engage in project-based activities such as analyzing financial statements; implementing the accounts payable and accounts receivable process; and determining payroll expenses and taxes. Active learning ensures that students continually focus on the technical and interpersonal skills necessary to prepare them for workplace. In addition, students will evaluate the roles and qualifications required for specific accounting careers so they can identify opportunities of interest to them. Accounting I is a full-year intermediate Career and Technical Education course applicable to programs of study in the Finance or Business Management and Administration career clusters. This course is built to state and national CTE standards. Students who successfully complete the course will be prepared to pursue certifications such as Associate in Regulation and Compliance, Certified Management Accountant, or Certified Quality Auditor. ACCOUNTING II 1.0 unit (2 semesters) Elective Accounting II builds on the foundation acquired in Accounting I, allowing students to extend their skills and knowledge in the subject. The course focuses on various managerial, financial, and operational accounting activities that require the formulation, interpretation, and communication of financial information for use in management decision making. Students will use equations, graphical representations, accounting tools, spreadsheet software, and accounting systems in real-world situations to maintain, monitor, control, and plan the use of financial resources. This course allows students to explore careers in accounting while learning financial skills applicable to any professional setting. Students engage in project-based activities such as analyzing financial statements, implementing the accounts payable and accounts receivable process, and determining payroll expenses and taxes. Active learning ensures that students continually focus on the technical and interpersonal skills necessary to prepare them for workplace. In addition, students evaluate the roles and qualifications required for specific accounting careers, so they can identify opportunities that interest them. Accounting II is a full-year advanced Career and Technical Education course applicable to programs of study in the Finance or Business Management and Administration career clusters. This course is built to state and national CTE standards. Students who successfully complete the course will be prepared to pursue certifications such as Associate in Regulation and Compliance, Certified Management Accountant, or Certified Quality Auditor. ART APPRECIATION 0.5 unit (1 semester) Fine Arts Art Appreciation is a survey of the history of Western visual arts, with a primary focus on painting. Students begin with an introduction to the basic principles of painting and learn how to critique and compare works of art. Students then explore prehistoric and early Greek and Roman art before they move on to the Middle Ages. Emphasis is placed on the Renaissance and the principles and masters that emerged in Italy and northern Europe. Students continue their art tour with the United States during the 20th century, a time of great innovation as abstract art took center stage. While Western art is the course's primary focus, students will finish the course by studying artistic traditions from Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas. Coverage of each artistic movement highlights historical context and introduces students to key artists that represent a variety of geographic locations. Throughout the course, students apply what they have learned about art critique to analyze and evaluate both individual artists and individual works of art. This course is built to state standards and informed by the Consortium of National Arts Education Associations standards. It encompasses a variety of skills to enable students to critique, compare, and perhaps influence their own works of art. COLLEGE AND CAREER PREPARATION I 0.5 unit (1 semester) Elective High school students have many questions about the college application process, what it takes to be a successful college student, and how to begin thinking about their careers. In College and Career Preparation I, students obtain a deeper understanding of what it means to be ready for college. Students are informed about the importance of high school performance in college admissions and how to prepare for college testing. They know the types of schools and degrees they may choose to pursue after high school and gain wide exposure to the financial resources available that make college attainable. Career readiness is also a focus. Students connect the link between interests, college majors, and future careers by analyzing career clusters. Students come away from this course understanding how smart preparation and skill development in high school can lead into expansive career opportunities after they have completed their education and are ready for the working world. Students who complete College and Career Preparation I have the basic skills and foundation of knowledge to progress into College and Career Preparation II, the capstone course that provides hands-on information about the transition from high school to college and career. This course is built to the American School Counselors Association National Standards for school counseling programs. COLLEGE AND CAREER PREPARATION II 0.5 unit (1 semester) Elective High school students have many questions about the college application process, what it takes to be a successful college student, and how to begin thinking about their careers. College and Career Preparation II builds on the lessons and skills in College and Career Preparation I. The course provides a step-by-step guide to choosing a college. It walks students through the process of filling out an application, including opportunities to practice, and takes an in-depth look at the various college-admission tests and assessments, as well financial aid options. College and Career Preparation II also instructs students in interviewing techniques and provides career guidance. Students explore valuable opportunities such as job shadowing and internships when preparing for a career. Students who complete this course obtain a deeper understanding of college and career readiness through informative, interactive critical thinking and analysis activities while sharpening their time management, organization, and learning skills that they learned in College and Career Preparation I. College and Career Preparation II prepares students with the knowledge and skills to be successful in college and beyond. This course is built to the American School Counselors Association National Standards for school counseling programs. COMPUTER APPLICATIONS 0.5 unit (1 semester) Computer Technology Computer Applications provides an introduction to software applications that prepares students to succeed in the workplace and beyond. Students will develop an understanding of professional communications and leadership skills while gaining proficiency with word processing, email, and presentation management software. Students will also be able to demonstrate digital literacy through basic study web publishing and design, spreadsheets and database software. This course allows students to explore careers in the fields of business and information technology while learning skills applicable to any professional setting. Through a series of hands-on activities, students will create, analyze, and critique reports, letters, project plans, presentations, and other professional communications. Regular engagement in active learning ensures students can continually refine the skills necessary to prepare them for work. In addition, students will evaluate the qualifications required for specific careers so they can identify opportunities that are of interest to them. Computer Applications is an introductory level Career and Technical Education course applicable to programs of study in Business Management and Administration, Information Technology, and other career clusters. This course is built to state and national standards. COMPUTER SCIENCE ESSENTIALS 1.0 unit (2 semesters) Computer Technology Computer Science Essentials offers a focused curriculum designed around foundational computer science concepts, including computer systems, programming, networks, and data management. The course also introduces students to foundational computer science skills such as coding, troubleshooting, and being a responsible digital citizen. Course topics include the history and impact of computers; careers in computer science; computing laws and ethics; bias and equity issues in computing; algorithms and coding; data storage, organization, and analysis; hardware and software; robotics; networks and the internet; cybersecurity and online safety; website design; and the use of abstraction in computing. Students discover new concepts through guided instruction and confirm their understanding in an interactive, feedback-rich environment. A variety of activities encourage students to explore different aspects of computer science. Lab activities guide students through coding their own programs. Project and Explore activities reinforce critical thinking, research, writing, and communication skills. In addition, Project activities guide students through the development of different types of computer artifacts. In Discussions, students conduct research on current computing topics and then exchange ideas with their peers. Practice activities provide additional opportunities for students to apply learned concepts and practice their writing, reasoning, and computer literacy skills. This course is built to state standards. CREATIVE WRITING 0.5 unit (1 semester) Elective Creative Writing is an English elective course that focuses on the exploration of short fiction and poetry, culminating in a written portfolio that includes one revised short story and three to five polished poems. Students draft, revise, and polish fiction and poetry through writing exercises, developing familiarity with literary terms and facility with the writing process as they study elements of creative writing. Elements of fiction writing explored in this course include attention to specific detail, observation, character development, setting, plot, and point of view. In the poetry units, students learn about the use of sensory details and imagery, figurative language, and sound devices including rhyme, rhythm and alliteration. They also explore poetic forms ranging from found poems and slam poetry to traditional sonnets and villanelles. In addition to applying literary craft elements in guided creative writing exercises, students engage in critical reading activities designed to emphasize the writing craft of a diverse group of authors. Students study short stories by authors such as Bharati Mukherjee and Edgar Allan Poe, learning how to create believable characters and develop setting and plot. Likewise, students read poetry by canonical greats such as W. B. Yeats and Emily Dickinson as well as contemporary writers such as Pablo Neruda, Sherman Alexie, and Alice Notley. Studying the writing technique of a range of authors provides students with models and inspiration as they develop their own voices and refine their understanding of the literary craft. By taking a Creative Writing course, students find new approaches to reading and writing that can affect them on a personal level, as the skills they gain in each lesson directly benefit their own creative goals. Students who are already actively engaged writers and readers learn additional tools and insight into the craft of writing to help them further hone their skills and encourage their creative as well as academic growth. This course is built to state standards and informed by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) standards. FINANCIAL LITERACY 0.5 unit (1 semester) Personal Financial Literacy Financial Literacy offers an engaging, scaffolded curriculum that introduces key topics and principles necessary to financial literacy. The one-semester course covers earning and spending; savings and investing; credit and debt; protection of assets; and financial planning and decision-making. Through real-life scenarios and hands-on activities, the course explores choosing among banking and investment options, shopping for an auto loan, choosing among career and college options, financing options for continuing education, planning for retirement, and creating and living within a budget. As a social studies course, Financial Literacy is designed to complement courses in Economics and Mathematics for Personal Finance. This course is built to state standards and further informed by standards from the Council for Economic Education's National Standards for Financial Literacy and the JumpStart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy's National Standards in K-12 Personal Finance Education. HEALTH 0.5 unit (1 semester) Elective Health is a valuable, skills-based health education course designed for general education in grades 9 through 12. Health helps students develop knowledge, attitudes, and essential skills in a variety of health-related subjects, including mental and emotional health, social health, nutrition, physical fitness, substance use and abuse, disease prevention and treatment, and injury prevention and safety. Through use of accessible information and project-based learning, students apply the skills they need to stay healthy. These skills include identifying and accessing valid health information, practicing self-management, identifying internal and external influences, communicating effectively, making healthy decisions, setting goals, and advocating. Students who complete Health build the skills they need to protect, enhance, and promote their own health and the health of others. This course is built to state standards. HUMAN RESOURCES PRINCIPLES 1.0 unit (2 semesters) Elective Human Resources Principles examines the main functions of human resources management, including planning, recruitment, selection, training, development, compensation, and evaluation. In so doing, the course provides students with the tools to hire, manage, and fire employees. Students will also explore the unique role of human resources in the larger organization. This course allows students to explore careers in business while learning skills applicable to any professional setting. Through a series of hands-on activities, students will create a recruiting plan, develop a strategy to promote a positive organizational culture, and analyze the impact of globalization on the human resources. Regular engagement in active learning ensures students can continually refine the skills necessary to prepare them for work. In addition, students will evaluate the qualifications required for specific careers so they can identify opportunities of interest to them. Human Resources Principles is a full-year intermediate or capstone Career and Technical Education course applicable to programs of study in the Business, Management and Administration career cluster. This course is built to state and national standards. Students who successfully complete the course will be prepared to pursue certifications such as Associate Professional in Human ResourcesTM, Certified Administrative Manager, or Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM). LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS 1.0 unit (2 semesters) Elective Legal Environment of Business examines the role of the law on all aspects of business ownership and management. Throughout the course, students focus on legal ethics, court procedures, torts, contracts, consumer law, property law, employment law, environmental law, and international law. Students also explore the impact of laws, regulations, and judicial decisions on society at large. This course allows students to explore careers in business while learning skills applicable to any professional setting. Through a series of hands-on activities, students will prepare legal documents, create a compliance plan, and research consumer protection issues. Regular engagement in active learning ensures students can continually refine the skills necessary to prepare them for work. In addition, students will evaluate the qualifications required for specific careers so they can identify opportunities of interest to them. Legal Environment of Business is a full-year intermediate or capstone Career and Technical Education course applicable to programs of study in the Business, Management and Administration career cluster. This course is built to state and national standards. Students who successfully complete the course will be prepared to pursue certifications such as Accredited Legal Professional, Certified Administrative Manager, or Certified Associate in Project Management. MEDIA LITERACY 0.5 unit (1 semester) Elective Media Literacy teaches students how to build the critical thinking, writing, and reading skills required in a media-rich and increasingly techno-centric world. In a world saturated with media messages, digital environments, and social networking, concepts of literacy must expand to include all forms of media. Today's students need to be able to read, comprehend, analyze, and respond to non-traditional media with the same skill level they engage with traditional print sources. A major topic in Media Literacy is non-traditional media reading skills, including how to approach, analyze, and respond to advertisements, blogs, websites, social media, news media, and wikis. Students also engage in a variety of writing activities in non-traditional media genres, such as blogging and podcast scripting. Students consider their own positions as consumers of media and explore ways to use non-traditional media to become more active and thoughtful citizens. Students learn how to ask critical questions about the intended audience and underlying purpose of media messages, and study factors which can contribute to bias and affect credibility. This course is built to state standards and informed by The National Association for Media Literacy Education's Core Principles of Media Literacy Education. MUSIC APPRECIATION 1.0 unit (2 semesters) Fine Arts Music Appreciation introduces students to the history, theory, and genres of music, from the most primitive surviving examples through the classical to the most contemporary in the world at large. The course is offered in a two-semester format. The first semester covers primitive musical forms and classical music. The second semester presents the rich modern traditions, including American jazz, gospel, folk, soul, blues, Latin rhythms, rock and roll, and hip-hop. The course explores the interface of music and social movements and examines how the emergent global society and the Internet bring musical forms together in new ways from all around the world. PRINC OF BUSINESS, MARKET, & FINANCE 1.0 unit (2 semesters) Elective Principles of Business, Marketing, and Finance provides the knowledge and skills students need for careers in business and marketing. Students begin exploring roles and functions that business and marketing play in a global society, develop an understanding of the market place, as well as understanding product placement and promotion. Students analyze the impact of government, legal systems, and organized labor on business; develop an understanding of business communications and management; and explore legal, ethical, and financial issues in business and marketing. Furthermore, students delve into basic economic concepts including personal finance, economic systems, cost-profit relationships, and economic indicators and trends. Using hands-on activities, students reinforce, apply and transfer academic knowledge and skills to a variety of interesting and relevant real-world inspired scenarios. This course focuses on developing knowledge and skills around marketing, pricing, distribution and management, while also focusing on economics and interpersonal skills. This course also addresses exploring career options in business and marketing as well as securing and keeping a job. Principles of Business, Marketing, and Finance is a full-year Career and Technical course for programs of study in Business Administration and Management. This course is built to state and national standards. PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH SCIENCE 1.0 unit (2 semesters) Elective Principles of Health Science provides knowledge and skills students need for careers in health care. Students explore the services, structure, and professions of the health care system and get guidance on choosing a specific career path in health services, including career paths in emergency medicine, nutrition, and alternative medicine. Students focus on day-to-day skills and expectations for health professionals, which include promoting wellness, maintaining a safe environment, creating medical records, and practicing good communication, collaboration, and leadership. In addition, students will expand their understanding of health and safety systems, how to address emergency situations, and deal with infection control issues. Students will also explore topics in medical science, terminology, procedures, and regulations - including an overview of physiology and medical measurements. Using real-life scenarios and application-driven activities, students learn the responsibilities and challenges of being health care professionals and deepen their knowledge of various career options. In addition to building their understanding of technical concepts and skills, students evaluate the qualifications required for specific careers and develop personal career plans to pursue work in the health care industry and extend their knowledge of oral and written communication in health science. Principles of Health Science is a full-year Career and Technical Education course for programs of study in health sciences. This course is built to state and national standards. PSYCHOLOGY 0.5 unit (1 semester) Additional Core Psychology provides a solid overview of the field's major domains: methods, biopsychology, cognitive and developmental psychology, and variations in individual and group behavior. By focusing on significant scientific research and on the questions that are most important to psychologists, students see psychology as an evolving science. Each topic clusters around challenge questions, such as What is happiness? Students answer these questions before, during, and after they interact with direct instruction. This course is built to state standards and informed by the American Psychological Association's National Standards for High School Psychology Curricula. The teaching methods draw from the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) teaching standards. READING SKILLS AND STRATEGIES 0.5 unit (1 semester) Elective Reading Skills and Strategies is a course is designed to help the struggling reader develop mastery in the areas of reading comprehension, vocabulary building, study skills, and media literacy, which are the course's primary content strands. Using these strands, the course guides the student through the skills necessary to be successful in the academic world and beyond. The reading comprehension strand focuses on introducing the student to the varied purposes of reading (e.g., for entertainment, for information, to complete a task, or to analyze). In the vocabulary strand, the student learns specific strategies for understanding and remembering new vocabulary. In the study skills strand, the student learns effective study and test-taking strategies. In the media literacy strand, the student learns to recognize and evaluate persuasive techniques, purposes, design choices, and effects of media. The course encourages personal enjoyment in reading with 10 interviews featuring the book choices and reading adventures of students and members of the community. This course is built to state standards and informed by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) standards. SOCIOLOGY 0.5 unit (1 semester) Additional Core Sociology examines why people think and behave as they do in relationships, groups, institutions, and societies. Major course topics include individual and group identity, social structures and institutions, social change, social stratification, social dynamics in recent and current events, the effects of social change on individuals, and the research methods used by social scientists. In online discussions and polls, students reflect critically on their own experiences and ideas, as well as on the ideas of sociologists. Interactive multimedia activities include personal and historical accounts to which students can respond, using methods of inquiry from sociology. Written assignments provide opportunities to practice and develop skills in thinking and communicating about human relationships, individual and group identity, and all other major course topics. This course is built to state standards and the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Expectations of Excellence: Curriculum Standards for Social Studies. WRITING SKILLS AND STRATEGIES 0.5 unit (1 semester) Elective Writing Skills and Strategies develops key language arts skills necessary for high school graduation and success on high stakes exams through a semester of interactive instruction and guided practice in composition fundamentals. The course is divided into ten mini-units of study. The first two are designed to build early success and confidence, orienting students to the writing process and to sentence and paragraph essentials through a series of low-stress, high-interest hook activities. In subsequent units, students review, practice, compose and submit one piece of writing. Four key learning strands are integrated throughout: composition practice, grammar skill building, diction and style awareness, and media and technology exploration. Guided studies emphasize the structure of essential forms of writing encountered in school, in life, and in the work place. Practice in these forms is scaffolded to accommodate learners at different skill levels. This course is built to state standards and informed by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) standards.

کارآموزی & یادگیری مبتنی بر کار کارآموزی یک موقعیت حرفه ای است که در آن دانشجو در یک سازمان، گاهی اوقات بدون دستمزد، به منظور کسب تجربه کاری یا برآورده کردن شرایط لازم برای یک مدرک کار می کند. یادگیری مبتنی بر کار یک استراتژی آموزشی است که به دانشآموزان تجربه کاری واقعی را ارائه میدهد که در آن مهارتهای آکادمیک و فنی را برای توسعه قابلیت اشتغال خود به کار میگیرند. گزینه ها کارآموزی مجازی حماسی یک تجربه یادگیری که در آن دانشجو یک دوره کارآموزی را از طریق زوم با تسهیل کننده کارآموزی مجازی ما تکمیل می کند. این فرصت کاوش شغلی را ارائه می دهد و مهارت ها را از طریق یادگیری مبتنی بر پروژه توسعه می دهد. دانشآموزان وقتی هفتگی با تسهیلگر خود ملاقات میکنند، یک پروژه اصلی و فعالیتهای اضافی را تکمیل میکنند، اعتبار انتخابی کسب میکنند. دو مسیر وجود دارد: یکی منجر به صدور گواهینامه صنعتی و دیگری منجر به دستیابی به مهارت ها و دانش مرتبط با شغل می شود. بیشتر بدانید کارآموزی خارجی کارآموزی در محل یا از راه دور یک تجربه یادگیری حرفه ای است که کار معنادار و عملی مرتبط با رشته تحصیلی یا علاقه شغلی دانشجو را ارائه می دهد. این به دانش آموز فرصتی برای کاوش و توسعه شغلی و یادگیری مهارت های جدید می دهد. دانشآموزان زمانی که در یک دوره کارآموزی شرکت میکنند، 60 ساعت کار را تکمیل میکنند، 3 تکلیف مهارت نرم را انجام میدهند و فرمهای هدف، تأمل و بازخورد مورد نیاز را تحویل میدهند، امتیاز انتخابی کسب میکنند. بیشتر بدانید یادگیری مبتنی بر کار یادگیری مبتنی بر کار یک استراتژی آموزشی است که به دانشآموزان تجربیات کاری واقعی را ارائه میدهد که در آن میتوانند مهارتهای آکادمیک و فنی را به کار ببرند و قابلیت اشتغال خود را توسعه دهند. دانشآموزان وقتی شغلی داشته باشند، 60 ساعت کار، 3 تکلیف مهارت نرم را تکمیل کنند و فرمهای هدف، تأمل و بازخورد مورد نیاز را تحویل دهند، امتیاز انتخابی کسب میکنند. بیشتر بدانید جایگزین تا زمانی که محل کارآموزی/آموزش مبتنی بر کار با برنامه انتقال دانشآموز برای اهداف پس از دبیرستان هماهنگ باشد، ممکن است برای دانشآموزان کارآموزی/آموزش مبتنی بر کار که OAAP تعیین شدهاند، مکانهایی فراهم شود. لطفا برای اطلاعات بیشتر به بخش کارآموزی جایگزین مراجعه کنید. بیشتر بدانید رهنمودها آیا کارآموزی تایید شده خواهد بود؟ آیا تجربه در طبیعت معنادار خواهد بود؟ آیا با اهداف و علایق دانشآموزان پس از دبیرستان مطابقت دارد؟ آیا این امکان را به دانش آموز می دهد که یک سرپرست/مربی داشته باشد که بتواند آموزش دهد، انتظارات را تعیین کند و بازخورد ارائه دهد؟ آیا دوره کارآموزی پس از فارغ التحصیلی از دبیرستان، دانش آموز را برای یک شغل یا موقعیت خاص بهتر آماده می کند؟ آیا دانشجو می تواند حداقل 60 ساعت تجربه کاربردی / عملی را از طریق این کارآموزی تکمیل کند؟ اگر نمی توانید به همه سؤالات بالا پاسخ مثبت دهید، احتمالاً برای دوره کارآموزی مناسب نیست. ما دانش آموز شما را تشویق می کنیم که خارج از چارچوب فکر کند، و ما خوشحالیم که به طوفان فکری و همکاری با شما کمک می کنیم. اگر در مورد تایید کارآموزی مطمئن نیستید، لطفا با آنیتا مانوئل تماس بگیریدanita.manuel@epiccharterschools.org . فواید کسب اعتبار انتخابی با این گزینهها به دانشآموزان این امکان را میدهد که به رشد خود ادامه دهند و مهارتهایی را بیاموزند که در آینده به آنها کمک میکند و در عین حال، اعتبار دوره دبیرستان را نیز کسب کنند. نهم & ضمیمه مطالعه کار پایه دهم دانشجویان سال اول و دوم ممکن است با یک فرصت کارآموزی یا کار، اعتبار انتخابی کسب کنند. این دوره ها دوره های مرحله بعدی نیستند، بلکه نمونه کارها انتخابی هستند. دانش آموزان پایه نهم و دهم همان تکالیفی را که دانش آموزان پایه یازدهم و دوازدهم انجام می دهند انجام می دهند. دانشآموزان در یک کلاس درس مدرسهشناسی بارگذاری میشوند. این کلاس مدرسه با تمام تکالیف و فرم های مورد نیاز از قبل بارگذاری شده است. برای سوالات مربوط به کارآموزی یا یادگیری مبتنی بر کار، لطفاً با ما تماس بگیرید: آنیتا مانوئل مدیر مسیر شغلی anita.manuel@epiccharterschools.org

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تسریع آموزش برگشت Advanced Placement Honors AP 2-D ART AND DESIGN Course Type: Fine Arts Course Credits: 1.0 Unit (2 Semesters) AP 2-D Art and Design is an introductory college-level two-dimensional design course. Students refine and apply 2-D skills to ideas they develop throughout the course AP ART HISTORY Course Type: Fine Arts Course Credits: 1.0 Unit (2 Semesters) AP Art History is an introductory college-level art history course. Students cultivate their understanding of art history through analyzing works of art and placing them in historical context as they explore concepts like culture and cultural interactions, theories and interpretations of art, the impact of materials, processes, and techniques on art and art making, and understanding purpose and audience in art historical analysis. AP BIOLOGY Course Type: Biology Course Credits: 1.0 Unit (2 Semesters) AP Biology is an introductory college-level biology course. Students cultivate their understanding of biology through inquiry-based investigations as they explore topics like evolution, energetics, information storage and transfer, and system interactions. AP BUSINESS AND PERSONAL FINANCE Course Type: Elective Course Credits: 1.0 Unit (2 Semesters) Aligns closely with a college-level introduction to business course. Students explore the business disciplines of entrepreneurship, marketing, finance, accounting, and management through real-world business applications, case studies, and project-based learning. In addition, students learn and apply all the National Standards for Personal Financial Education created by the Council for Economic Education and the JumpStart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy. AP Calculus AB Course Type: College Prep Math Course Credits: 1.0 Unit (2 semesters) AP Calculus BC is an advanced college-level course that covers the full AP Calculus AB curriculum along with additional topics equivalent to a second semester of college calculus. Students study advanced integration techniques, differential equations, parametric and polar functions, and infinite sequences and series while deepening their understanding of calculus as a coherent system for analyzing change and modeling complex phenomena. The course emphasizes rigorous reasoning, multiple representations, and strong problem-solving skills, preparing students for higher-level mathematics and quantitatively intensive fields such as engineering, physics, computer science, and economics. In May, students should plan to take the AP Calculus BC exam for possible college credit (each college determines credits earned). A fee is charged to take the AP exam. AP CALCULUS BC Course Type: College Prep Math Course Credits: 1.0 Unit (2 Semesters) AP Calculus BC is an advanced college-level course that covers the full AP Calculus AB curriculum along with additional topics equivalent to a second semester of college calculus. Students study advanced integration techniques, differential equations, parametric and polar functions, and infinite sequences and series while deepening their understanding of calculus as a coherent system for analyzing change and modeling complex phenomena. The course emphasizes rigorous reasoning, multiple representations, and strong problem-solving skills, preparing students for higher-level mathematics and quantitatively intensive fields such as engineering, physics, computer science, and economics. In May, students should plan to take the AP Calculus BC exam for possible college credit (each college determines credits earned). A fee is charged to take the AP exam. AP CHEMISTRY Course Type: Physical Sciences Course Credits: 1.0 Unit (2 Semesters) The AP Chemistry course is equivalent to the general chemistry course taken during the first college year. The course is based on 9 Units and aligned with science practices integrated and spiraled throughout the course. This course is designed to be a second year high-school chemistry course. The pre-requisite for this course is the successful completion of Chemistry 1 and Algebra 2. AP COMPUTER SCIENCE A Course Type: Computer Technology Course Credits: 1.0 Unit (2 Semesters) Students will work to learn the skills necessary to understand and communicate how to develop a program, how to write original code using the Java programming language to solve problems, and how to troubleshoot existing code to debug programs. Course focuses on creative development processes, big ideas of modularity, variables, control, impacts of computing, and the primary unit objectives of the course include: understanding primitive types, object-oriented programming, Boolean expressions and if statements, iteration, writing classes, array, array lists, 2D array, inheritance, recursion. At the conclusion of the course, students should have strong confidence in sitting for both sections of the AP Computer Science A exam, multiple choice and Free Response Questions (FRQs). AP COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES Course Type: Computer Technology Course Credits: 1.0 Unit (2 Semesters) Students work to learn the principles that underlie the science of computing and develop the thinking skills that computer scientists use. This course fully prepares students to have confidence in completing all requirements for the AP Computer Science Principles exam. The course is structured around five main ideas: 1) Creative Development how important collaboration is in developing programs and how to use an iterative process in your work. 2) Data how computers handle data and how data can be used to produce new information and solve problems. 3) Algorithms and Programming how to use algorithms and abstractions to create programs that solve problems or to express your own creativity. 4) Computer Systems and Networks how computer systems and networks work and how using multiple computers to divide tasks can speed up processes. 5) Impact of Computing the effects computing has had on societies, economies, and cultures and consider the legal and ethical responsibilities of programmers. AP CYBERSECURITY Course Type: Computer Technology Course Credits: 1.0 Unit (2 Semesters) Aligns closely with a college-level, introductory cybersecurity course. Students learn about common threats and vulnerabilities and how they combine to create risk. Students study how individuals and organizations manage risk and how risk can be mitigated through a defense-in-depth strategy. Students explore specific vulnerabilities, attacks, mitigations, and detection measures across a variety of domains including physical spaces, computer networks, devices, and data and applications. Throughout the course, students consider the impact of cybersecurity on individuals, organizations, societies, and governments. Content and skills taught in the course align with the professional skills outlined in the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education Workforce Framework. AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION Course Type: English III Course Credits: 1.0 Unit (2 Semesters) AP English Language and Composition focuses on the central question, Why was a text important when it was written? As we analyze a text from this perspective, considering how the author would have considered their purpose, audience, and situation, we also develop the transfer skills to make those determinations about our own writing. As such, we develop the skills to consider a rhetorical situation as both reader and writer, which we can use in any context. Given the course's focus on the rhetorical situation, we will read and write in a variety of genres (both academic and professional) as we prepare for both the AP English Language and Composition Exam and collegiate-level, academic writing. Since most students have the potential to earn credit for a college composition course with the successful completion of this exam, students should expect that most writing assignments will go through multiple drafts, with teacher, peer, and self-evaluation all part of the writing and feedback process. AP ENGLISH LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION Course Type: English IV Course Credits: 1.0 Unit (2 semesters) The AP English Literature and Composition course is designed and taught through Socratic discussions, close, critical reading skills, analytical writings- literary analysis of fiction, prose, and drama, and literary argumentation. Students will engage in the required AP Big Ideas by analyzing genre structures and characteristics, figurative language, character development, and thematic ideas. The course closely follows the requirements described in the Course and Exam Description (CED). Students are expected to read and write independently from a variety of novels, plays, poems, and short fiction from the 16th century to the present from Literature and Composition: Essential Voices, Essential Skills. Students will practice writing skills through numerous short responses, multi-paragraph compositions with emphasis on developing voice and style, timed essays, and MLA formatted, researched essays. Overall, this course is designed to help prepare the students not only for the AP test at the end of the year but also for the rigors of a college education. AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Course Type: Other Lab Course Credits: 1.0 Unit (2 Semesters) AP Environmental Science is a year-long course equivalent to a one-semester college environmental science class, culminating with the AP Exam in May. This interdisciplinary course is designed to help students study how humans interact with their environment, learn about the issues facing the environment, and to critically analyze solutions for these problems. This fast-paced, rigorous course covers four major themes: energy transfer, Earth system interactions, species' environment relationships, and sustainability. Students learn content through the application of scientific practices and skills. AP EUROPEAN HISTORY Course Type: History Course Credits: 1.0 Unit (2 Semesters) AP European History is an introductory college-level European history course. Students cultivate their understanding of European history through analyzing historical sources and learning to make connections and craft historical arguments as they explore concepts like interaction of Europe and the world; economic and commercial developments; cultural and intellectual developments; states and other institutions of power; social organization and development; national and European identity; and technological and scientific innovation AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY Course Type: History Course Credits: 1.0 Unit (2 Semesters) AP Human Geography is an introductory college-level human geography course. Students cultivate their understanding of human geography through data and geographic analyses as they explore topics like patterns and spatial organization, human impacts and interactions with their environment, and spatial processes and societal changes. AP PHYSICS Course Type: Physical Sciences Course Credits: 1.0 Unit (2 Semesters) AP Physics 1 is an algebra-based, introductory college-level physics course. Students cultivate their understanding of physics through classroom study, in-class activity, and hands-on, inquiry-based laboratory work as they explore concepts like systems, fields, force interactions, change, and conservation. AP PRE-CALCULUS Course Type: College Prep Math Course Credits: 1.0 Unit (2 Semesters) AP Precalculus prepares students for college-level mathematics by developing a deep understanding of functions, modeling, and quantitative reasoning. Students analyze relationships using multiple representations symbolic, graphical, numerical, and verbal and apply mathematical concepts to real-world contexts. The course emphasizes conceptual understanding, problem solving, and communication of mathematical ideas while building the foundational skills needed for calculus, statistics, and advanced study in STEM, business, social science, and data science fields. AP PSYCHOLOGY Course Type: Additional Core Course Credits: 1.0 Unit (2 Semesters) AP Psychology is an introductory college-level psychology course. Students cultivate their understanding of the systematic and scientific study of human behavior and mental processes through inquiry-based investigations as they explore concepts like the biological bases of behavior, sensation and perception, learning and cognition, motivation, developmental psychology, testing and individual differences, treatment of abnormal behavior, and social psychology. AP SEMINAR Course Type: Elective Course Credits: 1.0 Unit (2 Semesters) AP Seminar is a foundational course that engages students in cross-curricular conversations that explore the complexities of academic and real-world topics and issues by analyzing divergent perspectives. Students learn to investigate a problem or issue, analyze arguments, compare different perspectives, synthesize information from multiple sources, and work alone and in a group to communicate their ideas. AP SPANISH Course Type: World Language Course Credits: 1.0 Unit (2 Semesters) AP Spanish Language and Culture is equivalent to an intermediate level college course in Spanish. Students cultivate their understanding of Spanish language and culture by applying interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational modes of communication in real-life situations as they explore concepts related to family and communities, personal and public identities, beauty and aesthetics, science and technology, contemporary life, and global challenges AP STATISTICS Course Type: College Prep Math Course Credits: 1.0 Unit (2 Semesters) Students explore the core disciplines of data analysis, study design, probability, and statistical inference through real-world applications, investigations, and problem solving. Emphasis is placed on formulating statistical questions, collecting data, analyzing data, and interpreting results. Because statistics is distinct from traditional mathematics, the course prioritizes data-driven reasoning, communication, and decision-making. Students use calculators and computers to analyze data, design and conduct classroom investigations, and perform simulations to model randomness and probabilistic phenomena. Students are expected to take the AP Exam, and those who earn a qualifying score may receive college credit, advanced placement, or both for a one-semester introductory statistics course. AP U.S. GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS Course Type: US Government Course Credits: 1.0 Unit (2 Semesters) AP U.S. Government and Politics is an introductory college-level course in U.S. government and politics. Students cultivate their understanding of U.S. government and politics through analysis of data and text-based sources as they explore topics like constitutionalism, liberty and order, civic participation in a representative democracy, competing policy-making interests, and methods of political analysis. AP US HISTORY Course Type: US History Course Credits: 1.0 Unit (2 Semesters) AP U.S. History is an introductory college-level U.S. history course. Students cultivate their understanding of U.S. history from c. 1491 CE to the present through analyzing historical sources and learning to make connections and craft historical arguments as they explore concepts like American and national identity; work, exchange, and technology; geography and the environment; migration and settlement; politics and power; America in the world; American and regional culture; and social structures. AP WORLD HISTORY Course Type: History Course Credits: 1.0 Unit (2 Semesters) AP World History: Modern is an introductory college-level modern world history course. Students cultivate their understanding of world history from c. 1200 CE to the present through analyzing historical sources and learning to make connections and craft historical arguments as they explore concepts like humans and the environment, cultural developments and interactions, governance, economic systems, social interactions and organization, and technology and innovation. PRE-AP (HONORS) BIOLOGY Course Type: Biology Course Credits: 1.0 Unit (2 Semesters) Pre-AP Biology is a foundational, inquiry-based course designed by the College Board to prepare students for AP Biology and higher-level science. It focuses on deep understanding of 4 main units: ecological systems, evolution, cellular systems, and genetics. Students learn to construct, analyze, and evaluate modules, scientific arguments, and data. This course is intended to build foundational knowledge for AP Biology and other, more rigorous science courses. PRE-AP (HONORS) CHEMISTRY Course Type: Physical Sciences Course Credits: 1.0 Unit (2 Semesters) The Introduction to Advanced Chemistry course is a one-year introductory chemistry course, organized into eleven units and aligned with science practices integrated and spiraled throughout the course. The course is designed for 10th grade science students with a successful completion of Algebra 1. This course is the pre-requisite for AP Chemistry. بازگشت

فناوری شغلی شبکه فناوری حرفه ای اوکلاهما متشکل از 29 مرکز فناوری در 59 پردیس به دانش آموزان دبیرستانی و بزرگسالان با آموزش حرفه ای تخصصی در بیش از 90 حوزه آموزشی خدمت می کند. دانشآموزان دبیرستانی که در یک منطقه مرکز فناوری زندگی میکنند، در صورت قبولی در یک برنامه، در برنامههای تمام وقت بدون شهریه شرکت میکنند. با تأثیری که فناوری امروز بر دنیای حرفهای دارد، بسیاری از دانشآموزان پس از تکمیل آموزشهای فنی حرفهای، خود را برای دانشگاه و مشاغل آمادهتر میبینند. Short Term Programs برنامه های کوتاه مدت چیست؟ برنامههای کوتاهمدت برنامههایی هستند که در یک مرکز فناوری شغلی گرفته میشوند و ممکن است منجر به صدور گواهینامه صنعتی شوند یا نشوند. این برنامه ها کوتاه تر از برنامه های تمام وقت هستند. طول آنها معمولاً بین 6 تا 8 هفته متغیر است. برخلاف برنامههای تمام وقت که برای دانشآموزان دبیرستانی رایگان است، برنامههای کوتاهمدت هزینههای مرتبط با آنها را دارند. این کار چه سودی برای دانش آموزان خواهد داشت؟ برای دانشآموزانی که بهموقع برای یک برنامه تماموقت درخواست ندادهاند، یا به دلیل شرایط مختلف در یک برنامه تمام وقت پذیرفته نشدهاند، این برنامههای کوتاهمدت همچنان میتوانند به دانشجویان در رسیدن به اهداف شغلی خود کمک کنند. برنامههای کوتاهمدت همچنان میتوانند برای نیازهای مرحله بعدی حساب شوند. برای واجد شرایط بودن برای مرحله بعدی: برنامه باید شامل آموزش صنعتی باشد که منجر به صدور گواهینامه شود برنامه باید حداقل 60 ساعت باشد اگر برنامه واجد شرایط فوق باشد، GSS این برنامه را به عنوان دوره کارآموزی به برنامه خود اضافه می کند. چه کسی هزینه برنامه کوتاه مدت را پرداخت می کند؟ اگر دانشآموز دارای وجوهی در صندوق آموزشی خود باشد، با پیوست کردن فاکتور در ایمیل و ارسال آن به activity@epiccharterschools.org. اگر دانشجو بودجه ای در دسترس نداشته باشد، دانشجو باید از جیب خود پرداخت کند. نقشه فنی شغلی راهنمای فناوری شغلی Full-Time Programs فناوری شغلی: برنامه های تمام وقت برنامه های تمام وقت برنامه های دبیرستانی تمام وقت هستند که توسط مدرسان فنی حرفه ای معتبر تدریس می شوند. این برنامه ها معمولاً برنامه های یک ساله تا دو ساله هستند که منجر به صدور گواهینامه صنعت می شوند. دانش آموزان هر روز (M-F) به مدت سه ساعت در روز در طول سال تحصیلی شرکت می کنند. برخی از محبوب ترین برنامه ها عبارتند از: آرایشی جوشکاری سرویس خودکار و تعمیر برخورد مراقبت های بهداشتی (پیش از پرستاری، کمک مراقبت های بهداشتی طولانی مدت، و غیره) هنر آشپزی تهویه مطبوع IT (امنیت سایبری، تعمیر رایانه و شبکه، برنامهنویسی و غیره) مراکز فناوری شغلی برنامه های بسیاری از جمله موارد ذکر شده در بالا را ارائه می دهند. مهم است که وب سایت فناوری شغلی محلی خود را بررسی کنید تا ببینید چه برنامه هایی در دسترس هستند. این کار چه سودی برای دانش آموزان خواهد داشت؟ علاوه بر آموزش عملی، دانشآموزان هر سال که در یک برنامه دبیرستان تمام وقت در یک فناوری شغلی ثبتنام میشوند، 3 تا 4 واحد دبیرستان کسب میکنند. در برخی موارد، دانشآموزان میتوانند تا 32 واحد دانشگاهی کسب کنند. علاوه بر این، در برخی موارد آنها قادر به کسب مدرک کاردانی کاملاً قابل انتقال هستند. دانشآموزان همچنین آموزشهای اشتغالپذیری، از جمله رزومهسازی، مصاحبههای ساختگی و غیره را دریافت میکنند. 94 درصد از دانشآموزان میتوانند بلافاصله پس از اتمام برنامهشان کار مستقیماً مرتبط با آموزش خود را پیدا کنند یا میتوانند ادامه تحصیل خود را انتخاب کنند. در کالج یا دانشگاه. هزینه تحصیل برای برنامه های تمام وقت چقدر است؟ شهریه برای دانشآموزانی که در یکی از مناطق مدرسه زندگی میکنند رایگان است. برای بررسی مکانها، به . اگر در یکی از مناطقی که فناوری شغلی در آن خدمت می کند زندگی نکنم چه می شود؟ شهریه برنامه های تمام وقت برای دانش آموزان خارج از منطقه می تواند بسیار گران باشد. پول صندوق یادگیری نمی تواند هزینه را پوشش دهد. بهتر است به مرکز فناوری شغلی که به منطقه ای که دانش آموز در آن زندگی می کند خدمات می دهد درخواست دهید. از طرف دیگر، ممکن است یک برنامه کوتاه مدت با آموزش صنعتی که دانش آموز به دنبال آن است، در دسترس باشد. اگر مرکز فناوری شغلی برنامه ای را که من به آن علاقه دارم نداشته باشد، چه می شود؟ اگر به اندازه کافی به مرکز فناوری شغلی دیگری نزدیک هستید که برنامهای دارد که میخواهید برای آن درخواست دهید، میتوانید به آن مرکز فناوری شغلی درخواست دهید و درخواست نامه انتقال دهید (نامه متقابل). مشاوران/مشاوران در هر مرکز فناوری شغلی از قراردادهای متقابل آگاه هستند. به عنوان مثال، مرکز فناوری Mid-Del در شهر Midwest یک برنامه اولیه آتش نشانی ندارد. مرکز فناوری مترو در اوکلاهما سیتی انجام می دهد. دانش آموزی که در منطقه مرکز فناوری Mid-Del Tech زندگی می کند می تواند برای Metro Tech درخواست دهد و همچنان به صورت رایگان در آن شرکت کند. Metro Tech فقط باید نامه متقابل را از Mid-Del Tech داشته باشد. Career Tech FAQs انتخاب فناوری شغلی مرحله 1: ناحیه فنی شغلی را که در آن زندگی می کنید پیدا کنید اینجا را کلیک کنید مرحله ۲: برنامهریزی یک تور فنی حرفهای برای گشت و گذار، وب سایت Career Tech خود را بررسی کنید. مرحله 3: تعیین مهلت های فنی شغلی مرحله ۴: برای Career Tech درخواست دهید وب سایت Career Tech خود را برای مراحل درخواست بررسی کنید مرحله 5: دوره های فنی حرفه ای خود را به برنامه دبیرستان خود اضافه کنید معلم و مشاور فنی شغلی هدلی والترز را از پذیرش خود مطلع کنید. مرحله ۶: از صندوق یادگیری خود برای پرداخت هزینه های فنی شغلی خود استفاده کنید درباره استفاده از صندوق یادگیری خود بیشتر بیاموزید اینجا. مرحله ۷: برنامه فناوری شغلی خود را شروع کنید آیا شرکت در یک برنامه فنی حرفه ای هزینه ای دارد؟ دانشجویانی که در یک برنامه تمام وقت در یک فناوری شغلی در ناحیه تعیین شده خود ثبت نام کرده اند شهریه دریافت نمی کنند. برنامه های تمام وقت برای دانش آموزان دبیرستان رایگان است. برنامه های پاره وقت/بزرگسالان/شب رایگان نیستند و اعتبار دبیرستان را ارائه نمی دهند. این برنامه ها هنوز هم می تواند برای دانش آموزان بسیار مفید باشد. این امکان وجود دارد که اگر دانشآموزی پول صندوق یادگیری در دسترس داشته باشد، میتواند به پرداخت هزینههای شهریه یا کتاب کمک کند. آیا حمل و نقل ارائه می شود؟ خیر، حمل و نقل به صورت خودکار ارائه نمی شود. با این حال، در برخی موارد، فنآوران حرفهای ممکن است با هر خانواده همکاری کنند تا به اتوبوس اجازه دهند دانشآموزی را در یک مکان عمومی در مسیر بین دبیرستان محلی و سایت فنی حرفهای سوار کند. گزینه دیگر ممکن است این باشد که ناحیه مدرسه محلی به دانش آموز اجازه دهد تا در محل مدرسه محلی سوار اتوبوس شود و با دانش آموزان دبیرستان محلی منتقل شود. اگر دانش آموزی به کمک حمل و نقل نیاز دارد و توانایی او را برای شرکت در برنامه ای که در آن پذیرفته شده است مختل می کند، لطفاً با هدلی والترز به آدرس hadley.walters@epiccharterschools.org آیا دانشجویی در IEP می تواند برای برنامه فنی حرفه ای درخواست دهد؟ بله. دانشجویان در یک IEP می توانند برای برنامه های فنی حرفه ای درخواست دهند. دانشجوی من در برنامه انتخابی قبول نشد، چه گزینه های دیگری دارد؟ بسیاری از برنامه ها بسیار رقابتی هستند و در حالی که این می تواند ناامید کننده باشد، چند گزینه وجود دارد. گزینه اول این است که از فنی حرفه ای بپرسید آیا می توان دانش آموز را در لیست کمر برای برنامه قرار داد. گزینه بعدی صحبت با فنی حرفه ای است تا ببینید آیا برنامه از طریق برنامه بزرگسالان/شب ارائه می شود یا خیر. این برنامه ها معمولاً برنامه های کوتاه مدت نامیده می شوند. اگرچه ممکن است هزینه داشته باشد، دانش آموز همچنان می تواند شرکت کند و مهارت/تجارت مورد علاقه را بیاموزد. دانش آموز من دانش آموز یا ارشد است و به فناوری حرفه ای علاقه مند است. خیلی دیر شده؟ نه، هیچ وقت برای یک دانش آموز دیر نیست. ما همه دانشآموزان را تشویق میکنیم تا با فناوری حرفهای محلی برای کشف فرصتها کار کنند. دانش آموزان می توانند یک برنامه را در دوران دبیرستان شروع کنند و اگر فارغ التحصیل شوند ممکن است بتوانند پس از فارغ التحصیلی ادامه دهند و برای پوشش هزینه شهریه بورس تحصیلی دریافت کنند. ارتباط کلید است! دانش آموز من مهلت ثبت نام در اولویت را از دست داده است، آیا همچنان می توانند درخواست دهند؟ بله. اکثر مراکز فناوری شغلی هنوز درخواستهایی را میپذیرند که از مهلت ثبتنام اولویتدار گذشته باشد. برخی از مراکز فناوری شغلی نشان میدهند که چه زمانی پذیرش درخواستها را متوقف کردهاند، اما اکثر آنها هنوز پس از مهلت ثبتنام اولویتدار این کار را انجام میدهند. بهترین کار این است که وب سایت را برای فناوری حرفه ای مورد علاقه بررسی کنید. بهترین زمان برای درخواست فناوری شغلی محلی من چه زمانی است؟ بهترین زمان برای درخواست برای فناوری شغلی محلی ترم پاییز قبل از اینکه قصد ثبت نام داشته باشید است. به عنوان مثال، شما می توانید در پاییز سال دوم تحصیلی خود درخواست دهید تا امیدوار باشید در یک برنامه تمام وقت در زمینه فناوری شغلی خود در طول سال تحصیلی خود قرار بگیرید. روند درخواست چند ماه طول می کشد، بنابراین بهتر است درخواست خود را زودتر از موعد ثبت نام اولویت دریافت کنید. به سوال بالا در مورد از دست دادن مهلت اولویت مراجعه کنید. آیا دانش آموز من در صورت ثبت نام در یک برنامه در یک فناوری شغلی، اعتبار دبیرستان را کسب می کند؟ بله. اگر برنامه آنها یک برنامه دبیرستان تمام وقت باشد. در بسیاری از مراکز فناوری شغلی، دانشجویان این امکان را دارند که در برنامه های کوتاه مدت ثبت نام کنند. برنامههای کوتاهمدت معمولاً 6 هفته طول میکشد، و اگرچه میتوانند منجر به صدور گواهینامه صنعت شوند، اما معمولاً توسط یک مربی معتبر CTE تدریس نمیشوند و توسط وزارت آموزش و پرورش (SDE) بهعنوان برنامههای واجد شرایط تأیید نمیشوند. کسب اعتبار دبیرستان. همچنین مهم است که توجه داشته باشید این است که برنامه های کوتاه مدت برای دانش آموزان رایگان نیست. برنامه های دبیرستان تمام وقت توسط مربیان CTE معتبر تدریس می شود، توسط SDE برای ایجاد اعتبار دبیرستان تأیید شده است، و اگر دانش آموز در منطقه مدرسه واجد شرایط زندگی کند، رایگان است. دانشجوی من پس از تکمیل یک برنامه فنی حرفه ای چند واحد اعتبار دریافت می کند؟ اکثر برنامههای فنی حرفهای 3 واحد انتخابی به دست خواهند آورد. برخی از برنامه ها در صورتی که در کلاسی مانند زیست شناسی، مبانی فناوری، Trig/Pre-Calculus و غیره به عنوان بخشی از برنامه فنی حرفه ای خود ثبت نام کرده باشند، شامل اعتبار علمی می شوند. دانشجو اعتبار علمی (علوم کامپیوتر، علوم یا ریاضی) و واحد انتخابی را بسته به برنامه کسب خواهد کرد. اکثر برنامه ها در مراکز فناوری شغلی برای 3-4 واحد درسی تایید می شوند. بنابراین، اگر دانشآموزی 1 واحد علمی کامل برای مبانی فناوری که در برنامه فنی حرفهای او گنجانده شده است، کسب کند، در مجموع 3 واحد کسبشده، 1 واحد علوم کامپیوتر و 2 واحد انتخابی دریافت میکند. برای سوالات بیشتر، با هدلی والترز، مشاور فنی شغلی در hadley.walters@epiccharterschools.org چگونه می توانم بفهمم که آیا برنامه فنی حرفه ای من برای اعتبار دبیرستان تایید شده است؟ وزارت آموزش و پرورش دولتی منبعی دارد که به ما کمک میکند بفهمیم کدام برنامه میتواند برای اعتبار دبیرستان، انتخابی یا غیر آن، حساب شود. به آن راهنمای فرصت های پس از ثانویه می گویند. برای مشاهده این منبع اینجا.

در مورد حماسه دانشآموزان حماسی تشویق میشوند که طیف گستردهای از گزینههای پس از دبیرستان را بررسی کنند. شغل نظامی میتواند به دلایل مختلف انتخاب خوبی برای یک دانشآموز دبیرستانی باشد: امنیت شغلی: ارتش یک مسیر شغلی پایدار و قابل اعتماد ارائه میدهد که میتواند امنیت شغلی و مزایای مالی را حتی در دوران اقتصادی نامطمئن فراهم کند. آموزش و پرورش: ارتش آموزشهای گستردهای را در زمینههای مختلف ارائه میدهد، که اغلب فرصتهایی برای کسب مهارتهای ارزشمندی فراهم میکند که میتواند هم در طول خدمت و هم پس از آن مفید باشد. بسیاری از شاخههای نظامی همچنین مزایای آموزشی مانند لایحه GI را ارائه میدهند که به پرداخت شهریه دانشگاه کمک میکند. رهبری و انضباط: ارتش مهارتهای رهبری قوی، انضباط و اخلاق کاری را آموزش میدهد. این ویژگیها میتوانند در هر شغل و زندگی شخصی ارزشمند باشند. سلامت و مزایا: خدمت سربازی با طیف وسیعی از مزایا، از جمله مراقبتهای بهداشتی، کمک هزینه مسکن، برنامههای بازنشستگی و موارد دیگر همراه است. این مزایا میتواند به ویژه برای جوانانی که تازه کار خود را شروع کردهاند، جذاب باشد. ماجراجویی و سفر: ارتش فرصتی برای سفر و دیدن جهان ارائه میدهد که میتواند فرصتی هیجانانگیز برای کسی باشد که از تجربیات و چالشهای جدید لذت میبرد. حس هدفمندی: خدمت در ارتش میتواند حس عمیقی از هدفمندی و غرور ایجاد کند، زیرا اعضای ارتش در امنیت و آسایش کشور خود نقش دارند. فرصتهای پیشرفت: ارتش ساختارهای مشخصی برای پیشرفت و ارتقاء شغلی دارد و سختکوشی و فداکاری اغلب با رشد شغلی، سمتهای رهبری و افزایش مسئولیتها پاداش داده میشود. جامعهی حمایتی: ارتش حس قوی رفاقت و برادری/خواهری را پرورش میدهد. بسیاری از اعضای ارتش پیوندها و دوستیهای مادامالعمری ایجاد میکنند که میتواند یک سیستم حمایتی قوی در طول زندگی آنها ارائه دهد. فرصتهای پس از خدمت: بسیاری از کهنه سربازان پس از خدمت متوجه میشوند که تجربه و آموزش آنها توسط کارفرمایان غیرنظامی بسیار ارزشمند است و این امر چشمانداز شغلی خوبی را در صنایع مختلف برای آنها فراهم میکند. در مجموع، برای یک دانشآموز دبیرستانی که به دنبال ساختار، توسعه شخصی و یک حرفه معنادار است، ارتش میتواند گزینهای ارزشمند و رضایتبخش ارائه دهد. آیا EPIC برای شما مناسب است؟ Explore Military Branches Military Students and Families - Military Liaison Services Epic’s Military Club برای سوالات مربوط به مشاغل نظامی، لطفاً با ما تماس بگیرید: آنیتا مانوئل مدیر مسیر شغلی anita.manuel@epiccharterschools.org