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Sociology [Competency Based]

$250.00
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Course Description Sociology explores the development, dynamics, and structure of societies and society’s connections to human behavior. The field also examines the ways in which groups, organizations, communities, social categories (such as class, sex, age, or race), and various social institutions (such as kinship, economic, political, or religious) affect human attitudes, actions, and opportunities. In this course, students learn about the concepts and tools used to understand individuality, social structure, inequality, family structure, education, economics, politics, and social change. Course Breakdown The science behind sociology Personality, diversity, gender, and culture Social norms, deviance, and sanctions Life stages and aging Societal growth, organization, and social class Socialization in groups Social movements Marriage and the family The function of education Important theorists and theories Race, ethnicity, and equality Social organization, political systems, and economic growth Course Goals Explain the development of sociology and how it affects the development of a person's life. Identify how patterns of knowledge and thought are influenced by social, political, and economic structures. Explain how race, class, gender, and age can impact development in American society. Course Goals Explain how culture and social structures can affect families and education. Compare the different economic and political systems of the world and assess their impact on society. Compare the different theories and rates of social change.

Spanish 1 [Competency Based] (1st semester)

$250.00
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Course Description Spanish 1 provides a solid foundation for students to build proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing in Spanish, and provides students with basic skills and contextual information for using Spanish. Each unit presents new information, including useful vocabulary and grammatical structures, and introduces relevant cultural information. At the end of this course, students have the basic skills and contextual information required for using Spanish in their professional and daily lives and when traveling abroad. Course Breakdown Spanish alphabet Greetings and farewells Subject pronouns Numbers, days, and months Likes and dislikes -ar, -er, and -ir verbs Adjectives Describing yourself and others Hair and eye color Time Family members Relationships Household chores Course Goals Identify and recite the letters of the Spanish alphabet. Recite numbers to express age and dates. Express likes and dislikes in Spanish. Describe people's physical attributes and personality traits. Specify objects that you and others have. Discuss household chores. Explain how family members are related.

Spanish 1 [Competency Based] (2nd semester)

$250.00
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Course Description Spanish 1 provides a solid foundation for students to build proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing in Spanish, and provides students with basic skills and contextual information for using Spanish. Each unit presents new information, including useful vocabulary and grammatical structures, and introduces relevant cultural information. At the end of this course, students have the basic skills and contextual information required for using Spanish in their professional and daily lives and when traveling abroad. Course Breakdown Location prepositions Estar (to be) Classes Adjectives Present perfect tense Tener (to have) Fruits Vegetables Proteins Carbohydrates Comer (to eat) Beber (to drink) Mealtimes Llevar (to wear) Clothing Restaurant conversation Seasons and weather Course Goals Explain where places are located in town. Illustrate the locations of rooms and items in a house through speaking and writing. Describe school courses. State food preferences and explain what people eat for meals. Discuss what people wear in differing weather conditions and seasons. Order food at a restaurant using proper etiquette.

Spanish 1 [Credit Recovery]

$250.00
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Course Description Spanish 1 provides a solid foundation for students to build proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing in Spanish, and provides students with basic skills and contextual information for using Spanish. Each unit presents new information, including useful vocabulary and grammatical structures, and introduces relevant cultural information. At the end of this course, students have the basic skills and contextual information required for using Spanish in their professional and daily lives and when traveling abroad. Course Breakdown Spanish alphabet Greetings and farewells Subject pronouns Numbers, days, and months Seasons and weather Likes and dislikes -ar, -er, and -ir verbs Adjectives and the verb ser The verb querer Describing hair and eye color The verb haber Expressing cost Expressing time Discussing family Course Goals Express likes and dislikes in Spanish. Exchange greetings and pleasantries and address people appropriately. Conjugate regular -ar, -er, and -ir verbs and use them to form simple sentences. Describe and ask what people and things are like using adjective-noun agreement and the verb ser. Use possessive adjectives to describe objects, places, and people. Make statements and ask questions about family members.

Spanish 2 [Competency Based] (1st semseter)

$250.00
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Course Description

Spanish 2 immerses students in the Spanish language and the cultural aspects of Spanish-speaking countries. Students build on what they learned in Spanish 1, with a study of Spanish grammar and an emphasis on increasing their skills in listening, writing, reading, and speaking in Spanish. At the end of this course, in addition to improving their Spanish language skills, students have a knowledge of and appreciation for the cultures of Spanish-speaking countries, including the events and people that have impacted the language.

Course Breakdown

  • Rooms in a house
  • Furniture
  • Locations of items
  • Household chores
  • Responsibilities
  • Complaining
  • Daily routines
  • Hobbies
  • Sports
  • Modes of transportation
  • Planning a trip
  • At the airport
  • Present perfect tense Body parts
  • How you feel
  • Healthy living
  • Giving advice
  • At the beach
  • Going to the mountains
  • Camping
  • Amusement parks
  • Art museums
  • School-related activities
  • Making comparisons of equality
  • Comparisons of inequality
  • Ser versus estar

Course Goals

  1. Ask and state the locations of places in relation to other places, and describe what people like to do at different locations.
  2. Describe school classes and items.
  3. Review participles and the present perfect tense. Course Goals
  4. Identify and list fruits, vegetables, proteins, meat, seafood, legumes, carbohydrates, sweets, dairy products, snacks, and drinks.
  5. Express opinions and tastes about food.
  6. Ask for clothing and sizes, and remark on how items fit.

Spanish 3 [Competency Based] (1st semseter)

$250.00
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Course Description

In this level-three Spanish course, students apply what they learned in previous courses to conversational Spanish. Students explore cultural aspects of Spanish-speaking countries ranging from schools and careers to sports and authors. At the end of this course, students have improved Spanish language skills and can express themselves in Spanish conversation.

Course Goals

  1. Ask and state the locations of places in relation to other places, and describe what people like to do at different locations.
  2. Describe school classes and items.
  3. Review participles and the present perfect tense. Course Goals
  4. Identify and list fruits, vegetables, proteins, meat, seafood, legumes, carbohydrates, sweets, dairy products, snacks, and drinks.
  5. Express opinions and tastes about food.
  6. Ask for clothing and sizes, and remark on how items fit.

Spanish 2 [Competency Based] (2nd semseter)

$250.00
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Course Description

Spanish 2 immerses students in the Spanish language and the cultural aspects of Spanish-speaking countries. Students build on what they learned in Spanish 1, with a study of Spanish grammar and an emphasis on increasing their skills in listening, writing, reading, and speaking in Spanish. At the end of this course, in addition to improving their Spanish language skills, students have a knowledge of and appreciation for the cultures of Spanish-speaking countries, including the events and people that have impacted the language.

Course Breakdown

  • Preterite tense indicator words
  • Regular -ar, -er, and -ir preterite forms
  • Irregular preterite verbs
  • Stem-changing verbs in the preterite tense
  • Regular -ar, -er, and -ir imperfect forms
  • Irregular imperfect verbs: ser, ir, and ver Relationships
  • Describing relationships by using adjectives
  • Celebrations
  • Saber and conocer
  • Por and para
  • Professions and careers
  • Future tense with -ar, -er, and -ir verbs
  • Environmental problems, issues, and solutions
  • Nosotros commands

Course Goals

  1. Retell a story about an event that happened in the past.
  2. Deduce which past tense is more appropriate to use based on the context of the sentence.
  3. Describe how you were as a child. Prepare for a job interview.
  4. Examine environmental problems and solutions.
  5. Investigate and analyze holidays and celebrations observed in Spanish-speaking countries.

Spanish 2 [Credit Recovery]

$250.00
Rated 0 out of 5

Course Description

Spanish 2 immerses students in the Spanish language and the cultural aspects of Spanish-speaking countries. Students build on what they learned in Spanish 1, with a study of Spanish grammar and an emphasis on increasing their skills in listening, writing, reading, and speaking in Spanish. At the end of this course, in addition to improving their Spanish language skills, students have a knowledge of and appreciation for the cultures of Spanish-speaking countries, including the events and people that have impacted the language.

Course Breakdown

  • The verb estar and locations
  • Where people go and why
  • Classes, people, and items at school
  • Participles and the present perfect tense Food and drink vocabulary
  • Expressing preferences
  • Restaurant vocabulary
  • Food dialogue
  • Clothing vocabulary
  • Clothing dialogue

Course Goals

  1. Ask and state the locations of places in relation to other places, and describe what people like to do at different locations.
  2. Describe school classes and items.
  3. Review participles and the present perfect tense. Identify and list fruits, vegetables, proteins, meat, seafood, legumes, carbohydrates, sweets, dairy products, snacks, and drinks.
  4. Express opinions and tastes about food.
  5. Ask for clothing and sizes, and remark on how items fit.

Startups and Innovation

$250.00
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Course Description

Students hear a lot of contradictory advice in life. On one hand, they may hear something like “Follow your dreams. Pursue your passion and the money will come!” On the other hand, they may hear something completely opposite, like “Most startups fail! It’s much safer to get a safe, steady job.” So which side is right? Given the massive changes to the economy and society, the skills of entrepreneurship are going to be critical in building a lasting career. The entrepreneurial mindset of searching for opportunities, creating value, and solving pain points will always be valuable. And this mindset applies not just to starting a business, but in any organization that someone is a part of: school, established companies, or nonprofits. In this course, students will explore how to use this mindset to create the next world-class startup.

Course Breakdown

  • Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Startups
  • MVP and Product Market Fit
  • Business Models
  • Competition
  • Disruptive Innovation
  • Building a Team
  • Marketing a Startup
  • Writing a Pitch Deck
  • Raising Capital
  • Possibilities and Opportunities

Course Goals

EdisonLearning eCourses® are structured in a consistent, research-based format utilizing multiple pedagogical concepts such as Understanding by Design, Growth Mindset, and Video and Project-based learning. Through the use of these pedagogical concepts, our career preparatory elective courses maintain a consistent and engaging course structure that supports student-centered learning.

Technologies in Medicine [Competency Based]

$250.00
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Course Description

Technology in medicine analyzes the ways medical practice has been able to positively advance as technology increased. Throughout the course, students will examine the engineering behind technology that has led to creating cures for various life threatening diseases. In which case students will be looking at medicine all the way back to the cellular level where they will be able to learn the importance of DNA and RNA as well as how scientists are learning to genetically modify the strands. Furthermore, students will examine epidemiology in its entirety which will allow the students to understand how pandemics and other diseases spread over time as well as allowing students to develop an understanding of how trends work. The course as a whole will give students the tools to be able to map, data analyze, and understand how diseases spread.

Course Breakdown

  • Biological engineering
  • Biotechnology
  • Pharmacogenomics
  • Eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells
  • RNA and DNA
  • Antibodies
  • Genetic testing
  • Human Genome Project
  • Stem cells
  • Information technology Epidemiology
  • Cohort and case-control studies
  • Ethics
  • Data collection
  • Using tables, data, charts, and graphs
  • Sampling
  • Bias
  • Confidence interval
  • Evidence-based research
  • Public policy

Course Goals

  1. Develop an understanding of the engineering evolved in medical technology advancements.
  2. Become familiar with the unifying characteristics of RNA and DNA.
  3. Examine concepts in medical technology including gene therapy, genetic cloning, and genetic testing.
  4. Explore the possible uses of stem cells in research.
  5. Examine how medicine can become personalized. Develop an understanding of epidemiology.
  6. Become familiar with different ways epidemiology can be studied.
  7. Examine trends from epidemiology studies.
  8. Analyze how bias can impact results.
  9. Examine how evidence-based research can be used to prevent the spread of diseases.

Transportation Technologies

$250.00
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Course Description

This course introduces students to the newest and most cutting-edge futuristic transportation technologies out there. Students gain familiarity with the history of transportation development and understand a framework with which to evaluate new transportation modes. Then the course dives into 10 different technologies on the horizon. Students examine the technologies, the pros, and the cons of each model, and explore potential career paths in these emerging fields.

Course Breakdown

  • Introduction to the Future of Transportation
  • Flying Cars
  • Driverless Car Technology
  • Driverless Cars in Society
  • Drones
  • Hyperloop
  • Jetpacks
  • Supersonic Jets
  • Personal Rapid Transit
  • Supercavitation
  • Space Travel
  • Interstellar Travel

Course Goals

EdisonLearning eCourses® are structured in a consistent, research-based format utilizing multiple pedagogical concepts such as Understanding by Design, Growth Mindset, and Video and Project-based learning. Through the use of these pedagogical concepts, our career preparatory elective courses maintain a consistent and engaging course structure that supports student-centered learning.

Trigonometry [Competency Based]

$250.00
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Course Description

Trigonometry explores trigonometric functions and practical applications of trigonometry, such as solving real-life problems through engineering, physics, construction, and design. Students investigate graphs, linear functions, quadratic functions, trigonometric functions, analytical trigonometry, analytical geometry, vectors, and advanced functions. Students develop critical-thinking skills and learn problem-solving techniques to help them succeed in understanding and applying trigonometric principles. By the end of this course, students gain knowledge of and appreciation for trigonometry and problem solving, which will prepare them for future mathematics courses.

Course Breakdown

  • Degree and radian measure
  • The unit circle
  • Solving trigonometric functions
  • Verifying trigonometric identities
  • Reference angles
  • Graphs and translations of trigonometric functions
  • Inverse trigonometric functions
  • Directional bearings
  • Harmonic motion Trigonometric identities
  • Trigonometric equations
  • Sum, difference, and multiple-angle formulas
  • Laws of sines and cosines
  • Conic sections
  • Polar coordinates
  • Parametric equations
  • Vectors

Course Goals

  1. Analyze the unit circle and its relation to trigonometric functions.
  2. Construct graphs of trigonometric functions and identify their key components.
  3. Explore the effects of operations between functions. Apply trigonometric identities and formulas to solve problems.
  4. Create equations of conic sections, given a set of requirements.
  5. Investigate exponential and logarithmic functions.

US Government [Competency Based] (1st semester)

$250.00
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Course Description

US Government offers students a comprehensive examination of this country’s government. Students explore the evolution of American democracy, from its birth in the eighteenth century to the expansive role of federal, state, and local governments today. The course covers topics such as changes to the Constitution, the function of the Supreme Court, the structure of Congress, and the importance of the media. The course explores the relationship between the political parties and lobbyists, and the process of monitoring and funding federal elections. Students investigate the roles of state and local governments and their impact on citizens’ daily lives. At the end of this course, students have a knowledge of and appreciation for the workings and history of the US government and understand its impact on American society.

Course Breakdown

  • Roles and powers of the president
  • Roles and powers of the Supreme Court
  • Federal government and religion
  • Congressional committee system
  • Interest groups
  • Role of political parties

Course Goals

  1. Describe the structure and function of the executive branch.
  2. Explain the role that lobbyists and interest groups play in the legislative process.
  3. Explain the role of political parties in American politics.
  4. Describe the structure and function of the judicial branch.

US Government [Competency Based] (2nd semester)

$250.00
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Course Description

US Government offers students a comprehensive examination of this country’s government. Students explore the evolution of American democracy, from its birth in the eighteenth century to the expansive role of federal, state, and local governments today. The course covers topics such as changes to the Constitution, the function of the Supreme Court, the structure of Congress, and the importance of the media. The course explores the relationship between the political parties and lobbyists, and the process of monitoring and funding federal elections. Students investigate the roles of state and local governments and their impact on citizens’ daily lives. At the end of this course, students have a knowledge of and appreciation for the workings and history of the US government and understand its impact on American society.

Course Breakdown

  • Campaign process
  • Types of elections
  • Role of the media in government
  • The Bill of Rights US court system
  • Taxes and national debt
  • State governments and their authority
  • Local governments and their authority

Course Goals

  1. Describe the election process.
  2. Assess the role of the media in American politics.
  3. Explain how the Bill of Rights protects the important freedoms of individuals. Describe the role of the court system at the local and national levels.
  4. Contrast common law, statutory law, criminal law, and administrative law.
  5. Explain the relationship between the American economic system and the federal budget.
  6. Describe how state and local governments develop their budgets.

US Government [Credit Recovery]

$250.00
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Course Description

US Government offers students a comprehensive examination of this country’s government. Students explore the evolution of American democracy, from its birth in the eighteenth century to the expansive role of federal, state, and local governments today. The course covers topics such as changes to the Constitution, the function of the Supreme Court, the structure of Congress, and the importance of the media. The course explores the relationship between the political parties and lobbyists, and the process of monitoring and funding federal elections. Students investigate the roles of state and local governments and their impact on citizens’ daily lives. At the end of this course, students have a knowledge of and appreciation for the workings and history of the US government and understand its impact on American society.

Course Breakdown

  • Roles and powers of the president
  • Roles and powers of the Supreme Court
  • Federal government and religion
  • Congressional committee system
  • Interest groups
  • Elections

Course Goals

  1. Describe the structure and function of the executive branch.
  2. Explain the role that lobbyists and interest groups play in the legislative process.
  3. Explain the role of political parties in American politics.
  4. Describe the structure and function of the judicial branch.
  5. Describe the election process.

US Government [Project Based] (1st semester)

$250.00
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Course Description

US Government offers students a comprehensive examination of this country’s government. Students explore the evolution of American democracy, from its birth in the eighteenth century to the expansive role of federal, state, and local governments today. The course covers topics such as changes to the Constitution, the function of the Supreme Court, the structure of Congress, and the importance of the media. The course explores the relationship between the political parties and lobbyists, and the process of monitoring and funding federal elections. Students investigate the roles of state and local governments and their impact on citizens’ daily lives. At the end of this course, students have a knowledge of and appreciation for the workings and history of the US government and understand its impact on American society.

Course Breakdown

  • Government and its importance
  • Origins of American government
  • Independent study project
  • Key governing documents
  • Federalism
  • Members, responsibilities, and powers of Congress Roles and powers of the president
  • Roles and powers of the Supreme Court
  • Purpose and influence of interest groups
  • Role of political parties

Course Goals

  1. Identify the role of government and describe its necessity in society.
  2. Examine the history of the creation of the United States government.
  3. Apply understanding of responsible citizenship through the creation of an Action Project. Identify governmental systems in the United States and the role of each.
  4. Examine the concept of checks and balances.
  5. Apply understanding of responsible citizenship through the creation of an Action Project.