Curriculum Night

1. Curriculum Night

2. How does this evening work?

3. Elective Locations

4. Get Involved We also invite you to stop by the Commons area, located near the entrance of Fick Auditorium, to explore additional curricular and co-curricular opportunities available to your son/daughter at EHS. Represented tonight are the following:

5. Curriculum Night Bruce Locklear Principal

6. Mathematics Course Offerings David Boone

7. Mathematics Pathways

8. Mathematics Opportunities Math Team The Math Team practices once per week from September through February. There are five competitions during the season in which students earn individual points as well as team points. Students can earn an EHS varsity letter for their letter jacket. AP Classes AB Calculus, BC Calculus, Computer Science, and Statistics Students assume a greater responsibility for independent learning and the workload is more than that of a regular class. College credit may be earned. AMC Students are invited to participate in the American Mathematical Competition in February by their teacher. Students scoring over 100 on this exam are invited to participate in the AIME national exam.

9. Mathematics Opportunities Extra Help Math teachers make themselves available during their contracted hours and many times outside their contracted hours to help students. We also offer slower paced (3 semester) math courses in Advanced Algebra Edina Math is also offered for those students needing targeted standards based instruction. Calculators We recommend the TI-nSpire CAS. Who do I contact? David Boone - Mathematics Area Leader davboone@edina.k12.mn.us

10. EnglishCourse Offerings Tim Klobuchar

11. Pre-AP English 10 Prepares students for AP coursework across the disciplines Requires all students to be college ready, as mandated by the new Common Core Standards in Language Arts Facilitates transition to high school Personalizes learning through flexible grouping Provides the opportunity to work with multiple teachers to accommodate multiple learning styles

12. Meeting (and exceeding) the new standards Reading: Literature 9.4.6.6 Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature. Writing 9.7.1.1 Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. a-e go more in-depth

13. Pre-AP English 10 Sample Unit Colonization & Immigration Full class Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, novel, Nigeria Differentiated reading with flexible groupings The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri (AP ready) (novel, India and U.S.A.) Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (page turner) (novel, Afghanistan) The Latehomecomer by Kao Kalia Yang (YA) (nonfiction, Hmong U.S.A.) Differentiated writing assignments They Say...I Say...literary analysis with critical review Theme and style analysis Character analysis of Okonkwo as tragic hero

14. English Department AP Courses AP U.S. Literature and Language for juniors AP World Literature and Language for seniors Both classes prepare students for two AP exams: English Literature and Composition, and English Language and Composition

15. Consider English Electives Public Speaking Film and Literature I and II Journalism Creative Writing Mass Media (blended format) Academic Literacy Literature of the Theater Sophomores can get a head start on their senior year English credits. Teachers have observed that sophomores act more mature and respectful when placed with juniors and seniors.

16. ScienceCourse Offerings Steve Sanger

17. The “Physics First” Sequence

18. Chemistry The majority of sophomores take this course. This course builds on students’ prior work in 9th grade Physics or Enriched Physics and will prepare them for subsequent work in Biology or Enriched Biology College-prep course

19. Enriched Chemistry This is a more rigorous Chemistry course Consider enrolling in Enriched Chemistry if you are: highly interested in science self-motivated self-disciplined quite comfortable with math (concurrently in Advanced Algebra) Recommended (but not required) for students interested in taking AP Chemistry later.

20. Selecting a Chemistry Course

21. Other Science Offerings Also consider: Engineering courses (see elective session being held today) Field-based Science Science Club and Robotics

22. Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Project Lead the Way is a STEM-focused, Project-Based curriculum that is offered at 4,000+ schools across the country. Students enrolled in Project Lead the Way classes at Edina High School have the opportunity to earn 3 college credits from the University of Minnesota for each PLTW course taken. Last year, Edina had around 200 students earn college credit, which is around an 85% pass rate. The national average is about 30%. Students do not necessarily need to be interested in pursuing engineering to take these classes! If students have ANY interests in Design, Hands-On activities, or project-based instruction, these classes are for YOU! Please stop by Room 326 for more information!

23. Social StudiesCourse Offerings Tom Connell

24. 10th Grade Social Studies World History AP World History AP European History Standard or AP? Level of interest and motivation Comfort level with advanced reading and writing Previous experience in Social Studies Consider Advanced Placement Social Studies including: * AP Psychology (1 Semester) * AP Human Geography (1 Semester) * AP US Government (1 Semester) * AP Comparative Government (1 Semester) * AP US History (Full Year)-11th Grade

25. Standard World History Broad survey course beginning with early civilizations up to the 21st century Instructional Methods include group activities, class discussions, lecture, simulations, debates, and research Assessment—objective tests, essay writing, projects, and assignments

26. AP History AP World History Chronological study of major geographic regions—Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe from early civilizations to globalization in the 21st century Emphasizes global perspective of world events Students can expect a combination of lecture, simulations, debate, and discussion AP European History Europe and areas impacted by Europeans from 1450-present. Shorter period of time than AP World and fewer places to cover. Depth rather than breadth with the same rigor as the AP World history course.

27. Counseling Department Jeanne Brown Janet Schmiel

28. EHS Counselors Janet Schmiel A-Bri Jeanne Brown Bro-Fo Mike Holbach Fr-Ka Lisa Burnham Ke-Mo Sandy Schmidt Mu-Se Bill Hicks Sh-Z Support Staff: Nancy Knutson Lory Mullis

29. Registration Timeline February 8-9 EHS Counselors meet with freshmen February 17-18 SV registration to take place at school School View activation codes distributed by SVMS Contact South View February 10-23 VV Freshmen registration opens online School View activation codes distributed by VVMS Contact Valley View

30. Course Catalog You will find the full course catalog at: www.edina.k12.mn.us/edinahigh/counseling/registration Use this site to look up course descriptions, requirements, and other specific information related to scheduling

31. EHS Graduation Requirements #1 - 42 Semester credits – grades 9-12 9th grade credits count toward both the 42 credits needed towards graduation as well as college requirements. At least 30 credits must be earned through Edina High School. 9th grade courses and grades will appear on the Edina High School transcript. #2 – GRAD component of the MCA II WRITING – Gr. 9 READING – Gr. 10 MATH – Gr. 11

32. Graduation Requirement #1 42 semester credits are required grades 9-12 including… ENGLISH (8 credits) SOCIAL STUDIES (7 credits) SCIENCE (6 credits) MATH (6 credits)- 4 credits from the HS PHYSICAL EDUCATION (1 credit) – Grade 9 PHYSICAL EDUCATION (1 credit) – Grades 10-12 HEALTH (1 credit) – Grades 9-12 FINE ARTS (2 credits) – Grades 9-12

33. Odds & Ends

34. How YOU can get involved! We encourage everyone to join the EHS Parent Council as membership dues help fundraise for the entire school year Go to www.ehsparents.com and you will find: An Online Parent Survival Guide written by parents for parents new to EHS Volunteer opportunities Information about EHS Parent Council and how it supports our students and staff

35. What’s Up at EHS?

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