High Expectations for All Students

2014-2015

Digital Curriculum Catalog

Apex Learning® Comprehensive Courses deliver a

wide range of solutions for original credit, Advanced

Placement (AP)*, credit recovery, and high-stakes exam

preparedness. Our rigorous standards-based courses

in math, science, English, social studies, world

languages, and electives meet high school graduation

requirements and provide a complete course of study

that offers breadth of standards coverage, depth

of instruction, and integrated formative and

summative assessment.

Students discover concepts and apply knowledge

through real-world examples that help them visualize

concepts and extend their learning. Each lesson

includes multiple opportunities for students to explore,

apply, practice, and confirm their understanding.

Used for original credit and credit recovery,

Comprehensive Courses engage students in

active learning to develop critical thinking skills

and prepare them for college and work.

*AP and Advanced Placement are registered trademarks of the College Board.

Comprehensive Courses

Math

Math Foundations I 4

Math Foundations II 4

Algebra I Common Core 4

Geometry Common Core 4

Algebra II Common Core 4

Mathematics I Common Core 4

Mathematics II Common Core 4

Mathematics III Common Core 4

Introductory Algebra 4

Algebra I 4 4 4

Geometry 4 4 4

Algebra II 4 4 4

Mathematics I 4

Mathematics II 4

Mathematics III

Precalculus 4 4

Calculus AB 4

Statistics 4

Financial Literacy 4 4

Liberal Arts Math 4 4

Mathematics of Personal Finance 4 4

Probability and Statistics 4 4

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Science

Science Foundations 4

Earth Science 4 4 4

Physical Science 4 4 4 4

Biology 4 4 4 4 4

Chemistry 4 4 4 4 4

Physics 4 4 4

Psychology 4 4 4

EnglishEnglish Foundations I 4

English Foundations II 4

English 9 Common Core 4

English 10 Common Core 4

English 11 Common Core N 4

English 12 Common Core N 4

English 9 4

English 10 4

English 11 4

English 12 4

English I: Introduction to Literature and 4 4 4

English II: Critical Reading and Effective Writing 4 4 4

English III: American Literature 4 4 4

English IV: British and World Literature 4 4

English Language and Composition N 4

English Literature and Composition 4

Creative Writing 4 4

Media Literacy 4 4

Reading Skills and Strategies 4 4

Writing Skills and Strategies 4 4

Social Studies

Geography and World Cultures 4 4

World History 4 4

World History to the Renaissance 4 4

World History since the Renaissance 4 4

U.S. History 4 4 4 N 4

U.S. History to the Civil War 4 4 4 4

U.S. History since the Civil War 4 4 4 4

U.S. Government and Politics 4 4 4 4 4

U.S. and Global Economics 4 4 4

Macroeconomics 4

Microeconomics 4

Multicultural Studies 4 4

Sociology 4 4

World LanguagesFrench I 4 4

French II 4 4

Spanish I 4 4

Spanish II 4 4

Spanish III 4

Spanish Language 4

Mandarin Chinese I 4

Mandarin Chinese II 4

Latin I 4

Latin II 4

German I 4

German II 4

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NEW! Career and Technical Education Courses (CTE)Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses address popular career clusters. Courses are grouped into programs of study in which students progress through introductory, intermediate, and capstone courses.

Meet Students Where They AreStudents come to high school at varying levels of readiness. Apex Learning has developed its courses with multiple curricular pathways and opt-in scaffolds embedded directly into the content to provide additional support when a student needs it.

Comprehensive Course PathwaysApex Learning is the only digital curriculum provider with five curricular pathways that meet students at their individual levels of academic readiness.General Studies – Cover the same college preparatory standards across three pathways: Literacy Advantage – Subject-area courses

with extensive literacy supports. Core – Subject-area courses with scaffolding to support

student success. Enhanced, opt-in scaffolding is available in select math, English, and science courses.

Honors – Subject-area courses with opportunities to extend knowledge.

Foundations – Develop foundational skills and strategies in math, science, reading, and writing.AP – Authorized by the College Board, courses meet higher-education expectations and prepare students to demonstrate achievement through success on the AP exams.

Prescriptive FeaturesFor the courses most often needed to meet graduation requirements, prescriptive settings and pretests have been added to enable personalized learning for every student. Students are able to accelerate through content over which they have demonstrated mastery and are pointed to specific content based on areas of deficiency. The prescriptive features help students efficiently recover credits.

NEW! Courses Developed for Common CoreCommon Core Comprehensive Courses in math and English language arts cover the full breadth and depth of the Common Core State Standards. Courses are designed to ensure that the rigorous material required to meet the standards is accessible to all students.

Career and Technical Education (CTE)

Business Applications N 4 4

Introduction to Health Science N 4 4

Information Technology Applications N

4 4

Intermediate Health Science N

4 4

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Other

College and Career Preparation I 4 4

College and Career Preparation II 4 4

Art Appreciation 4 4

Music Appreciation 4 4

Physical Education 4 4

Skills for Health 4 4

New

Available During 2014-2015 School Year

Enhanced Scaffolding

One Semester

Available only through Apex Learning Virtual School

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Key Component to Effective Blended LearningWhether the goal is to ensure all students are prepared for high-stakes exams, provide targeted intervention and remediation, or enhance initial instruction, Apex Learning Tutorials help educators personalize instruction to ensure all students excel beyond expectations.

Tutorials

High SchoolAvailable Now

Middle SchoolAvailable Now

EnglishEnglish 9English 10English 11English 12

ScienceBiology

Social StudiesU.S. History

EnglishEnglish 8Algebra I

GeometryAlgebra II

MathMathematics IMathematics IIMathematics III

MathMath 8

Available During 2014-2015 School Year

Available for 2015-2016 School Year

EnglishEnglish 7 English 6

MathMath 7 Math 6

Apex Learning Tutorials are tablet-ready.*

* Accessible via web browser on any device with an internet connection including tablets, laptops, netbooks, and desktops.

Apex Learning Tutorials provide teachers with a solution to support

all students in rising to the expectations established by the Common

Core State Standards for math and English language arts, state

standards, and national frameworks for science and social studies.

With content developed specifically for these standards, Tutorials

offer direct instruction, practice, review, and assessment to build

the required knowledge and skills.

High Expectations Apex Learning believes in high expectations for all students, and that philosophy is reflected in our goals for our digital curriculum:

Apex Learning digital curriculum is successfully used by schools and districts for original credit, credit recovery, remediation, and enhancing classroom instruction. In blended and virtual learning environments, Apex Learning digital curriculum supports a wide variety of programs:

• Acceleration • Adolescent Literacy • Advanced Placement • Alternative Education • Credit Recovery • Dropout Prevention and Recovery

• English Language Learners • Gifted and Talented • Middle to High School Transition • Remediation and RTI • Special Education • Summer School

Rigorous ContentDeliver instruction to meet the standards and challenge each student.

Accessible ContentMeet each student at his or her individual level of academic readiness and provide support to master rigorous content.

Student-Centered Learning Empower students to participate in and construct their own learning.

Active LearningEncourage students to learn by doing to develop critical thinking skills and deepen understanding.

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Quick Facts• Accredited by the Northwest Accreditation Commission, an accrediting division of AdvancEd. • Comprehensive Courses approved for NCAA eligibility.• During the 2013-2014 school year, we served 500,000 students with over 1.65 million course enrollments.

About Apex LearningApex Learning, the leading provider of digital learning solutions to the nation’s schools, sets the industry standard for effective blended and virtual learning solutions. Offering a comprehensive catalog of rigorous, standards-based courses and Tutorials to support student achievement in grades 6-12, Apex Learning is used for original credit, credit recovery, high-stakes assessment preparation, targeted intervention, and just-in-time remediation.

Founded in 1997, Apex Learning is headquartered in Seattle, WA.