The AVID Excel Elective provided explicit instruction in English language development and academic language through reading, writing, oral language, academic vocabulary, and college readiness skills.. Textbook(s): None

The AVID Excel Elective provides explicit instruction in English language development and academic language through reading, writing, oral language, academic vocabulary, and college readiness skills. This course is a continuation of the AVID Excel Year 1 course. Textbook(s): None

This course is offered to identified students to reinforce organizational and study skills; critical thinking; inquiry; and collaboration. Students receive academic help from peers and college tutors; and participate in enrichment and motivational activities that make college access possible. Textbook(s): None

NFTE’s Entrepreneurship Essentials is a flexible, modular approach to NFTE’s year-long Entrepreneurship 1 course for semester and infused courses. By taking a flexible approach to entrepreneurship, students can learn about thinking and acting entrepreneurially within any other career field. This course is aligned to the Common Career Technical Core Standards for Business Management Administration and the National Content Standards for Entrepreneurship Education. Textbook(s): How to Start and Operate a Small Business 10th Edition, ISBN 9781890859183

This course provides middle school students with basic entrepreneurship skills. The course teaches business based mathematics integrated in business plan development to support innovation as well as provide mathematics instruction. Students participate in business plan competition and have the opportunity to compete in the national NFTE competition. Textbook(s): Entrepreneurship: Owning Your Own Future, ISBN 9780135128442

The course provides 6th grade students with basic MIT Application Inventor skills. They will create functional mobile apps to include location aware apps, texting apps, quizzes, games, and motion sensitivity apps. Students will develop a business plan to support the app created. At the conclusion of this course students will have created their own unique app that they will pitch to a panel of local judges. This course satisfies the MSDE Computational Thinking/Learning requirement. Textbook(s): Online NFTE

The course provides 7th grade students with the skills to conceive and create a web-based business idea. Students will build out their concept using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Students will develop a business plan to support the concept created. At the conclusion of this course students will present their concept or website along with their business plan for a chance to win seed capital to launch their business. This course satisfies the MSDE Computational Thinking/Learning requirement. Textbook(s): Online NFTE

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The Gateway to Technology (GTT) curriculum provides project-based learning — a hands-on approach— that relates technology to students’ daily lives. It also promotes communication and collaboration by emphasizing a teaming approach in the four instructional units: Design and Modeling uses solid modeling to introduce students to the design process. Automation and Robotics traces the history, development, and influence of automation and robotics; Flight and Space introduces students to aeronautics, space and the use of design to help make aerospace engineering an important field; Science of Technology traces how science has affected technology throughout history; and The Magic of Electrons, through hands-on projects, explores the science of electricity, the movement of atoms, circuit design, and sensing devices. Students acquire and apply knowledge and skills in engineering problem solving and explore the many aspects of aerospace engineering. This course satisfies the MSDE Computational Thinking/Learning requirement. Textbook(s): PLTW Online Resources

This one-year ELD course option is designed to meet the academic and linguistic needs of non-English speakers who are newly arrived in the United States. Textbook(s): Get Ready 6-8; ISBN 9781543316162, Get Reading 6-12 Level A Reader Kit; ISBN 9781543318630

This course is designed to begin development of the ability to understand, speak, read and write English for Multilingual Learners. These skills require control of the sound system, grammar, vocabulary, and a beginning understanding of the social and cultural situation in which they are practiced. Textbook(s): “Bridges to Literature and Content Level A; ISBN 9781543362176 and workbook; ISBN 9781543363074 66

This course is designed to continue the development of the English language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing for Multilingual Learners who complete ELD Beginning. New students may test into this level on the ELD placement test. Textbook(s): selected reading materials