High Expectations for All Students

2013–2014

Digital Curriculum Catalog

Comprehensive Courses

Apex Learning® delivers a wide range of solutions for

original credit, Advanced Placement (AP)*, credit recovery,

and Common Core readiness. Our rigorous, standards-

based Comprehensive Courses in math, science, English,

social studies, world languages, and electives meet high

school graduation requirements — providing 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 learning.

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.

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.

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. Enhanced, opt-in scaffolding is embedded throughout each Common Core course to provide the right amount of support for every student.Assessments integrated throughout the courses are consistent with the expectations of Common Core assessments.

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.

Comprehensive Courses

Math

Algebra I Common Core N

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Geometry Common Core N

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Algebra II Common Core N 4

Mathematics I Common Core N

4

Mathematics II Common Core N 4

Mathematics III Common Core N 4

Math Foundations I 4

Math Foundations II 4

Introductory Algebra 4

Algebra I-A 4

Algebra I-B 4

Algebra I 4 4 4 4

Geometry 4 4 4 4

Algebra II 4 4 4

Precalculus 4 4

Integrated Math I 4

Integrated Math II 4

Financial Literacy 4 4

Liberal Arts Math 4 4

Mathematics of Personal Finance 4 4

Probability and Statistics 4 4

Calculus AB 4

Statistics 4

Science

Science Foundations 4

Earth Science 4 4 4

Physical Science 4 4 4 4

Biology 4 4 4 N 4

Chemistry 4 4 4 N 4

Physics 4 4

Physics B 4

Psychology 4 4 4

EnglishEnglish 9 Common Core N

4

English 10 Common Core N

4

English 11 Common Core N

English 12 Common Core N

English Foundations I 4

English Foundations II 4

English I 4 4 4 4

English II 4 4 4 4

English III 4 4 4 4

English IV 4 4 4

English Language and Composition 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

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New Summer 2013

New During 2013-2014 School Year

Enhanced Scaffolding

One Semester

Available only through Apex Learning High School

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Comprehensive Courses New Summer 2013

New During 2013-2014 School Year

Enhanced Scaffolding

One Semester

Available only through Apex Learning High School

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Social Studies

Geography and World Cultures 4 4

World History 4 N N

World History to the Renaissance 4 4

World History since the Renaissance 4 4

U.S. History 4 4 4 4 4

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

U.S. History since the Civil War 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 N

Mandarin Chinese I 4

Mandarin Chinese II 4

Latin I 4

Latin II 4

German I 4

German II 4

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Digital Curriculum 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

Honors – Subject-area courses with opportunities to extend knowledge

Foundations – Develop skills and strategies in math, science, reading, and writing.

AP – Authorized by the College Board, Advanced Placement* courses prepare students for success on AP exams.

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

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

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Apex Learning Common Core Tutorials provide teachers

with a solution to support students in rising to meet

the expectations of the Common Core State Standards.

With content developed specifically for the standards,

Tutorials in math and English language arts offer direct

instruction, practice, review, and assessment to build

the required knowledge and skills.

New! Apex Learning Common Core Tutorials English

English 9English 10English 11

English 12

MathAlgebra IGeometryAlgebra IIMathematics IMathematics IIMathematics III

Common Core Tutorials

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Key Component to Effective Blended LearningTutorials provide classroom teachers with key instructional resources to ensure all students are prepared for success on high stakes exams, offer focused remediation for exam retakes, provide targeted intervention and just-in-time remediation throughout the school year, and enhance instruction for all students.