Elective Course Presentations:
Agenda
January 14, 2011
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Introduction from Bill Travers (11:00-11:05)
Air Force Junior ROTC - 5 minutes (11:05-11:10)
Art Department – 5 Minutes (11:10-11:15)
Business Administrative and Technology Department – 5 Minutes (11:15-11:20)
Break (11:20-11:25)
Family Consumer Science – 5 Minutes (11:25-11:30)
Music Department – 5 minutes (11:30-11:35)
Technology Department – 5 minutes (11:35-11:40)
JROTC Program
What is Air Force Junior ROTC all about?
• Great Group of Friends
• Giving Back to the Community
Did you Know?
• Exploring Aviation and Space Flight
• There is NO commitment to the military – NONE!
• Wearing the uniform is YOUR OPTION -- so keep
your hair as long & multi-colored as YOU like
• Counts as a Science Elective
• As a 9th grader YOU can take classes at the High
School – get a jump on your Middle School peers!
• JROTC participation looks great on college
applications and opens windows for potential
college scholarships and also admission to
America’s Service Academies
JROTC Curriculum
• Aerospace Science:
– Science of Flight (9th-12th Grade)
– History of Aviation (9th-12th Grade)
– The Exploration of Space (12th Grade)
Class Flight Simulators
• Leadership Education:
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Intercommunication Skills
Life Skills
Principles of Management
Summer Leadership School
History of Aviation
AND YOU CAN EARN
College Credit
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS)
• $130 per course
• “B” Grade Required
• 2 Elective College Credits/Class, which equals
8-10 College Credits while attending High School
Spacecraft Design/Flight
WHAT ART COURSES CAN
SOPHOMORES TAKE?
AP ART HISTORY
ART I
CERAMICS
DIGITAL
PHOTOGRAPHY I
LEVEL / MAJOR or MINOR
6.5 / MAJOR
4.0 or 5.0 / MAJOR
4.0 / MINOR
4.0 / MAJOR
DESCRIPTION
This year-long Advanced
Placement course provides
high achieving students with a
learning experience equivalent
to a college level introductory
art history survey course. In
the course, students examine
and critically analyze major
forms of artistic expression
from the past and present.
In this course students will
develop two dimensional art
production techniques using a
variety of media. The students
will apply the elements and
principles of art to their
pictorial design and
compositions. Portfolios will
be developed and career
options explored.
In this first level course
students gain a working
knowledge of clay and glazes.
Hand-building techniques of
pinch, coil, slab and paddle
will be developed. Students
will be introduced to various
glazing techniques and surface
embellishments.
This photography course
teaches students how to use a
film or digital camera (SLR or
Point and Shoot) and how to
take successful photographs.
This course uses a digital
darkroom (computer) instead
of the traditional darkroom.
WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS
COURSE?
-All
9th grader’s planning on
taking AP World History
-RE: Boost class rank and
GPA with 2nd AP course
during sophomore year.
World History and Art
History curriculum overlaps.
-All
9th graders interested in
drawing, painting & other 2-D
art production techniques
-RE: Preparation for
application to AP Art
Drawing/Design , Portfolio
Prep or Art 2
-All
creative 9th graders who
like working in 3-dimesnions
-RE: Ceramics is an Art Minor
where students work with clay
to create a variety of 3
dimensional forms.
-All 9th graders looking for an
minor course in the art
department.
-RE: Ceramics is one of 2
Minors offered by the Art
Department
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Ceramics II, Ceramics III,
Sculpture, AP Studio Art
Design
Digital Photography II, Digital
Photography III, AP Studio
Art
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WHAT COURSE OPTIONS
WILL THEY HAVE FOR
THEIR JUNIOR & SENIOR
YEARS?
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All 9th grader’s taking a 6.0
History sophomore year.
-RE: AP Prep for AP World or
European.
- All Art or Architecture
Students
- RE: Earn college credit in
their field.
-All
Visual Experience, AP World
History, AP European History
Art II, Portfolio Prep, AP
Studio Art Drawing
9th graders who could not
fit Art major into their
schedule but enjoyed art class
at the 8th grade level
-RE: Keeps options open
towards admittance into
Portfolio Prep or AP
Drawing/Design
9th graders who are
interested in photography and
has either a film or digital
camera (SLR or Point and
Shoot cameras).
-RE: Digital One is NPHS’s
foundation course in
photography and gives
sophomores the option of
reaching Digital Three their
senior year and earning
college credit through the
College Boards AP Art Design Test.
-All 9th graders who want to
combine artistic skills with
21st Century technology skills.
WHAT ART COURSES CAN
SOPHOMORES TAKE?
DESIGN &
ILLUSTRATION
ELECTRONIC
ART I
SCULPTURE
VISUAL
EXPERIENCE
LEVEL / MAJOR or MINOR
4.0 / MINOR
5.0 / MAJOR
4.0 / MAJOR
4.0 / MAJOR
In this course students will
study drawing, color theory
and techniques for applying
and manipulating a variety of
dry and wet media as it
applies to graphic design and
illustration.
This course is designed for
students to use the computer
as an art tool. Elements of art
and principles of design are
stressed and the projects are
drawn from both graphic
design and fine art.
This course is designed to
develop the students’
understandings of threedimensional form through
exploration with space and
volume in various
combinations of their own
creation.
The course will introduce
students to various art forms
around the world and
throughout history. Students
will experiment with a variety
of art materials and
techniques.
DESCRIPTION
WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS
COURSE?
All 9th graders interested in
-2-Dimensional art
production techniques
-RE: Preparation for ALL
Major Art courses at NPHS.
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9th graders who are
interested in Electronic Art,
Graphic Design, Computer
Illustration and Animation.
- RE: Electronic Art One is
NPHS’s foundation course in
Electronic Art
-All
9th graders who like
working in 3-dimesnions
-RE: Sculpture is an Art
Major where students work
with a variety of media to
explore 3 dimensional space.
-All
9th graders who are
interested in art and want to
learn about different cultures
through both instruction and
artistic application.
-All
9th graders who want to
combine artistic skills with
21st Century technology skills.
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WHAT COURSE OPTIONS
WILL THEY HAVE FOR
THEIR JUNIOR & SENIOR
YEARS?
Art I, Electronic Art I,
Ceramics, Digital
Photography I, Sculpture,
Visual Experience, AP Studio
Art Design
Electronic Art II, AP Studio
Art Design
Ceramics I, Ceramics II,
Ceramics III
AP Art History, Art I
“Employment of artists and related workers is expected to grow 16 percent
through 2016, faster than the average for all occupations.”- The U.S. Department of Labor
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
AND TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT
COMPUTER COURSES – Minor
Electives – Meet 2 times per cycle
Can take these courses in any order based on student
interest.
• Advanced Word for Windows – continuation of the
more advanced features of Microsoft Word – sorts,
tables, graphics, merges.
• Multimedia Presentations 1 - Adobe Flash and Adobe
Director
• Desktop Publishing – QuarkXPress – Students will
create school publications such as the Basketball
Program
• Electronic Simulation Design – Students will learn how
to create a working computer game.
COMPUTER COURSES – Minor
Electives – Meet 2 times per cycle
• Web Page Design – Students will create their
own personal web page.
• Computing for College and the Workplace –
Students will use the entire Microsoft Office
Suite to prepare students for the demands of
college and the modern office.
• ESL Microcomputer Applications – Students
will learn the basic components of Microsoft
Office.
SEMESTER MAJOR COURSES –
Meet every day for one semester
Sophomores can take any of these courses in any
order based on interest.
Each of these courses has a project as part of
the course that will fulfill the Graduation
Project Requirement.
SEMESTER MAJOR COURSES –
Meet every day for one semester
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Personal Finance
Economics in Practice
Business Law and Legal Practices
Global Business
Marketing Strategies
Sports and Entertainment Marketing
Entrepreneurship
Personal, Estate, and Corporate Law
YEAR-LONG MAJOR COURSES –
Meet every day for entire year
• Accounting 1 – Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors
• For future planning:
• Accounting 2 – Juniors and Seniors
• Business Administration - Seniors
FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS
OF AMERICA
• FBLA is a national organization that is
organized on the local, regional, state, and
national level.
• As an FBLA member, students can
– Work in school store
– Compete with students at the regional, state, and
national level in various business events
– Travel to various conferences/workshops
The FCS Skills for Life…
•Nutrition and Wellness
•Fashion Retailing and Design
•Child Development
•Housing and Home Design
•Financial and Resource Management
•Career Choices and Employability
•Balancing Family, Work & Community Responsibility
…are developed in the following FCS major/minor course options.
Family and Consumer Sciences
What FCS course interests you…
FCS Skills for Life
*Child Development
*FCS Grade 9 Major/Minor
*Preschool Laboratory 1 & 2
*Child and Family Studies
*Clothing, Textiles and
Fashion
Merchandising
*Challenges Across the
Life Cycle
*Challenges of the
Aging Adult
*Advanced Clothing
*Independent Living
*Interior Design
*Food Science
*Food and Nutrition
Family and Consumer Sciences
FCS courses offered as North Penn School District Graduation Project Options:
• Child Development
• Preschool Laboratory 1 & 2
• Clothing, Textiles and Fashion Merchandising
• Advanced Clothing, Textiles and Fashion Merchandising
• Food Science
• Challenges Across the Life Cycle
• Challenges of the Aging Adult
• Child and Family Studies
FCS courses offered as a dual credit course:
• Food Science
• Preschool Laboratory 2
FCS courses offered for the MCCC Articulation Agreement (must be taken in course
order):
• Child Development, Preschool Laboratory 1, Preschool Laboratory 2
Mike Britcher
Matt Klenk
Anthony Mancuso
Erica Milbourne
Dan Tumolo
Performance Ensembles
 Band – Chorus – Orchestra
 All available as 6 or 4-day majors or 2-day minors
 No prerequisite required
 Enrollment is a requirement to participate in music extracurricular offerings
 Wind Ensemble
 Only offered as 4 or 6 day major
 Audition required
 For all curricular ensembles, attendance at afternoon or
evening rehearsals and performances is a requirement and
counts as a portion of a student’s grade
Music Theory Courses
 3 Music Theory courses (tracked):
 Music Fundmentals (no prerequisite)
 Music Theory
 AP Music Theory
 Since both Fundamentals and Music Theory are required to
take the AP course, students interested in AP Theory
should take Fundamentals in their Sophomore year
 There is an option to “test out” of Fundamentals (9th
graders cannot do this), but if the Music Theory class fills
up, preference is typically given to students who have taken
Fundamentals
Music Technology
 Music Technology I & II (minors)
 No prerequisite for MT I
 Computer based music production
 Audio Engineering (minor)
 Principles of acoustics, recording techniques, etc.
 Contemporary Music (minor)
 No music experience needed – kind of a Music Appreciation
course
 Comprehensive Music Technology (Major)
 Combines concepts learned in Music Tech and Audio
Engineering with live music rehearsals and performances
Other Elective Courses
 Solo Performers
 Students are required to prepare music and perform
alone for their classmates
 Available to instrumentalists and vocalists
 Music Careers
 Course for students who are considering continuing
their musical pursuits beyond high school
 Focus on different opportunities currently available in
the music field
The
Technology Education
Department
is now the
Technology and Engineering
Education Department
North Penn
Technology and Engineering Education Department
&
Forging New a Generation of Engineers
The primary goal
of PLTW and the
Engineering Academy
is to increase the
nation’s technology
workforce.
Project Lead The Way
Curriculum of the Engineering Academy
 PLTW is a sequence of courses which, when
combined with college preparatory
mathematics and science courses in high
school, introduces students to the scope, rigor
and discipline of engineering and engineering
technology prior to entering college.
The Solution is to…
Make a small change in the culture of
American high schools by:
 Strengthening the core academic
curricula.
 Participate in a technical program of
study in pre-engineering leading to 2 &
4 year postsecondary degrees.
How does the North
Penn Engineering
Academy facilitate
this change?
High School Course Program
Foundation: Introduction to Engineering Design
Principles Of Engineering
Digital Electronics
Computer Integrated Manufacturing
Capstone: Engineering Design and
Development
Note: Course program requires college prep mathematics each year.
How does the Engineering
Academy curriculum
challenge students to meet
higher academic standards?
The curriculum is:
“Standards Based”
 National Academy of Sciences
 National Council of Teachers of
Mathematics
 International Technology & Engineering
Education Association
 English Language Arts
Exposure to Real Engineering
 The PLTW classes are modeled after
introductory engineering courses
taught at the university level.
 Students gain first hand experience in
different facets of engineering and
discover where their strengths lie.
Who should take
Engineering courses?
The Student who is:
 In the top 80% of his/her class.
 Good in mathematics and science.
 Interested in being an engineer or technologist.
 Interest in art and design.
 Interest in computers.
 An underachiever who might get “hooked” by a
high tech – hands on class.
The Student who is:
Willing to work hard!!!
A Rigorous Pre-engineering
Curriculum
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Highly prepared Faculty
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Opportunities for Students
College credit for high school students
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Eligible courses: POE, IED, DE, CIM
Students earn an 85% course average from the high
school teacher
Students pass RIT college credit exam with:
A, 90-100%
B, 80-89%
C, 70-79%
Students register for 4 RIT credit/course--$200/course
RIT sends grade report and maintains transcript with
the grade on the RIT exam
Visit Our Website
WWW.NORTHPENNENGINEERING.ORG
www.pltw.org
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Incoming 9th Grader with JROTC & TCC
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JROTC
Geometry 5.0
Western Tradition 9
TCC, lunch & return to home
bldg
• Health/PE/Elective Minor
• English 9
• Physical Science
Option available based on minimum enrollment of 15