WELCOME TO APEX LEARNING! LEARNING HAS
NEVER BEEN SO ENGAGING!
FACILITATORS: Ms. Burnham
Ms. Schoengarth
Mr. Austin
COURSE INFORMATION:
Language Arts/Social Sciences – Self-paced classes
5 Semester Credit Hours
MATERIALS:
(1) small spiral bound notebook
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Apex Learning offers a comprehensive digital curriculum to meet
high school graduation requirements in math, science, English, social studies, world languages,
and selected electives. The curriculum is designed to support academic success for all students,
from those not prepared for grade-level academic challenges to those capable of accelerating
their learning.
Apex Learning has designed its digital curriculum with multiple course pathways, each designed
to meet specific needs of students as they transition from middle school to high school and
progress toward graduation.
COURSE OBJECTIVES: Provide focused instruction using varied teaching strategies such as
guided-inquiry and direct instruction; engage students in practice and application exercise that
clarify and deepen conceptual understanding and mastery of skill; assess student progress
throughout the instructional phase with formative assessments that provide feedback to both
students and teachers; remediate where necessary; and provide summative assessment .
LAB RULES & POINTERS:
1. Remain in your assigned seat unless directed otherwise.
2. No food or drink. All bottles and food must be out of sight and put away.
3. No i-pods, cell phones or other electronic devices allowed. If you are using an electronic
device during class, you will be asked to turn it in. Please do so without any negative
issues or argument.
4. Stay on Apex. Do not go to other websites unless told otherwise.
5. Clean up your area before you leave.
6. Please make sure you bring all materials with you (i.e., study guides, key terms, notes).
You have the option of leaving your coursework in your individual folder. After class has
concluded, please place your folder in the tray located on the side of the filing cabinet in
the back of the room.
CLASS PARTICIPATION:
1. You are in the lab to work, not socialize.
2. There will be no socializing and off task behavior during class time.
3. Please respect the needs of others when it comes to working. When you are off task and
Disruptive, it is a distraction to others in your work area.
4. You must complete your daily entrance and exit ticket.
GRADING:
1.
Entrance/Exit slips are a way for students to write and provide information about
class, or the topic under discussion, or a specific teaching strategy/material being
used. Please pick-up an entrance slip prior to the start of class. Your entrance slip must
be done in the first few minutes at the beginning of class. In contrast, your exit slip mist
be completed during the last few minutes of the bell work.
Why use exit slips?
 They provide the teacher with an informal measure of how well students have
understood a topic or lesson.
 They help students reflect on what they have learned.
 They allow students to express what or how they are thinking about new
information.
 They teach students to think critically.
Below is the rubric that will be used to evaluate your
entrance/entry ticket.
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2.
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3
Entrance/Exit slip is
blank or is impossible to
understand
Entrance/Exit slip is
difficult to read or
understand
Entrance/Exit slip is
organized and easy to
understand
Student makes no effort
to answer the question,
Simply writes “I don’t
know.”
Entrance/Exit slip makes
very little attempt to
answer the questions that
were asked.
Student has made a serious
attempt to answer the
question posed by the
teacher.
No effort has gone into
entrance/exit slip.
Minimal effort has gone
into entrance/exit slip.
Evident that effort has gone
into entrance/exit slip.
Test out procedure
 The test out procedure allows you to take the semester final for the course as a
pre-test. If you pass the final exam with 80% or better, you have tested out of
the class and will be given credit for the class.
3.
If you pass the final with a score between 70% to 79%, you will be given assignments
from Apex based on the percentage difference and what the final exam summary
indicates that you will need. For example, if you take the final and earn 75%, essentially
you will only have to earn 5% more to get to the mastery level of 80%. A Personal
Education Plan will reflect the proper assignments you need to complete.
4.
Study guides must be 100% complete and correct.
5.
You must score an 80% on quizzes to receive credit.
6.
All grades will be recorded as a “B” or “A”.
EXTRA HELP
For extra help with your coursework come to the lab on the days and times listed below.
4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m…………………………………………………………………..Monday through Thursday
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon………………………………………………………………Saturday
It is a Web-based System and Apex can be accessed from your home computer.
Go to: Internet Explorer Web Address: apexvs.com