2022-2023 High School Class Offerings
class size 4-8
STAC CLASSES
High School Geometry, 1 credit
This is a traditional high school geometry course. During our weekly meetings, we will explore geometric concepts through manipulatives, measurements, investigations, and through the discovery exercises in Critical Thinking's Understanding Geometry workbook. At home students will complete pages in the workbook plus supplementary worksheets in order to reinforce the concepts learned in class.
Homework: ~2 hours of homework per week
Ages: 14+
Algebra 2, 1 credit
This is a traditional high school Algebra 2 course using Thinkwell's Algebra 2 curriculum. Each week we will go over trouble areas from the homework. Then I will preview the next week’s lessons, teach real-world application of the material, or show the students how to use the TI-84 calculator to assist with the problems. At home, students will watch the Thinkwell videos or read the notes and complete the exercises, quizzes, and tests.
Homework: ~6 hours of homework per week
Ages: 14+
High School Statistics, 1 credit
This is a traditional high school statistics course that goes beyond the textbook encouraging students to apply statistics to science, sports, business, health, social media, politics, and more. In addition to completing worksheets students will be expected to apply what we learn to current events, articles published on the internet, and data sets related to areas that are of interest to the students. We will utilize the TI-84 graphing calculator and on-line applets to assist in our statistical analyses so that we can focus on interpreting the results. I plan on treating the students in this class as young adults and topics may venture into controversial areas. I will expect everyone in the class to remain respectful of each other and the topic at all times. The goal of this class is to study the numbers behind the opinions and for students to learn how to independently interpret data displayed by the news, blogs, and social media posts.
Homework: ~2 hours of homework per week
Ages: 15+
Introduction to Conservation Biology, 1 credit biology or science elective
In this class we will study conservation biology in an effort to better understand the importance of biodiversity and the effect of humans on species and ecosystems. Students will learn traditional biology topics such as taxonomy, genetics, evolution, food webs, habitats, population, water, carbon, and nitrogen cycles. Plus they will learn conservation biology topics such as invasive species and disease, effects of pollution and global warming on the natural world, and conservation movements. This is a lab-based class so, as much as possible, we will apply what we are learning to the local biological life through scientific techniques such as chemical analyses, population sampling, and using microscopes. Homework will consist of readings from the textbook, videos, and independent research projects.
Homework: ~2 hours of homework per week
Ages: 14+
class size 4-8
STAC CLASSES
High School Geometry, 1 credit
This is a traditional high school geometry course. During our weekly meetings, we will explore geometric concepts through manipulatives, measurements, investigations, and through the discovery exercises in Critical Thinking's Understanding Geometry workbook. At home students will complete pages in the workbook plus supplementary worksheets in order to reinforce the concepts learned in class.
Homework: ~2 hours of homework per week
Ages: 14+
Algebra 2, 1 credit
This is a traditional high school Algebra 2 course using Thinkwell's Algebra 2 curriculum. Each week we will go over trouble areas from the homework. Then I will preview the next week’s lessons, teach real-world application of the material, or show the students how to use the TI-84 calculator to assist with the problems. At home, students will watch the Thinkwell videos or read the notes and complete the exercises, quizzes, and tests.
Homework: ~6 hours of homework per week
Ages: 14+
High School Statistics, 1 credit
This is a traditional high school statistics course that goes beyond the textbook encouraging students to apply statistics to science, sports, business, health, social media, politics, and more. In addition to completing worksheets students will be expected to apply what we learn to current events, articles published on the internet, and data sets related to areas that are of interest to the students. We will utilize the TI-84 graphing calculator and on-line applets to assist in our statistical analyses so that we can focus on interpreting the results. I plan on treating the students in this class as young adults and topics may venture into controversial areas. I will expect everyone in the class to remain respectful of each other and the topic at all times. The goal of this class is to study the numbers behind the opinions and for students to learn how to independently interpret data displayed by the news, blogs, and social media posts.
Homework: ~2 hours of homework per week
Ages: 15+
Introduction to Conservation Biology, 1 credit biology or science elective
In this class we will study conservation biology in an effort to better understand the importance of biodiversity and the effect of humans on species and ecosystems. Students will learn traditional biology topics such as taxonomy, genetics, evolution, food webs, habitats, population, water, carbon, and nitrogen cycles. Plus they will learn conservation biology topics such as invasive species and disease, effects of pollution and global warming on the natural world, and conservation movements. This is a lab-based class so, as much as possible, we will apply what we are learning to the local biological life through scientific techniques such as chemical analyses, population sampling, and using microscopes. Homework will consist of readings from the textbook, videos, and independent research projects.
Homework: ~2 hours of homework per week
Ages: 14+