Register for Free.  However, course is not free.  Cost is based on consortium or school contract. Please have correct billing details available to provide during registration.

AMERICAN CULTURAL STUDIES B

Course Length: Year long

Credit: 1.0 English + 1.0 Social Studies

Grades: 9

Prerequisite(s): None

Course Description: This course fosters an interdisciplinary approach to studying United States history, social life, literature, politics, arts, and popular culture in local, national, and global contexts. Our curriculum is directly aligned with fostering students’ critical, ethical, and global thinking. At the core, our courses explore the question, “What does it mean to live in America?” We will focus on the three enduring outcomes of English: reading with intent, writing with purpose, and speaking with clarity. We will also focus on the three enduring outcomes of Social Studies: thinking critically, engaging civically, and communicating clearly.

Register for Free. Please have correct billing details available to provide during registration.

ANIMAL SCIENCE I 

Course Length: Semester Course

Credit: 0.5 credit

Grades: 10-12

Prerequisite(s):   None

Course Description:   This course covers basic animal science and livestock industry material as well as current issues in animal agriculture. The course includes information students need to know about livestock and poultry husbandry & management for classroom study and beyond. In this course, students will gain a solid understanding of nutrition, feeding, and reproduction of a variety of livestock species to maintain a productive animal. Students will also explore advancements in animal husbandry & management due to the implementation of cutting-edge technology.

Register for Free. Please have the correct billing details available to provide during registration.

Be sure to register for both semesters.

AP® ENGLISH LANGUAGE & COMPOSITION 

Course Length: Yearlong

Credit: 1.0

Grades: 11-12

Prerequisite(s): None

Description:   AP English Language and Composition is an introductory college-level composition course. Students cultivate their understanding of writing and rhetorical arguments through reading, analyzing, and writing texts as they explore topics like rhetorical situations, claims and evidence, reasoning and organization, and style. The AP English Language and Composition course focuses on the development and revision of evidence-based analytic and argumentative writing, the rhetorical analysis of nonfiction texts, and the decisions writers make as they compose and revise. Students evaluate, synthesize, and cite research to support their arguments. Additionally, they read and analyze rhetorical elements and their effects in nonfiction texts—including images as forms of text—from a range of disciplines and historical periods.

.

Register for Free. Please have the correct billing details available to provide during registration.

Be sure to register for both semesters.

AP® ENGLISH LITERATURE & COMPOSITION

Course Length: Yearlong

Credit: 1.0

Grades: 11-12

Prerequisite(s): None

Description:   AP English Literature and Composition provides students with the opportunity to read and write critically. The course is structured into units, based on the College Board guide. Students will closely examine big ideas such as: rhetorical situation, claims and evidence, reasoning and organization and style. They will read a variety of non-fiction writings, including scientific, sociological, philosophical, and narrative texts. The students will read, annotate, and write synthesis essays (using several primary sources), as well as argument and rhetorical analysis essays. Students will work through the writing process using peer review and teacher feedback to complete several drafts of their work. This course is designed to be equivalent of a one-semester introductory college–or university-level survey course. This course meets guidelines outlined in the College Board’s AP. 

Register for Free. Please have correct billing details available to provide during registration.

Be sure to register for both semesters.

Course Length:  Yearlong Course

APPLIED ENGINEERING 1/2 (ES)

Course Length: Yearlong

Credit: 1.0 credit

Grades: 10-12

Prerequisite(s): Engineering Explorationsor by teacher recommendation

Course Description: Discover how technology has changed the world around us by perusing technological solutions to everyday problems. While using the Scientific Method and the Engineering Design Process, learn how electricity, electronic systems, magnets, and circuits work. Understand the design process and bring your ideas to life. Explore various inventions and solutions that have solved problems across industries. Students will also use the Engineering Design Process and an Engineering Notebook to reverse engineer a product of their choice.

Register for Free. Please have correct billing details available to provide during registration.

BASIC GRADE & CONSTRUCTION MATH 

Course Length: Semester Course

Credit: 0.5 credit

Grades: 11-12

Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of Geometry and/or Integrated Math II

Course Description: This course helps students apply mathematical concepts and calculations using plansheets to better understand the construction process. Students trace the history of mathematics and examine systems of measurement used in construction. Instruction includes performing mathematical operations with whole numbers, common fractions, and decimal fractions. Emphasis is placed on accurate calculations and real-world application within construction contexts.

Notes: Completion of this course, along with Basic Equipment Fundamentals and Mobile Equipment Maintenance, at a C or better makes the student eligible for a Pre-Apprenticeship Certification endorsed by Local 139–International Union of Operating Engineers. / Completion of this course at a B or better can earn apprenticeship credit at Fox Valley Technical College.

Register for Free. Please have correct billing details available to provide during registration.

BUSINESS & MARKETING EXPLORATIONS

Course Length: Semester Course

Credit: 0.5 credit

Grades: 9-12

Prerequisite(s): None

Course Description: This course is designed as an exploration of the business career pathways. Students will get an introduction to business careers so that they can better assess which pathway to pursue. In this course, students explore basic concepts in the broad areas of business and marketing, as well as career options in each area. Students study the concepts of marketing, and financial management in addition to other common business-related functions. Students complete projects to develop a deeper understanding of the roles these business functions play.

Register for Free. Please have correct billing details available to provide during registration.

CAREERS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Course Length: Semester Course

Credit: 0.5 credit

Grades: 9-12

Prerequisite(s): None

Course Description: Is a career in criminal justice right for you? This course explores issues facing the criminal justice system and criminal justice professionals while introducing students to a variety of criminal justice career options and skills.