Welcome Parents Curriculum Night January 28, 2015 Welcome Parents Curriculum Night Bruce Locklear Principal Curriculum Night Edina High School Class of 2014 Graduation Survey Curriculum Night Outside Activities Participants Athletic Teams Music Groups Scholastic Clubs Community Service Other Dramatic Arts Student Publications Student Government Career and Tech Clubs Political Action Groups 420 246 221 196 94 51 42 32 17 12 • 35% Did not work a job their Senior year • 13% Worked 16 or more hours a week Curriculum Night Student Stress Level Describe your stress level Occasional Moderate 341 125 Severe 352 200 STRESS LEVEL 245 232 107 48 Grade 10 Grade 11 123 Grade 12 Curriculum Night Leading Causes of Stress Homework 86% Grades 78% Time Management 75% Post Secondary… 53% Social Pressure 32% Peer Pressure 16% Economics 16% 0 200 400 STUDENT RESPONSES 600 Curriculum Night Overall High School Experience I had a positive high school experience at Edina High School 94% AGREE DISAGREE 6% Curriculum Night Factors contributing to a positive experience at EHS Peer Social Interactions 82% Relationships with Teachers.… 80% Academic Coursework 80% Extra Curricular Activities 70% Personal Attitude 69% Career Coursework Other 22% 10% Curriculum Night Transition to Post-High School I feel comfortable in my ability to transition into my post high school plan 98% Agree Disagree 2% Curriculum Night “Relax a bit. Do your best in everything you do, but realize that one bad test grade won’t be the end of the world. What matters most is that you’re happy with who you are, what you are doing and where you’re headed. Don’t worry about what others think of you; they all have their own flaws and insecurities, too. Everyone does. And remember, no problem is worth losing a friend over. To keep it simple, just do your best and be yourself! Most importantly, remember this: you’ll live without your Starbucks.” Advice to Incoming Sophomores from a Student in the Class of 2014 Welcome Parents Schedule Jenny Johnson Asst. Principal Curriculum Night How does this evening work? Curriculum Night Elective Locations Curriculum Night Get Involved  We also invite you to stop by the FICK lobby area, to explore additional curricular and co-curricular opportunities available to your son/daughter at EHS. Represented tonight are the following: Breakfast Book Club Robotics Ultimate Frisbee Windigo (yearbook) Hip Hop Dance Team EHS PTO Girls Rugby G Team (Snowboarding) Curriculum Night Counseling Department Bill Hicks Curriculum Night EHS Counselors  Angela Keiffer A-Co  Taylor Johnson Cp-Han  Janet Schmiel Hao-Le  Lisa Burnham Lf-O  Sandy Schmidt P-Sn  Bill Hicks So-Z Support Staff:  Nancy Knutson  Lory Mullis Curriculum Night Daily Schedule Zero Hour 7:25-8:20 Period 1 8:25-9:21 Period 2 9:28-10:25 Period 3 First Lunch Period 4 Period 4 Second Lunch Period 4 Period 4 Third Lunch Period 5 10:32-11:29 11:36-12:06 12:06-1:03 11:36-12:03 12:03-12:33 12:33-1:03 11:36-12:33 12:33-1:03 1:09-2:07 Period 6 2:14-3:10 Curriculum Night Registration Timeline  EHS Counselors meet with freshmen  Online registration due by Feb. 20  Contact Middle Schools for questions regarding registration Curriculum Night Course Catalog  You will find the full course catalog at: Edina High School-Counseling-Registration  Registration Guide:  http://edinaschools.org/ehscounseling_re gistration_catalog_15_16  Registration:  http://edinaschools.org/ehscounseling_re gistration  Use this site to look up course descriptions, requirements, and other specific information related to scheduling Curriculum Night EHS Graduation Requirements #1 - 43 Semester credits – grades 9-12 • 9th grade credits count toward both the 43 credits needed towards graduation as well as college requirements. • At least 30 credits must be earned through Edina High School. • 9th grade courses and grades will appear on the Edina High School transcript. #2 – Graduation Assessment Test TBA Curriculum Night Graduation Requirement #1 43 semester credits are required grades 9-12 including: ENGLISH (8 credits) SOCIAL STUDIES (7 credits) SCIENCE (6 credits) MATH (6 credits)- 4 credits from the HS PHYSICAL EDUCATION (1 credit) – Grade 9 PHYSICAL EDUCATION (1 credit) – Grades 10-12 HEALTH (1 credit) – Grades 9-12 FINE ARTS (2 credits) – Grades 9-12 Curriculum Night Mathematics Course Offerings Dave Boone Curriculum Night Mathematics Pathways Curriculum Night Mathematics Opportunities   Math Team  The Math Team practices once per week from September through February. There are five competitions during the season in which students earn individual points as well as team points. Students can earn an EHS varsity letter for their letter jacket. AMC Exam  Students are invited to participate in the American Mathematical Competition in February by their teacher.   Students scoring over 100 on this exam are invited to participate in the AIME national exam. AP Classes  AB Calculus, BC Calculus, Computer Science, and Statistics Curriculum Night Mathematics Opportunities  Calculators  Starting with Advanced Algebra, we recommend the TI-nSpire CX.  Extra  Math teachers make themselves available during their contracted hours and many times outside their contracted hours to help students.  Who  Help do I contact? Laura Slominski- Mathematics Area Leader [email protected] Curriculum Night English Course Offerings Jon Buckley Elizabeth Barniskis Curriculum Night Pre-AP English 10  Prepares students for AP coursework across the disciplines.  Exposes students to literature that routinely appears on AP exams.  Prepares all students to be college and career ready, as mandated by the Common Core Standards in Language Arts (95% of all Edina Students attend college).  Personalizes learning through flexible grouping and differentiation.  Provides the opportunity to work with multiple teachers. Curriculum Night Pre-AP English 10 Standards Reading   Summer reading—Look for the summer reading list in May A healthy mix of both fiction and non-fiction Writing/Research     7-10 page research paper (known as The Passion Project) Multiple literary analysis essays Creative nonfiction Daily writing on Blogs Public Speaking   Final oral exams Passion Project presentations (pitch speech, service learning project presentation) Vocabulary and Grammar  Embedded in textual units Curriculum Night Pre-AP English 10 Sample Semester Thematically focused  Resilience  Faith and hope  Love and friendship  Compassion  Justice  Isolation  Coming of age and growing up Curriculum Night Pre-AP English 10 Sample Semester Full-Class Books with English Homeroom Teacher Four to five full-length texts with homeroom teachers. These may include:     Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut (fiction) Night by Elie Wiesel (literary nonfiction memoir) Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi (graphic novel) The Road (fiction) by Cormac McCarthy Differentiated Non-Fiction with Flexible Groupings One choice text. These may include:     Friday Night Lights by Buzz Bissinger The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir by Kao Kalia Yang Black Boy by Richard Wright A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ismael Beah Curriculum Night Pre-AP English 10 Sample Semester Passion Project: Differentiated Research & Writing Elements of the project:         Research (this includes instruction and practice in using databases and professional journals) Source analysis (credibility) Topic selection and feasibility analysis Presentation of pitch speeches Application of APA stylistics Writing (completed in stages) Work with EPS Service Learning Coordinator Exploration of service learning project Second semester’s focus is on the action component and presentation of this action. . Curriculum Night Pre-AP English 10 Scholar Program Students looking for additional learning opportunities can participate in this program.     Four additional texts, one each “quarter” Online dialogues about the texts Content exam A companion essay written for each text If students meet requirements (90% proficiency) on three of the four texts, they will receive the Pre-AP 10 Scholar Award. This is presented at the EHS Academic Awards Ceremony in May. Curriculum Night English Department AP Courses  AP U.S. Literature and Language--for juniors  AP World Literature and Language--for seniors Both classes prepare students for two AP exams:  English Literature and Composition  English Language and Composition Curriculum Night Consider English Electives  Public Speaking  Film and Literature I and II  Journalism  Creative Writing  Mass Media (blended format)  Academic Literacy  Literature of the Theater   Sophomores can get a head start on their senior year English credits. Teachers have observed that sophomores act more mature and respectful when placed with juniors and seniors. Curriculum Night Science Course Offerings Steve Sanger Curriculum Night The “Physics First” Sequence Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 CORE Enriched Physics Enriched Chemistry Physics Chemistry Beyond the Core Enriched Students can Biology select from a Biology variety of AP or non-AP electives. Curriculum Night General Chemistry  The majority of sophomores take this course.  This course builds on students’ prior work in 9th grade Physics or Enriched Physics and will prepare them for subsequent work in Biology or Enriched Biology  College-prep course Curriculum Night Enriched Chemistry  This is a more rigorous Chemistry course  Consider enrolling in Enriched Chemistry if you are:     highly interested in science self-motivated self-disciplined quite comfortable with math (concurrently in Advanced Algebra)  Recommended (but not required) for students interested in taking AP Chemistry later. Curriculum Night Selecting a Chemistry Course If you are… • • • • Highly interested in science Self-motivated Self-disciplined Quite comfortable with math • Not fitting in the above You should choose… Enriched Chemistry • Note: You need to be taking Advanced Algebra concurrently with Enriched Chemistry in 10th grade, OR you need to have completed Advanced Algebra already in 9th grade. General Chemistry • Most students would fit here Curriculum Night Other Science Offerings  AP     Courses AP Biology AP Chemistry AP Environmental Sci. AP Physics  Electives       Comparative Anatomy Environmental Science Human Anatomy Organic Chemistry Forensics Physical Universe  Also    consider: Engineering courses (see elective session being held today) Field-based Science Science Club and Robotics Curriculum Night Project Lead the Way (PLTW)      Project Lead the Way is a STEM-focused, ProjectBased curriculum that is offered at 5,000 schools across the U.S. Students enrolled in Project Lead the Way classes at Edina High School have the opportunity to earn college credits from the University of Minnesota for each PLTW course taken. Last year, Edina had approximately 264 students earn college credit, which is approximately a 99% pass rate. If students have ANY interests in Design, Hands-On activities, or project-based instruction, these classes are for YOU! Please visit the PLTW session tonight for more information! Curriculum Night Social Studies Course Offerings Betsy Nimmo Curriculum Night Social Studies Required Courses 10th Grade History 11th Grade History  World  U.S. History  AP World History  AP European History History  AP US History Promoting global awareness for 21st century success Curriculum Night World History vs. AP History (10) World History Course Resources  High School-level textbook Instructional Methods  Lecture and note-taking, activities, class discussions, simulations, debates, and research Assessment   20% formative homework 80% summative assessments (testing and projects) Homework Expectations   Textbook readings and lecture screencasts 2 hours a week AP History Course Resources  College-level textbook Instructional Methods  Lecture-based course; more note-taking and emphasis on text reading and primary source analysis than standard level Assessment   20% formative homework 80% summative testing (all multiple choice/essay tests) Homework Expectations   Nightly textbook readings; quiz and test study 4-5 hours a week Curriculum Night World History  Challenging broad survey course beginning with the study of early civilizations up to the 21st century  Emphasis on global perspectives and impact of historical events on the modern world Curriculum Night AP History Choices AP World History AP European History  6 chronological units: 8,000 BCE to present day divided into periods  10 chronological units: 1450 CE to present day divided into periods  Emphasis on five major world regions: Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania  Emphasis on Europe and areas touched by European influences  Relevant historical events and their global political, economic, and cultural consequences on the present day  Relevant historical events and their global political, economic, and cultural consequences on the present day Curriculum Night Social Studies Electives Open to Sophomores AP Semester Courses       AP Comparative Gov’t AP Human Geography AP Microeconomics* AP Macroeconomics* AP Psychology AP US Gov’t Other Semester Courses       Enriched Sociology Psychology Sociology Contemporary Issues Economics Government *Offered together as a full year course Promoting global awareness for 21st Century success Welcome Parents Transition & Resources Mike Pretasky Assistant Principal Curriculum Night Making the Transition to EHS Changes to expect • Pace • Workload • Self-advocacy expectation How a student stays on top of everything • Keep a really good planner • Get to know your teachers’ Moodle sites • Balance workload and down time • Budget time: afternoons/nights/weekends • Stay on top of homework. Don’t wait to fall behind • Break big assignments into small pieces • Talk to your teachers • Know your counselor Curriculum Night Making the Transition to EHS Supports and Resources • Teachers • After School Study Center (Monday – Thursday in the Media Center) • Sophomore Seminar • Counselor • Social Worker (Laura Livesay: 952-848-3139) What parents can do • Check SchoolView regularly • Encourage healthy sleeping habits • Encourage good attendance o Loss of credit o Attendance/anxiety cycle Curriculum Night EHS PTO Curriculum Night How YOU can get involved!  We encourage everyone to join the EHS PTO as membership dues help fundraise for the entire school year  Go to http://edinaschools.schoolwires.net/Page/13 52 and you will find:    An Online Parent Survival Guide written by parents for parents new to EHS Volunteer opportunities Information about EHS PTO and how it supports our students and staff Curriculum Night Odds & Ends Curriculum Night What’s Up at EHS?    Hornet Headlines is your news source at EHS Hornet Headlines is located on the home page of the EHS website and is updated regularly Edina High School Website--Newsletters Curriculum Night Schedule Curriculum Night Electives Curriculum Night Elective Sites