1. What is it?
Springs Charter School’s Integrated Curriculum contains high-interest coursework for high school students in 9th - 12th grade. Each course is constructed with three different subjects centered around a thematic topic. Students choose the course topic that interests them and learn core content while making real world connections.
2. What subjects does it integrate?
- 9th Grade Integrated Curriculum combines English 1, Biology, CTE, Visual Art A and Health A. Math, Foreign Language, and PE run concurrently as stand alone courses.
- 10th Grade Integrated Curriculum combines English 2, World History, Chemistry, and Visual Arts B. Math, Foreign Language, and PE run concurrently as stand alone courses.
- 11th Grade Integrated Curriculum combines English 3, U.S. History, Environmental Science and Communications.
- 12th Grade Integrated Curriculum combines English 4, Government/Economics, and Contemporary Issues.
3. How is the curriculum accessed?
Students are given a Canvas account and are enrolled in the proper courses by their ES (teacher).
4. How are subjects organized?
A schedule is created in Canvas for each grade level which outlines the classes your students should be working in every week. This schedule is broken into a series of "modules," each 3 weeks in length. During weeks 2-4, students are expected to be working in a specific set of courses. The same goes for weeks 5-7, 8-10, 11-13, and 14-16.
- To check the week's content, look in the column titled "Weeks." The week numbers correspond to the weeks on the Master Calendar.
- Directly to the right of the week number range, you will see different colored buttons. Each button is a link to the required courses for that date range.
- It is important to note that students will not be working in every class every week.
- Core work is embedded in the Elective Modules.
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5. What about submitting and grading assignments?
Students upload all of their work to the Integrated Courses within Canvas. Some assignments are automatically graded, while others will require input from the Parent, ES, or a High School Content Specialist. Canvas will keep a running total (grade) in all core content areas. Jupiter Grades is not necessary.
6. What are the final unit totals each semester?
For 9th Grade Integrated, the unit totals are as follows. Check the final column on the right for total units earned in each content area.
And for 10th Grade Integrated:
7. Is there a Demo available?
YES! Click here to access the 9th Grade Integrated Demo Site. Within this site you and your student can navigate through the different Core and Elective options included in the 9th Grade Curriculum to view each course description.
8. Anything else I should know?
Click Here to view a 90 second overview of how Springs Integrated Curriculum works.
Check out What We Like About Canvas to learn more about the advantages of Canvas over Moodle. Read all the way to the end to access a more complete elective demo.
