This course provides students with the opportunity to view and explore different art forms and to create individual works of art. It will cover language, materials, and processes of particular art forms and the design elements and principles supporting works of art. The course will offer some study of major artists and the many different styles that art has to offer. 1 Elective Credit
This course will instroduce students to the basic elements of music, and give a basic introductory synopsis of Western art music. This course provides students with the knowledge and opportunity to explore an art form and to create individual works of art. The language, materials, and processes of a particular art form and the design elements and principles supporting a work of art will also be explored. As students advance and become more adept, the instruction regarding the creative process becomes more refined, and students are encouraged to develop their own artistic styles. Although the focus of this creative art course is creation, the study of major artists, art movements, and styles may also be included.
This course is going to focus (pun intended) on teaching basic photographic principals using digital media.
This course meets the New Mexico Content Standards and Benchmarks for grade 10 English. Through reading a variety of literature, students will interpret, analyze, and discuss recurring themes and ideas as well as create a variety of fiction and non-fiction compositions. Chicano/Chicana History is a 1 credit history elective course.
This course is a study of Twentieth Century New Mexico. It is a comprehensive look at the development of a modern New Mexico. This course will examine New Mexico History and the causal and effectual relationship of human history. We will explore prehistoric cultures that inhabited New Mexico, the native people who were here when the Spanish arrived, the Spanish period, the Mexican period, and the New Mexico under the control of the United States. We will also delve into the relationship the climate and the land features played in the settlement of New Mexico. Write a concise and interesting paragraph here that explains what this course is about This course will cover American History from Reconstruction to the present. This World History course will promote understanding of different cultures as they have developed in global, political, social, cultural, economic, and environmental contexts. It will provide the opportunity for you to study historical development of local and regional societies, and to cross disciplinary and geographical boundaries to appreciate an increasingly interdependent and multi-cultural world. In this course we integrate Culture and Art while learning and exploring World History. It is designed for all skill levels centered around World History, Art and Culture from the age of Imperialism through WWII. We will spend the majority of our time on WWI & WWII but will also be looking at historical events which shaped those events and at events which occurred as a result of the outcomes of the wars.
An understanding of how students acquire a second language is crucial for the effective teaching of English language learners (ELLs). Teachers of ELLs need to know about the particular challenges and opportunities ELLs face as they learn English and content knowledge at the same time, so that they may prepare instruction that supports ELLs' language development and enables ELLs to access the curriculum. Using professional development curricula based on the best available research, a teachers' knowledge of the process of second language acquisition and its implications for curriculum is best to implement research-based instructional practices, such as Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP), to raise the achievement of ELL students. This course covers communication skills within the online environment, using software, hardware and networking tools to create, deliver, receive and respond to variety of messages and mediums for a variety of purposes.
English IV covers the Benchmarks and Standards that address Reading, Writing, and Listening for comprehension, self-expression, and critical thinking. The weeks in this course are meant to expose students to a variety of literature, writing forms, language usage, and media encouraging the ability to incorporate new ideas and different voices into a student's world view.
English I Literature selections will integrate the study of selected world literature with technology skills.The study of world literature includes the short story, drama, and the novel. Technology skills include-using multimedia, podcasting, and Internet researching skills. Junior English gives students an opportunity to learn the importance of history, culture, and personal perspective in relation to literature. Students will read and respond to American literature as well as work with research writing . This course fulfills the New Mexico state requirements for 1/2 credit of English III. This creative writing can offer avenues of expression, build reading and writing skills, as well as much-needed confidence. Creative writing also boosts self-esteem and builds important communication bridges between learners and the teachers who work with them. I encourage this use with learners of a second language because they draw on the experiences of the participants, forcing them to look inside themselves for inspiration. This should help the students to better understand that their feelings and visions have value. Communication Skills is a course that focuses on vocabulary development, speaking clearly, listening effectively, and writing precisely. This course will re-inforce the concepts of non-fiction, journalistic genres of writing. Students develop skills to read, analyze and understand argumentive essays, newspaper and magazine articles created locally and outside of their city, state, country. In turn, they will use these pieces as models for creating their own essays, blogs and articles to be published locally and globally. This is a course to use in blended instruction, reading and writing the short story. This is a friendly, student-centered course, written for all skill levels, that fosters reading short stories and evaluating literary elements. Student will use electronic journal writing, discussion boards, email, and other forms of communication for this class. Students will produce a final self-written short story as a culminating project. This class will work on creating digital narratives of student's lives using multi media to tell stories of identity. Storytelling provides the opportunity for students to reflect upon their surrounding environment, their social relations, and cultural context in which they are involved. Communication Skills is a course that focuses on vocabulary development, speaking clearly, listening effectively, and writing precisely. High School Algebra 1
This course is the study of properties and operations of the real number system; evaluating rational algebraic expressions; solving and graphing first degree equations and inequalities; translating word problems into equations; operations with and factoring of polynomials; and solving simple quadratic equations. Review topics: ratio and proportion, operations with sets, simplifying radical expressions, operations with exponents, and solution of simple linear equations. Enhancement topics: field properties and theorems, set theory, solving systems of linear equations and inequalities, and solving and graphing more complex quadratic equations. Algebra II w/ Trig is designed to extend students' algebraic knowledge and skills. Students are encouraged to solve problems using a variety of methods the foster a deeper understanding of the subject matter. This is a course on financial literacy. Students will learn the history of money, how to build wealth, how to shop for small and big ticket items, how to use debt wisely, etc. Algebra I – Second Semester - Recommended for Students Grades 9 - 12 - Course includes the study of properties and operations of the real number system; evaluating rational algebraic expressions; solving and graphing first degree equations and inequalities; translating word problems into equations; operations with and factoring of polynomials; and solving simple quadratic equations. Review topics: ratio and proportion, operations with sets, simplifying radical expressions, operations with exponents, and solution of simple linear equations. Enhancement topics: field properties and theorems, set theory, solving systems of linear equations and inequalities, and solving and graphing more complex quadratic equations. Being developed Course is generally intended to provide an extra year of study for students who have attained general mathematics objectives but are not yet ready to enter Algebra I. Pre-Algebra covers a variety of topics, such as properties of rational numbers (i.e., number theory), ratio, proportion, estimation, exponents and radicals, the rectangular coordinate system, sets and logic, formulas, and solving first-degree equations and inequalities. Review topics: arithmetic using rational numbers, basic geometry, and basic statistics. Enhancement topics: operations involving real numbers, evaluating rational algebraic expressions, graphing first-degree equations and inequalities, translating word problems into equations, polynomial operations and factorization, and solving simple quadratics. This is a course on financial literacy. Students will learn the history of money, how to build wealth, how to shop for small and big ticket items, how to use debt wisely, etc. This is a semester course that will provide students with a basic understanding of the steps involved in starting their own business. This is an study skills class for grades 7 - 8.
This is a semester course that will give students an understanding of the US Constitution, government and law and what specifically they need to know about the law as it applies to a teenager. Landmark Supreme court cases that apply to juveniles will be explored. This class will be used to teach new OTLO teachers how to use Moodle. This course outlines Moodle's features by providing examples of activities and resources. In this course, students will familiarize themselves with the basic aspects of online learning and get to know the other members of the OTLO student group. Enrollment for this class is dependent on a student being enrolled in one of the OLTO classes.
This online learning environment is for OTLO3 Entry Level 1 participants. It will provide the courses Introduction to Online Learning and Beginning Online Teaching and Course Development. This online learning environment is for OTLO3 Entry Level 2 participants.
This course is for OTLO Entry Level 3 participants.
The Online Teaching and Learning Opportunities (OTLO) Professional Learning Community (PLC) is where OTLO Teachers can find resources, activities, and communication to help them on their online course development journeys.
We created this community for OTLOzens who will be learning about using Moodle to deliver courses beginning in 2007. This is a course on Astronomy designed to teach students the necessary content of Earth and Space sciende necessary for earning high school science credit. - This course is designed to expose students to the topic of Astronomy. Students will be engaged in the study of the universe. The universe is the totatlity of all space, time, matter, and energy.
This is the study of life and how living organisms exist in their environment. This course satisfies a science requirement and lays the foundation for future life science studies Introduction to cell biology is a course that provides a study of cells,their function and structure, and heredity. Scientific method and current events will also be included. In this course students will obtain a foundation in the fundamental principles and models of chemistry necessary for an understanding of the composition, structure, and properties of matter and the changes that matter undergoes. 
Anatomy and Physiolgy is subdivision of Biology. The focus of this course is to take you on a journey of discovery about your body. You will learn about the anatomical structures of the human body and the physiology of how they work together. Students will learn the principles of design as they relate to print and digital media; basic photo editing, digital illustration, page layout and typography. Each student will be required to create a portfolio containing projects such as business cards, stationery, advertisements, magazine covers, various publications and much more. This is a synchronous course that is aligned to national standards.
This course will be offered to students in the gifted program K-6. They will be in eight week time slots for each course. This is a course where Technology Tricks may be learned or shared.
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