Advanced Learning Curriculum

Literacy & English Sequence

• William and Mary: Beyond Words
• Michael Clay Thompson: Level 1: Partial
• Junior Great Books (2 and 3.1)
• Jacob’s Ladder Reading Comprehension Program: Primary Level 2
• Teacher Selected Novel

• William and Mary: Journey’s and Destinations
• Michael Clay Thompson: Level 1
• Junior Great Books (3.2 and 4.1)
• Jacob’s Ladder Reading Comprehension Program: Level 1
• Teacher Selected Novels

• William and Mary: Literary Reflections
• Michael Clay Thompson: Level 2
• Junior Great Books (4.2 and 5.1)
• Jacob’s Ladder Reading Comprehension Program: Level 2
• Teacher Selected Novels

• William and Mary: Patterns of Change
• Michael Clay Thompson: Level 3
• Junior Great Books (5.2)
• Jacob’s Ladder Reading Comprehension Program: Level 3
• Teacher Selected Novels

• 6th Grade AL – Language Arts

• 7th Grade AL – Language Arts

• AL – Composition and Literature (HS Credit)

• AL – English

• AL – IB Literature HL 1

• AL – IB Literature HL 2

• College Level English

Math Sequence

Student placement is primarily based on math placement test performance.

• 3rd Grade: Math Expressions Common Core or beyond

• 4th Grade: Math Expressions Common Core or beyond

• 5th Grade: Math Expressions Common Core or beyond

• 6th Grade AL IMT1: Integrated Math Topics 1 CORE FOCUS ON MATH or beyond

• 7th Grade AL IMT2: Integrated Math Topics 2 CORE FOCUS ON MATH or beyond

• AL – Algebra 1 or beyond

• AL – Geometry or beyond

• AL – Algebra 2; OR
• AL – Precalculus; OR
• IB/AP Calculus SL AB

• AL – Precalculus; OR
• IB/AP Calculus SL AB; OR
• IB Calculus HL

• IB/AP Calculus SL AB; OR
• IB Calculus HL; OR
• IB Further Math SL

• IB Calculus HL; OR
• IB Further Math SL; OR
• AP Statistics

Social Studies & History Sequence

• TCI Our Community and Beyond:
  • Our Community and Beyond encourages student awareness about the local and global communities in which they live. Students learn the fundamentals of geography and explore different cultures and public service roles.
• Bellevue Then and Now: Part 1

• TCI Regions of Our Country:
  • Social Studies Alive! Regions of Our Country presents five regions of the United States through the lens of four social sciences — economics, geography, political science, and history.
• Bellevue Then and Now: Part 2
• StoryPath: Understanding the Marketplace:
  • StoryPath offers both a structure for organizing the social studies curriculum and an instructional strategy for teaching.  The structure is a familiar one: the story.  The strategy is grounded in a belief that children learn best when they are active participants in their own learning, and places students’ own efforts to understand at the center of the educational enterprise.  Together, the structure and the teaching strategy ensure that students feel strongly motivated and have meaningful and memorable learning experiences.

• The Westward Movement
  • StoryPath: The Oregon Trail: (see StoryPath below)
• Washington State History
  • StoryPath: Early NW Coast Peoples:
    StoryPath offers both a structure for organizing the social studies curriculum and an instructional strategy for teaching.  The structure is a familiar one: the story.  The strategy is grounded in a belief that children learn best when they are active participants in their own learning, and places students’ own efforts to understand at the center of the educational enterprise.  Together, the structure and the teaching strategy ensure that students feel strongly motivated and have meaningful and memorable learning experiences.

• American  History (1500’s to 1790’s)
• A History of US: Making 13 Colonies
• A History of US: From Colonies to Country
• We The People
• StoryPath: Colonial Boston:
  • StoryPath offers both a structure for organizing the social studies curriculum and an instructional strategy for teaching.  The structure is a familiar one: the story.  The strategy is grounded in a belief that children learn best when they are active participants in their own learning, and places students’ own efforts to understand at the center of the educational enterprise.  Together, the structure and the teaching strategy ensure that students feel strongly motivated and have meaningful and memorable learning experiences.

• 6th Grade World Studies

• 7th Grade US History

• Human Geography
• Foundations of World History (HS Credit)

• AP Modern World History

• IB/AP US History HL 1

• IB/AP American Government HL 2

• College Level Social Science

Science Sequence

• FOSS Science Kits
  • Measurement
  • Human Body
  • Rocks and Mineral

• FOSS Science Kits
  • Magnetism and Electricity
  • Structures of Life
  • Water

• FOSS Science Kits
  • Environments
  • Landforms
  • Mixtures and Solutions

• FOSS Science Kits
  • Diversity of Life Populations
  • Ecosystems
  • Human Body Systems

• Integrated Science

• Integrated Science

• Biology (HS Credit)

• Chemistry

• IB Physics SL

• IB Physics HL/AP Physics B; OR
• IB/AP Biology SL; OR
• IB/AP Chemistry SL; OR
• IB ESS/AP Environmental Science

• IB Physics HL/AP Physics B; OR
• IB/AP Biology SL; OR
• IB/AP Chemistry SL; OR
• IB ESS/AP Environmental Science

Differentiation

The following are some examples of differentiation that a teacher may choose to use in all advanced learning models.

Social Emotional

Based upon students’ needs, teachers help them develop self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision making.

Acceleration in the Content Area

It is sometimes necessary to place students in a different course than the student’s grade level peers. This is based upon previous coursework or experiences from which students have gained an in-depth understanding of the content.

Curriculum Compacting

This strategy is used to reduce repetition and review of concepts the student has already learned. This provides more time for rich tasks.

Differentiated Instruction

This strategy involves altering content, process, and/or product in response to student’s needs. This might look like alternative tasks, parallel instruction, and/or changing the pace of instruction.

Extension Activities

This does not mean more work for the student but rather an opportunity for deeper thinking. This might look like project and problem based learning activities, challenge activities, and/or other rich tasks, that emphasize the application of knowledge.

• What is Advanced Learning?
• Services We Provide
• Application Process
• Testing Process
• Identification Process
• Change of Service Options
• Advanced Learning Curriculum
• Math Placement
• Additional Resources