School Year:
2022-2023
Subject:
Social Studies and History
Course ID:
H200VE
College Concurrent:
No
School District:
Converse County School District #1
Credit Recovery:
Yes
Program Name:
Converse 1 Virtual Education Program
Course Capacity:
Grade Level(s):
9-12
LMS Platform: LMS means the course learning management system
Edge
Delivery Method:
Online Asynchronous
Curriculum Type:
Courseware
Credits:
0.50
Standards:
Wyoming standards alignment available from the district upon request
Hathaway Success Course: Yes
Days:
See Course Participation below
Advanced Placement:
No
Times:
See Course Participation below
Start - End Dates:
Aug 22, 2022 - May 25, 2023
Available for Purchase:
District Only
Course Description:
This semester-long course provides students with a practical understanding of the principles and procedures of government. The course begins by establishing the origins and founding principles of American government. After a rigorous review of the Constitution and its amendments, students investigate the development and extension of civil rights and liberties. Lessons also introduce influential Supreme Court decisions to demonstrate the impact and importance of constitutional rights. The course builds on this foundation by guiding students through the function Social Studies Courses of government today and the role of citizens in the civic process and culminates in an examination of public policy and the roles of citizens and organizations in promoting policy changes. Throughout the course, students examine primary and secondary sources, including political cartoons, essays, and judicial opinions. Students also sharpen their writing skills in shorter tasks and assignments and practice outlining and drafting skills by writing full informative and argumentative essays.
Course Prerequisites:
None
Required Materials:
None
Course Accessibility:
Tutoring/help chats as well as tutoring/help from district coach and/or other district educators, Text to speech K-12, Language tool for ELL, Accommodations and modifications to students with IEPS and 504s
Course Participation: Student participation in this course is documented by the following:
- Student active time in course logged by the learning management system.
- Coursework submissions recorded by the learning management system.
No
- Academic-based communication between the student and virtual education teacher or learning coach and virtual education teacher.
- When this course is taken by a student in a school with a district-assigned learning coach, seat time attendance may be used to document participation.
- The virtual education teacher verifies participation in the course 1-3 times a week.
- A student is expected to meet progress requirements for the course weekly (flexibility- for example: student can choose to complete weekly progress for a course earlier in the week)
