Accounting

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Grades: 10-12
Length: Semester
Online Platform: Accelerate Education
Credit: 0.5
Prerequisite: None
Graduation Requirement: OCC/GE
Course Designation: Online
Description: In this semester course of our online Accounting course, students will explore accounting, including investigating accounting careers. Students will learn basic accounting skills and procedures, both with and without a computer, for general journals, general ledgers, cash payments journals, cash receipts journals, sales journals, accounts payable ledgers, and accounts receivable ledgers. Students will also learn how to reconcile a bank statement and to prepare payroll records. This course covers the basic principles of financial accounting for individuals and for companies with attention to both the mathematical formulas and to the ethical side of accounting. Each unit has practical exercises including a project at the end of the unit.

Career Planning

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Grades: 9-12
Length: Semester
Online Platform: Accelerate Education
Credit: 0.5
Prerequisite: None
Graduation Requirement: GE
Course Designation: Online
Description: The online Career Planning course guides students through the essential elements of the career planning process and the development of a defined career plan. Students will consider the many factors that impact career success and satisfaction. Using a process of investigation, research, and self-discovery, students will acquire the understandings critical to the career planning process. Upon completion of the course, students will have created a practical and comprehensive college or career transition portfolio that reflects their skills and abilities, as well as their interests, values, and goals.

NEW Construction Fundamentals

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Grades: 9-12
Length: Semester
Online Platform: Accelerate Education
Credit: 0.5
Prerequisite: None
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Description: This course introduces students to some of the foundational elements of home construction and then does a deep dive into careers, technology, and the future of home construction. It also addresses some of the academic proficiencies that different careers in the field of home construction will have to have. Later in the course, specific careers, career outlooks, and specialized education and training requirements will be covered. Students will discover the varied roles within the field as well as what it takes to own a construction company. Finally, the course delves into green construction and where the future of construction is headed.

Cybersecurity – S1 & S2

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Grades: 9-12
Length: Year-long
Online Platform: Accelerate Education
Credit: 1
Prerequisite: None
Graduation Requirement: OCCED/GE
Course Designation: Online
Description: In the online Cybersecurity I course, students will learn about the practice of protecting networks, systems, and programs from digital attacks. They will better understand the aim of these attacks, such as destroying information, extorting money and resources, or disrupting business operations. They will learn about the challenges and opportunities that implementing cybersecurity measures can present. As attackers become more innovative, it is more important than ever to have effective cybersecurity channels in place to counter them. Students will learn about countermeasures and role recovery and their integral function in the cybersecurity realm. Additionally, students will learn what makes certain networks and systems more vulnerable to attacks. They will become adept at identifying potential viruses, worms, threats, and malware. The Cybersecurity I course acts as a foundation on which to build extensive knowledge about threats to digital security. The second semester provides a comprehensive overview of key concepts and practices in cybersecurity. Students learn to identify and mitigate common threats and vulnerabilities, including malware, ransomware, and social engineering attacks. The course covers critical access management, encryption methods, and network security, with a focus on securing wireless networks, implementing firewalls, and VPN technologies. Participants also explore endpoint security, vulnerability management, risk assessment, and the principles of disaster recovery and business continuity planning. Additionally, students gain practical skills in incident handling, digital forensics, and monitoring security events, ensuring they are prepared to respond to cybersecurity incidents and comply with regulatory frameworks.

NEW Entrepreneurship - S1

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Grades: 9-12
Length: Semester
Online Platform: Accelerate Education
Credit: 0.5
Prerequisite: None
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Description: This course will prepare students for certification in Entrepreneurship and Small Business. It will also provide students who complete a project successfully with a “Graduation Pathway.” The modules are designed to cover all aspects of entrepreneurship including traits of successful entrepreneurs, business management, hiring employees, creating a company culture, managing finances, and marketing products and services. Each module will challenge students to put themselves in the role of an entrepreneur and consider how they will handle the extensive responsibilities of starting a business.

NEW Intro to AI - S1

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Grades: 9-12
Length: Semester
Online Platform: Accelerate Education
Credit: 0.5
Prerequisite: None
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Description: This course teaches what every student should know about Artificial Intelligence. AI is a fast-moving technology with impacts and implications for both our individual lives and society as a whole. In this course, students will get a basic introduction to the building blocks and components of artificial intelligence, learning about concepts like algorithms, machine learning, and neural networks. Students will also explore how AI is already being used, and evaluate problem areas of AI, such as bias. The course also contains a balanced look at AI’s impact on existing jobs, as well as its potential to create new and exciting career fields in the future. Students will leave the course with a solid understanding of what AI is, how it works, areas of caution, and what they can do with the technology.

NEW Intro to Business

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Grades: 9-12
Length: Semester
Online Platform: Accelerate Education
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Description: This course introduces students to the basic business concepts that will help them understand how a business survives in today’s economy and the role that consumers play in the same economy. Students will learn how to balance a checkbook, save for the future, and use credit wisely. Students will also learn how to create a resume and how to participate in a job interview. Your teacher will communicate with you regularly through discussions, email, chat, and announcements. You will also communicate with classmates via online discussion tools to ask and answer questions in your peer group and develop your speaking and listening skills.

NEW Media and Communications

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Grades: 9-12
Length: Semester
Online Platform: Accelerate Education
Credit: 0.5
Prerequisite: None
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Description: From banner ads to billboards, newspaper articles, and Facebook feeds, people are constantly sharing ideas. This course looks at the many facets of mass media. Students will learn how the media shapes every aspect of our lives. We examine the role of newspapers, books, magazines, radio, movies, television, and the growing influence of Facebook, YouTube, and more.

NEW Social Media Marketing

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Grades: 9-12
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Online Platform: Accelerate Education
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Description: Whether it’s posting pictures, videos, or interacting in the metaverse, today’s students who aspire to apply their social media skills to business marketing must be prepared. This course on Social Media Business Marketing provides them with the foundational knowledge of social media technology and marketing principles. The course begins with an introduction to social media platforms and then goes in depth into the marketing and advertising strategies used to support a company’s social media strategy and campaigns. Through activities and projects, students will gain firsthand knowledge of this exciting field.

NEW Study Skills & Strategies

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Grades: 9-12
Length: Semester
Online Platform: Accelerate Education
Credit: 0.5
Prerequisite: None
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Description: The Study Skills and Strategies course equips students with skills and understandings critical to effective learning. Using a unique approach to the traditional topic of study skills, this course weaves understanding regarding the role of the brain in learning into the instruction of discrete learning skills and strategies. Moving beyond a list of good tips and ideas, the Study Skills and Strategies course will challenge students to develop intentional approaches to learning. They will be required to make connections between the strategies and skills they learn in this course and the implementation of those strategies and skills in their other coursework. Upon completion of the course, students will have learned a variety of specific learning skills and strategies, gained greater understanding of their own learning preferences, and become prepared to develop and implement specific learning and study plans for any academic course or other learning needs.