| AVID I–IV | N1290001
N1290002
N1290030
N1290033 | AVID1
AVID2
AVID3
AVID4 | 1/2–1 | Avid Center, www.avidonline.org | 2013-2014 |
The AVID elective class provides academic and social support for students entering rigorous coursework for the first time in their educational career. AVID I–IV provides schools a mechanism for elevating previously middle performing students up to completion of at least the Recommended High School Program. |
Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program | N1290036 | CCVYP | 1/2–1 | Intercultural Development Research Association, www.idra.org | 2011-2012 |
The primary goal of this cross-age tutoring course is dropout prevention. The curriculum prepares secondary school students to tutor elementary students. |
Database Fundamentals (Oracle) | N1302801 | DATAFUND | 1/2–1 | Oracle, www.oracle.com | TBD* |
Students will learn how to transform business requirements into an operational database utilizing a top-down, systematic approach. This course covers the concepts of both relational and object-relational databases. |
Database Programming (Oracle) | N1302802 | DATAPROG | 1/2–2 | Oracle, www.oracle.com | TBD* |
Students will be introduced to the PL/SQL Programming language. PL/SQL is the procedural language extension to SQL and is Oracle Corporation's standard data access language for relational databases. |
Engineering: The Digital Future | N1303751 | ETDF | 1/2–1 | The Infinity Project, ipmail@infinity-project.org | TBD* |
This course focuses on the fundamentals of modern engineering and technology in the information and communications age. To generate and maintain students and faculty interest, engineering and design examples are drawn from wireless and telecommunications, the Internet, electronic music, and other multimedia technologies popular in today's culture. |
Foundations of Intensive Language Acquisition and Support (FILAS) | N1280040 | FILAS | 1 | ESC Region 1, Amy Mares (amares@esc1.net);
www.esc1.net | TBD* |
This one-credit course replaces English for Newcomers A. It is designed for recent immigrant and/or recently arrived English language learners (ELLs) who are unschooled or have limited schooling. This course will assist students to become proficient in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English. It prepares students to succeed in the American public school system. |
Internetworking Technologies (Cisco) I–II | N1302803
N1302804 | INTNET1
INTNET2 | 1–3 | ESC Region XI, Gay Berryman, gberryman@esc11.net | TBD* |
Cisco I is an introduction to Home and Small Office Networking. Cisco II provides student with skills to network a small to medium business or and Internet Service Provider (ISP). |
Peace I–II | N1290024
N1290025 | PEACE1
PEACE2 | 1/2–1 | paxUnited®, barney.fudge@paxunited.org | 2012-2013 |
This course is a curriculum based, peer mediation program offering selected middle and high school students the opportunity to work in a field experience practicum where they become trained mediators for their peers on their own campus or on feeder school campuses. |
Peer Assistance and Leadership (PAL) I–II | N1290005
N1290006 | PAAL1
PAAL2 | 1/2–2 | Worker's Assistance Program, Inc. www.wapeap.com | 2013-2014 |
Peer Assistance and Leadership courses utilize the potential of youth to make a difference in their lives, schools and communities. PAL® nurtures and builds capacities to help youth develop protective factors, helping them to achieve school and social successes which lead to a productive life. |
Peers Accepting Learning & Sharing I–II | N1290040
N1290041 | PRALS-1
PRALS-2 | 1/2–1 | Prevention Education Associates, serrano@educating.org | 2012-2013 |
The Peers Accepting Learning and Sharing–Peer Assistance course is intended to provide a field experience for young people who are potentially interested in careers in education and related helping professions. |
Reconnecting Youth | N1290007 | RECONYT | 1/2 | Department of State Health Services, www.dshs.state.tx.us | 2013-2014 |
The three central goals of this course are to increase students' academic performance, decrease students' drug involvement, and decrease suicide risk among students. |
Script your Life for Leadership | N1290039 | SCRIPT | 1/2–1 | Script your Life, suem54@aol.com | 2012-2013 |
This class, designed to increase high school graduation rates, is in the Postmodern tradition and is based on Social Construction theory. It makes use of metaphors as a non-threatening catalyst for change. |
Service Learning | N1260032 | SRVLRNG | 1/2–1 | American Youthworks, www.americanyouthworks.org | 2013-2014 |
Service Learning is a course through which students participate in meaningful community service projects. |
Sports Medicine I–II | N1150040
N1150041 | SPORTMD1
SPORTMD2 | 1 | Texas State Athletic Trainer's Association (TSATA), www.tsata.com | 2012-2013 |
This course provides an opportunity for the study and application of the components of sports medicine. Sports Medicine II involves outside-of-class time homework and time required working with athletes and athletic teams. |
StrengthBank: A Relationship Initiative | N1290037 | STRNBNK | 1/2 | StrengthBank Inc., sandra@strengthbankinc.org | 2012-2013 |
StrengthBank® tier of courses develops proficiency in relationships by promoting the discovery, and directional prowess from each student's inborn, unique bank of strengths and its accompanying physical, mental, and relational equipment for a productive life and/or career. |
Student Leadership | N1290010 | STUDEAD | 1/2–1 | Texas Association of Secondary School Principals (TASSP), www.tassp.org | 2013-2014 |
This course provides an opportunity to study, practice, and develop group and individual leadership and organizational skills. These skills include the structure of leadership, organization and managerial skills, citizenship, goal setting, group processes, and communication. |
Teen Leadership | N1290012 | TEENLDR | 1/2–1 | The Flippen Group www.flippengroup.com | 2013-2014 |
Teen Leadership is a course in which students develop leadership, professional, and business skills. They learn to develop a healthy self-concept, healthy relationships, and learn to understand the concept of personal responsibility. |