High School Road Map : High School Road Map Where
Are
You
Headed?
Slide 2 : Where are you going?
How about transportation?
What route will you take?
Journey of the Heart : Journey of the Heart Educating your child begins the minute they are born.
You teach them how to:
Love
Live
Laugh
Learn
Journey of the Heart : Journey of the Heart You watch them grow:
in size
in curiosity
in knowledge
in love & joy
in understanding
in wisdom
into explorers
and
in independence
And on and on
it goes . . .
Journey of the Heart : Journey of the Heart The years
fly
by
so quickly.
Journey of the Heart : Journey of the Heart We let them
grow
and
let the go . . .
little
by
little
by
little . . .
Remember the Heart : Remember the Heart
Remember the Gift : Remember the Gift 8For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9Not of works, lest any man should boast.
10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
Slide 9 : Where are you going?
How about transportation?
What route will you take?
Slide 10 : Where are you headed?
Work
Skilled labor or 2 year college
4 year college
Grad school +
Military
Scholarships
Slide 11 : How do you plan to get there?
Traditional, Conventional
(text book, correspondence)
Units or Classical or Eclectic
Unconventional, unschooling,
apprenticeship, lifestyle
Dual Enrollment
Special Needs Certificate
Customized
Slide 12 : Routes:
Marathon: (IB, Honors)
Interstate: (accelerated, distance, dual, AP, etc.)
Scenic Route: (Unit study, project based, etc. relaxed, etc.)
Back Roads: (alternatives, apprenticeship, special needs)
Off Road: (unschooling, mission/ministry)
Detour: (meet obstacles, make changes)
Lost: (“behind,” overwhelmed, no records, etc.)
Slide 13 : Evaluation Options: BOX ?
Text (80% of text, grade tests, quizzes, daily work)
Hours (120 -180)
Project (contract, checklist, mentors, evaluation sheets)
Portfolio (narrative descriptions, pictures, journals, etc.)
AP or CLEP
Outside Class lends credibility
Rubrics
Discussion—logs, recording, notes, etc.
Slide 14 : Course Design
Text Book
Unit (count by %)
Project
Experience
Examples :
Small business-----Economics
Mentor---------------Apprenticeship
Civil Air Patrol----Courses or Activities
Slide 15 : Goals
Independence
Schedule
Study skills
Build gradually each year.
Slide 16 : Transcripts: (see checklist)
Professional
Stamp or Accountability Group
Avoid originality and “cuteness”
How many credits?
SC ---------------- 24 (minimum)
Honor ----------- 24 (CP, B+, academic electives)
Academic -------27+ (estimate)
IB ---------------- not currently available to homeschoolers
Slide 17 : Course descriptions should reflect difficulty level
“Applied “courses are typically occupational --- Hands On--Practical
Tech course are typically Career Prep or Track 2
CP are college Prep
H are honors
AP are AP courses (You should take test immediately)
Note dual enrollment (list institution)
Slide 18 : Bloom’s Taxonomy
Knowledge--------recall facts
Comprehension--show understanding; use in context
Application-------application of concrete problem solving
Analysis------------abstract problem solving; breakdown info
Synthesis----------use skills to produce new ideas
Evaluation---------judgiment based on collective experience
Slide 19 : Course descriptions should reflect difficulty level
“Occupational --------------- Knowledge –limited Comprehension
Career Prep or Track 2------ +Comprehension and Application
CP are college Prep--------- + Anlaysis
H are honors---------------- +Analysis and some level of Synthesis
AP are AP courses ----------+Synthesis and Evaluation
Note dual enrollment (list institution) +Evaluation
Slide 20 : Interview and Road Map
Meet with student
Pleasant/ special
Heart
Notebook (see checklist)
At least once, preferably twice
Slide 21 : Graduation:
Group, individual, family
Date
Supplies