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TECHNOLOGY Gateway to Technology 8 Creative Technology: Beginning Spanish 1B French 1 (Gr 7 and 8 only) French 2

EDUCATION/STEAM Gateway to Technology 8 Innovation and Multimedia (Gr 7 and 8 only - this course is not offered Choice Elective; every day Choice Elective; every day
STEAM at BMS
(Gr 7 and 8 only)
French 2 continues on from French 1.
French 1 introduces students to
in high school) Choice Elective at NVMS;
Gateway to Technology 6 Choice Elective; every other day Choice Elective; every other day every other day communicating in French and Students will focus on increasing the
Gateway to Technology 6 In this hands-on, lab-based, Project Note: This course is offered every Beginning Spanish 1B is intended for becoming familiar with French- size of their vocabulary and using more
STEAM at BMS Lead the Way course, students other year, alternating with Creative students who have completed Spanish speaking cultures. Students receive complex sentence structures. Students
Required Elective; every other day deepen understanding of engineering Technology: Design and Problem Solving. 1A. This course continues introducing instruction in all of the French Level spend time in class reading and
Gateway to Technology 6 is a hands-on, technologies. Students gain knowledge Students will explore the principles students to communicating in Spanish 1 standards. The main linguistic goal writing, speaking and listening French.
lab-based, Project Lead the Way course and skills to experience industry of innovation and problem solving and becoming familiar with Span- is to achieve some degree of comfort Students will be able to communicate
where students use a variety of tools standard production technologies though the design cycle. They will ish-speaking cultures. The main with spoken French. The course also more easily with native speakers.
as they learn about the design process through hands-on experiences. engage in a variety of activities using linguistic goal is to achieve some degree includes an initial familiarization with
to solve problems and understand the Students use tools and machines digital technologies in order to create of comfort with spoken Spanish. The French written materials. Students Important note: Students planning on
influence of creative and innovative and practice using the principles of solutions to complex problems. course also includes an initial familiar- explore the role of culture by learning attending a postsecondary institution
design on our lives. Students learn and design. The course curriculum meets Students will use digital multimedia ization with Spanish written materials. about themselves and others as cultural are strongly encouraged to continue
recognize the value of an engineering national standards and integrates tools, such as Photoshop, Inventor and Students explore the role of culture by beings. the French course sequence by
notebook to document and capture age-appropriate knowledge with iMovie to create products and solutions learning about themselves and others participating in French 3, 4, and beyond
their ideas. Students use industry developing STEAM awareness. for a variety of complex problems. as cultural beings. Important note: Students planning on during their high school experience
standard 3D modeling software to attending a postsecondary institution
create a virtual image of their designs are strongly encouraged to continue
and produce a portfolio to showcase Creative Technology: Design and Important note: This course spreads the French course sequence by
their creative solutions. Materials Problem Solving (Gr 7 and 8 only) WORLD LANGUAGES one year of Spanish 1 over two years participating in French 2, 3, 4, and
safety, the use of tools and machines, Choice Elective; every other day (grades 7 & 8). In Beginning Spanish 1B, beyond during their high school Spanish 2
and the principles of design are focuses Note: This course is offered every Beginning French 1B students receive instruction in half of experience. Choice Elective; every day
of study. The course curriculum other year, alternating with Creative (Gr 7 and 8 only - this course is not offered the Spanish Level 1 standards. Students Spanish 2 continues on from Spanish
meets national STEM standards and Technology: Innovation and Multimedia. in high school) previously enrolled in Spanish 1A 1. Students will focus on increasing the
integrates age-appropriate knowledge Creative Technology: Design & Choice Elective at NVMS; every other day must register for Spanish 1B as an 8th size of their vocabulary and using more
with developing STEAM awareness. Problem Solving explores the Beginning French 1B is intended for grader to complete the Spanish Level 1 complex sentence structures. Students
principles of design through the design students who have completed French standards and sequence and to advance Spanish 1 (Gr 7 and 8 only) spend time in class reading and writing,
speaking and listening Spanish.
1A. This course continues introducing
cycle. Students will engage in different students to communicating in to a Spanish Level 2 course. Spanish 1B Choice Elective; every day Students will be able to communicate
is not offered in high school. Students
Gateway to Technology 7 activities using digital technologies in French and becoming familiar with who do not complete the 1A and 1B Spanish 1 introduces students to more easily with native speakers.
Gateway to Technology 7 order to create solutions to complex French-speaking cultures. The main sequence in its entirety will not be communicating in Spanish and
STEAM at BMS problems. In addition to developing linguistic goal is to achieve some able to continue in this sequence and becoming familiar with Span- Important note: Students planning on
Choice Elective; every other day specialist skills, students will have the degree of comfort with spoken French. register for Spanish 2 at the high school ish-speaking cultures. Students receive attending a postsecondary institution
Gateway to Technology 7 is a hands-on, opportunity to work collaboratively The course also includes an initial level. instruction in all of the Spanish Level are strongly encouraged to continue
lab-based, Project Lead the Way with your peers in other creative and familiarization with French written 1 standards. The main linguistic goal the Spanish course sequence by
course that provides project-based technical areas. The goal of this course materials. Students explore the role of is to achieve some degree of comfort participating in Spanish 3, 4, and
learning – a hands-on approach – that requires project-based work across culture by learning about themselves with spoken Spanish. The course also beyond during their high school
is exciting and challenging for a wide core subject areas, leading students to and others as cultural beings. includes an initial familiarization with experience.
range of students. The curriculum develop flexible creative and technical Spanish written materials. Students
relates technology to students’ daily skills which will prepare them for their Important note: This course spreads explore the role of culture by learning
lives. It promotes communication future. one year of French 1 over two years about themselves and others as cultural
and collaboration by emphasizing (grades 7 & 8). In Beginning French beings.
a teaming approach. Through this 1B, students receive instruction in “Children, after all,
approach, students use their strengths half of the French Level 1 standards. are not just adults-in-
to accomplish project goals while Students previously enrolled in French
learning challenges at all ability 1A must register for French 1B as an Important note: Students planning on the-making. They are
levels. The course curriculum meets 8th grader to complete the French attending a postsecondary institution people whose current
national standards and integrates Level 1 standards and sequence and are strongly encouraged to continue needs and rights and
age-appropriate knowledge with to advance to a French Level 2 course. the Spanish course sequence by experiences must be
developing STEAM awareness. French 1B is not offered in high school. participating in Spanish 2, 3, 4, and taken seriously.”
Students who do not complete the 1A beyond during their high school
and 1B sequence in its entirety will not experience.
be able to continue in this sequence and -Alfie Kohn
register for French 2 at the high school
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