Curriculum Corner — High School Online Courses

This week, we will be sharing some of the online options for our high school learners. Please discuss all options with your EF before enrolling in courses.

iLEAD Online

Did you know that iLEAD offers online classes for high school and middle school learners?

Many iLEAD Online courses are a-g approved and could be taken by learners on the customized or a-g paths. The courses are facilitated by highly qualified teachers. Check out the course catalog ] of innovative, project-based online courses.

Global Student Network
Global Student Network (GSN) is a corporation accredited by AdvancED as an online and independent study curriculum provider.

iLEAD Exploration learners:

• Must use Accelerate, Odysseyware, Gradpoint, Apex or A+ (Honors).
• May not use funds to take Plato or Christian courses.
• Must take a-g courses from Gradpoint, Odysseyware, Accelerate or Apex and the courses must be taken with teacher support.

BYU Independent Study
BYU Independent Study has a variety of course offerings! Our learners may enroll in the Paper, Online or Teacher Led (TL) courses. If a learner is on the a-g path, the learner must enroll in the TL courses.

Blue Tent
Blue Tent offers a variety of honors and AP courses. Most learners that take courses from Blue Tent take the AP test upon course completion. These courses, designed for high achievers, are very rigorous. They are not a-g approved and may only be used with the customized path.

Checking for A-G Approval
Families should always check the University of California A-G Approved Course List to determine if a class is a-g approved. To do so:

1. Visit the University of California A-G Course List webpage.
2. Choose the programs/online publisher option and type in the program name.
3. Use the populated list to review courses that are a-g approved.

Exploring Curriculum is a series covering the core academic subjects for grades TK-8. Here are some of the past subjects covered:

Math

Phonics

Science

Social Studies

Please keep in mind that while links are included to the publisher’s website, many of the resources are available at Rainbow Resource and some of the curriculum may be cheaper there. As you begin to place orders, it is usually more economical to place one big order versus paying the shipping costs on several smaller orders.