SPECIAL INTEREST INDEPENDENT STUDY I
888604
.5 Credit 1.01 Weight
SPECIAL INTEREST INDEPENDENT STUDY II
888605
.5 Credit 1.01 Weight
SPECIAL INTEREST INDEPENDENT STUDY III
888606
.5 Credit 1.01 Weight
Prerequisite(s): Available to students in the Special Interest program
This course enables gifted students to collaborate with the gifted support teacher to customize their educational experiences. Students may design the course to align with their academic strengths and interests to help them fulfill GIEP goals. The course encourages the development of transferable skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, communication, leadership, and project management. This personalized-learning curriculum may include completing in-depth studies and/or projects that may culminate in presentation, publication, competition, original products, or solutions to real-world problems. The student and teacher develop plans, timelines, and benchmarks for evaluation.
INDEPENDENT STUDY
700861
.5 Credit 1.01 Weight
Prerequisite(s): Completion of college or AP course in English, science, math, or social studies with a 86% or higher
This course enables high-achieving students to collaborate with a teacher to customize their educational experiences. Students will work with a teacher to design a course not offered by the school that aligns with their academic strengths and interests to help them fulfill personal academic goals. The course encourages the development of transferable skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, communication, leadership, and project management. This personalized-learning curriculum may include completing in-depth studies and/or projects that may culminate in presentation, publication, competition, original products, or solutions to real-world problems. The student and teacher develop plans, timelines, and benchmarks for evaluation.