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3-Way Soccer!
Stefan Gruber, 2nd Semester 12-13

Gruber's Lab, The Dead Rat Field : Tue 12:00-12:55

PE - Individual/Dual Activity 1 / 0.25

3-Way soccer! Tuesday Committee time
This is an unorthodox sports workshop. We sit down for a pow-wow at the end of each game to talk about what rules we want to add and subtract to a constantly changing sport. 7 years of fine tuning in this way has produced a game that uses 3 teams on a circular field and a huge yoga ball that you dribble on the grass with your fist, or kick. It feels a bit like a bizarre circus act crossed with a blend of many familiar sports aspects. Meet at Stefan’s room to keep your bag safe, then we head over to the Dead Rat Field.

Beats! Committee
Ben Verdoes, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 43 & Beats! studio space : Tue 12:00-12:55

UE - Student Activity / 0.15

*Students will learn how to use recording software.
*Students will create music digital music.
*Students will learn about studio care and equipment.
*Students will collaborate on creative projects.

Learning Objectives
*Students will learn how to use recording software.
*Students will create music digital music.
*Students will learn about studio care and equipment.
*Students will collaborate on creative projects.

Competencies for this committee shall include:
Showing up regularly and on time; working cooperatively with other committee members to plan and carry out fundraising; maintaining and respecting studio space; contributing to development of program.

*Students will be given performance assessments.
*Students will create songs to be transferred into a physical/digital product (cd/mp3).

Instructional Materials
Through fundraisers and donations we will acquire the materials necessary to have a fully functional studio/audio production center. Students will also have the opportunity to bring their own computers and equipment.

Bombardment Society
The Dark Knight Batman, 2nd Semester 12-13

The Gym : Thu 13:40-14:25

PE - Physical Education HS / 0.15

Students will develop eye hand coordination and learn teamwork through the age old game of dodge ball.

Budget Committee
Christina Wright, 2nd Semester 12-13

Christina's Room, 27 : Thu 12:00-12:55

UE - Student Activity / 0.25

Students will participate in governing the school by meeting weekly to hear and adjudicate proposals for funds. They will learn to work in a committee using modified Robert’s Rules of Order. Each will have direct experience reading a professional’s expense report every month.

Fire Spinning Committee
Susan Barth, 2nd Semester 12-13

Cafetorium : Fri 12:00-12:55

None assigned

Future Tribe with Paris
Susan Barth, 2nd Semester 12-13

Cafetorium : Wed 10:00-11:25

None assigned

Gender Outlaw Tea/Action Faction
Eyva Winet, 2nd Semester 12-13

Eyva's Room : Thu 12:00-12:55; Wed 12:30-13:30

None assigned

Gender Tea
Is the gender binary getting you down? Tired of other people telling you what your identity is or should be? Want to drink tea and chat with other rad people who want to talk about gender, sex and sexuality in a safe and supportive space? Want to imagine space where all bodies are safe, free and celebrated? Want to work toward creating that here and now? Everyone is welcome and encouraged to come as long as you can agree to the safety norms grown in the group.
Eyva, Adam and Chase will be hosting the space!

Action Faction Mission Statement:

As an all-inclusive committee, we work to create a safe and respectful community for all genders and sexualities. We combat sexuality and gender identity oppression by creating positive actions in Nova and beyond. Positive actions include maintaining safe spaces for discussions, resources and events. We believe that any social justice movement must work towards inclusion of other social justice goals. We recognize that all oppressions are connected and in no way do we want out actions to propagate other forms of oppression.
We welcome all.

Beyond Action Faction: Imagine this mission but beyond the Nova Community!

Partner Organization: Queer Youth Space, The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence (They gave us a grant for 1500!), Camp Ten Trees (potential for long term internships), Allyship and the Homeless Queer Youth Coalition, Bailey-Gatzert, Home Alive and any other groups folks want to work with.

Action Faction at Nova:
cares for the bathrooms to create safe gender space for all users and maintains the walls space
has resources for trans youth city wide
hosts gender fluidity week
political actions and education for Nova

Beyond Action Faction will also:
support joint fund raising efforts with our partners
support projects that our partners are doing

Listen to this record!
Bryan Morris, 2nd Semester 12-13

Bryan's RM #38 : Thu 12:00-12:55

UE - Personal Growth / 0.15

listen to music
discuss musicians’ lives, passions, inspiration, etc.

Organize Nova (formally Transformation)
Adam Croft, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 33 : Tue 13:30-14:25

UE - Leadership / 0.15

Participate in Nova’s on-going transformation into the school we wish to create.

Poetry for the People
Allegra Guarino, 2nd Semester 12-13

Allegra's room 11-12:30

None assigned

Do you know that Seattle is home to the nation’s one and only Queer writing institute? Word, well now, BENT is here!

Shea Savoy – poet, priestess, and tarot reader will be offering a 90 minutes course on Wednesdays. If you like to write poetry, read poetry, hear poetry, be around radical people, share ideas, and ask questions then come join us.

You do not have to identify as queer for this course everyone’s welcome!

Recruitment Committee
Elisabeth Campbell, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 1

UE - Leadership / 0.5

Sound and Fury
Christina Wright, 1st Semester 12-13

Stage/Cafetorium/Room 27 : Fri 12:00-12:55

None assigned

This is the committee where you can learn how to operate the Nova sound equipment and where you can volunteer to help set up sound equipment when it is needed by a class or school event.

We will learn and operate cooperatively in teams so that no one is ever responsible for doing an entire set up or take down alone.

Depending on your level of commitment (directly measurable by time spent) you can earn

Nova service hours and/or
CTE credit.

If you’re exceptionally interested in mastering these skills, it is possible to set up an unpaid internship.

Yearbook
Susan Barth, 2nd Semester 12-13

Susan's Room

CTE - Publishing Yearbook 1 / 0.25

To create a yearbook.

Elective

Cooking
Melissa Park, 2nd Semester 12-13

Melissa's Room / Becky's Room : Wed 14:30-15:55; Wed 13:00-14:25

Electives / 0.25

IMPORTANT CHANGE (AS OF 2/6/13): this class meets 1:30 to 4:00pm every Wed. DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS CLASS IF YOU CANNOT FOLLOW-THROUGH ON BEING THERE FOR THE ENTIRE PERIOD. Kitchen prep and clean-up are essential requirements for participating in this class. Students who do not participate in both activities each week will be dropped from the class immediately. There will be homework every week, which students must also complete to earn credit.

Put down that instant ramen and let go of that bag of chips. Want to learn how to cook some basic meals and side dishes with some common ingredients in your kitchen pantry or fridge? This class can be basic cooking skills-focused or as fancy-pants and/or experimental as students want to get (e.g., hand-made ravioli from scratch?). Expect to actively participate in prepping for, cooking, and sharing each week’s dish, AND helping to clean-up afterwards, AND to keep a journal.

This is a class that’s not just about cooking nourishing food for yourself and others, it is also about building community with others in the kitchen and over a meal. The class is also about how easy cooking can be so that we don’t need to rely on pre-packaged foods. Depending on the class’ interests we may focus on also learning about food justice movements, how to shop on a budget, what are quality ingredients, basics of food storage, how/why to support locally-grown food, among other topics. One class project could be to help teach Bailey-Gatzert kids how to make Korean sushi (“kimbahb”).

Meditation
The Dark Knight Batman, 2nd Semester 12-13

Batcave 41 : Wed 12:00-12:55

UE - Personal Growth / 0.1

Students will engage in guided meditation for a half an hour. There is nothing to attain, only to see. What will be seen will be different for each student.

Smooth Moves
Tristan Conley, 2nd Semester 12-13

Tristan's Room

None assigned

In this class students will learn to set a goal and achieve it through rigorous practice. Students will master a variety of personal skills and talents to enrich their lives.

Fine Arts

advanced studio art and portfolio
karen kosoglad, 2nd Semester 12-13

room 31

None assigned

This is a 3 hour class meeting on Wednesdays from 1-4. This class is designed for individualized studio exploration for portfolio creation. Ceramics, printmaking, drawing painting and mixed media collage will be available. We will also go on field trips to see community art exhibitions.

Band Class
Karen Stringer, 2nd Semester 12-13

Bandroom and Room 45 : Tue/Fri 14:30-15:55

ART - Band-Concert / 0.5

This class will be taught by Nova musicians Alex, Anthony, John and Tiernney.Students will form bands and create a ten to fifteen minute set of songs. One of the songs in the set must be a cover version chosen randomly from a grab bag of songs selected by the class facilitator, Karen. This class is for aspiring musicians whether beginners or advanced. You may either bring your own instrument or use one of Nova’s. Please note that it is the students’ responsibility to put a band together and practice.

Assessment Criteria
1) Volunteer for at least one show at the Vera Project during this semester
2) Create a 10-15 minute set of music with your band
3) Record at least 1 of your band’s songs for a compilation, or 10 minutes – if we are able
4) Play 1 show
5) Write at least a one paragraph music autobiography of yourself

Ceramics
karen kosoglad, 2nd Semester 12-13

Art Room #31 : Mon/Thu 13:00-14:25

ART - Ceramics / 0.5

This class is for all levels. Students will be introduced to basic techniques of working with clay. Learning how to center and make pottery, hand building and sculpture will be explored. Many different glaze applications will be introduced. Students will learn about function and form through their exploration of clay and process.

drawing painting and printmaking
karen kosoglad, 2nd Semester 12-13

Art Room #31 : Mon/Thu 14:30-15:55

ART - Printmaking / 0.5

Facilitate and introduce a variety of printmaking techniques and produce individual portfolios. Exploration of a diverse approach to printmaking through, mono prints, collographs, linoleum block, dry point, silk screen, reduction prints, 3 color blocks and image transfers. Through a combination of many printing techniques students can combine and alter their final images..

Tuesday Evening Ceramics 7-9 pm
karen kosoglad, 2nd Semester 12-13

Art Room #31 : Tue 19:00-21:00

ART - Ceramics / 0.5

Beginning and on going ceramics. This is a studio based class with a focus on hand -building, sculpture and wheel throwing.
This class meets once a week for 2 hours and is open to the Nova Community.

Fine Arts / Social Studies

History in the Making
Melissa Park, 2nd Semester 12-13

Karen's Room / Melissa's Room : Mon/Thu 10:00-11:25

ART / 0.5; World History / 0.5

Karen K. and Melissa are co-facilitators for this class. Students may earn Fine Art and/or World History credit for this class. Students who want to earn world history credit should expect to complete at least one research paper. All students are required to keep a sketchbook and complete a culminating art piece for credit.

In this class we will work to understand history through art, and art through history (e.g., what kind of stories can a necklace tell?). We will start by looking at your own stories through art, and branch out into other historical themes, e.g. How do people’s personal stories of migration relate to larger events of what was happening in their country and/or around the world at that time? Why did the flowering of art and ideas that we call the Harlem Renaissance, happen when and how it did? How can objects people throw away as garbage be reclaimed and reified to tell new stories? Expect to see and experience local art on field trips too.

Health

Health
Susan Barth, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room #34 : Mon/Thu 10:00-11:25

HE - Health Education HS / 0.5

We will be exploring healthy concepts through the following competencies: Creation, Inquiry/Analysis, Identity, Community,Justice, and Evolution.

We will be doing projects, research, reading and discussing of health topics to meet the competencies of this class. There will be a research paper, reading project, documentary review, and presentations required. Attendance is vital as participation is part of your credit. We will focus on communication in all aspects of health. We will create and carry out experiments which will help you to figure out what aspects you need to work on in your life, and how you can approach them. Each person will focus on themselves and how to create a healthier environment for their own lives.

IEP

Collaborative Social Skills
Bryan Morris, 2nd Semester 12-13

room 38 (Bryan & Quinn) : Mon/Thu 13:00-14:25

None assigned

This class is participation based. Students must attend and participate in order to earn full credit.

This is an IEP class that will focus on acquiring social skills by watching movies, ted talks or other videos and discussing the actions of the actors or the concepts presented. We will also be working with an outside facilitator Ben Wahl from Aspiring Youth who will be facilitating group discussions and comedy improv sessions.

What do the eyes of the actor convey? what body language is being presented? What does the actor’s tone of voice convey? These questions and many more will be discussed while watching the film/video.
We will be taking these understandings and extrapolating them to everyday life and the real situations that we face. How we are being interpreted by others, and what control do we have over that interpretation? What is it that I do that makes people respond to me the way they do?

Consumer Math / Life Skills
Karen Stringer, 2nd Semester 12-13

Karen's Room #45 : Thu 13:00-14:25

IEP - Communication Skills M / 0.25; IEP - Consumer Math 1A M / 0.25

Bryan and Karen S. are facilitating this IEP class for students who want to improve their communication skills and increase their ability to manage their health, finances and households. General Ed students who take this class will receive .5 elective credit. Students will learn about cooking, budgeting, planning, finding information and communicating effectively to get the results they want.

The student will demonstrate knowledge of basic economics concepts and structures by explaining that choices often have long-run unintended consequences.

The student will demonstrate knowledge of the role of producers and consumers in a market economy by identifying the role of entrepreneurs.

The student will demonstrate knowledge that many factors affect income by
a) examining the market value of a worker’s skills and knowledge.

The student will demonstrate knowledge that many factors affect income by c) explaining the relationship between a person’s own skills and knowledge and his or her resulting income potential.

The student will develop consumer skills by demonstrating comparison-shopping skills.

The student will develop consumer skills by accessing reliable financial information from a variety of sources.

The student will develop consumer skills by examining precautions for protecting identity and other personal information.
The student will demonstrate knowledge of planning for living and leisure expenses by describing the process of renting housing.

How to Make a Burrito
Becky Laird, 2nd Semester 12-13

Becky's Room - 43 : Tue/Fri 13:00-14:25

IEP - Language Arts M / 0.5

Learning Objectives

The first objective is to enjoy reading and writing. We will carry our joy of reading and writing through our semester as we learn to disect a text and discuss/write about the connections and questions we have as we read. You will learn how to write a research paper as well as a critical analysis of a text and/or music
In our class, you will increase your skills in reading and writing using assignments based on your personal interests and goals. Students will demonstrate mastery of reading strategies
-Visualizing
-Questioning
-Making Connections
-Synthesizing
-Determining Importance

1.Read a fiction text and write a critical analysis

2.Write a research paper (student choice)

3.Individual read (student choice) and synthesis project (student choice)

4.journal entries

5.music, comic, movie or other critical review

6. Multiple short story analysis

Use correct punctuation (end marks, commas, quotation marks, semicolon, colon, titles of books and articles)

Use correct capitalization (Proper nouns/adjectives, titles of people, books, cities, states, addresses, and
abbreviations).

Uses prewrite strategies.

Uses the writing process with evidence of prewrite, rough draft, peer/adult/self edit, revised draft, edit, final.

Use spell and grammar computer programs

Math as a Foreign Language
Karen Stringer, 2nd Semester 12-13

Karen's Room #45 : Mon/Thu 8:30-9:55

IEP - Math Basic Skill M / 0.5

This class is for IEP students who need to strengthen their problem-solving skills. In this class we will focus on understanding the terminology used in algebra, geometry and math. We will also develop and and practice skills in interpreting and solving word problems.

Reading/Writing Workshop
Bryan Morris, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 38 : Mon/Thu 8:30-9:55

IEP - Language Arts M / 0.5

The first objective is to enjoy reading and writing. We will carry our joy of reading and writing through our semester as we learn to disect a text and discuss/write about the connections and questions we have as we read. You will learn how to write a research paper as well as a critical analysis of a text, and/or music
In our class, you will increase your skills in reading and writing using assignments based on your personal interests and goals. Students will demonstrate mastery of reading strategies
-Visualizing
-Questioning
-Making Connections
-Synthesizing
-Determining Importance

Study Time
Quinn Rose, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 38 (Quinn and Bryan's room) : Mon/Wed 10:00-11:25

None assigned

-Organizing, prioritizing, and working on assignments for classes and independents.
-Setting goals and breaking them down into manageable parts.
-Learning basic habit-building principals towards successful work completion and happiness in life.
-Analyzing daily health habits and begin working towards practices of self-care.
-Creating “keystone” habits to attempt to create overall life changes.

Study Time! (M/TH @ 10:00)
Becky Laird, 2nd Semester 12-13

Becky's Room - 43 : Mon/Thu 10:00-11:25

Electives / 0.25; IEP - General Study Skills M / 0.25

This is a course designed to support students with IEPS with skills in organization, goal setting, and communication in order to support and promote academic success.

Understanding your IEP and advocating for your accommodations (including technology based ones) is critical for you to get the most out of school. Learning to lead your own IEP meetings and understanding the components of your IEP profile will also be addressed.

You will also have time during this class for regular guided study.

This course meets the IEP requirements for students who need organization and transition skills.

Study Time! (M/TH @ 2:30)
Becky Laird, 2nd Semester 12-13

Becky's Room - 43 : Mon/Thu 10:00-11:25

Electives / 0.25; IEP - General Study Skills M / 0.25

This is a course designed to support students with IEPS with skills in organization, goal setting, and communication in order to support and promote academic success.

You will also have time during this class for regular guided study.

This course meets the IEP requirements for students who need organization and transition skills.

Study Time! (T/F @ 8:30)
Becky Laird, 2nd Semester 12-13

Becky's Room - 43 : Tue/Fri 8:30-9:55

Electives / 0.25; IEP - General Study Skills M / 0.25

This is a course designed to support students with IEPS with skills in organization, goal setting, and communication in order to support and promote academic success.

You will also have time during this class for regular guided study.

This course meets the IEP requirements for students who need organization and transition skills.

Language Arts

After the Fall
Quinn Rose, 2nd Semester 12-13

Tristan's Room : Mon/Thu 8:30-9:55

LA - Science Fiction / 0.25; PE - Personal Fitness / 0.25

There is an eerie quiet that has fallen over the crumbling infrastructure that once made up the great city of Seattle. Its been months since Doomsday came; you never thought you’d make it this long. You’ve learned terror like never before, and a gnawing hunger in your gut that makes it hard to sleep. Shuffling down third avenue in the late afternoon, you hope your passing goes undetected by the local warlords, but you constantly look back to see if anyone is following. You have to make it back to your tree fort in Volunteer Park before nightfall; that is when the scavengers come out. Nothing has been the same since your life as a Nova student only a season ago. The apocalypse came and many people did not survive; for some reason you did. You were prepared.

This class is about post-apocalyptic literature and survival skills. We will learn how to get by in the wild on meager supplies while reading stories about extreme survival after catastrophic events: zombies, nuclear war, global warming, post-oil, asteroids, pandemics, world war 3, alien invasions, or the rise of the robots. There will be plenty of reading, creative writing, and physical movement outside.

Books. Do'em
Tristan Conley, 2nd Semester 12-13

Tristan's Room : Tue 23:32-23:32

None assigned

Students will learn to be a contributing member of a book group. Students will build a community of readers by joyfully discussing what they have read.

Creative non-fiction spring 12
Debbie Cherniak, 2nd Semester 11-12

Room 35 - Debbie's Room : Mon/Thu 10:00-11:25

LA - Expository Writing / 0.5

This course is designed for anyone who wishes to write more powerful, interesting, and thoughtful essays of all types: expository, narrative, persuasive, compare/contrast, analytical, and more. Before writing we will engage in activities that will enhance and inform the writing process. We will read published essays and consider issues of qualities (ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, conventions, theses, transitions, and more). Each week we will practice some aspect of essay writing, consider the techniques of published writing, and share our own works in progress. Note: For credit you will write six polished essays and complete in-class writing and reading assignments, and perhaps seminar a published essay.

Curtains Please (Bagels the play)
Allegra Guarino, 2nd Semester 12-13

Allegra's room : Mon/Thu 14:30-15:55

None assigned

The play is on!

Come be a part of Nova’s Spring production written and produced by Nova students.

This course will focus on the practice and production of theatre and drama. To enroll you must have been caste in the play OR come speak with Allegra in room 26 before class sign up.

Electric Sheep
The Dark Knight Batman, 2nd Semester 12-13

Monster Room 41 : Mon/Thu 14:30-15:55

Language Arts / 0.5

This is a class about one of the greatest science fiction writers who ever lived – Philip K. Dick. His books and stories have been made into movies (remember “Blade Runner”), studied in philosophy, language arts, and religion classes, and enjoyed by people throughout the world. Philip K. Dick concentrated on one of two,or both, questions in almost every story he wrote – “What is Human?” and “What is Real?” We will read several of his novels essays, and short stories, watch films, do projects, create our own Philip K. Dick stories, and write a critical analysis piece (an essay). Also, students will be asked to read a story or novel (for honors credit) outside of the class reading list and teach it to the class (You will have to obtain this novel or short story from somewhere else). Please be prepared to speak about issues in philosophy, religion, ecology, biology, and psychology.

Important Note: There will be a great deal of reading and writing in this class. If you don’t want to, or don’t have the time to, read the books or stories for this class please don’t sign up for it. Also, I will only be accepting 25 students into the class.****

Essay spring 13
Debbie Cherniak, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 35 - Debbie's Room : Tue/Fri 8:30-9:55

Language Arts / 0.5

Freshfolks' Philosophy
The Dark Knight Batman, 2nd Semester 12-13

Monster Room 41 : Tue/Fri 10:00-11:25

Language Arts / 0.5

Freshfolks taking this class will have the opportunity to learn about practical philosophy. That means you get to study philosophy and apply it to yourself. We will do this through various “experiments”, reflection and essay writing, reading, projects, speaking with each other, seeing film and questions questions questions.

Knot
Debbie Cherniak, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 35 : Mon/Thu 10:00-11:25

Language Arts / 0.5

This is not like any class you have taken before. This is a class to take apart the knots, and forge/bond/create/tie new ones with education and yourself. We will create the class together: no pre-conceived knots. What is everything you wanted to know and didn’t get taught? Come share, explore, and learn about voice.
Requirements include, but are not limited to: research paper, essay, book project, presentation, participation.
We hope you will learn how to navigate Nova and your own education. We trust that you will take part in creating the curriculum, the meaning, the direction, and the voice. We look forward to working with you as individuals and as a group.
Benjamin and I will be co-teaching.

Know
The Dark Knight Batman, 2nd Semester 12-13

Monster Room 41 : Mon/Thu 12:00-13:25

Language Arts Honors / 0.5

You are the experience.

Expect to work toward understanding your life.
Expect to speak a great deal in this class.
Expect to move.
Expect to read.
Expect to be there.

Little Fiction
Ben Verdoes, 2nd Semester 12-13

Debbie's Room : Tue/Fri 10:00-11:25

Language Arts / 0.5

Often times the most meaningful stories and moments happen in the blink of an eye. Little fiction is about the beauty of brevity. It is about being concise, clear, and impactful. During the semester we will immerse ourselves in brilliant short works from several genres (short stories, songs, etc) and in a variety of formats (Twitter, Tmblr, etc). In turn we will create and publish our own short works.

Students will evaluate texts (short stories/flash fiction, etc.), songs (lyrics), plays (one act), oral fiction, film shorts, and more, to gain understanding of short forms. Furthermore, students will make meaningful connections between their lives and works that are analyzed in class.

Students will create their own works to demonstrate understanding gained from these various mediums, and will be expected to communicate with each other and the instructor what they are learning. Finally, students will take part in small group work, class discussions, and will engage in community learning. Guest speakers will visit our class, and we will attend events/functions in the community.

Performance Poetry
Melissa Park, 2nd Semester 12-13

Melissa's Room (Rm 28)

Language Arts / 0.5

Raven and Jennifer are facilitators for this class!

Class description and competencies TBA and posted here asap.

Quinn's Independents
Quinn Rose, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 38 (Quinn and Bryan's room)

None assigned

Reading & Writing as Daily Practice
Allegra Guarino, 2nd Semester 12-13

Allegra's RM #26 : Tue/Fri 13:00-14:25

Language Arts / 0.5

Let’s read. Let’s write. Let’s create. Let’s discuss. Read books and poetry and short stories and essays. Write in different genres: journal entries, poetry, short story, and essay. Create book projects. Watch movies and talk about them. Here’s the lowdown: this is the one language arts class at Nova that isn’t specific – we’ll cover anything and everything. Bring your energy, your thoughts, and your writing implement!Theme for this semester: learning styles; so come prepared for introspection. Note: Students cannot take this more than two semesters. Maximum size: 40, so sign up ASAP

Research Lab
Allegra Guarino, 2nd Semester 12-13

Allegra's room 11:00-12:30 : Wed 22:24-22:24

Language Arts / 0.25

Students will learn how to research and write a 12 page paper. This course is for students who have a topic in mind that they would like to start to research and write a 12 page paper for graduation. You must be signed up for on of Allegra’s classes or come talk to her before sign ups.

This course is not for students who want to finish a project they have already started —-but Debbie’s “So You Wanna Graduate” is great if that’s the boat you are in.

Tech Yo' Self v2.0
Tristan Conley, 2nd Semester 12-13

Tristan's Room

None assigned

Students will be learning to MAKE things.

utopias & dystopias
Debbie Cherniak, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 35 - Debbie's (with Terrance as co-teacher) : Tue/Fri 13:00-14:25

Language Arts / 0.5

Terrance & Debbie are teaching this class with you, the students. Do you have a personal vision of a utopian society? Would you like to write your own, or would you rather study the classics: 1984, Brave New World, Woman on the Edge of Time, The Handmaid’s Tale?
What do you think stops you from reaching your own personal utopia?
Do you worry that our world is changing into something terrifying, or do you believe we are on the cusp of great changes?

What, ho! Apothecary (Freshfolks)
Tristan Conley, 2nd Semester 12-13

Tristan's Room : Mon/Thu 10:00-11:25

None assigned

We will be examining poison (both literal and figurative) in our lives and literature.

Language Arts / Fine Arts

Where the Wild Things Learn
Tristan Conley, 2nd Semester 12-13

RM's #30 & #31 : Tue/Fri 10:00-11:25

ART / 0.25; Language Arts / 0.25

A Language Arts & Visual Arts Collaboration. Co-Facilitated by Tristan Conley & Karen Kosoglad.

This is a class that will explore children’s literature through reading, writing and creating original books in class. This is a language art and visual art credit. Students will explore basic book binding techniques, build a foundation in drawing painting and printmaking. This will be combined with examining story, philosophy , and personal understanding to reveal meaning in children’s books.

Language Arts / Social Studies

Explore the World
Joseph Szwaja, 2nd Semester 12-13

Joe's Room and Guatemala

None assigned

Learning Objectives

The Basics of the Class

It is not necessary to be part of the Guatemala trip to be part of this class!
If you are going to Guatemala this April you need to have taken and passed at least one semester of this class before you go.
So, if you haven’t taken and passed the class before and intend to go to Gautemala, you must take this class this semester

Students taking the class but not going on the trip must complete all history related assignments, including a short research paper, as well as the cultural and historical readings and geography assignments. They will have to do half the fundraising work of those going on the trip (16 hours) They are not required to participate in Spanish activities if they are taking the class only for history and not going on the trip.

We hope you will consider going on Nova’s tenth trip to Guatemala, which will take place in April, since it is an awesome experience that helps oppressed people in Guatemala and helps you learn a lot and potentially earn a lot of credit. But, even if you don’t choose to go on the trip, you can earn credit in history by supporting our efforts to link up with people in Guatemala and learning about the history of that country, as well as other countries in the region.

A good way to learn about the trip if you want to go next year might be to talk to students who have gone to Guatemala on past Nova trips, including Mike Mansfield, Yoseph Amare, Miles Fann, Quinn Johnson, Toni McGowan, Moonpenny Hutton, Colin Stewart, Yossi Henderson or John Gonzalez. ( You have to have already signed up to go this year).

Students going on the trip will be involved in raising funds to help themselves and other Nova students to be able to go to Guatemala for 2 weeks in April, as well as to help our Guatemalan friends in the community of Nuevo Amanecer ( New Dawn).

This involves volunteering at restaurant benefits, dances, concerts, door to door fundraising, prize giveaways, etc. It is a lot of fun and helps build valuable fundraising skills. Each student going to Guatemala will perform at least 32 hours of fundraising per semester and also take the lead in planning at least one fundraising event (with help from Joe, as well as other students and adults).

More Useful Information

In addition to raising money, students who chose to do so will perform volunteer work on behalf of the ex -refugee Community of Nuevo Amanecer ( New Dawn) with whom we have linked up. Nova has raised over $30,000 in solidarity with the people of Nuevo Amanecer since 2007.

Those going on the trip will learn some basic Spanish, as well as about the history and culture of Guatemala. We encourage students who have participated in previous trips to help teach the class and inform new trip participants what they will be experiencing in Guatemala.

In Guatemala students will study Spanish 5 hours per day one on one with a Guatemalan instructor, live one week in the city of Xela and one week in the countryside at a school called La Escuela de la Montana. We will have lots of small side trips to learn about Guatemalan history and culture. Our trip will also include a weekend in the ex-refugee community of Nuevo Amanecer. While there, we will hear their story of how they experienced government sponsored violence and had to flee their country for over 10 years. We will present them with the funds we have raised to help them with their schooling and job training and end the visit with a big celebration and dance .

To earn full Spanish credit associated with this class it is best to take the class four days per week. We will go over some basic Spanish for the students going to Guatemala in the Tuesday/Friday section of the class. By mastering the basic competencies we present to you these days, plus going to Guatemala and studying Spanish there for two weeks, as well as successfully passing a competency review and successfully completing one project/Spanish interview, students may earn up to .30 Spanish credit.

For history credit student will need to complete a research paper and pass a competency review of Guatemalan History. Those going on the trip will also need to do 32 hours of fundraising that shows proficiency in fundrasising and a solid knowledge of Guatemalan history.

However, it is highly recommended that students who want to truly continue building a very solid foundation in Spanish, be as prepared as possible for Guatemala and earn .50 credit also take the Monday /Thursday section dedicated only to Spanish. This section will be taught by Joe, but will also involve doing activities together with Lydia’s Spanish class some days. Studying these extra days will also help students to be more successful in communicating once in Guatemala. So, the Monday/ Thursday section of the class (called Spanish for Guatemala) is primarily designed for those who have been to Guatemala, are going again this year, and want to improve their Spanish. Beginning Spanish students who want to go to Guatemala are encouraged to take Lydia’s beginnign Spanish class in the morning and, of course, should also take the Explore the World Class Tuesdays and Fridays at 10.

Guatemala Committee
Joseph Szwaja, 2nd Semester 12-13

Joe's Room : Fri 12:00-12:55

None assigned

Prepare for Guatemala trip
Plan and carry out essential fundraising tasks
Practice Spanish
Learn about Guatemalan Culture and History
Cary out eco -activities to reduce our carbon footprint

Honeybees and Human Beings
The Dark Knight Batman, 2nd Semester 12-13

Monster Room 41 : Mon/Thu 8:30-9:55

Language Arts / 0.5

IMPORTANT NOTE: Any student that is highly allergic to bee stings cannot participate in working with bees on Wednesdays. You can still be in the class, and even help to make the boxes and frames for the hive during the first few weeks, but you cannot and will not be working directly with the bees.

Throughout history, honeybees and human beings have had an inseparable, evolving relationship. Imagine Aristaeus, son of the Greek God Apollo and the wood nymph Cyrene, coming down from the mountains with the gift of honeybees and the teaching of their care; or ancient Egyptians representing half of their civilization with the honeybee, and sealing Pharaoh offerings of honey and food with beeswax. Philosophers, biologists, and political theorists alike have used the honeybee as a metaphor of ideal human society. Scientific discovery of the “feminine monarch” was used to shatter gender stereotypes during the coronation of Queen Elizabeth, and a genetic hybridization program gone wrong has been used to perpetuate racism, arguing that an “Africanized” strain “invaded” the US. Today, our mechanized agricultural system is recognizing its dependence upon the honeybee as the emergence of new pests and diseases call into question many of the underlying tenets of modern agricultural practice. The honeybee, purported to be the most studied animal in the world, ultimately asks us to understand ourselves, our communities, and the role of human life on earth.

This class will involve lecture, inquiry based discussion, as well as Socratic Seminar formats and draw from multiple fields of honeybee study, from anatomy and physiology, animal behavior research, philosophy, history, mythology, and contemporary geographic studies in human-animal relationships. Through our intimate study of the life of a bee we will explore philosophical questions of the self, move to a historical context and wider dialogues of culture and community, and end by examining the honeybee colony as a postmodern representation of self: decentralized, communal, and boundary-less.

We will not only be working in class to come to more of an understanding of these ideas, but we will be doing work with bees themselves on Wednesdays. You will help to build the boxes and frames that your bees will live in for the next year. You will also be working directly with the hive and hopefully by the end of the semester you will be harvesting honey.

Students can get a variety of credit from this class but the default will be language arts and/or social studies. If you would like science, math, oc ed, or art credit you will also work with other teachers to find which competencies you would need to complete through this class in order to receive that type of credit.

Journalism/Ethics
Debbie Cherniak, 1st Semester 12-13

Rm 35 - Debbie's room : Mon/Thu 13:00-14:25

Language Arts / 0.5; World History / 0.5

What role has/does and/or should the media have in society? What is the relationship of media to power, and what are the consequences of this for different peoples domestically and internationally? What is responsible journalism anyway?
This class seeks to uncover how stories—and the ways in which they reach us—shape ourselves and our understandings of the world around us. What do we fear? What do we ignore? What do we not know about events unfolding today? Topics we’ll examine include, but are not limited to: whistleblowers, Internet freedoms and lack thereof, what is storytelling vs. truth, and what and who makes the news and why?
Come ready to question, to explore via reading, discussing, writing and research, and to experience the first Melissa and Debbie co-facilitated class!
World history and/or LA credit can be earned in this class.

Let's Go to Africa
Joseph Szwaja, 2nd Semester 12-13

Joe's Room : Tue/Fri 13:00-14:25

None assigned

Help Nova to embark on a new adventure to learn about and connect with an important part of the world: Africa. Our goal is to plan a trip in which some of us go to Africa as part of a school trip next year and learn history and other skills in the process. Maybe we can pull this off; perhaps it will take longer and we won’t be able to go quite so soon. At any rate we will learn about Africa and help students earn credit in the process of investigating and planning a trip in this project based class.

To be part of the class it is not necessary that you want to go to Africa on this school trip; just that you like the idea of Nova doing it and that you want to help make it happen while learning about African history and earning history and or language arts credit in the process.

Nova has taken students to Guatemala to study, learn and conduct solidarity work with communities there since 1999. We hope to build on our successful experiences in Guatemala to expand our social justice travel program to Africa. To do this we need to
learn about possible places to go, what our trip will entail as well as some essential themes and information about African history and culture.

Activities will include:
• Learning from speakers from Africa, videos and readings help to help us learn some basic information about African geography and history
• Finding our about regions, communities and possibly schools where we can stay, study and make positive connections. (we already have some connections we can build upon).
• Researching the cost and other basic information of our possible trip (cultural practices we need to learn about and respect, basic language information, medical and safety precautions. etc.)
• Traveling to African restaurants and cultural centers in Seattle to learn amount the food and culture of the places we may visit
• Several mini-projects and one larger history project on a topic of student choice where they will explore in depth a topic about African history they find interesting and show what they have learned.
• Students will have multiple ways to show their learning (visual or music projects. connections between food and history, an interview project where they talk with people who have immigrated to Seattle from Africa, short essays, verbal presentations, research papers, art projects showing how African art has been influenced by its history, etc.

We will start with the idea of going to somewhere in the Horn of Africa (the part in the east of Africa that juts out towards the Arabian Peninsula and looks like a horn) such as Eritrea or Ethiopia. This is because there are so many people from that region who can help teach us about their homeland, plan our trip and connect with people with whom we can link up once we are there. However, there are other places in Africa we might be able to go as well. We will investigate possibilities together to make sure there is a place in Africa where we all want to go, there is an interesting place to stay for a couple weeks study, make positive connections and that we can o to within school district guidelines.

The class will be taught by Joe with lots of help from experts from knowledgeable people from Africa and people who have traveled there.

Help Nova to embark on a new adventure to connect with an important part of the world.

Competencies

Naked Truth on Stereotypes
Melissa Park, 2nd Semester 12-13

Mon/Thu 13:00-14:25

Language Arts / 0.5

Chelsey and Melissa are co-facilitators for this class. Competencies TBA asap. Students who would like to earn world history credit for this class, please talk with Melissa.

The Naked Truth On Stereotypes uses theater and storytelling to expose and debunk stereotypes, or socially-constructed myths of identity. We also work to build community and share our truths with each other through poetry. This is a class to build leadership skills and confidence in your own voice. We will move, draw, shout, play, sing, discuss, laugh, write, read, reflect, go on field trips, spit poetry, and share what we’re thankful for. Students will also perform their poetry in a culminating performance for an audience.

Don’t worry if you’ve never written poetry, in this class you will. You will also help to create and hold space to honor your own and others’ truths as creative and complex beings.

The Naked Truth on Stereotypes was created and originally taught at Nova by local artist, activist, and poet Stephany Hazelrigg!

So You Want to Graduate
Debbie Cherniak, 2nd Semester 12-13

Rm 35 - Debbie's Room : Wed 12:00-12:55; Mon/Thu 14:30-15:55

UE - Focus / 0.25

Need to finish partial credit in language arts or world history, US history, or AGE? Still have to work on or start that pesky 12-15 page research paper? This is a credit-bearing class for you and you should plan to attend Mondays and Thursdays for sure and consider Wednesdays 12-1:30 too.
Feeling anxious about graduation? If you need very little credit or want to work on other graduation requirements like senior project, you can take the Monday/Thursday class, but I would recommend just coming on Wednesdays from 12-1:30.
Wondering what life after school is like? If you need elective credit to graduate, this is a great opportunity for you too. Or you might even need a small amount of credit in one of the other areas and then you could come to this class for inspiration and guidance and earn the credit from an appropriate Nova teacher.
The curriculum will depend heavily on the needs of the students who enroll. I would like to address post-high school goals, trials, tribulations, and anxieties, but we will decide on that together.
I have been graduating Nova students since 2000, so I feel confident that I can get you to graduation!

Storytelling
Melissa Park, 2nd Semester 12-13

Melissa's Room : Tue/Fri 14:30-15:55

Language Arts / 0.5; Social Studies / 0.5

In this class we will tell stories. We will tell stories about stories. We will read stories about stories, and tell stories about those stories. We will make art, study history, Build universes, explore our souls, and talk philosophy. We will write, gesture, dance, draw, paint, animate, film, build, play, design, explore, and tell stories about everything awesome. We will create and explore fantastical worlds, including the most fantastical world of all (bonus question: can you guess what it is?)

This class is participation-based and discussion-based. Which means if you don’t show up, you won’t just be able to make it up with some assignments. I expect students to be ready to participate in class discussions, and be comfortable speaking to a group. I will also expect you to regularly write. I’m not gonna ask for you to write whole novels, but you should be prepared to write something every day. There will also be drawing, and… pretty much any form of art you can think of.

So if you like stories, or world building, or art, or history, or philosophy, or mythology, I recommend taking this class. I think it will be very fun!! If you have any questions, you can ask Soren Waller! He is the teacher of this class.

The Unheard Music
Melissa Park, 2nd Semester 12-13

Melissa's Room : Tue/Fri 10:00-11:25

Language Arts / 0.5; World History / 0.5

Writer and activist Arundhati Roy said, “There’s really no such thing as the ‘voiceless.’ There are only the deliberately silenced or the preferably unheard.”

This is a class that’s part music history and part human rights history. It aims to more deeply examine the “deliberately silenced” and “preferably unheard” voices and stories of people around the world that are tied into making music and/or creatively fighting for human rights. What has been, is, and could be the role of music in peoples’ stories and past/ongoing struggles? We will look at histories of hip-hop, ska, funk, blues, punk, aboriginal music from different cultures, and much more.

Students will write at least one essay, one research paper, and complete one culminating project.

Women's Studies
Melissa Park, 2nd Semester 12-13

Melissa's Room : Tue/Fri 8:30-9:55

Language Arts / 0.5; SS - American Government & Economics / 0.5; World History / 0.5

Students may earn World History, Language Arts, or AGE credit in this class (please see Melissa for details). Students of ALL gender identities are welcome to take this class. Competencies TBA asap.

Women’s Studies is a class that seeks to analyze women’s experiences and study the ways that sex and gender manifest themselves in social, cultural, scientific, political, and art contexts. This class also aims to increase our awareness of the histories (herstories) and experiences of women as half the world’s population. Students will create and share research-based projects, make art, write an essay, host/co-host a seminar, and keep a writing journal.

The class will do a field trip (students are not required, but highly encouraged to attend) to see the Seattle premier of the play,“Photograph 51,” which tells the story of Rosalind Franklin, a British scientist whose key role in the discovery of DNA structures is largely historically overlooked. This play runs Feb 1 thru March 1 at the Seattle Rep theater; ask Melissa how to get Teen Tix for an affordable ticket.

Mathematics

A Second Look at Algebra A
Jen Parker, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 46 : Wed 12:00-14:00

None assigned

This class is going to take the major skills for Algebra A and assign them a class period for review. Students enrolling in this course should not being taking Algebra A for the first time. This will be an opportunity to review for the EOC, credit completion for Algebra A, or just get a better understanding of things you kinda know, but don’t quite remember. Credit will depend on student need.

Advanced Mathematics: Navigation
Elisabeth Campbell, 2nd Semester 12-13

Rm 33 (Adam's Room) : Tue/Fri 14:30-15:55

MA - Probability & Statistics A / 0.5

In order to take this class students must have successfully completed Algebra A, Algebra B, Geometry A and Geometry B. However, students may have completed more math including Algebra II as well as Precalculus. Students should NOT have previously received credit for “Probability & Statistics” if they plan to enroll in this class. Essentially, it an alternative “third year option.”

This course will provide credit on students’ transcript as .5 “Probability & Statistics”. However, the material will cover a variety of topics including plane and ship navigation techniques, mapping and spherical geometry, social-science statistics necessary for analyzing real-world data in college and beyond, and advanced probability.

How do people use the concepts of geometry and trigonometry to navigate- both in modern times and prior to the existence of global positioning systems?

How do map makers use mathematics to create maps, and how can we used different types of “maps” to helps us solve problems in the world around us?

How do social scientists use statistics to analyze real-world problems? How can data analysis help us “navigate” our understanding of the world around us?

How do mathematically educated individuals use probability to inform their life choices?

Algebra 2B - 8:30 and 1:00
Doug Mitchell, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 40 : Mon/Thu 8:30-9:55; Mon/Thu 13:00-14:25

MA - Algebra 2B / 0.5

The main focus of this class will be to have students learn how use functions in real-life situations.

The following functions will be studied in this class:

Exponential Functions (early Feb – mid Feb)
– y=ab^x form of equation, why it’s a function, how it models real-life situations
– Inverse functions and how they tie to Exponential Functions
Power Functions (mid Feb – early Mar)
– How Power Functions differ from Exponential Functions
– Properties of exponents, such as if a^m = a^n, then m = n. And many others.
Logarithmic Functions (early Mar – early Apr)
– Logs as inverses
– Using logs to solve exponential equations
– Applications of logs such as Carbon Dating, Present and Future value of money
Quadratic Functions and Polynomials (early Apr – mid May)
– Adding/Subtracting or Multiplying/Dividing Polynomials
– Taking data and modeling it with an equation – skateboard down hallway
– Forms of Quadratic Equations – Vertex (incl. completing the square), Factored, General – What are the benefits of each?
– Gravity as a Quadratic Function
– Using the Quadratic Formula to solve problems
Trigonometric Functions (mid May – mid June)
– Basic Sine, Cosine, Tangent
– Real-life examples – construction, flightpaths of airplanes, estimating heights, vectors, lighting truss systems

Algebra A
Jen Parker, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 46 : Mon/Thu 13:00-14:25

MA - Algebra 1A / 0.5

This course is the first half of a year-long Algebra I class. Students will work individually, in groups, and as a class to work through challenging problems. Student participation is both oral and written. WE will be responsible for creating a safe learning environment for all, in which the spirit of inquiry and creativity is expressed as we embrace the fact that WE are responsible for our own learning, respectfully challenging each others’ ideas, and acknowledge that WE all play a role in the success of our classmates as well as ourselves. Many students will find they are familiar with several topics in the course, particularly toward the beginning, but new competencies are introduced and going more in-depth then required in middle school are soon expected. Upon successful completion of the year-long course, students should be prepared to take and pass the Algebra End of Course Exam (EOC) required for graduation starting with the class of 2015.

This course will require students to do work outside of the class. This work will include: studying notes, reviewing/finishing class problems, additional practice of both classwork and new material not fully explored in class. Attendance is very important as well for we will be going over a lot of material in a short period of time. Much of our work is sequential and it will be important to keep up as we go along. Please, don’t be afraid to ask questions.

Chapter 1—Data Exploration
Essential Question: How can we model and analyze data to understand real-life situations?

As a result of this unit, students will be able to:

-Make and use a scatter plot to evaluate the relationship between two variables
-Draw and justify conclusions about a data set, based on graphs

Chapter 2—Proportional Reasoning and Variation
Essential Question: How do proportional reasoning and variation help me determine the relationships between data?

As a result of this unit, students will be able to:

-Set up, solve, and use proportions to identify an unknown number or to make predictions from data.
-Use direct and indirect variation equations, tables, and their graphs to solve real-world problems, including problems involving units of measure and rates.
-Solve equations using the “undoing” method

Chapter 3—Linear Equations
Essential Question: How do we model and solve problems related to growth and motion with linear equations, graphs, tables, and words?

As a result of this unit, students will be able to:

-Model a constant rate of change using a table, graph, equation, or words.
-Solve equations using the balancing method
-Model a linear relationship using slope-intercept form
-Calculate the slope of a line using the slope formula

Chapter 4—Fitting Lines to Data
Essential Question: How can we use different forms of linear equations to represent relationships, make predictions, and solve problems about real-world situations?

As a result of this unit, students will be able to:

-Calculate the slope of a line with slope triangles and the slope formula
-Write and graph equations for a line, using slope-intercept, point-slope, two points or translations
-Write equations for lines of best fit
-Describe correlations of data from scatter plots

Algebra A (.25 +cr)
Jen Parker, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 46 : Mon/Thu 14:30-15:55

MA - Algebra 1A / 0.25; MA - Algebra Lab 1A / 0.25

Do you struggle with math? Does the course move too fast? Is there just too much to learn and too little time for you to learn it? Have you taken Algebra A more than once and still not get it? Do you dislike the math book? If you answered yes to these questions, then this class is for you! In this course, we will learn SOME of the Algebra A competencies. How many will be determined as we work through the course together. Student participation will be both oral and written. Much of our work will be as a group so willingness to participate fully in the group will be vital for student success. WE will be responsible for creating a safe learning environment for all, in which the spirit of inquiry and creativity is expressed as we embrace the fact that WE are responsible for our own learning, respectfully challenging each others’ ideas, and acknowledge that WE all play a role in the success of our classmates as well as ourselves. Because our work will be completed in class, please only enroll if you are serious about attending.

Students will be expected to work on ALEKS, an online program that individualizes learning to a student’s needs, for one hour a week. If students do not have internet access at home, students can work at the public library or here at Nova to complete this requirement. ALEKS can act like a teacher or tutor so you will always have support while working on your math whether in class or out. No other outside work will be required.

Algebra B
Jen Parker, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 46 : Tue/Fri 13:00-14:25

MA - Algebra 1B / 0.5

This course is the second half of a year-long Algebra I class. In order to enroll in this course, students must have at least .25 credit in Algebra A. Students will work individually, in groups, and as a class to work through challenging problems. Student participation is both oral and written. WE will be responsible for creating a safe learning environment for all, in which the spirit of inquiry and creativity is expressed as we embrace the fact that WE are responsible for our own learning, respectfully challenging each others’ ideas, and acknowledge that WE all play a role in the success of our classmates as well as ourselves. Many students will find they are familiar with several topics in the course, particularly toward the beginning, but new competencies are introduced and going more in-depth then required in middle school are soon expected. Upon successful completion of the year-long course, students should be prepared to take and pass the Algebra End of Course Exam (EOC) required for graduation starting with the class of 2015.

Chapter 5—Systems of Equations and Inequalities
Essential Question: How do we select and apply different and effective strategies for solving systems of linear equations and inequalities?

As a result of this unit, students will be able to:
-Solve a system of equations with different methods, and justify use of a specific method in a specific situation.
-Explain why a system of equations has zero, one or infinite solutions.
-Model a system of linear inequalities graphically. Represent a verbal description as a system of equations.
-Solve a system of inequalities with different methods, and make choices about when to use a certain method.
-Solve an equation such as y=mx+b, y=ax+b, or d=rt for any variable.

Chapter 6—Exponents and Exponential Models
Essential Question: How do we model and solve real problems of exponential growth or decay and how are those models different from those of linear data?

As a result of this unit, students will be able to:
- Model exponential growth or decay using the form y=ab^n
- Apply properties of exponents, including multiplication, division, and power properties to simplify exponential expressions and solve exponential equations.
- Use scientific notation to represent large or small numbers
-Find starting value, multiplier, and nth term of a geometric sequence.

Chapter 7—Functions
Essential Question: How do we determine whether a graph, equation, or data set represents a function and what type of function a graph, equation, or data set represents?

As a result of this unit, students will be able to:
- Determine whether a relationship or set of data is a function; identify components such as domain, range, independent and dependent variables.
- Model functions with multiple representations, including graphs, tables, words, and symbols (using function notation).
-Identify, model and use specific types of functions such as absolute value and quadratic.

Chapter 8—Transformations
Essential Question: How do transformations of a function affect its equation, graph, or table of values?

As a result of this unit, students will be able to:
- Describe and apply four ways of transforming a function or a figure-translating, reflecting, stretching/shrinking, and rotating, through graphs, words, symbols, and equations.
- Write an equation that represents graphical transformation of a parent function (linear, absolute value, or quadratic).

Chapter 11—Operations with Roots
Essential Question: How can we apply algebraic equations to geometric situation?

As a result of this unit, students will be able to:
- Simplify radical expressions, and explain the value of using the exact value vs an approximation
- Use the Pythagorean Theorem or distance formula to solve problems modeled with right angles.

AP Statistics B
Christina Wright, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 27 : Tue 12:00-12:55

MA - AP Statistics B / 0.5

This is a year long course open to all students who earned full credit the first semester. We have agreed to once a week on Tuesdays during committee time. Students will also be working independently on the ALEKS on-line system for approximately one hour per week.

In keeping with the philosophy of this school, we will be engaged in a process of group investigation and exploration. We will conduct activities individually, in small groups, and as a class. We will work to share insights with one another. End of unit reviews will be required of each student, but there will be a choice of modality (e.g., Power Point presentation, graphic organizers by hand (“foldables”)or by computer (Inspiration)). There will be homework required for nearly every class, but it will be discussed and shared, rather than collected. Class will meet twice a week for 90 minutes each class. Lab time will be scheduled within as well as outside this time.

Every student will take the AP Statistics exam in May. This is part of the journey we are undertaking. While the primary goal of this course is to understand the beauty and power of statistics, we are also preparing seriously to take the AP exam. We will learn the rubric for the free response questions on the exam, and will use it to score our own free responses to questions from previous exams. We will regularly attempt the multiple choice questions from previous exams as they pertain to the unit we are studying.

A goal we most earnestly share with the AP Stat exam goals is that of clear and effective communication. This is not a course in number crunching and a resounding, “So there!” Rather, it is one in which words are used with care and skill to describe the scope of a response, its relative strengths and weaknesses, and the context in which it occurs. It’s more of a “Hey, check this out!”

We will endeavor to share our developing resources and expertise with the school community. For example, as we learn about bias and data collection procedures, we can help student committees to create surveys on Fathom. Furthermore, we can write reports of the results in a scholarly way, publishing these in the on-line school newspaper.

Calculus B
Doug Mitchell, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 40 : Tue/Fri 13:00-14:25

MA - Calculus B / 0.5

The following concepts will be studied in this class:

Exponential Functions (early Feb – mid Feb)
– y=ab^x form of equation, why it’s a function, how it models real-life situations
– Inverse functions and how they tie to Exponential Functions
Power Functions (mid Feb – early Mar)
– How Power Functions differ from Exponential Functions
– Properties of exponents, such as if a^m = a^n, then m = n. And many others.
Logarithmic Functions (early Mar – early Apr)
– Logs as inverses
– Using logs to solve exponential equations
– Applications of logs such as Carbon Dating, Present and Future value of money
Quadratic Functions and Polynomials (early Apr – mid May)
– Adding/Subtracting or Multiplying/Dividing Polynomials
– Taking data and modeling it with an equation – skateboard down hallway
– Forms of Quadratic Equations – Vertex (incl. completing the square), Factored, General – What are the benefits of each?
– Gravity as a Quadratic Function
– Using the Quadratic Formula to solve problems
Trigonometric Functions (mid May – mid June)
– Basic Sine, Cosine, Tangent
– Real-life examples – construction, flightpaths of airplanes, estimating heights, vectors, lighting truss systems

Cutting Corners (Geometry B)
Elisabeth Campbell, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 33 : Tue/Fri 13:00-14:25

MA - Geometry B / 0.5

This is the second semester of Geometry, and is perfect for those who took Geometry A last semester, or for new students who failed/crashed/hated/didn’t-ever-go-to Geometry B last semester. In this course we’re picking up about where we left off, using the compass and straightedge to retrieve some momentum, some power, and some opportunities to help each other. Of course, we will learn lots of Geometry. But we will also learn how to teach each other, stay patient with ourselves, and to feel the joy of “getting it.” Some days, this class will feel like a little workshop as we draw, construct, build, cut, and/or glue. Other days, it will feel like a convention, where people are presenting and teaching each other. And on other days, it will feel like a computer applications class, with people working on Geometer’s Sketchpad.

Financial Algebra: Applied Math IIB
Christina Wright, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 27 : Tue/Fri 10:00-11:25

MA - Financial Algebra B CTE / 0.5

This course may be taken as mathematics credit (.5) or as CTE credit (.5). Though this is the second semester of the course, Financial Algebra, the semesters may be taken in any order, or independent of each other. In addition, students may choose to earn an additional .25 credit in Career Choices should they complete a job readiness portfolio.

This course is listed as an Applied Math Class because it is entirely rooted in the world of financial transactions. We will learn the vocabulary and concepts behind various aspects of the financial system (such as it is) and learn the math which unlocks or supports each piece. This course is so practical that it can be used as CTE (Occ. Ed.) credit OR Math credit. Given that this is a departure from the traditional sequence of mathematics courses, parents/guardians will need to sign a form in the fall giving permission for this class.

This is a math course for students who learn best by doing. It has been designed for those who “think with their hands” and who like to use math in real situations from the get go. We will do many labs and short term projects in this course. In addition to the math, we will be working throughout on problem solving skills, communication skills, and the ability to work on a team, the three attributes employers say are the most important to them.

Banking, Credit, employment, income taxes

Geometry A Section 2
Christina Wright, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 27 : Tue/Fri 13:00-14:25

MA - Geometry A / 0.5

This is a hands-on, socially constructed, introductory course in Geometry, the second semester of which will be offered in the fall of 2013. All students who have completed Algebra I are welcome in this class. (If you are an exception to this, come and speak to me before registering.) As this class is the first course of formal Geometry, we will begin learning how to define and classify. In other words, how are things named in a way that makes sense? There are some new symbols to learn and some new terms to assimilate.

We will take a trip into the world of logic, where you will learn skills that will help you construct and rebut arguments in other aspects of your life. We will explore reasoning with some grand explorations into figurative numbers (square numbers, triangular numbers, etc.)

We will embark on an historical journey into the art of constructions with compass and straightedge. You will learn how Islamic tessellations (tilings) have been founded on the a handful of simple techniques, all of which you will know how to do!

We will draw, construct, and measure angles and explore dynamically how they are formed and how one angle can affect another. For this portion of our investigation, we will be using Geometer’s Sketchpad, an exciting geometry software which is loaded on all of our school computers. The conversation about angles will develop into a conversation about triangles. We will ask (and answer questions) about individual triangles (i.e. If you know the lengths of two sides, can you say anything meaningful about the third side? If two sides of a triangle are equal, are you privy to any information about its angles?) Finally, we will learn what conditions need to be met before we can conclude that two triangles are congruent.

We will learn how to construct geometric arguments, which are similar to supporting a thesis in a research paper. We will do this through formal proofs, flowchart proofs, and paragraph proofs. You will be encouraged to create your own version of what makes sense as a way to prove something conclusively.

We will expand our study of triangles to polygons. We will investigate quadrilaterals very closely.

In addition to the mathematics content, students are expected to

listen with respect to another person’s explanation;
provide help when asked;
ask for help when needed;
play an active role in sustaining a safe and encouraging learning space for one another; and
treat all materials gently so that they may be reused.

Geometry A Section 1
Christina Wright, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 27 : Mon/Thu 8:30-9:55

MA - Geometry A / 0.5

We will expand our study of triangles to polygons. We will investigate quadrilaterals very closely.

In addition to the mathematics content, students are expected to

listen with respect to another person’s explanation;
provide help when asked;
ask for help when needed;
play an active role in sustaining a safe and encouraging learning space for one another; and
treat all materials gently so that they may be reused.

Geometry B
Jen Parker, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 46 : Mon/Thu 10:00-11:25

MA - Geometry B / 0.5

This course is the second half of a year-long Geometry class. In order to enroll in this course, students must have at least .25 credit in Geometry A. Students will work individually, in groups, and as a class to work through challenging problems. Student participation is both oral and written. WE will be responsible for creating a safe learning environment for all, in which the spirit of inquiry and creativity is expressed as we embrace the fact that WE are responsible for our own learning, respectfully challenging each others’ ideas, and acknowledge that WE all play a role in the success of our classmates as well as ourselves. Upon successful completion of the year-long course, students should be prepared to take and pass the Geometry End of Course Exam (EOC) required for graduation starting with the class of 2015.

Chapter 6—Discovering and Proving Circle Properties
Essential Question: How can the properties of circles be used to identify and prove theorems?

As a result of this unit, students will be able to:
-Identify the basic structure of a circle.
-Identify, prove, and apply the properties of circles:
-Angle conjectures (Central, Inscribed, Interior, Exterior, Tangent-Secant, and tangent-Tangent)
-Angles inscribed in a semicircle
-Relationships between circumference, diameter, radius, and pi.

Chapter 7—Transformations and Tessellations
Essential Question: How do basic transformations impact position and size of shapes in the plane?

As a result of this unit, students will be able to:
-Recognize and apply simple isometries in the plan and on a coordinate system using the correct algebraic notation.

Chapter 8—Area
Essential Question: How can you use properties of regular polygons and circles to determine their areas?

As a result of this unit, students will be able to:
-Determine the area of regular polygons and different sections of a circle.
-Determine the surface area of prisms, pyramids, cylinders, and cones.

Chapter 9—Pythagorean Theorem
Essential Question: How can the Pythagorean Theorem be applied to real-world situations?

As a result of this unit, students will be able to:
-Apply the Pythagorean Theorem and its converse to:
-Real world situations
-Finding distance on a coordinate grid
-Circles

Chapter 10—Volume
Essential Question: How can you use properties of three-dimensional shapes used to determine volume?

As a result of this unit, students will be able to:
-Determine the volume of solids.
-Identify
-Parts of 3-D shapes including prisms, cylinders, pyramids, cones, and spheres.
-3-D shapes from their nets.

Chapter 11—Similarity
Essential Question: How is similarity related to dilation and how does dilation affect area and volume?

As a result of this unit, students will be able to:
-Identify, prove, and apply the properties of similar polygons.
-Identify, prove, and apply the properties of similar triangles.
-Use the properties of similarity to determine the measure of corresponding parts and their impact on the area and/or volume of shapes in 2 and 3 dimensions.

Chapter 12—Right Triangle Trigonometry
Essential Question: How can the relationships between the sides of right triangles help us solve real-world measurement problems?

As a result of this unit, students will be able to:
-Define three important ratios between the sides of a right triangle.
-Use trigonometry to solve problems involving right triangles.

Geometry B Lab
Jen Parker, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 46 : Tue/Fri 14:30-15:55

MA - Geometry Lab B / 0.5

As requested by students, this class is to supplement the Monday/Thursday 10am Geometry B class. A student must be enrolled in the Geometry B class Mon/Thurs 10 am in order to take this optional course. This will be a time for supplemental instruction, scaffolded learning of class competencies, and homework help and completion time. Upon successful completion of this course, students will earn .5 Geometry B Lab credit which counts toward elective credit. This course cannot be used for math credit.

Pre-Calculus A Independent
Doug Mitchell, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 40 : Tue/Fri 14:30-15:55

MA - Pre-Calculus A / 0.5

Students will learn the following topics:

- Review and introduction to several new functions

- Periodic Functions

- Application of Sinusoidal Functions

- Combined Sinusoids

Pre-Calculus B
Christina Wright, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 27 : Mon/Thu 13:00-14:25

MA - Pre-Calculus B / 0.5

This is the second semester of a yearlong course for those who have completed (or mostly completed) Algebra II. We will begin this course with a rigorous review, so if you are hesitant because you can’t remember your early Algebra, don’t fret. This is a yearlong class designed to bridge the gap between Algebra II and Calculus. It is a year to explore, extend, and play with functions, frolicking among the various function classes, including polynomials, exponential and logarithmic functions, and trigonometric functions.
This will not be a “bells and whistles” course. Rather, it is an opportunity to study fundamental and often already familiar concepts deeply, turning them over and around and exploring them with care and true understanding. Our work will often entail use of the TI 84+ calculator, and there will be considerable opportunity to practice sketching graphs, manipulating equations, and writing/talking about how concepts work and relate.
This course is being taught as a workshop. That has two implications. First, there will be less memorization and more thinking required of everyone. Second, time in class will be time on task, completing the work together to explain, question, and compare our results.
I will be implementing the technique of “flip teaching” in this course, where students will watch short videos of new material (always less than 10 minutes each) outside of class and will complete problem sets inside class with one another as resources.
This is a yearlong course, but students are welcome to take the first semester as a stand-alone course.

Pre-Calculus B Independent
Doug Mitchell, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 40 : Tue/Fri 14:30-15:55

MA - Pre-Calculus B / 0.5

Students will learn the following topics:

- Logarithmic Equations
- Logistic Functions
- Vectors
- Conic sections

SAT SchmessAT
Elisabeth Campbell, 2nd Semester 12-13

Adam's Room

None assigned

Students will grow in their mathematical abilities with a focus on discrete skills tailored to the individual student. It will depend on what concerns they have and what skills they feel they need to strengthen.

We will also work on speed for both the English and Math sections. A focus on improving English vocabulary outside of the scheduled time period will be stressed.

Depending on how much work is done outside of class time between meetings students can earn up to .5 credit.

Occ. Education

Animation Induction
Stefan Gruber, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 50 : Mon/Thu 8:30-9:55

CTE - Animation Tech Graphics 1 / 0.5

Open to all people of all levels of artistic talent from none to genius. Animation is a different art form from drawing, so no drawing skills are necessary. We’ll be exploring many techniques including 2D puppet, pixelation, sand animation, flipbooks, clay. It’s a lot of fun and really good exercise for the imagination. We’ll also watch a lot of animation in here to get inspiration and meet with guest animators who make artistic animation for a living.

Avant Garde Scores for Film
Stefan Gruber, 2nd Semester 12-13

Cafetorium, Flipbook Room, Computer Lab : Tue 13:00-14:25

Occ. Education / 0.5

The goal of this workshop is to provide a creative space to make a library of sound effects and musical pieces to use as soundtracks for the 2nd semester animation showcase. We’ll be constructing a short musical piece together every class using a multi-track recorder and the instruments and effects you bring to the class. We’ll also have a few guest artists come in and show us how they work their particular way of sonic magic. Tiffany Lin’s Toy Instrument band “Toy Boat” will make a few appearances.

Experimental Animation (Advanced)
Stefan Gruber, 2nd Semester 12-13

Flipbook Room, Computer Lab : Mon/Thu 10:00-11:25

CTE - Animation Tech Graphics 2 / 0.5

Experimental Animation is a workshop designed to make the materials and resources available for the independent animator. 1st semester focuses on developing soundtracks before animation, so that lip-synch is possible. We will be able to have a professional style punched-paper animation area, one or two long-term 3-D animation setups; Flash will be available as well. Materials: Most supplies are supplied; some self-budget (probably under $20) may be needed. The finished works made in this class are burned to DVD and shown in a theatrical setting at the end of the 2nd semester.

Financial Algebra: Applied Math IIA
Christina Wright, 1st Semester 12-13

Room 27 : Mon/Thu 8:30-9:55

MA - Financial Algebra 1 / 0.5

You may have heard that the plurality method of voting is not fair, but do you know why not? What other methods have been devised? How about the Hare elimination procedure (aka the sequential run-off)? What about Condorcet’s election decision procedure? Borda’s? Black’s? What is a single transferable vote (aka preferential voting)? Who is Kenneth Arrow and how did he win the Nobel Prize in economics for his conclusion that “any democratic voting system that ranks all the candindates can give undemocratic results?” Answers to these questions will be found by taking this course.

How do you calculate how many representatives a district should have? Do you use Alexander Hamilton’s method? Thomas Jefferson’s? Daniel Webster’s ? What is the Alabama paradox? Does Joseph Hill’s method settle it for once and for all? Answers to these riveting questions will be found by taking this class.

When do surveys work? When are they bogus? On what grounds can they be critiqued? What does that “plus or minus a certain number of points” mean? To explore the meaning and mathematics behind surveys and sampling, you should take this class.

What is the difference between a bank and a credit union? How does a person under 18 get an account? What “strings” are attached? What are the larger implications of your choice?

How do you set up a budget for your own life? When should you apply for a credit card? Does having a savings account make sense? What do things really cost?

But wait! There’s more! What questions do YOU bring to these areas of study? Bring them. Let’s go.

You may choose to apply the credit you earn in this class towards mathematics, or towards completing your Occ Ed requirements. Registration priority will be given to students signing up for both Financial Algebra and AGE.

Nova Farm
Susan Barth, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room #7/34 : Tue/Fri 13:00-14:25

CTE - Env Horticulture 1 / 0.5

In Farm, you will dig, grow, build, discover, eat, care. We will be looking at winter greens and how to feed a school. We will consider food from a social justice stand point. Let’s create planters out of found objects. Let’s cook together. This semester we will be creating more growing areas. We will be building more raised beds, planning our fall gardens and starting seeds. We will be doing upkeep on our current gardens. You will design your own Farm book, do research, experiment, and present findings on Horticulture and Botany topics. We will visit local p-patches, the Conservatory, and the Arboretum. There will be in class participation, attendance is crucial to credit. You will also be responsible for at least 2 hours of work a week outside of class to earn full credit. Part of this will be an outside project.

There will be a research paper, reading project, documentary review, and presentations required.

It is possible to get college credit for this course as well. There will be a lot of outside work required for this option.

Open Animation Portal
Stefan Gruber, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 50 : Mon/Thu 13:00-14:25

CTE - Animation Tech Graphics 3 / 0.5

Similar to Experimental animation’s course descriptions, but this is a way to extend your projects from those classes into a bigger project.

Video Editing
Doug Mitchell, 2nd Semester 12-13

Computer Lab : Tue/Fri 10:00-11:25

Occ. Education / 0.5

Students will learn to:

- Transfer video from cameras to a computer
- Organizing clips using keywords and other techniques
- Basic editing techniques using Apple’s Final Cut Pro X
- Introducing sound and music to edited content
- Producing a final product (DVD or other digital format)

Physical Education

Fire Arts
Susan Barth, 2nd Semester 12-13

Cafetorium : Tue/Fri 14:30-15:55

PE - Lifetime Activities 1 / 0.5

Students from beginning to advanced are welcome and encouraged to try this amazing art. You will learn how to work with fire poi, staff, and hoop. Moves for each tool will be taught, with an emphasis on advancing your skills. You will learn how to move and flow with each tool, and create your own choreography with the tool or tools of your choice. Other tools you can work with include fire dart, fans, palm torches and flags. You will learn fire safety and there will be an off campus light up at the end of the semester for you to show your skills.

To get full credit in this class, you will need to learn the required skills. To master these skills, you will need to practice at least 45 hours outside of class. You can do some of this in the Friday committee.

Skate Squad
Bryan Morris, 2nd Semester 12-13

big gym : Mon/Thu 14:30-15:55

None assigned

soccer
Bryan Morris, 2nd Semester 12-13

miller soccer field : Tue 12:00-12:55

None assigned

skill building, games, possible weekend games against other schools. Our agenda is based upon participant desires.

Tribal Fusion Belly Dance
Eyva Winet, 2nd Semester 12-13

Miller Community Center : Mon/Thu 14:30-15:55; Fri 12:00-12:55

PE - Rhythms/Dance 1 / 0.5

We will be learning the basics of American Tribal Style (ATS) belly dance, an improv form of dance, with origins in San Francisco in the late sixties. American Tribal Style is a feminist reclaimed belly dance that celebrates women, while honoring the worldwide folkloric roots of this dance. We will also be fusing other dance styles of interest to the students into the traditional ATS style to form what is call Tribal Fusion. Students will be encouraged to bring in what they already know and host mini lessons to add to our improv vocabulary. There will be about a half hour of stretching, conditioning, yoga and about an hour of dancing each class.I have studied with Carolena Nericcio the founder of Fat Chance Belly Dance, Zanbaka and Katrina, owner and artistic director of Skin Deep. I currently facilitate Glitter Tribe, a dance collective and revolutionary movement and I formerly danced in Skin Deep, Wall of Women and Zamani. All genders and skill levels are welcome. This class can be taken for P.E. or fine art credit. Students need comfortable clothes and must be willing to try stretching, dancing, creating a dance belt with help.

Students are also invited to participate in Glitter Tribe which happens on Wednesday and Saturdays outside of the regular school day and will likely lead to performance opportunities for those who are interested.
There will be field trips to see performances that are optional but encouraged. They will fall outside of the regular school day.
Amount of Credit based on the amount of participation in the following:

Tuesday 8:30-9:55 (Beginning Belly Dance – All genders, all bodies, all levels welcome!!! Beginning students can join the advanced at the quarter if they work hard.)
Thursday 8:30-9:55 (Advance Belly Dance and Performance Prep – experience highly encouraged -option to use space to create performances in hip hop (see Alex), other forms of dance or fire spinning and get performance practice and feedback)
Most Wednesday Evenings @ Nova 6:30-8:00PM – Glitter Tribe Open Space to Dance
Most Saturday Mornings @ Velocity – Glitter Tribe level 1 classes 10-11 and level 2 11-12
Tuesday Committee Time: Come make costumes for dance, performance and fun!

See Eyva to get on the Glitter Tribe email list if interested!

Way of the Dragon
Quinn Rose, 2nd Semester 12-13

The gym : Tue/Fri 14:30-15:55

PE - Lifetime Activities 1 / 0.5

Students will explore and practice a wide variety of martial arts techniques from taekwondo, muay thai, krav maga, karate, judo, boxing, and kung fu. They will engage with questions the history and application of self-defense and physical fitness. They will study martial arts films, styles, and learn to critically examine the potential effectiveness of techniques. They will study and create metaphors for their own practice to influence their visualization and style.

Science

Balms not Bombs
Eyva Winet, 2nd Semester 12-13

32 : Tue/Fri 8:30-9:55

SC - Physical Science 1 / 0.5

Did you every want to make shampoo, cosmetics, sour dough start, inks, paper, dye, candles, soap, perfume, balms, salves, tinctures, pickles, kombucha? Did you know that you could learn about scientific inquiry, biology and chemistry by making these cool things? Have you ever thought you would like to understand what all those weird chemicals were on the back of your sunscreen? Have you ever thought you might want to start your own business making things? Have you ever wanted to make gifts for your loved ones instead of supporting giant corporations? Have you ever thought, “I could really live more simply and use less resources if I just made this myself”? If you can answer yes to any of these questions you might want to join the adventure that is BALMS NOT BOMBS! This class is designed for students who need lab science credit to graduate but haven’t been successful in past science courses, students who enjoy making things but haven’t found a connection to science and students who feel this type of a science class might work for them. Students will be co-creating the class so bring your ideas and interests.

Biology of the Cell
Susan Barth, 2nd Semester 12-13

#7/34 : Mon/Thu 10:00-11:25

SC - Biology 1 / 0.5

We will approach this class by looking at living things and figuring out how they work. You should show up excited about the living things you love. Any thoughts about how your cat would get and use energy if it was living in the wild? This is not an easy class. This class has a base in cell Biology and will cover the fundamentals of the cell. With an understanding of cell mechanics and cell reproduction, you will explore genetics. You will look at how genes are made and how they make us who we are. You will use that knowledge to explore Natural Selection and Evolution. You will study both plant and animal cells and the functions that occur within them. This class is a research and project based class. There will be a minimum of 2 hours of homework/studying per week, be prepared. You will be expected to learn and apply study techniques. This class will be offered for Biological Science credit, with the option of Life Science. You will appreciate having some former background in Life or Biological science when you take this class. It will be fast paced with a very involved work load.

Expectations _ You will be expected to show up and contribute to this class. _ All work will be portfolio quality.

There will be a research paper, reading project, documentary review, and presentations required.

Field Ecology
Adam Croft, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 33 and beyond : Mon/Thu 13:00-14:25

SC - Ecology 1 LAB / 0.5

In this class credit will be based on first hand experience, and field trips will be frequent. We’ll be learning how to identify local plant life, the history of mainstream ecology, and how our view of nature affects our everyday life and shapes everything we know. We will learn and utilize ecological field techniques, and build a better understanding of the places where we breathe.

Holistic Science
Adam Croft, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 33 and beyond : Mon/Thu 14:30-15:55

SC - Science Seminar / 0.5

Students and teacher will explore the history and practice of holistic science. Themes likely covered include: the relationship of parts and wholes, the role of the imagination in perception, our participation with the living world, different ways of understanding the living world, the role of language in science and learning. Specific topics may include: Gaia theory, color theory, plant metamorphosis, animal morphology, and health. As this class will explore a participatory science of the living world, we will spend much of our time outdoors.

How do we live here?
Adam Croft, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 33 and beyond : Tue/Fri 8:30-9:55

SC - Science Seminar / 0.5

Students will explore what it means to live in this place. In this pursuit, we will investigate the concept of place, the dynamics of living in a place, and the potential for living in healthy relation with this place.

WA State History credit is available for this course.*

Students will combine learning (Earth science, eco-justice, biology, ecology, history, geography, civics, ethics, etc.) with action (community activism, public education, media outreach, service-oriented traveling, action research, scientific experiments, street theater, the arts, etc.) as we work together in the growing movement to address the changes occurring in this place and its unequal affects upon different communities and life-forms. In all cases, students will be expected to put their learning into action, in this place.

Questions to be addressed by students participating in this course include:
- how have humans lived, in this place?
- how are humans currently living, in this place?
- how could humans live, in this place?
- how does the Earth live, in this place?
- what is the state of the planet and its life today, especially in this place?
- how is health/pollution distributed across the planet today and in this place?
- how has the climate crisis come about, and what is its relation to this place?
- what are/will be the effects of rapid climate change, in this place?
- how are/will these changes affect(ing) communities differently, for example, rich vs. poor, white people vs. people of color, etc., in this place?
- how are/will these changes affect(ing) plants, animals, ecosytems, oceans, and the living planet (Gaia), especially in this place?
- should a healthy environment (climate, water, land, air, food, etc.) be considered a civil right?
- what does environmental justice look like, in this place?
- what does a healthy human civilization living with and upon a healthy planet look like, in this place?
- what actions are available/necessary, in this place?
- how can we make sustainable living more fun than our current harmful civilization, in this place?
- what are we doing?
- what can we do?

Just as all of these questions intertwine, the ways in which we learn and act will be just as integrated. Our only planet and its life are in trouble; our learning is of little use if we don’t put it into action. So, let’s have some fun and get movin’.

Inquire Within
Susan Barth, 2nd Semester 12-13

Susan's Room #34 : Mon/Thu 13:00-14:25

None assigned

Let’s explore life. We’ll look at all kinds of cool happenings and then inquire about them. This class is about discovery, and the reasoning behind what happens. Let’s look at life and figure out what it needs to exist. Why are worms awesome? How do plants use light to grow, and what happens to them if there is no light.How are organisms related? What kind of crazy things do they do to themselves, to each other? We will be building ecosystems, plan, develop and carry out experiments. You will hone your observation skills and learn how to do lab write ups, or get better at them. We will be exploring systems and what happens when you change them.

There will be a research paper, reading project, documentary review, and presentations required.

Life on Earth
Adam Croft, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 33 and beyond : Tue/Fri 10:00-11:25

SC - Science Seminar / 0.5

Students will explore the science and history of life on Earth. Students will be expected to develop a broad understanding of the dynamics of life on Earth while also taking on an inquiry and teaching project exploring a particular aspect of Earth’s life. This course will also prepare students for half of the Biology EOC competencies.

Physics
Eyva Winet, 2nd Semester 12-13

32 : Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri 10:00-11:25

SC - Physics 1 / 0.5; SC - Physics 2 / 0.5

Description: This is one year of physics in an intense semester. There will be math, labs, research projects and philosophical and ethical seminars. If you hate these things this is not the class for you. If you like theories of the universe, time travel, questions of reality and perception, energy, movement, matter and MATH, then this is the class for you. Priority will be given to students who need this class to get in to college and are graduating seniors. If you just need science credit to graduate and do not love physics please see Eyva to set up an independent science credit or take a different science class.

Science is stranger than fiction!
Eyva Winet, 2nd Semester 12-13

32 : Mon/Thu 13:00-14:25

SC - Science Seminar / 0.5

NEEEEEEEERDS! We want you to join us and look deeply into science fiction and find what is science and what is fiction. We also want to learn about science and then create science based science fiction while avoiding the easy plot devices that equate all things radiation/quantum mechanics/bioengineering to magic. It may be totally easier to create books, movies, video games, board/card games, plays, etc where physics, chemistry and biology have no internal logic but this class will challenge you to think more deeply than your garden variety biomagician. To get credit you will be creating science fiction of some sort so please don’t expect to spend 18 weeks just nerdily talking about science and science fiction (as awesome as that sounds)!

Social Justice Community

Hollow Earth Radio
Stefan Gruber, 2nd Semester 12-13

Walking Field Trip to HER (6 blocks away), Gruber's Lab : Tue 14:30-15:55

UE - Leadership / 0.25

Hollow Earth Radio is the Pacific Northwest’s freeform online radio station that presents a forum for underrepresented music, sounds and perspectives.
They are brand to to the community and need a lot of help with chores, flyering, merch design and creation, and old fashioned on the street journalism and audio creation. For those who pitch in the best, some shadowing of DJs is available.

Freeform Radio: HER is a freeform radio. Freeform radio is a programming format in which the DJ is given total control over what music to play, regardless of music genre or commercial interests. Freeform radio stands in contrast to most commercial radio stations, in which DJs have little or no influence over programming structure or playlists.  

Nondiscrimination Policy: HER does not condone discrimination. As a volunteer, we expect you to be respectful (off-air at the station and in the community when representing HER and on-air) of all people no matter the age, race, gender, sexual orientation, size, ethnicity, political stance, socioeconomic status disability, etc.

(group limited to 14, gatekeeping assignment TBD)

Science Geeks @Bailey Gatzert
Eyva Winet, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 32/Bailey Gatzert/Field Trips : Wed 13:30-03:30

SC - Science Seminar / 0.25

Mission: Love the Science! Share the Science!Fight the power!
Tasks: Come share science with rad second graders at Bailey-Gatzert. You can learn and share how to make almost any household product with safer and more environmentally sustainable ingredients, develop cool building challenges and share any part of science you are excited about with kids!
Social Justice: Science is power! Science education is not emphasized and often cut out of schools that “don’t perform well on high stakes testing” to make more time to teach to the test. This means that students with the least amount of societal privilege are further punished by not getting to learn, love and explore science! Boooooooo! Fight the isms by helping me bring science to the people!

Social Studies

Adventure Exploration
Allegra Guarino, 2nd Semester 12-13

Allegra's RM #26 : Tue/Fri 14:30-15:55; Tue 14:30-17:30

Social Studies / 0.25

We will learn about what the explorers were thinking as they circumnavigated the globe, blasted off into space, and summited some of the world’s highest mountains.

The Soviet Union stunned the world on Nov. 3, 1957, with the launch of Sputnik 2. On board the small satellite was a little dog, Laika, the first animal to orbit Earth. However, Laika was not the first animal in space. The United States and the U.S.S.R. had been putting animals atop rockets since 1947. This go around, Adventure class will be looking at the space race between the USA and the Soviet Union.

This class includes participating in your own adventure. We will plan and go on trips – TBD by the class. Topics related to adventure may include, Wilderness Medicine, topography, stellar navigation, leave no trace…

Grab Yr Keynes/On Yr Marx
Elisabeth Campbell, 2nd Semester 12-13

Rm 33 (Adam's room) : Mon/Thu 13:00-14:25

Social Studies / 0.5

Students may take this course for .5 credit in world history, U.S. history or Government.

We will be studying the theories that underlie the major economic and social ideologies of the 19th and 20th century including Socialism, Capitalism, Autocracy, Democracy and Communism. We will study these within a historical framework that includes analysis of different movements for social change as well as how various governmental structures influence society. This course has strong emphasis on building history skills and research practices to “do” history: engage with other peoples’ stories, work with artifacts from the past and present, and deepen our own beliefs about how society should be structured. Initial areas of study may include, but are not limited, to the following:

• The lives and ideas of many of the major theorists of the 19th and 20th century.
• Revolutionary movements in the US and throughout the world.
• Political philosophies and movements, including labor movements, in the US and throughout the world.
• Theories of economics including, but not limited to, supply and demand, human capital, scarcity and efficiency, consumers and producers, the means of production, etc, specifically how they are influenced by the differing theories of economic and social structures.
• Issues of gender, class, and sexual orientation as they relate to the differing theories of economic and social structures.
• The political and economic structures of Cuba, China, the Soviet Union, North Korea, Vietnam and the relationships between the United States and these countries.
• Movements for social change throughout the world and government repression of such movements (e.g. KGB, FBI, Stasi, Chinese state repression, etc)
• The connection between various movements for equality in the US (including the women’s rights movement and the civil rights movement) and the challenge to capitalism.
• The distinction between communism and socialism
• Greed and corporate rein in a capitalist system; autocracy in a communist/socialist system
• Individualism versus collectivism

Green Superheroes
Joseph Szwaja, 2nd Semester 12-13

Joe's Room and the Community : Wed 12:00-12:55

None assigned

Be a green superhero and wear cool superhero costumes if you want (or not if you don’t want to) and earn partial AGE or other social studies credit

Let’s make Nova a more earth friendly place (with or without superhero costumes) which also helps our school to save money and connect to positive. earth restoring activities around the world

We will mostly learn by doing including things such as:
• Tree Planting to reduce harmful climate change
• Strengthen Nova’s composting and recycling program with more student involvement, artsy signs and education programs
• Working to make sure our new program to help our earth by having reusable silverware instead of throw away plastic forks is known about utilized and well run
• Helping to learn about and install a small cistern to store rainwater in the area between Nova and SBOC second semester (along with Bruce Hostetter of the Eco- Business Earth Systems Northwest)
• Promoting healthy local food events second semester where we can bring in healthy tasty food from local producers to improve our lunch program
• Learning about eco -opportunities we can pursue at the new Nova beginning next year including a larger cistern, and rain gardens to reduce runoff, pollution and erosion
• More earth friendly ideas based on student interest and energy

Competencies:
The ability to measure carbon emissions and help design and implement systemic changes to reduce them.
The capacity to apply general ecological concepts to Nova’s unique situation.
The ability to work cooperatively with others to forge ecological solutions.

You can get involved with Green Superheroes as class credit or as a Wednesday activity to earn Nova Service Hours or Service Learning Hours. If you want credit you will need to do extra things outside of the class.

Those who want to earn partial credit in AGE or World History can do so by connecting the projects we are working on with broader issues such as Global Climate Change, the ways in which climate change and pollution have affected and are affecting people in different ways throughout history and today in different parts of the world.

Joe's Social Studies Indpendents
Joseph Szwaja, 2nd Semester 12-13

Joe's Room

None assigned

kNOVAweb - kNOWtheweb
Allegra Guarino, 2nd Semester 12-13

Allegra's room

None assigned

The news media is an evolving organism in the modern world. Many media sources are in the process of switching from print to electronic texts while those outside the mainstream are seeing an increase in self-publication of chap books and zines. Where is media headed in the United States?

Students will access various news sources (print, electronic, audio, video, webcast, podcast, radio, zines, blogs, magazines, etc) biweekly.

Each student will choose to either: follow the news in a particular region, country, or be an editor of novaknows.

There will be an OPTIONAL writing lab section on Wednesdays for 1.5 hrs worth .25 credit *
for students who want to write their 12 page paper *

Nova in the Streets (AGE)
Joseph Szwaja, 2nd Semester 12-13

Joe's Room and the Community : Mon/Wed/Thu 14:30-15:55

None assigned

Get passionate, get involved, get skills and get credit!

Earn AGE and or US History credit by participating in positive community activities
Some possible ways to participate” The credit is designed mostly for AGE, but we can work out up to .50 US History credit based on student work performed.

• Picking an issue or issues you are passionate about and learning how to make a difference
• Working with the Nature Consortium to conduct tree planting and native species restoration to reduce harmful climate change
• Participating in the greening of Nova by helping to build a small cistern to collect rain water and learning how to build a bigger one at the new building when we move their
• Attending City Council, County Council and School Board Meetings to speak on issues of student interest
• Working with homeless communities such as tent cities Nicklesville trying to get more affordable housing and defend their rights
• Speaking up for affordable housing and a clean environment with the state legislature in Olympia
• Volunteering for great organizations or campaigns that you agree with
• Attending lectures and films of interest at the UW in the community
• Picking issues you are passionate about and learning how to make a difference

Of course, there will be some other reading and writing stuff related to the US Constitution etc. But there will be an emphasis on getting more getting involved in the community. We will seek to have at least a third of the sessions outside Nova in places such as the downtown library, City Hall, the UW, government meetings etc.) The frequency and location of community activates will be negotiated with students interested in the class.Writing in a precise, well reasoned and evidenced based manner about government and economics (this includes how to avoid plagiarism, use correct citations and annotated bibliographies);

Competencies:
Showing Multiple causation or multiple explanations for important political and economic events

Demonstrating an awareness of various political/ economic perspectives and systems via research (including those different from one’s own) and weighing them in forming conclusions based on evidence and logic;

Exhibiting a familiarity with major concepts related to US Economics and Government (Knowing important facts);

Becoming actively involved in the community to enhance knowledge and cultivate positive changes in our economy and government ( this MAY be in person, via researching issues important to me and expressing my opinion via a letter to the editor, constituent letter etc.;

Using skills and information used in the class to analyze news, economic or political commentary;

Demonstrating an ability to separate style and substance;

Helping the class work effectively (engaging in respectful dialog with other students, working well in groups, coming to class prepared, participating effectively and appropriately in class discussions);

Effectively identifying particular methods of argumentation and analyzing which ones tend to be effective with particular audiences;

Sounds, Stories and Tastes of our World ( Basic World History)
Joseph Szwaja, 2nd Semester 12-13

Joe's Room and the Audiorium : Tue/Fri 8:30-9:55

None assigned

Earn World History and or Language Arts credit and learn about amazing people and events around the world.

Let’s do so by starting with music, food, spiritual practices, family practices and other key components of culture.

For each key area of the world we will start with experiential learning – offering students a sample of some of the music, food, stories as well as ceremonial, spiritual and symbolic elements of that region’s cultures. The areas we will study will probably be Latin America, the indigenous US, Africa and Asia –we are open to other regions and cultures as well.

We will then talk about what we experienced and learned- as often as possible with the help of a person form the region we are studying.

Next we will do some guided readings watch films or go to a museum to explore more deeply what we have experienced.

The we will do projects( written, verbal, visual musical etc. ) in order to research more deeply, analyze and share what we have learned.

We will bring in students and staff from SBOC to help teach us about their cultures. We will also bring in musicians, food experts and historians from around the world to teach us about the sounds, tastes and other amazing experiences that other cultures have to offer.

Students will have lots of opportunities to meet the competencies and earn credit via visual collages, music and art projects, verbal and spoken word performance, research papers , essays and other ways to show what they have learned about the sounds, tastes and stories of our rich and varied world.

Competencies
History

• Demonstrate an understanding of how diverse historical event have shaped the reality of the regions we will study
• Formulate key historical question concerning the areas we will study
• Weigh the evidence and logic of different perspectives in a reasoned manner concerning key historical questions.
• Show multiple causality with respect to key historical events and works of art.
• Manifest the capacity to find and document relevant historical material from a variety of sources

Language Arts
Competencies for creative writing:
Analytical:
Recognize and analyze themes in a variety of texts
Apply material
Compare and contrast
concerning a particular region of historical period to particular tests
Recognize different literary forms and be comfortable experimenting with them

Creative work/Craft:
Write expressively and experimentally, using writing as a way to explore an idea from the side instead of straight-on.
Feel comfortable trying new forms.
Close reading: understand how to read another writer’s text in order to understand how they achieve an affect.
Craft elements and revision – a tool set you can take with you into your future writing projects.

Some Key Assignments

Introduction

• One short story or equivalent assignment
• One history essay, visual mini project or presentation

For Each Unit( Latin America, Africa, Asia, Indigenous US)
• One short story or equivalent assignment
• One history essay, visual mini project or presentation

By the End of the Class
• One Longer story or language areas essay
• One longer historical project involving deep research (paper , visual and presentation)

The class will be taught by Joe with lots of help from experts from around the world and student teacher Nicole Bade, a Nova graduate

U.S. History
Allegra Guarino, 2nd Semester 12-13

Tristan's RM #30 : Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri 13:00-14:25

SS - US History 11A / 0.5; SS - US History 11B / 0.5

This U.S. History course will be taught through the lenses of social justice and human rights violations, focusing largely on the voices, experiences, and stories of people and issues in the margins of U.S. society. We’ll explore your questions and what you most want to learn. This course has strong emphasis on building history skills and research practices to “do” history: engage with other peoples’ stories, work with primary sources, and create our own narratives.

The 12 page paper is NOT a requirement for this class
*Students who wish to complete the 12 page research paper requirement through this class will have to sign up for a .25 Research seminar on Wednesdays from 11-1pm *

World Languages

French Studies, 1st year, continuing
Lydia Condrea, 2nd Semester 12-13

room 42 : Tue/Fri 10:00-11:25

WL - French 1A / 0.5; WL - French 1B / 0.5; WL - French Studies *French 1A Proficiency / 0.5

Participants will be exposed to French mostly through listening to songs and dialogues, reading, some speaking as well as writing. All assignments and activities all contextualized, students’ role will be gradually switching towards active participation and production.

French Studies, Intermediate/Advanced
Lydia Condrea, 2nd Semester 12-13

r.42 : Tue/Fri 10:00-11:25

WL - French 2B / 0.5; WL - French Studies *French 1A Proficiency / 0.5

Continue to work on enriching vocabulary, learning grammar in depth and to apply acquired linguistic knowledge in reading, communication, presentations, etc. Teaching methods used in this course are based on communicative approach.

German Studies
Lydia Condrea, 2nd Semester 12-13

room 42 : Tue/Fri 14:30-15:55

WL - German 1 Comp NM (Novice-Mid) / 0.5

The class is being taught by Karen and Lydia. On Fridays, the instruction is conducted exclusively in German by Karen who lived in Germany for over 8 years. During the translation activities only the students may use English, the teacher will confirm or reject the proposed translations without recurring to English herself. On Tuesdays, the instruction will be in English, with emphasis on grammatical structures. During this course participants will explore different aspects of German culture, will learn linguistic patterns, will start applying them in various situations. Teaching methods used in this course are based on natural approach, whole language approach, targeting language acquisition rather than learning .

Italian Studies
Lydia Condrea, 2nd Semester 12-13

RM #42 : Tue/Fri 8:30-9:55

WL - Italian 1 Comp NM (Novice Mid) / 0.5

Participants will continue exploring different aspects of Italian culture, learning linguistic patterns, and applying them in various situations. Teaching strategies used in this course target language acquisition rather than learning.

Japanese Studies
Lydia Condrea, 2nd Semester 12-13

r.42 : Fri 13:30-14:25

UE - Personal Growth / 0.15

The students will explore Japanese culture and language with visiting instructor Nobue Fuqua. The class will be conductect in Japanese. Teaching methods used in this course are based on natural approach, whole language approach, targeting language acquisition rather than learning.

Russian Studies
Lydia Condrea, 2nd Semester 12-13

room 42 : Mon/Wed 14:30-15:55

None assigned

Participants will explore different aspects of Russian culture, learning linguistic pattern, and applying them in various situations. Teaching methods used in this course are based on communicative approach.

Spanish for Guatemala
Joseph Szwaja, 2nd Semester 12-13

WL - Spanish 1 Comp NM (Novice Mid) / 0

Learning Objectives

(Note to coordinators and all students going to Guatemala this year) This class is highly recommended for all students going on the Guatemala trip this year and especially designed for them to get as much as possible out of the trip in terms of Spanish. If they took it last semester please have them continue and we will have them keep working, starting from the level they achieved. Students going to Guatemala in April who didn’t take this class last semester are also recommended to take it and we will work with them to improve based on whatever knowledge of Spanish they have at present. If for some reason they can’t take this class, please have them take one of Lydia’s Spanish classes, if they can so that they can get as much language learning out of the trip as possible.

Students not going on the trip may be admitted into this class (or not) on a case by case basis with the consent of the instructor.

Competencies

The ability to understand, speak, read and write in Spaisnh at an appropriate level to communicate in a basic way and be able to build on their existing Spanish skills in Guatemala.
Evaluation Methods

Students will be evaluated based upon their ability to meet the above mentioned comptencies, as well as their regularity of attendance and ability to work cooperatively with other students.
Instructional Materials

Various Spanish books , handouts, tapes and videos.

Learning Requirements
Edit EALRs
Writing

1.4.
Edits text.
1.5.
Publishes text to share with audience.

Communication

1.
The student uses listening and observation skills and strategies to gain understanding. To meet this standard, the student:
1.1.
Uses listening and observation skills and strategies to focus attention and interpret information.
2.
The student uses communication skills and strategies to interact/work effectively with others. To meet this standard, the student:
2.1.
Uses language to interact effectively and responsibly in a multicultural context.
3.
The student uses communication skills and strategies to present ideas and one’s self in a variety of situations. To meet this standard, the student:
3.2.
Uses media and other resources to support presentations.
3.3.
Uses effective delivery. The student analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of communication. To meet this standard, the student:

Geography

1.
The student uses maps, charts, and other geographic tools to understand the spatial arrangement of people, places, resources, and environments on Earth’s surface.

Spanish Studies, first year, continuing
Lydia Condrea, 2nd Semester 12-13

room 42 : Mon/Thu 12:00-13:25

WL - Spanish 1A / 0.5; WL - Spanish 1B / 0.5; WL - Spanish Studies *Spanish 1A Proficiency / 0.5

Participants will explore different aspects of Spanish culture, learning linguistic pattern, and applying them in various situations. Teaching methods used in this course are based on communicative approach.

Spanish Studies, Intermediate/Advanced
Lydia Condrea, 2nd Semester 12-13

room 42 : Mon/Thu 8:30-9:55

WL - Spanish 1A / 0.5; WL - Spanish 1B / 0.5; WL - Spanish 2A / 0.5; WL - Spanish 2B / 0.5; WL - Spanish 3A / 0.5

Continue to work on enriching vocabulary, learning grammar in depth and to apply acquired linguistic knowledge in communication, presentations, research, etc. Methods used in this class are based on natural approach, with a particular emphasis on listening and speaking.

Course Catalog

Committee

3-Way Soccer! Stefan Gruber, 2nd Semester 12-13 Gruber's Lab, The Dead Rat Field : Tue 12:00-12:55

Beats! Committee Ben Verdoes, 2nd Semester 12-13 Room 43 & Beats! studio space : Tue 12:00-12:55

Bombardment Society The Dark Knight Batman, 2nd Semester 12-13 The Gym : Thu 13:40-14:25

Budget Committee Christina Wright, 2nd Semester 12-13 Christina's Room, 27 : Thu 12:00-12:55

Fire Spinning Committee Susan Barth, 2nd Semester 12-13 Cafetorium : Fri 12:00-12:55

Future Tribe with Paris Susan Barth, 2nd Semester 12-13 Cafetorium : Wed 10:00-11:25

Gender Outlaw Tea/Action Faction Eyva Winet, 2nd Semester 12-13 Eyva's Room : Thu 12:00-12:55; Wed 12:30-13:30

Listen to this record! Bryan Morris, 2nd Semester 12-13 Bryan's RM #38 : Thu 12:00-12:55

Organize Nova (formally Transformation) Adam Croft, 2nd Semester 12-13 Room 33 : Tue 13:30-14:25

Poetry for the People Allegra Guarino, 2nd Semester 12-13 Allegra's room 11-12:30

Recruitment Committee Elisabeth Campbell, 2nd Semester 12-13 Room 1

Sound and Fury Christina Wright, 1st Semester 12-13 Stage/Cafetorium/Room 27 : Fri 12:00-12:55

Yearbook Susan Barth, 2nd Semester 12-13 Susan's Room

Elective

Cooking Melissa Park, 2nd Semester 12-13 Melissa's Room / Becky's Room : Wed 14:30-15:55; Wed 13:00-14:25

Meditation The Dark Knight Batman, 2nd Semester 12-13 Batcave 41 : Wed 12:00-12:55

Smooth Moves Tristan Conley, 2nd Semester 12-13 Tristan's Room

Fine Arts

advanced studio art and portfolio karen kosoglad, 2nd Semester 12-13 room 31

Band Class Karen Stringer, 2nd Semester 12-13 Bandroom and Room 45 : Tue/Fri 14:30-15:55

Ceramics karen kosoglad, 2nd Semester 12-13 Art Room #31 : Mon/Thu 13:00-14:25

drawing painting and printmaking karen kosoglad, 2nd Semester 12-13 Art Room #31 : Mon/Thu 14:30-15:55

Tuesday Evening Ceramics 7-9 pm karen kosoglad, 2nd Semester 12-13 Art Room #31 : Tue 19:00-21:00

Fine Arts / Social Studies

History in the Making Melissa Park, 2nd Semester 12-13 Karen's Room / Melissa's Room : Mon/Thu 10:00-11:25

Health

Health Susan Barth, 2nd Semester 12-13 Room #34 : Mon/Thu 10:00-11:25

IEP

Collaborative Social Skills Bryan Morris, 2nd Semester 12-13 room 38 (Bryan & Quinn) : Mon/Thu 13:00-14:25

Consumer Math / Life Skills Karen Stringer, 2nd Semester 12-13 Karen's Room #45 : Thu 13:00-14:25

How to Make a Burrito Becky Laird, 2nd Semester 12-13 Becky's Room - 43 : Tue/Fri 13:00-14:25

Math as a Foreign Language Karen Stringer, 2nd Semester 12-13 Karen's Room #45 : Mon/Thu 8:30-9:55

Reading/Writing Workshop Bryan Morris, 2nd Semester 12-13 Room 38 : Mon/Thu 8:30-9:55

Study Time Quinn Rose, 2nd Semester 12-13 Room 38 (Quinn and Bryan's room) : Mon/Wed 10:00-11:25

Study Time! (M/TH @ 10:00) Becky Laird, 2nd Semester 12-13 Becky's Room - 43 : Mon/Thu 10:00-11:25

Study Time! (M/TH @ 2:30) Becky Laird, 2nd Semester 12-13 Becky's Room - 43 : Mon/Thu 10:00-11:25

Study Time! (T/F @ 8:30) Becky Laird, 2nd Semester 12-13 Becky's Room - 43 : Tue/Fri 8:30-9:55

Language Arts

After the Fall Quinn Rose, 2nd Semester 12-13 Tristan's Room : Mon/Thu 8:30-9:55

Books. Do'em Tristan Conley, 2nd Semester 12-13 Tristan's Room : Tue 23:32-23:32

Creative non-fiction spring 12 Debbie Cherniak, 2nd Semester 11-12 Room 35 - Debbie's Room : Mon/Thu 10:00-11:25

Curtains Please (Bagels the play) Allegra Guarino, 2nd Semester 12-13 Allegra's room : Mon/Thu 14:30-15:55

Electric Sheep The Dark Knight Batman, 2nd Semester 12-13 Monster Room 41 : Mon/Thu 14:30-15:55

Essay spring 13 Debbie Cherniak, 2nd Semester 12-13 Room 35 - Debbie's Room : Tue/Fri 8:30-9:55

Freshfolks' Philosophy The Dark Knight Batman, 2nd Semester 12-13 Monster Room 41 : Tue/Fri 10:00-11:25

Knot Debbie Cherniak, 2nd Semester 12-13 Room 35 : Mon/Thu 10:00-11:25

Know The Dark Knight Batman, 2nd Semester 12-13 Monster Room 41 : Mon/Thu 12:00-13:25

Little Fiction Ben Verdoes, 2nd Semester 12-13 Debbie's Room : Tue/Fri 10:00-11:25

Performance Poetry Melissa Park, 2nd Semester 12-13 Melissa's Room (Rm 28)

Quinn's Independents Quinn Rose, 2nd Semester 12-13 Room 38 (Quinn and Bryan's room)

Reading & Writing as Daily Practice Allegra Guarino, 2nd Semester 12-13 Allegra's RM #26 : Tue/Fri 13:00-14:25

Research Lab Allegra Guarino, 2nd Semester 12-13 Allegra's room 11:00-12:30 : Wed 22:24-22:24

Tech Yo' Self v2.0 Tristan Conley, 2nd Semester 12-13 Tristan's Room

utopias & dystopias Debbie Cherniak, 2nd Semester 12-13 Room 35 - Debbie's (with Terrance as co-teacher) : Tue/Fri 13:00-14:25

What, ho! Apothecary (Freshfolks) Tristan Conley, 2nd Semester 12-13 Tristan's Room : Mon/Thu 10:00-11:25

Language Arts / Fine Arts

Where the Wild Things Learn Tristan Conley, 2nd Semester 12-13 RM's #30 & #31 : Tue/Fri 10:00-11:25

Language Arts / Social Studies

Explore the World Joseph Szwaja, 2nd Semester 12-13 Joe's Room and Guatemala

Guatemala Committee Joseph Szwaja, 2nd Semester 12-13 Joe's Room : Fri 12:00-12:55

Honeybees and Human Beings The Dark Knight Batman, 2nd Semester 12-13 Monster Room 41 : Mon/Thu 8:30-9:55

Journalism/Ethics Debbie Cherniak, 1st Semester 12-13 Rm 35 - Debbie's room : Mon/Thu 13:00-14:25

Let's Go to Africa Joseph Szwaja, 2nd Semester 12-13 Joe's Room : Tue/Fri 13:00-14:25

Naked Truth on Stereotypes Melissa Park, 2nd Semester 12-13 Mon/Thu 13:00-14:25

So You Want to Graduate Debbie Cherniak, 2nd Semester 12-13 Rm 35 - Debbie's Room : Wed 12:00-12:55; Mon/Thu 14:30-15:55

Storytelling Melissa Park, 2nd Semester 12-13 Melissa's Room : Tue/Fri 14:30-15:55

The Unheard Music Melissa Park, 2nd Semester 12-13 Melissa's Room : Tue/Fri 10:00-11:25

Women's Studies Melissa Park, 2nd Semester 12-13 Melissa's Room : Tue/Fri 8:30-9:55

Mathematics

A Second Look at Algebra A Jen Parker, 2nd Semester 12-13 Room 46 : Wed 12:00-14:00

Advanced Mathematics: Navigation Elisabeth Campbell, 2nd Semester 12-13 Rm 33 (Adam's Room) : Tue/Fri 14:30-15:55

Algebra 2B - 8:30 and 1:00 Doug Mitchell, 2nd Semester 12-13 Room 40 : Mon/Thu 8:30-9:55; Mon/Thu 13:00-14:25

Algebra A Jen Parker, 2nd Semester 12-13 Room 46 : Mon/Thu 13:00-14:25

Algebra A (.25 +cr) Jen Parker, 2nd Semester 12-13 Room 46 : Mon/Thu 14:30-15:55

Algebra B Jen Parker, 2nd Semester 12-13 Room 46 : Tue/Fri 13:00-14:25

AP Statistics B Christina Wright, 2nd Semester 12-13 Room 27 : Tue 12:00-12:55

Calculus B Doug Mitchell, 2nd Semester 12-13 Room 40 : Tue/Fri 13:00-14:25

Cutting Corners (Geometry B) Elisabeth Campbell, 2nd Semester 12-13 Room 33 : Tue/Fri 13:00-14:25

3-Way Soccer!
Stefan Gruber, 2nd Semester 12-13

Gruber's Lab, The Dead Rat Field : Tue 12:00-12:55

Beats! Committee
Ben Verdoes, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 43 & Beats! studio space : Tue 12:00-12:55

Bombardment Society
The Dark Knight Batman, 2nd Semester 12-13

The Gym : Thu 13:40-14:25

Budget Committee
Christina Wright, 2nd Semester 12-13

Christina's Room, 27 : Thu 12:00-12:55

Fire Spinning Committee
Susan Barth, 2nd Semester 12-13

Cafetorium : Fri 12:00-12:55

Future Tribe with Paris
Susan Barth, 2nd Semester 12-13

Cafetorium : Wed 10:00-11:25

Gender Outlaw Tea/Action Faction
Eyva Winet, 2nd Semester 12-13

Eyva's Room : Thu 12:00-12:55; Wed 12:30-13:30

Listen to this record!
Bryan Morris, 2nd Semester 12-13

Bryan's RM #38 : Thu 12:00-12:55

Organize Nova (formally Transformation)
Adam Croft, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 33 : Tue 13:30-14:25

Poetry for the People
Allegra Guarino, 2nd Semester 12-13

Allegra's room 11-12:30

Recruitment Committee
Elisabeth Campbell, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 1

Sound and Fury
Christina Wright, 1st Semester 12-13

Stage/Cafetorium/Room 27 : Fri 12:00-12:55

Yearbook
Susan Barth, 2nd Semester 12-13

Susan's Room

Cooking
Melissa Park, 2nd Semester 12-13

Melissa's Room / Becky's Room : Wed 14:30-15:55; Wed 13:00-14:25

Meditation
The Dark Knight Batman, 2nd Semester 12-13

Batcave 41 : Wed 12:00-12:55

Smooth Moves
Tristan Conley, 2nd Semester 12-13

Tristan's Room

advanced studio art and portfolio
karen kosoglad, 2nd Semester 12-13

room 31

Band Class
Karen Stringer, 2nd Semester 12-13

Bandroom and Room 45 : Tue/Fri 14:30-15:55

Ceramics
karen kosoglad, 2nd Semester 12-13

Art Room #31 : Mon/Thu 13:00-14:25

drawing painting and printmaking
karen kosoglad, 2nd Semester 12-13

Art Room #31 : Mon/Thu 14:30-15:55

Tuesday Evening Ceramics 7-9 pm
karen kosoglad, 2nd Semester 12-13

Art Room #31 : Tue 19:00-21:00

History in the Making
Melissa Park, 2nd Semester 12-13

Karen's Room / Melissa's Room : Mon/Thu 10:00-11:25

Health
Susan Barth, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room #34 : Mon/Thu 10:00-11:25

Collaborative Social Skills
Bryan Morris, 2nd Semester 12-13

room 38 (Bryan & Quinn) : Mon/Thu 13:00-14:25

Consumer Math / Life Skills
Karen Stringer, 2nd Semester 12-13

Karen's Room #45 : Thu 13:00-14:25

How to Make a Burrito
Becky Laird, 2nd Semester 12-13

Becky's Room - 43 : Tue/Fri 13:00-14:25

Math as a Foreign Language
Karen Stringer, 2nd Semester 12-13

Karen's Room #45 : Mon/Thu 8:30-9:55

Reading/Writing Workshop
Bryan Morris, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 38 : Mon/Thu 8:30-9:55

Study Time
Quinn Rose, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 38 (Quinn and Bryan's room) : Mon/Wed 10:00-11:25

Study Time! (M/TH @ 10:00)
Becky Laird, 2nd Semester 12-13

Becky's Room - 43 : Mon/Thu 10:00-11:25

Study Time! (M/TH @ 2:30)
Becky Laird, 2nd Semester 12-13

Becky's Room - 43 : Mon/Thu 10:00-11:25

Study Time! (T/F @ 8:30)
Becky Laird, 2nd Semester 12-13

Becky's Room - 43 : Tue/Fri 8:30-9:55

After the Fall
Quinn Rose, 2nd Semester 12-13

Tristan's Room : Mon/Thu 8:30-9:55

Books. Do'em
Tristan Conley, 2nd Semester 12-13

Tristan's Room : Tue 23:32-23:32

Creative non-fiction spring 12
Debbie Cherniak, 2nd Semester 11-12

Room 35 - Debbie's Room : Mon/Thu 10:00-11:25

Curtains Please (Bagels the play)
Allegra Guarino, 2nd Semester 12-13

Allegra's room : Mon/Thu 14:30-15:55

Electric Sheep
The Dark Knight Batman, 2nd Semester 12-13

Monster Room 41 : Mon/Thu 14:30-15:55

Essay spring 13
Debbie Cherniak, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 35 - Debbie's Room : Tue/Fri 8:30-9:55

Freshfolks' Philosophy
The Dark Knight Batman, 2nd Semester 12-13

Monster Room 41 : Tue/Fri 10:00-11:25

Knot
Debbie Cherniak, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 35 : Mon/Thu 10:00-11:25

Know
The Dark Knight Batman, 2nd Semester 12-13

Monster Room 41 : Mon/Thu 12:00-13:25

Little Fiction
Ben Verdoes, 2nd Semester 12-13

Debbie's Room : Tue/Fri 10:00-11:25

Performance Poetry
Melissa Park, 2nd Semester 12-13

Melissa's Room (Rm 28)

Quinn's Independents
Quinn Rose, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 38 (Quinn and Bryan's room)

Reading & Writing as Daily Practice
Allegra Guarino, 2nd Semester 12-13

Allegra's RM #26 : Tue/Fri 13:00-14:25

Research Lab
Allegra Guarino, 2nd Semester 12-13

Allegra's room 11:00-12:30 : Wed 22:24-22:24

Tech Yo' Self v2.0
Tristan Conley, 2nd Semester 12-13

Tristan's Room

utopias & dystopias
Debbie Cherniak, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 35 - Debbie's (with Terrance as co-teacher) : Tue/Fri 13:00-14:25

What, ho! Apothecary (Freshfolks)
Tristan Conley, 2nd Semester 12-13

Tristan's Room : Mon/Thu 10:00-11:25

Where the Wild Things Learn
Tristan Conley, 2nd Semester 12-13

RM's #30 & #31 : Tue/Fri 10:00-11:25

Explore the World
Joseph Szwaja, 2nd Semester 12-13

Joe's Room and Guatemala

Guatemala Committee
Joseph Szwaja, 2nd Semester 12-13

Joe's Room : Fri 12:00-12:55

Honeybees and Human Beings
The Dark Knight Batman, 2nd Semester 12-13

Monster Room 41 : Mon/Thu 8:30-9:55

Journalism/Ethics
Debbie Cherniak, 1st Semester 12-13

Rm 35 - Debbie's room : Mon/Thu 13:00-14:25

Let's Go to Africa
Joseph Szwaja, 2nd Semester 12-13

Joe's Room : Tue/Fri 13:00-14:25

Naked Truth on Stereotypes
Melissa Park, 2nd Semester 12-13

Mon/Thu 13:00-14:25

So You Want to Graduate
Debbie Cherniak, 2nd Semester 12-13

Rm 35 - Debbie's Room : Wed 12:00-12:55; Mon/Thu 14:30-15:55

Storytelling
Melissa Park, 2nd Semester 12-13

Melissa's Room : Tue/Fri 14:30-15:55

The Unheard Music
Melissa Park, 2nd Semester 12-13

Melissa's Room : Tue/Fri 10:00-11:25

Women's Studies
Melissa Park, 2nd Semester 12-13

Melissa's Room : Tue/Fri 8:30-9:55

A Second Look at Algebra A
Jen Parker, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 46 : Wed 12:00-14:00

Advanced Mathematics: Navigation
Elisabeth Campbell, 2nd Semester 12-13

Rm 33 (Adam's Room) : Tue/Fri 14:30-15:55

Algebra 2B - 8:30 and 1:00
Doug Mitchell, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 40 : Mon/Thu 8:30-9:55; Mon/Thu 13:00-14:25

Algebra A
Jen Parker, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 46 : Mon/Thu 13:00-14:25

Algebra A (.25 +cr)
Jen Parker, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 46 : Mon/Thu 14:30-15:55

Algebra B
Jen Parker, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 46 : Tue/Fri 13:00-14:25

AP Statistics B
Christina Wright, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 27 : Tue 12:00-12:55

Calculus B
Doug Mitchell, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 40 : Tue/Fri 13:00-14:25

Cutting Corners (Geometry B)
Elisabeth Campbell, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 33 : Tue/Fri 13:00-14:25

Financial Algebra: Applied Math IIB
Christina Wright, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 27 : Tue/Fri 10:00-11:25

Geometry A Section 2
Christina Wright, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 27 : Tue/Fri 13:00-14:25

Geometry A Section 1
Christina Wright, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 27 : Mon/Thu 8:30-9:55

Geometry B
Jen Parker, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 46 : Mon/Thu 10:00-11:25

Geometry B Lab
Jen Parker, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 46 : Tue/Fri 14:30-15:55

Pre-Calculus A Independent
Doug Mitchell, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 40 : Tue/Fri 14:30-15:55

Pre-Calculus B
Christina Wright, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 27 : Mon/Thu 13:00-14:25

Pre-Calculus B Independent
Doug Mitchell, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 40 : Tue/Fri 14:30-15:55

SAT SchmessAT
Elisabeth Campbell, 2nd Semester 12-13

Adam's Room

Animation Induction
Stefan Gruber, 2nd Semester 12-13

Room 50 : Mon/Thu 8:30-9:55

Avant Garde Scores for Film
Stefan Gruber, 2nd Semester 12-13

Cafetorium, Flipbook Room, Computer Lab : Tue 13:00-14:25