APEX LEARNING ACADEMIC CURRICULUM
The Apex Learning® Academic Curriculum provides standards-based courses in math, science, English, social studies, world languages, electives, and Advanced Placement for grades 6 through 12. With the Apex Learning Academic Curriculum, schools are able to take advantage of a range of online learning approaches to address critical education challenges and raise achievement for all students — from those who are not succeeding in traditional programs to students capable of accelerating their learning.
COMPLETE STANDARDS-BASED SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
Each Apex Learning online course provides a complete scope and sequence based on state and national standards. Courses are organized into semesters, units, lessons, and activities. A typical semester includes 5-6 units, each with 5-6 lessons. A typical lesson comprises a number of activities including studies, practices, readings, journals, labs, discussions, projects, web explorations, reviews, and both computer- and teacher-scored assessments, including unit diagnostics. Each semester has an average of 750 pages, 1,000 images, 250 multimedia tutorials, 250 interactive exercises, 50 computer-graded assessments, and 85 vetted web links.
INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA INSTRUCTIONAL CONTENT
Apex Learning digital curriculum takes advantage of the power of technology to create active learning experiences that keep students alert and engaged as they read, watch, listen, inquire, write, discuss, explore and manipulate objects and data. Multimedia tutorials provide students with opportunities to explore and discover new concepts, allowing each student to move at their own pace. Images, sound tracks, short movies, animations, charts and graphs integrated throughout the text provide alternative representations and address different learning styles.
ASSESSMENT INTEGRATED THROUGHOUT
Assessment opportunities – including formative, summative, and diagnostic assessments – are integrated throughout Apex Learning digital curriculum. Each lesson begins with the learning objectives for the lesson. Assessments address each learning objective and are specifically designed to test students at various levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy. Formative and diagnostic assessments provide opportunities to gauge student progress on an ongoing basis. Summative assessments require students to demonstrate what they have learned at the end of each unit and semester.