Summer Archives

Emergency Medical Responder

July 26, 2022 By

Have you ever wondered what happens after making a 911 call? Get a realistic look into the day-to-day, fast-paced life of an EMR and how their roles and responsibilities fit into the larger picture with Emergency Medical Services. Discover how to conduct a patient assessment when you arrive on a scene and assess and treat various medical emergencies. If you’ve ever dreamt of being on the front lines, providing quality care to save someone’s life, then explore the exciting career as an Emergency Medical Responder.

Semester A Syllabus

Semester B Syllabus

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EmpowerU: Resilience Skills

August 26, 2021 By

EmpowerU – An elective course to build student resilience, persistence and success.

Northern Star Online is excited to partner with EmpowerU to bring a proven, data-driven SEL curriculum to students in an effective and meaningful way. Now more than ever, students need support and skills to engage, learn and focus. We help them do that in a credit-bearing course.

EmpowerU equips students with the skills to build persistence, resilience and success by pairing interactive daily lessons with 1:1 support from dedicated online instructors. These instructors serve as life coaches and personalize the course content to apply to each student’s goals and barriers.

Over 93% of students who complete EmpowerU report increased confidence and wellbeing, and make meaningful progress towards their goals.

It has been proven that effective SEL programs increase student’s academic performance, classroom behavior, stress management, and attitudes.

Course Description:

High School (9-12)

EmpowerU high school Tier 2 program functions as a high school MTSS SEL semester intervention for students who need additional support.

Students complete daily online skill-building lessons using the online portal. These lessons help them master critical SEL concepts and coaching skills.

Each day, students receive personalized coaching by their 1:1 EmpowerU instructor through the online portal (text/email).

Program includes curriculum (six units, 44 lessons) , student portal access and six hours of 1:1 coaching. Final pre and post data is reported for each participating student, as well as overall school data.

Middle School (6-8)

This course functions as a middle school MTSS SEL semester intervention and is designed to be used for students who need additional mental health support.

Students use guided study or target time to complete six units of daily middle school SEL skill-building lessons using the online portal. These lessons help them master critical SEL concepts and coping skills.

Each day students also exchange asynchronous text and email messages through the online portal for personalized coaching with their EmpowerU instructor

Program includes curriculum (6 units, 34 lessons), student portal access, six hours of 1:1 coaching. Pre and post data is reported for each participating student, as well as overall school data.

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French 3

August 4, 2021 By

This course will continue to add to the vocabulary you know, including units on travel, occupations and your home. Grammar topics include three new tenses: the imperfect, the future and the conditional. Cultural studies will include parts of France as well as Canada, the French educational system, and the European Union. The activities continue to be varied, but will get more challenging as you progress through the course.

Syllabus

French 2

August 4, 2021 By

French listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills will be expanded using various Internet tools. Students will be expected to do daily work, and do weekly projects or assignments to demonstrate their learning. The text uses online exercises and videos, flashcards and quizzes. The units studied are food, daily routines, sports, and music. The grammar that will be mastered are past and future tense, and also the imperfect and descriptive past. Students will be involved in reading and telling, and in monthly speaking check with the web-cam or telephone. Students should have at least a C in French I to enroll and should be able to manage their time well. Cultural units to be studied are on the French speaking world and the geography of France. The online text Allez, Viens has activities and online assessments.

Syllabus

Algebra – Quadratic

February 19, 2021 By

The algebra-quadratic math course is the second semester of our Algebra course. This algebra content is typically taught in a traditional 9th grade algebra course. Students can take this semester of content over the course of a year.

Syllabus

Algebra – Linear

February 19, 2021 By

The algebra-linear math course is the first semester of our Algebra course. This algebra content is typically covered in a traditional 8th grade algebra course. Students can take this semester of content over the course of a year.

Syllabus

Physics

January 17, 2017 By

This is a general high school Physics course. You will develop mathematical problem-solving techniques and critical thinking skills to solve scientific and technological problems using physics. Typically students that enroll in this course are in 11th or 12th grade.

Physics Syllabus

German 2

January 17, 2017 By

This course is an introduction to the German language and will give students some basic vocabulary and structures to work with as they begin their learning of another language and culture.

German 2 Syllabus

German 1

January 17, 2017 By

This course is an introduction to the German language and will give students some basic vocabulary and structures to work with as they begin their learning of another language and culture.

German 1 Syllabus