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Length: 1 semester Course Description: The Mid-Prairie Tech Squad course is a student-centered, project-based opportunity to learn more about technology and then use what you have learned in real-world settings. Students involved in this class learn how to use existing educational and other technologies available to complete tasks or projects. Students not only learn technology skills but also crucial 21st century skills, such as planning and collaboration. Students will have the opportunity to develop projects that demonstrate what they are learning.
United States. Students will learn how to set up a retirement plan and how to use long term goals to direct decision making. Time is one of the biggest factors in determining the growth of your money, and starting in high school or shortly after will positively impact your long-term net worth. The class includes numerous hands on simulations to see how these investments work. Students will do a walk-through of many local properties to analyze the potential for a house flip project. Student will create a stock portfolio, that follows real time stock prices, to test their skills as a stock trader. Students will leave this class knowing how to become financially stable through acquiring assets and investments.
Computer Science Principles Grade Level: 9-12 Credits: .5 Length: 1 semester Considerations: Students should be interested in learning new computer skills, but prior programming experience is NOT required. Course Description: Explore a variety of fields within computer science: Python programming, visualization of data, and simulation. This course aims to develop computational thinking, generate interest in career paths that utilize computing, and introduce professional tools that foster creativity and collaboration. Computer Science helps students develop programming experience and explore the workings of the Internet.
Personal Investing Grade Level: 10-12 Credits: .5 Length: 1 semester
Course Description: This class will discuss various investment options available to people and the tax implication in the
Introduction to ACE: Architecture, Construction, & Engineering (Drafting)
Grade Level: 9-12 Credits: .5 Length: 1 semester Considerations: This is the first of the drafting classes. This class must be taken before other drafting classes are taken. Course Description: This course is an introductory level into the world of drafting and offers each student a wide spectrum of input and involvement of what the world of drafting is all about in today’s world.
