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Gifted LearningLinks (online course; no video interface)

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:44:27 GMT

Gifted LearningLinks (online course; no video interface)
The Gifted LearningLinks Program (GLL),run by Northwestern University’s Center for Talent Development,combines gifted education expertise with advanced technology to provide the consummate online learning experience.

We offer academically talented students ...
Offering
Status: Not Filled
Type: Supplementary
Audience: Education: Pre-K Students, Kindergarten, Grade(s): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Advanced Writing Seminar Honors (online course; no video interface)

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:49:46 GMT

Advanced Writing Seminar Honors (online course; no video interface)
This course is designed for students who would like to build on the strong foundation of writing skills they developed in their first creative writing course. Through formal and informal writing activities, students explore a variety of composition modes inclu...
Offering
Status: Not Filled
Type: Supplementary
Audience: Education: Grade(s): 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

AP® English: Language & Composition (online course; no video interface)

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:20:18 GMT

AP® English: Language & Composition (online course; no video interface)
Success in the academic and professional world requires the ability to write and communicate effectively. This course emphasizes the expository, analytical, and argumentative writing that is the basis for effective communication, and provides opportunities for...
Offering
Status: Not Filled
Type: Supplementary
Audience: Education: Grade(s): 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Latin I Honors/Wheelock (online course; no video interface)

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:53:30 GMT

Latin I Honors/Wheelock (online course; no video interface)
Latine est gaudiu – et utilis! Latin is a delight – and useful. Latin is the basis for 90% of all English words that have more than two syllables. This rigorous curriculum covers the first 22 chapters of Wheelock’s Latin Grammar and the accompanying Workbook a...
Offering
Status: Not Filled
Type: Supplementary
Audience: Education: Grade(s): 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Spanish III Honors (online course; no video interface)

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:17:15 GMT

Spanish III Honors (online course; no video interface)
Become more proficient in the Spanish language through rigorous immersion along with exposure to ever –increasing vocabulary and the intensive study of grammar structures offered by this course. Previously learned vocabulary and grammar concepts are reinforced...
Offering
Status: Not Filled
Type: Supplementary
Audience: Education: Grade(s): 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

AP US History (online course; no video interface)

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:35:31 GMT

AP US History (online course; no video interface)
Explore the story of the great “American experiment,” now known as the United States. For students of history, this college-level course provides an opportunity to master the factual knowledge and analytical skills needed to understand and think critically abo...
Offering
Status: Not Filled
Type: Supplementary
Audience: Education: Grade(s): 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Journalistic Writing Honors (online course; no video interface)

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:14:28 GMT

Journalistic Writing Honors (online course; no video interface)
Take a journey into the world of news reporting! Learning strategies for effectively gathering news and the specialized formats and styles that define straight news and feature stories, students develop an understanding of techniques for ensuring objectivity i...
Offering
Status: Not Filled
Type: Supplementary
Audience: Education: Grade(s): 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Economics Honors (online course; no video interface)

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:16:25 GMT

Economics Honors (online course; no video interface)
Students seeking to understand our world’s current events and future prospects find knowledge of the US economy in the 21st century indispensable. The laws of supply and demand, the relevance of “Big Business” and federal regulations, the role of the Federal R...
Offering
Status: Not Filled
Type: Supplementary
Audience: Education: Grade(s): 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Creative Writing Honors (online course; no video interface)

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:36:39 GMT

Creative Writing Honors (online course; no video interface)
Good reading makes for good writing. Creative Writing Honors invites students to investigate their ideas and opinions about the world and then express them in powerful, effective language. Students read poetry, plays, drama, short stories and essays to familia...
Offering
Status: Not Filled
Type: Supplementary
Audience: Education: Grade(s): 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Economics Honors (online course; no video interface)

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:35:48 GMT

Introduction to Philosophy Honors (online course; no video interface)

Fri, 08 May 2009 19:56:26 GMT

Introduction to Philosophy Honors (online course; no video interface)
Learning to think conceptually may be the most valuable skill a person can possess in our contemporary, information-based society. Ethics, religion, knowledge, politics and metaphysics form the basis for this study of major trends in Western philosophy from pr...
Offering
Status: Not Filled
Type: Supplementary
Audience: Education: Grade(s): 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

World Religions Honors (online course; no video interface)

Fri, 01 May 2009 19:25:57 GMT

World Religions Honors (online course; no video interface)
Can we know what is good or bad, right or wrong? What is the ultimate purpose of life? Who am I? These are some of the universal questions that many religions have attempted to answer throughout the ages. This course offers a foundation for understanding cultu...
Offering
Status: Not Filled
Type: Supplementary
Audience: Education: Grade(s): 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Logic: Critical Analysis of Argument Honors (online course; no video interface)

Fri, 22 May 2009 18:13:47 GMT

Logic: Critical Analysis of Argument Honors (online course; no video interface)
Everyone needs to be able to argue reasonably for, or against, a point of view. This course presents basic methods to analyze arguments critically as they occur in daily life and in traditional areas of the humanities. A consideration of the essential rules of...
Offering
Status: Not Filled
Type: Supplementary
Audience: Education: Grade(s): 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Chemistry Honors (online course; no video interface)

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:17:37 GMT

Chemistry Honors (online course; no video interface)
Scientific method, chemical foundations, chemical compositions and reactions, modern atomic theory, and electrochemistry are among the topics covered in this chemistry course. Advanced applications of chemistry in nuclear, biological and organic forms are also...
Offering
Status: Not Filled
Type: Supplementary
Audience: Education: Grade(s): 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Programming C++ Honors (online course; no video interface)

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:42:55 GMT

Programming C++ Honors (online course; no video interface)
Learn C++, the language professionals use to create games. This course provides students with a solid foundation so that they have the skills to create games and develop programs for music, business and finance as well as statistical analysis programs. Student...
Offering
Status: Not Filled
Type: Supplementary
Audience: Education: Grade(s): 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Online Writers Workshop (online course; no video interface)

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:52:07 GMT

Online Writers Workshop (online course; no video interface)
Are you a fan of Kurt Vonnegut or Zora Neale Hurston? Students choose a style and write their story in Northwestern University's Online Collaboratory, a Web-based collaborative environment used to develop project-based activities that are linked to learning ...
Offering
Status: Not Filled
Type: Supplementary
Audience: Education: Grade(s): 6, 7, 8

Gifted LearningLinks Accelerated Summer Option (online course; no video interface)

Mon, 11 May 2009 20:50:39 GMT

Gifted LearningLinks Accelerated Summer Option (online course; no video interface)
Here is your chance to take an online 2-credit high school class in 9 weeks from the Center for Talent Development at Northwestern University. Application deadline is June 1 for the June 15 start date.

For information and a list of available courses, see
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Offering
Status: Not Filled
Type: Supplementary
Audience: Education: Grade(s): 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Gifted LearningLinks Enrichment Classes (online course; no video interface)

Mon, 11 May 2009 20:56:11 GMT

Gifted LearningLinks Enrichment Classes (online course; no video interface)
Have a great summer learning about a subject that you may not have studied in school.
Nine-week courses beginn on June 15. Application deadline is June 1.

For information, paste the the following link in your browser's address bar.
http://www.ctd.northwe...
Offering
Status: Not Filled
Type: Supplementary
Audience: Education: Grade(s): 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Conceptual Physics (online course; no video interface)

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:40:58 GMT

Conceptual Physics (online course; no video interface)
“The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.”—Einstein.
This non-mathematical approach to the applications of physics in real-life settings helps students better comprehend the world around them and prepares them for later ex...
Offering
Status: Not Filled
Type: Shared
Audience: Education: Grade(s): 6, 7, 8

College Algebra

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:40:55 GMT

College Algebra
101: College Algebra. 0-3-3. Preq., Mathematics ACT score is greater than or equal to 22, or Mathematics SAT score is greater than or equal to 520. Radical expressions; rational exponents; complex numbers; quadratic, absolute value, rational equations; systems...
Offering
Status: Not Filled
Type: Dual-Credit
Audience: Education: Grade(s): 11, 12