Reports, guides, handbooks High school registration guide 2020-21

Digital Photography I Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: • Course work will focus on the basics of photographic composition, lighting, camera positioning, workflow digital photography, and digital manipulation. • Introduction to Adobe Photoshop, Adobe CS6, Adobe Bridge, I-Photo [or similar], and Photo Booth [or similar] software will be integrated with apps available for mobile devices including, but not limited to: Instagram, Adobe PS Express, etc. • Images will be taken with, and technical training will be provided for; DSLR, Digi- tal Cameras, Smartphones, and tablets. Instructional Activities: Taking photographs in various settings on campus, in and out of the lab, and off campus either as a work as- signment or field trip. Digital Photography II Prerequisite/Selection Process: Digital Photography I Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: • Course work will focus on advanced site selection, lighting, camera positioning, and all aspects of a creative photo shoot. • Mastery in linking workflow photography to final shot manipulation/enhancement using both computer and mobile software [i.e. Adobe Photoshop, Adobe CS6, Adobe Bridge, I-Photo [or similar], and Photo Booth [or similar], Instagram, Adobe PS Express etc. • Emphasis will be placed on creativity, and using multiple photographic technologies, including but not limited to DSLR, SLR, Digital Cameras, Smartphones, and tablets. Instructional Activities: Lab work, photo- shoots, both on and off campus, field-trips. High School Registration Guide Digital Videography Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: • Course work will focus on the basics of Videography composition, camera posi- tioning, and editing as it applies to the Videography field in both freelance and industry. • Introduction to Adobe Premier, Final Cut Pro, and I-Movie [or similar] will be inte- grated with apps available for mobile de- vices including, but not limited to: I-Movie, Viddy, Directr, etc. for editing of videos. • Images will be taken with, and technical training will be provided for; DSLR Hy- brids, Video Cameras [both mobile and studio], Go Pros, Smartphones, and tablets. Instructional Activities: Shooting videos in various settings on campus, in and out of the lab, and off campus either as a work assign- ment or field trip. Graphic Design I Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: • Utilizing Adobe Creative Suite software • Screen and offset printing processes Projects, Activities, etc.: Creation of portfo- lio, offset printing activities [calendars, memo pads] and screen-printing activities [shirts, hoodies, mirrors, skate/snowboard decks] Instructional Focus: Introduction to the graphics industry with an emphasis on computers, lab work and mathematics and technical reading as it relates to the graphics industry Graphic Design II Prerequisite/Selection Process: Graphic Design I Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: More independent use of • Adobe Creative Suites software • Screen and offset printing processes in multiple color designs Projects, Activities, etc.: Creation of a portfo- lio, screen-printing activities [shirts, hoodies, mirrors, skate/snowboard decks], and offset printing activities [calendars, memo pads] Instructional Focus: Introduction to the graphics industry with an emphasis on computers, lab work, and mathematics as it relates to the graphics industry Graphic Design III Prerequisite/Selection Process: Graphic Design II Intended Audience: Grades 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: More independent use of • Adobe Creative Suites software • Students will create printing company and produce orders. • Screen and offset printing processes in • Multiple color designs Projects, Activities, etc.: Creation of a manufac- turing company with their own logo, screen- printing activities [shirts, hoodies, mirrors], and offset printing activities [memo pads] Instructional Focus: Introduction to the manufacturing of printing processes, with an emphasis on computers, lab work, and math- ematics as it relates to the graphics industry. • Students will experience and be able to articulate the critical attributes of manu- facturing careers needed to be successful in MN businesses and industries. Instructional Focus: • This course will focus instruction on ad- vancing students’ knowledge and skills in the design and fabrication of products. Students will be allowed to choose the career pathway of focus. • Students will also be expected to inte- grate STEM and other content knowledge into their product design and fabrication. • This is an “application-based course” with students demonstrating real-world application of knowledge and skills in the use of high-tech cutting-edge equipment, software and materials. SCIENCE Coll Honors Climate Crisis: Implementing Solutions [AHS only] Prerequisite/Selection Process: Students must have earned a B or better in at least one rigorous science course such as physics, chemistry, environmental science, earth sci- ence or biology and have earned a B or bet- ter in at least one upper level math course such as algebra 2/trigonometry, pre-calculus, calculus, modeling, probability or statistics. Intended Audience: Grades 11, 12 Credit: 1.0 Major Outcomes: • Investigate the scientific evidence for cli- mate change and its impact. • Understand conventional and alternative energy resources and the basis of har- nessing energy from them. • Use calculations of electrical output and ef- ficiency to evaluate the costs, constraints, and impacts of available energy sources. • Understand the importance of minimizing energy usage by increasing energy effi- ciency and conservation. • Become informed citizens with an under- standing of energy policy and how per- sonal choices can affect climate change. Projects, Activities, etc.: Hands on activities and labs including design/engineering proj- ects. Weekly homework assignments. Instructional Focus: Students will learn the funda- mentals related to harnessing energy from vari- ous sources (conventional and renewable), their environmental consequences, and the impact on society. The energy sources will be compared in terms of their costs, constraints, and environ- mental impacts all within the context of social values and public policy. Four credits may be earned in the "Technology and Society" theme at the University of Minnesota. (EE1701: Climate Crisis: Implementing Solutions) 71

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