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UW in the High School

Bringing the University to Your Classroom

“College in the High School” “dual enrollment” “concurrent enrollment”

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Benefits to Students Earn a high school grade, college grade, and five college credits throughout the course to fulfill exit or degree requirements Engage in university-level coursework, gain access to UW libraries, establish a UW transcript, and build a stellar high school transcript for college and scholarship applications Save money on college credits—students pay only about 20% of the cost of taking the same five-credit class at UW Students say they are better prepared for college-level work in the areas of writing, mathematics, earth science and world languages, have better study habits, and are more adept independent learners. Students take the same UW curriculum, activities, text, tests and grading scale used in courses taught on the UW campus…

…but never have to leave THS!


Grade Statistics * Average Grade: Percentage of grades >2.0: * Grade statistics from 2008-09 school year Total Number of Grades: 3,408

UW in the High School Percentage Earned

Grade-‐Point

Equivalent

Le5er-‐Grade

Equivalent 100-‐98 4.0 A+ 97-‐96 3.9 A 95-‐94 3.8 A 93-‐92 3.7 A-‐ 91 3.6 A-‐

90-‐89 3.5 B+ 88-‐87 3.4 B / B+ 86 3.3 B 85 3.2 B 84 3.1 B 83 3.0 B / B-‐ 82 2.9 B-‐ 81 2.8 B-‐ 80 2.7 C / C+ 79 2.6 C 78 2.5 C 77 2.4 C 76 2.3 C 75 2.2 C 74 2.1 C-‐ 73 2.0 C-‐ 72 1.9 C-‐ / D+ 71 1.8 et cetera

What are the characteris9cs of a successful UWHS student?

•  Ability to use academic English, to analyze and think critically, and to deal with "grown-up" subject matter or to look at topics or subjects in a new way

•  Curiosity about intellectual matters •  Willingness to devote more time than in

regular high school classes to assignments, to participate in all classes or activities, and to accept evaluations in early stages of the course work that may not be what they are used to receiving

Transferring Credit in Washington Generally DO Accept Credit: •  Bellevue College •  Central Washington University •  Eastern Washington University •  Evergreen State College •  Gonzaga University •  Pacific Lutheran University •  Seattle Pacific University •  Seattle University •  Washington State University •  Western Washington University •  Whitworth University •  All Community Colleges •  Most U.S. private and public colleges

and universities

Generally DON’T Accept Credit: •  University of Puget Sound •  Whitman College


Program Accreditation www.nacep.org


Standards •  Curriculum •  Faculty (Teachers) •  Students •  Assessment •  Evaluation

Lopez Island

Hanford

Newport

Sequim Chelan

Winlock

Kennedy Catholic, Burien

72 schools 127 teachers 3,033 students

2010-11 UW in the High School

What classes are offered at THS?

•  College Computer Programming II (CSE143) •  College Explora9on of Computer Science Principles (CS120)

•  College French (FR103) •  College Geology (ESS101) •  College Literary Analysis (ENGL111) •  College Spanish (SP103) •  Advanced College Spanish (SP201) •  College Wri9ng (ENGL131) Note: All course offerings are dependent upon minimum enrollment.

College Computer Programming II

College Computer Programming II •  Replaced AP Computer Programming AB (disconSnued by College Board)

•  Students learn programming concepts including – Abstract data types – Algorithms – Programming design techniques

•  Students who learned Java during first year of Computer Science will proceed further into Java’s depths

College Explora9on of Computer Science Principles

(for the non-‐techie)

College Explora9on of Computer Science Principles

(for the non-‐techie) In a world that is driven by technology, understanding the fundamentals of computer science is necessary for success no ma\er what career you choose. Student learning projects in this course will include: how to solve a Rubik's cube, how informaSon is stored and transferred in computers, how to create a live website for a business, how to read and write computer programs (including mobile apps!), and how to protect oneself from social abuses of informaSon privacy.

College French

College French •  ConSnues basic communicaSve proficiency in listening, reading, speaking, and wriSng

•  French (only) is spoken in classroom •  Variety of media (internet sites, current press, music film, excerpts from literature) will be used to reinforce authenSc language comprehension and cultural awareness

•  Students who successfully complete this course and pay the UW fees will have fulfilled both the entrance and exit foreign language requirements at UW

College Spanish

College Spanish •  Emphasizes basic proficiency in listening, reading, speaking, wriSng

•  Spanish (only) is spoken in the classroom •  Requires acSve in-‐class and out-‐of-‐class parScipaSon •  Key components are:

–  Daily wri\en/listening assignments –  Three composiSons –  Quizzes –  Exams aher each chapter and unit –  Student parScipaSon –  A\endance

Advanced College Spanish

Advanced College Spanish •  Designed for students interested in refining their speaking, listening, and wri\en communicaSon skills

•  Class conducted in Spanish •  Use integrated text and authenSc materials to prepare to communicate successfully in Spanish-‐speaking world

•  CompleSon of year-‐long course earns student credit for SPAN 201 and SPAN 202 (10 credits)

College Geology

College Geology •  Emphasizes the geology of Washington-‐ especially local

geology •  Students deepen their understanding through authenSc

geologic field work •  Key components of geologic study are:

–  Volcanoes of the Cascadian conSnental arc –  Rocks and sediments of the Puget lowland –  Earthquakes + tsunamis in Cascadia –  Geologic terranes of Washington –  Glacial episodes in Washington –  Flood basalts +glacial outburst floods of the Columbia Plateau

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“The outdoors is our classroom.”


What students say about College Geology

–  “This course really helped me think outside of the box” •  College-‐level science taught in a way YOU can understand

–  “UW geology helped my higher-‐order thinking skills” •  Science is best learned through inquiry

–  “The field trips were the icing on the cake” •  Students learn geology by seeing geology in the field


Students taking the final exam

College Wri9ng

College Wri9ng

•  Emphasizes persuasive and argumentaSve discussion and wriSng skills

•  Uses non-‐ficSon as the springboard •  Generally fulfills the basic wriSng requirement at most colleges and universiSes

College Literary Analysis

College Literary Analysis •  Emphasizes literary analysis, discussion, and wriSng skills

•  Uses ficSon as springboard •  Ideal for future English or HumaniSes major who loves to analyze literature

Student Perspec9ve


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Ques9ons??

•  Contact any of the teachers of the courses, your son’s or daughter’s counselor, or Brooke Dillon, AP/UW Coordinator

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