COMPUTER MATH

SALEM HIGH SCHOOL

CURRICULUM AUDIT

SALEM HIGH SCHOOL PROFILE

Enrollment of 1200 students ranging from grades 9-12
2013

70% of graduates earned an advanced diploma

28% of students received a standard diploma
47% of graduates planned to attend a four-year college
31% percent planned to attend a two year college

COURSES
There are approximately 165 separate courses
19 International Baccalaureate courses
25 dual-enrolment courses
Numerous academic and vocational electives are available to the students
over a four-year period including a mixture of full-year and semester classes

CREDITS
Students must have a minimum of 22 units of credit for graduation.

VDOE

WHY IS THIS CLASS IMPORTANT?

High School Students need to have 3 math credits to obtain a standard
diploma

Virginia Department of Education APPROVED Courses

For students not planning to attend a two-year university

STANDARDS

GUIDE VDOE STANDARDS

Link

Curriculum Framework

OTHER SCHOOLS

Consumer Math
Graphic Calculators -pdf

LETS COMPARE
2011-2012

CURRICULUM

Free computer programming software

Book Learning to Program with Alice

Geometry Concepts
Flow Chart
Algorithms
Story Boards

Design Process
Real-world applications

ALICE

Developed by Carnegie Mellon University

Charles was an English mathematician and logician who wrote under the pen name
Lewis Carroll. Carroll wrote Alices Adventures in Wonderland and Through the
Looking Glass

Lewis Carroll was able to do complex mathematics and logic, but he knew that the

The team at Carnegie Mellon University named the system Alice in honor of Charles
Dodson.

most important thing was to make things simple and

fascinating to the learner

EXAMPLES
Alice Video
Alice Projects
Computer Math Assessments Final Exam
Collage of applications, test, story board, flow char ,etc.

CURRICULUM

RECOMMENDATIONS
This can help with graduation rate
Check on the curriculum that is used in your districts
Make sure it is aligned with the VDOE standards

Look into other software and text that will cover the standards of this class.
Robotics, Tynker, Scratch, etc.