2018-19 NYS Curriculum Consortium
Full-Year Blended Courses: $184
These courses reside in the Nassau BOCES Center for Online Learning's (COL) learning management system, allowing direct student and teacher access 24/7/365. A district must belong to the Center for Online Learning CoSer (409) in order to access COL content. This subscription entitles districts full access to COL offerings as per the COSER description in the Nassau BOCES Directory of Services.
District teachers must hold a current BrainHoney Teacher License ($94/year) to facilitate these courses. This license provides access to the BrainHoney learning management system (LMS) through which students participate. There is no additional fee for students. Said license also allows teachers to facilitate additional courses with all students (even those not enrolled in the original course) at no extra cost. Teachers already possessing a BrainHoney license for the current school year do not need to purchase an additional license.
First-time users of the BrainHoney LMS will participate in a 3-day blended training ($350) to familiarize them with accessing, editing/enhancing and delivering content in the BrainHoney LMS.
The following courses have been created by district-employed New York State teachers through a curriculum building consortium. These courses have been created on a "continuous improvement" model and can be fully adapted or adopted by a district, building or individual level. Course elements include:
- Condensed outline with major units and subsections
- Expanded outline with detail on each subsection
- Daily lesson plans with recommended timeline and linked to course elements
- Section details that provide an overview, including background narrative, vocabulary, formulas and references, objectives, standards, activities, resources and evaluation.
- Resource selection and development linked to standards including, as appropriate:
- Content presentations. These may be in PowerPoint, Smart Notebook, or a platform agnostic slide show format.
- Worksheets/Assignments
- Labs
- Test item banks from NYS Regents exams, searchable by content area or standard.
- Unit or section level tests based on the test item banks.
- Teacher-created video
Regents Physics
Regents Physics is a full-year course designed to meet the NYS Learning Standards, including process skills based on Standards 1, 2, 4, 6, & 7, based on the Core Curriculum Guide for Physical Setting/Physics. It is designed for implementation in traditional classroom or blended learning environment but can be adapted for fully online instruction. All instructional and assessment elements are linked to New York State Standards. Curricula obtained through subscriptions may be modified by the teacher.
Regents Earth Science
Regents Earth Science is a full-year course designed to meet the NYS Learning Standards, including process skills based on Standards 1, 2, 6, & 7, based on the Core Curriculum Guide for Physical Setting/Earth Science. It is designed for implementation in traditional classroom or blended learning environment but can be adapted for fully online instruction. All instructional and assessment elements are linked to New York State Standards. Curricula obtained through subscriptions may be modified by the teacher.
Regents Chemistry
Regents Chemistry is a full-year course designed to meet the NYS Learning Standards, including process skills based on Standards 1, 2, 4, 6, & 7, based on the Core Curriculum Guide for Physical Setting/Chemistry. It is designed for implementation in traditional classroom or blended learning environment but can be adapted for fully online instruction. All instructional and assessment elements are linked to New York State Standards. Curricula obtained through subscriptions may be modified by the teacher.
Regents Living Environment
Regents Living Environment is a full-year course designed to meet the NYS Learning Standards, Standards 1, & 4, based on the Core Curriculum Guide for Living Environment. It is designed for implementation in traditional classroom or blended learning environment but can be adapted for fully online instruction. All instructional and assessment elements are linked to New York State Standards. Curricula obtained through subscriptions may be modified by the teacher.
Social Studies 7
Social Studies 7 is a full-year course designed to meet the NYS Learning Social Studies Common Core Framework. It builds upon New York State Social Studies Standard 1, relating to major ideas, eras, themes, developments, and turning points in the history of the United States and New York as described in the Core Curriculum Guide for Social Studies. It is designed for implementation in traditional classroom or blended learning environment but can be adapted for fully online instruction. All instructional and assessment elements are linked to New York State Standards.
Global History and Geography 9
Global History and Geography 9 is a full-year course designed to meet the NYS Learning Social Studies Common Core Framework. It builds upon New York State Social Studies Standards 2 & 3, relating to major ideas, eras, themes, developments, and turning points in world history and geography as described in the Core Curriculum Guide for Social Studies. It is designed for implementation in traditional classroom or blended learning environment but can be adapted for fully online instruction. All instructional and assessment elements are linked to New York State Standards.
Global History and Geography 10
Global History and Geography 10 is a full-year course designed to meet the NYS Learning Social Studies Common Core Framework. It builds upon New York State Social Studies Standards 2 & 3, relating to major ideas, eras, themes, developments, and turning points in world history and geography as described in the Core Curriculum Guide for Social Studies. It is designed for implementation in traditional classroom or blended learning environment but can be adapted for fully online instruction. All instructional and assessment elements are linked to New York State Standards.
Mathematics for College and Career Readiness
Mathematics for College and Career Readiness is a one-semester course designed to prepare students for the Accuplacer mathematics placement test and college level mathematics courses. The intended audience is those students who are at risk of placing into remedial mathematics courses upon entry to college. It is designed for implementation in traditional classroom or blended learning environment but can be adapted for fully online instruction. All instructional and assessment elements are linked to benchmark competencies for college level mathematics. The course was designed by local high school and college faculty. Curricula obtained through subscriptions may be modified by the teacher. The course structure includes all instructional material for the six required units plus daily lessons for two additional units:
Course outline with major units and subsections.
- Daily lesson plans with recommended timeline and linked to course elements
- Section details that provide an overview, including background narrative, vocabulary, formulas and references, objectives, standards, activities, resources and evaluation.
- Resource selection and development linked to benchmark competencies including, as appropriate:
- Content presentations. These may be in PowerPoint, Smart Notebook, or a platform agnostic slide show format.
- Worksheets/Assignments
- Unit level assessments
Any questions, please contact:
Tim Murphy
Program Administrator
631-218-4156
tmurphy@esboces.org