GEHRHSD Curriculum Guide 2026-27

WEB DESIGN I Grades 9-12, 5 Credits

This course is designed for developing the knowledge of Webpage Design using Adobe Design CS5. Programs such as Dreamweaver, Flash, and Photoshop will be used to create internet graphics and website layouts. File naming, accessibility, usability, and content management will be covered. Emphasis will be placed on organizing information, principles of color, graphics and multimedia as they relate to planning and design. Students will create various website projects that will include text, graphics, links, lists, tables, frames, and backgrounds. Business and E-commerce will also be covered in the study of Web design as a career. This course is designed to incorporate the instructional guidelines for high school economics courses as proposed by College Board. This course will provide students with the learning experience equivalent to an introductory college course in macroeconomics. Students are required to meet the level of effort and the performance necessary to be prepared for the AP Macroeconomics exam in May. Advanced Placement Macroeconomics will give students a thorough understanding of the principles of economics that apply to an entire economic system. Students will study national income and price determination, and develop students’ familiarity with economic performance measures, economic growth, and international economics. Students will also compare and contrast the varying theories of classical and contemporary economists and evaluate the effect their theories have had on the US economy. Citizens will be viewed as both consumers and producers regarding their functions in the larger economic system. Students will realize and study the nature and functions of product markets, along with the costs associated with these markets. Market models that will be studied and applied include: pure competition, monopolistic competition, oligopoly and pure monopoly. Emphasis will be placed on the government's roles in economics and how economics are affected by governmental decisions. Students will also be given the option to study Microeconomics and principles that apply to the individual decision maker, as well as the option to take the AP Microeconomics exam. Successful completion of this course will enable students to fulfill the graduation requirement of 2.5 credits in financial literacy. AP MACROECONOMICS Grades 10-12, 5 Credits