Fuel Education Adds new Online and Blended Courses

Fuel Education, a provider of personalized learning solutions, is launching more than 25 new online and blended math courses for middle and high school as well as a slate of new elective courses.

According to the company, the new courses are "in full alignment with the Common Core State Standards, as well as other state and national standards."

Fuel Education's new middle school math courses include:

  • Fundamentals of Algebra and Geometry;
  • Pre-Algebra; and
  • Algebra.

These "tablet-ready" middle school courses are available on iPad, Chromebook, Android and other mobile devices.

New high school math courses include:

  • Developmental Algebra and Continuing Algebra as a two-year sequence designed to provide students with a deep understanding of Algebra I;
  • Algebra I Extended Learning, a one-year course that emphasizes real-world applications and uses a built-in diagnostic assessment and adaptive learning technology; and
  • Integrated Mathematics I, II and III, which are aligned to the Integrated Pathway for Mathematics as defined in the Common Core State Standards.

New high school elective courses include:

  • Art in World Cultures;
  • Careers in Criminal Justice;
  • Cosmetology;
  • Early Childhood Education;
  • Entrepreneurship;
  • Introduction to Agriscience;
  • Peer Counseling; and
  • Public Speaking.

The new blended learning courses are integrated into Fuel Education's personalized learning platform, PEAK, and teachers can customize the courses with the PEAK Library, which includes supplemental lessons and assessments as well as content from Britannica School, Khan Academy, YouTube Education and other partner organizations.

Further information about Fuel Education's new courses can be found in the course finder in the Curriculum section of the company's site.

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