Montana Digital Academy Opens Fall Registration

Montana Digital Academy invites state high school students to enroll in its online learning program.

Located in The University of Montana’s Phyllis J. Washington Education Center, MTDA is the state’s publicly supported K-12 online school and is specifically designed to offer flexible education options to Montana students. Courses are offered free of charge for the 2010-11 school year only.

MTDA courses are delivered via the Web, and students can access them whenever and wherever they want. Content is taught by qualified Montana-licensed instructors and aligned with state educational standards, including Indian Education for All. MTDA teachers provide the final course grades, and credit is granted by the schools where the students are enrolled.

Students receive their assignments and submit their homework online. Courses are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. MTDA can help reduce or eliminate the course conflicts that many students experience, allowing them to build a schedule that is right for them.

This fall, MTDA will offer more than 45 high school courses. Students looking for a new academic challenge can take Advanced Placement courses, and a wide variety of elective courses expose students to subjects that may not be available in local schools. In the future, courses will be offered for middle and elementary school students.

For more information, visit http://www.montanadigitalacademy.org . To enroll a student in MTDA course work, contact the student’s high school counselor or a school administrator.

Following is a list of MTDA courses now available:

* English: English 1, 2, 3 and 4; AP English Language and Composition; AP English Literature and Composition.

* Math: Algebra 1; Geometry; Algebra 2/Trigonometry; Pre-Calculus; AP Calculus AB; AP Calculus BC.

* P.E. and Health: Health; Physical Education I; Physical Education II.

* Science: Earth Science; Biology; Chemistry; Physics; Environmental Science; AP Biology; AP Physics B; AP Environmental Science.

* Social Studies: Global Studies; Montana History; World History; U.S. History; AP U.S. History; American Government; Current Issues in Government; AP U.S. Government & Politics; Psychology.

* World Languages: Chinese 1 and 2; French 1 and 2; Latin 1 and 2; Spanish 1 and 2; German 1 and 2.

* Electives: Digital Photography; Microsoft Office Suite; Native American Studies; Oceanography; Web Design.

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