Accelerated Placement and Honors Information
The Honors Course Sequence at DGN is offered as an opportunity for students to experience increased depth and
rigor of topics and concepts. Honors math students tend to be interested in mathematics, enjoy a challenge, and
quickly see connections. Honors math classes develop concepts from a more theoretical perspective, use less
directive teaching strategies, and require a greater level of student independence. Teachers make recommendations
for honors classes based on observations and assessment data. All honors and AP courses are grade-weighted.
Profile of Honors Math Courses
● Honors math at DGN is not synonymous with simply being quick and skilled at computations
● In honors, the teacher often serves as a facilitator of more student-owned, collaborative knowledge-building
● Concepts are developed & extended through a more theoretical perspective, emphasizing the application of skills
● Greater out-of-class workload may at times exist compared to non-honors math courses
● Students are expected to synthesize concepts on assessments and be able to tackle problem contexts or
styles they have not directly seen the teacher model
● Honors course content includes:
o The core-defined (i.e. regular-level) curriculum
o More challenging extensions/problems of the core curriculum
o Additional topics covered solely at the honors level
o Independent projects and outside-of-class mathematical endeavors
All of the above results in a faster progression through certain core topics.
More Information on Honors Math Courses
