Wheaton High School
Academy of Information Technology (AOIT) – Information Resource Design
A Member of the National Academy Foundation
Recommended Academy Pathway
The Information Resource Design Pathway of AOIT will provide opportunities for students to learn web design from storyboard to
finished online web page and develop actual sites from customers’ specifications, using XHTML, CSS, and web editors. Students will
develop skills in streaming media, audio, and simple animation. Students are required to complete the identified academy courses
and a college course and participate in various career-based experiences that include an internship experience.
This is a sample planner that may be tailored to meet a student’s individual needs. All students must take prescribedEnglish,math,
science, social studies, and other courses required for a Maryland high school diploma. Those courses are part of each academy
pathway. See High School Program Overview for more information.
GRADE 9
English
English 9/Honors
GRADE 10
English
English 10/Honors
GRADE 11
English
English 11/Honors/AP
GRADE 12
English
English 12/Honors/AP
Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics
Algebra 2/Honors
or
Geometry/Honors
or
Algebra 1
Pre-calculus/Honors
or
Algebra 2/Honors
or
Geometry/Honors
AP Calculus AB/BC
or
Pre-calculus/Honors
or
Algebra 2/ Honors
AP Statistics/College Level Math
or
AP Calculus AB/BC
or
Pre-calculus/Honors
Science
Science
Science
Physics/Honors
or
Biology/Honors
or
Matter and
Energy/Honors
Biology/Honors
or
Chemistry/Honors
Chemistry/Honors/AP
or
Biology/Honors/AP
or
Physics/Honors/AP
Advanced Elective
(select 2)
Science
Social Studies
World Language
Fine Arts
Engineering
Social Studies
U.S.
History/Honors/AP
Social Studies
Social Studies
National, State, & Local
Government (NSL)/Honors/AP
Modern World History/
Honors/AP
World Language
World Language
World Language
Technology Coursework
Academy Coursework
Foundations of
Computer Science
Co-requisite Elective
Coursework
Drawing and Design
Academy Coursework
Website Development
Health and Physical
Education
Academy Coursework
Advanced Web Tools and
Digital Media
Digital Art
7
Summer Internship^
Introduction to Engineering
Design (IED)
or
Foundations of Technology(FOT)
Academy Coursework
CE Computer Science
and Internship
Academy Coursework
Advanced IT elective