Tonka Online offers the courses listed below. Click on a course title below to read specific details. Note the term each course is offered, as some are available throughout the year and others are only during the summer term.
Please note that due to the supplemental nature of Tonka Online, courses run if they meet enrollment requirements. If you have questions about pending courses, please contact the Tonka Online Lead Teacher.
To filter courses by grade level, please type your grade (Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12) into the search bar above and click "search."
Course: #5000, S1
Course: #5002, S2
Online Option: #T5000*, Tonka Online
*Select term S=summer, F=fall
Online Option: #T5002*, Tonka Online
*Select term S=summer, W=winter
*Online, complete part 1 before part 2.
Grade(s) offered: Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
Credits: 0.5 (per semester, full-year course)
Prerequisites: None
Students in this course are introduced to American Sign Language and Deaf culture, focusing on frequently used signs.
Course: #5004, S1
Course: #5006, S2
Online Option: #T5004*, Tonka Online
*Select term S=summer, F=fall
Online Option: #T5006*, Tonka Online
*Select term S=summer, W=winter
*Online, complete part 1 before part 2.
Grade(s) offered: Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
Credits: 0.5 (per semester, full-year course)
Prerequisites: ASL I
Students expand their sign vocabulary, grammar, and deaf culture using appropriate facial expressions and body movements taught in level I.
Course: #5008, S1
Course: #5010, S2
Online Option: #T5008F, S1
Online Option: #T5010W, S2
Grade(s) offered: Grade 11, Grade 12
Credits: 0.5 (per semester, full-year course)
Prerequisites: ASL II
American Sign Language III will expand upon level two learning which includes vocabulary, sign production, grammar, and deaf culture.
Course: #5200, S1
Course: #5202, S2
Online Option: #T5200*, Tonka Online
*Select term S=summer, F=fall
Online Option: #T5202*, Tonka Online
*Select term S=summer, W=winter
*Online, complete part 1 before part 2.
Grade(s) offered: Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
Credits: 0.5 (per semester, full-year course)
Prerequisites: None
In French 1, students will make connections to their lives and to the products, practices, and perspectives of French-speaking cultures through a study of a variety of topics.
Course: #5220, S1
Course: #5222, S2
Online Option: #T5220F, part 1, Tonka Online
Online Option: #T5222W, part 2, Tonka Online
Online, complete part 1 before part 2.
Grade(s) offered: Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
Credits: 0.5 (per semester, full-year course)
Prerequisites: French I
In French II Honors, students will make connections to their lives and to the products, practices, and perspectives of French-speaking cultures through a study of a variety of topics.
Course: #5224, S1
Course: #5226, S2
Online Option: #T5224F, part 1, Tonka Online
Online Option: #T5226W, part 2, Tonka Online
*Online, complete part 1 before part 2.
Grade(s) offered: Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
Credits: 0.5 (per semester, full-year course)
Prerequisites: French II Honors or French II with permission from teacher
In French III Honors, students will make connections to their lives and to the products, practices, and perspectives of French-speaking cultures through a study of a variety of topics.
Course: #5400, S1
Course: #5402, S2
Online Option: #T5400*, Tonka Online
*Select term S=summer, F=fall
Online Option: #T5402*, Tonka Online
*Select term S=summer, W=winter
Grade(s) offered: Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
Credits: 0.5 (per semester, full-year course)
Prerequisites: None
In Spanish I, students will make connections to their lives and to the products, practices, and perspectives of Spanish-speaking cultures
Course: #5420, S1
Course: #5422, S2
Online Option: #T5420F, part 1, Tonka Online
Online Option: #T5422W, part 2, Tonka Online
Online, complete part 1 before part 2.
Grade(s) offered: Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
Credits: 0.5 (per semester, full-year course)
Prerequisites: Spanish I
In Spanish II Honors, students will make connections to their lives and to the products, practices, and perspectives of Spanish-speaking cultures through a study of a variety of topics.
Course: #5424, S1
Course: #5426, S2
Online Option: #T5424F, part 1, Tonka Online
Online Option: #T5426W, part 2, Tonka Online
Online, complete part 1 before part 2.
Grade(s) offered: Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
Credits: 0.5 (per semester, full-year course)
Prerequisites: Spanish II Honors
In Spanish III Honors, students will make connections to their lives and to the products, practices, and perspectives of Spanish-speaking cultures.
Course: #5416, S1
Course: #5418, S2
Online Option: #T5416F, part 1
Online Option: #T5418W, part 2
*Online, complete part 1 before part 2
Grade(s) offered: Grade 12
Credits: 0.5 (per semester, full-year course)
Prerequisites: IB Spanish SL or Spanish IV
In Spanish V, students will make connections to their lives and to the products, practices, and perspectives of Spanish-speaking cultures.
Benjamin Stanerson
Tonka Online Lead Teacher
tonkaonline@minnetonkaschools.org
952-401-4047
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