K – 8 Course Offerings

Creating career pathway knowledge to students….

ORIENTATION TO CAREER CLUSTERS

The purpose of this course is to assist students in making informed decisions regarding their future academic and occupational goals and to provide information regarding careers in the seventeen career clusters. The content includes, but is not limited to, the orientation of students to career pathways in the career and technical education field.

• ICT Cybersecurity Essentials
• ICT Word Processing Essentials
• ICT Presentation Essentials
• ICT Communications Essentials
• ICT Gaming Essentials
• ICT Web Design Essentials
• ICT Spreadsheets Essentials
• ICT Computing Essentials
• ICT Database Essentials

ORIENTATION TO AGRISCIENCE & CAREER PLANNING

This course provides an overview of agriculture and will help students to be educated about their food supply. Instruction and learning activities are provided in a laboratory setting using hands-on experiences with the equipment, materials and technology appropriate to the course content and in accordance with current practices.

INTRODUCTION TO AGRISCIENCE

This course is designed to assist students in making informed decisions regarding their future academic and occupational goals and to provide information regarding careers in the Agriculture, Food and Natural Resource career cluster. Instruction and learning activities are provided in a laboratory setting using hands-on experiences with the equipment, materials and technology appropriate to the course content and in accordance with current practices.

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN BUSINESS 1, 2, & 3

The purpose of this course is to assist students in making informed decisions regarding their future academic and occupational goals and to provide information regarding careers in the Business Management and Administration career cluster. The content includes but is not limited to instruction in intermediate keyboarding, intermediate word processing, intermediate electronic presentation, intermediate computer hardware, intermediate Internet, introductory spreadsheet, and skills for business applications.  These competencies provide the skills necessary to ensure increased productivity and efficient utilization of equipment.

• ICT Word Processing Essentials
• ICT Presentation Essentials
• ICT Cybersecurity Essentials
• ICT Web Design Essentials
• ICT Spreadsheets Essentials

INTRO TO HEALTH SCIENCE CAREER PATHWAYS

The purpose of this course is to assist students in making informed decisions regarding their future academic and occupational goals and to provide information regarding careers in the Health Science career cluster.  The content includes but is not limited to a broad overview of the Health Science career cluster, including terminology, careers, history, required skills, and technologies associated with each pathway in the Health Science career cluster.

• ICT Presentations Essentials
• ICT Spreadsheet Essentials

FUNDAMENTALS OF CULINARY CAREERS

The purpose of this course is to assist students in making informed decisions regarding their future academic and occupational goals and to provide information regarding careers in the Hospitality & Tourism career cluster. The content includes but is not limited to the development of leadership skills, communication skills, and employability skills; resource management; exploration of careers in the culinary field; the importance of health and safety in the culinary environment; and the use of technology in culinary-related careers.

EXPLORATIONS OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM

The purpose of this course is to assist students in making informed decisions regarding their future academic and occupational goals and to provide information regarding careers in the Hospitality & Tourism career cluster.  The content includes but is not limited to the management, marketing and operations of restaurants and other food services, lodging, attractions, recreation events and travel related services.

CAREER DISCOVERY

The purpose of this course is to assist students in making informed decisions regarding their future academic and occupational goals and to provide information regarding careers in the Human Services career cluster.  The content includes but is not limited to making career choices, basic employability skills that relate to content extracted from any family and consumer sciences exploratory course including the development of leadership and organization skills within the program.

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN BUSINESS AND CAREER PLANNING

The purpose of this course is to assist students in making informed decisions regarding their future academic and occupational goals and to provide information regarding careers in the Business Management and Administration career cluster.  The content includes but is not limited to instruction in intermediate keyboarding, intermediate word processing, intermediate electronic presentation, intermediate computer hardware, intermediate Internet, introductory spreadsheet, and skills for business applications.

• ICT Word Processing Essentials
• ICT Presentation Essentials
• ICT Cybersecurity Essentials

BUSINESS KEYBOARDING

The purpose of this course is to assist students in making informed decisions regarding their future academic and occupational goals and to provide information regarding careers in the Business Management and Administration career cluster. The content includes but is not limited to instruction in introductory keyboarding, introductory word processing, introductory electronic presentation, introductory computer hardware, introductory Internet, and skills for business applications.

• ICT Word Processing Essentials
• ICT Presentation Essentials
• ICT Cybersecurity Essentials

EXPLORATION OF TECHNOLOGY

The purpose of this program is to provide students with a foundation of knowledge and technically oriented experiences in the study of the applications of technology and its effect upon our lives and the choosing of an occupation. Students will be given the opportunity to solve technological problems using a variety of tools, materials, processes and systems while gaining an understanding of the effects of production technology on our everyday lives.

• Introduction to AI (Artificial Intelligence)

EXPLORATION OF COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY

The purpose of this course is to give students an opportunity to explore the area of communications technology and its associated careers.  Students will be given the opportunity to solve technological problems using a variety of tools, materials, processes and systems while gaining an understanding of the effects of communications technology on our everyday lives.

EXPLORATION OF AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY

The purpose of this course is to give students an opportunity to explore the area of aerospace technology and its associated careers. Students will be given the opportunity to solve technological problems using a variety of tools, materials, processes and systems while gaining an understanding of the effects of aerospace technology on our everyday lives.

EXPLORATION OF TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY

The purpose of this course is to give students an opportunity to explore the area of transportation technology and its associated careers. Students will be given the opportunity to solve technological problems using a variety of tools, materials, processes and systems while gaining an understanding of the effects of transportation technology on our everyday lives.

M/J COMPUTER SCIENCE DISCOVERIES

The study of computers and algorithmic processes, including their principles, hardware and software designs, applications, and their impact on society, and includes computer coding and computer programming.

• ICT Cybersecurity Essentials
• ICT Word Processing Essentials
• ICT Presentation Essentials
• ICT Communications Essentials