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Course Descriptions AGRICULTURE The Agricultural Education program is intended to provide opportunities for students to deepen their understanding of the ways in which agriculture affects our economy and the job market. Agriculture classes cover many different areas that everyone uses in their daily lives, and provide information to be used directly after the course is completed. The cows, plows, and sows teaching is on it’s way out, and new technology and exciting new ways to perform agriculture life are in. SAE (Supervised Agriculture Experience) provides students with the opportunity to earn money while they are earning credit for school. AUTO SERVICE TECHNOLOGY Automotive Services Technology includes classroom and laboratory experiences that incorporate training in service and repair work on all types of automotive vehicles. Included in the course is training in the use of service/repair information and a variety of hand and power tools. Instruction and practice provides opportunities for students to diagnose malfunctions, disassemble units, perform parts inspections, and repair and replace parts. Course content should address NATEF/ASE standards leading to certification in one or more of the following areas: steering and suspension; brakes; engine performance; manual transmissions and differential; automatic transmissions; electrical systems; air conditioning; and, engine repair. Mathematical skills will be reinforced through precision measuring activities and cost estimation, calculation activities. Scientific principles taught and reinforced in this course include the study of viscosity, friction, thermal expansion, and compound solutions. Written and oral skills will also be emphasized to help students communicate with customers, colleagues, and supervisors. BUILDING TRADES TECHNOLOGY Building Trades Technology includes classroom and laboratory experiences concerned with the erection, installation, maintenance, and repair of buildings, homes, and other structures using assorted materials such as metal, wood, stone, brick, glass, concrete, or composition substances. Instruction covers a variety of activities such as cost estimating; cutting, fitting, fastening, and finishing various materials; the uses of a variety of hand and power tools; and, blueprint reading and following technical specifications. Knowledge concerning the physical properties of materials should also be emphasized. Instruction in plastering, masonry, tile setting, dry wall installation, plumbing, residential wiring and roofing should be covered in the course of study, Additional areas of instruction can include operation and maintenance of heavy equipment used in the construction industry and processes used for digging, grading, clearing, and excavating. Students will develop accurate and precise measuring skills and an advanced understanding of volume and area calculations as wells as the advanced mathematical skills required for construction of rafters, stair stringers, and complex angles. Estimation skills will be strengthened through activities such as ordering of materials and planning construction jobs. Scientific principles will be reinforced through weight load exercises, span length determinations, and the study of relative strength. Reading skills as well as oral and written communication skills will also be emphasized to ensure students’ abilities to accurately interpret instructions and provide information to customers and colleagues.
CULINARY ARTS Culinary Arts is designed to prepare students to join the workforce or continue their education in the area of food service operation, preparation, and ultimately, professional chef. Targeted areas of curriculum will include nutrition, sanitation and safety, basic food preparation, baking, pastries, meat and seafood, equipment utilization and maintenance, purchasing, inventory, and management.
EARLY
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES Family
& Consumer Sciences is based on academic and vocational/technical
education, and reaches beyond the education system into the community as
it focuses on the needs of individuals and families. Students will
receive preparation in the areas of problem-solving, health issues,
decision-making, higher order thinking, careers, communication literacy
and numerical skills in applied contexts. Course work includes five
areas: Personal and Family Relationships, Textiles and Fashion, Housing
and Interiors, Nutrition and Foods, and Child Development and Parenting.
Some of these classes are prerequisites for Early Childhood Education
and Culinary Arts. Labs and hands-on activities are included in each
course. INTERDISCIPLINARY COOPERATIVE EDUCATION Cooperative Education is a unique educational strategy that combines on-the-job working and learning experiences with related classroom instruction in a career field directly related to a student’s academic preparation and career objectives. A student training plan and a training agreement are required. The formal training plan for the cooperative education experience must be jointly developed by the students, parent, teacher, and employer. and must set standards for the specific career pathway the student pursues. A required component of the cooperative education program is classroom-based instruction that complements the work site experience. Related instruction incorporating activities connected to a student’s career objectives and workplace experiences must be provided concurrently with the workplace learning experience. IT ACADEMY: INTERACTIVE MEDIA Interactive Media is a career and technical education business and information technology course that will prepare students for careers in business and industry working with interactive media. Students will become competent in crating, designing, and producing secure interactive media products and services for business and industry. This program of study emphasizes the development of digitally-generated or computer-enhanced products using multimedia technologies. Students will develop an understanding of IT professionalism including the importance of ethics, communication skills, and knowledge of the "virtual workplace".
IT ACADEMY:
PROGRAMMING
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
PLTW - Pre-Engineering is a program designed to introduce students to the fundamental aspects of engineering and engineering technology. Instruction will emphasize underlying principals of engineering processes and the development of three-dimensional solid models. Instructional activities will build skills ranging from sketching simple geometric shapes to applying a solid modeling computer software package. Students will develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills through instructional activities that pose design and application challenges for which they develop solutions. The techniques learned, and equipment used, should be state of the art and reflect equipment and processes currently being used by engineers throughout the United States. PLTW (Project Lead the Way) - Biomedical Sciences Biomedical Sciences is a Project Lead the Way program is a high school program divided into four sections, each section building upon the previous. This dynamic program uses hands-on, real-world problems to engage and challenge students. Students interested in math, science, and the human body will find this program a great intrudiction to the numerous medical fields. It will also teach them how the skills they learn are used in the biomedical sciences.
PRECISION
MACHINE TECHNOLOGY The purpose of this program is to expose the student to radio broadcasting and television production theory. Course content covers the historical components of broadcasting and the impact of the media in today’s world. Students also receive training in interviewing techniques and communication skills. Strong reading and speaking skills are recommended. Other examples of course content are recording, editing, announcing, lighting, directing and camera techniques, basic commercial writing, weather broadcasting, and creating a short radio broadcast.
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