Career and Technical Education (CTE)

Courses Offered:

Physics: Principles of Technology
Introduction to Communication Tech/ Drafting
Introduction to Manufacturing/ Woods
Introduction to Manufacturing/Metals
Technology Education

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Student Organizations :

TSA: Technology Student Association

Course Descriptions:

Physics: Science & Engineering

Credit 1.0

The Physics Core has three major concepts for the focus of instruction: (1) motion of objects, (2) forces acting on objects, and (3) energy.

Physics students should design and perform experiments, and value inquiry as the fundamental scientific process. They should be encouraged to maintain an open and questioning mind, to pose their own questions about objects, events, processes, and results. They should have the opportunity to plan and conduct their own experiments, and come to their own conclusions as they read, observe, compare, describe, infer, and draw conclusions. The results of their experiments need to be compared for reasonableness to multiple sources of information. They should be encouraged to use reasoning as they apply physics concepts to their lives.

Both a science credit and an opportunity for concurrent enrollment.

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Introduction to Communication Tech/ Drafting

Communications Technology will teach students to create, store, analyze, manipulate, record, and transmit information through four major areas:

• Drafting and design.
• Electronic communications.
• Audio visual/multi-media communications.
• Graphic communications.

Students will explore the impacts of communication technology on our society; and they will explore related careers.

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Introduction to Manufacturing/ Woods
Introduction to Manufacturing/Metals

A hands-on course that introduces students to manufacturing technology by changing raw materials into finish products by using current manufacturing technologies including automated systems

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Technology Education

Technology Education I & II are comprehensive action-based educational programs that introduce students to the technological systems of the medical technologies, agriculture/biotechnology technologies, energy-power technologies, information and communications technologies, transportation technologies, manufacturing technologies, and construction technologies. The curriculum is designed around exploration of these systems and their impacts on society. Students will also develop problem-solving skills, improving career awareness for the Student Educational Occupational Plan (SEOP) development, and relate technology to math and science. Emphasis is placed on broad exploration in cooperative and individualized activities rather than project and skill development.

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