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Career & Technical Education Resources

Last Updated on Wednesday, September 03, 2008 at 5:02 AM

Resources relating to Career and Technical Education include those that will assist educators in providing quality instruction to improve the academic and technical achievement of students.  Documents including work-based learning, curriculum development, and facilities are designed to provide information on the types of work-based learning, guidelines for developing curriculum and guidelines for planning facilities.   

 

2005 Regional CTE Coordinators' Meeting PowerPoint
These powerpoints present information regarding STI/TEDS, Perkins Performance Measures and Accountability, Levels of Consequence, and Kentucky Occupational Skill Standards that was shared in the webcasts throughout the school year..


 

Career and Technical Education Overview
Career and Technical Education is an essential component of the high school curriculum.  This section  provides an overview of Career and Technical Education.


 

Career Choices
Career Choices in the middle school is an exploratory course which introduces students to a broad range of career opportunities. Units of instruction focus on three areas... employability skills, career awareness, and education/career planning. The curriculum can be adapted for grade levels seven, eight or nine and various schedules as 6, ... More


 

Career Pathways
Career Pathways are systemic frameworks for transforming our educational institutions by proactively addressing the needs of students and employers across the learning continuum.  A program of studies for each career pathways is a coherent, articulated sequence of rigorous academic and career/technical courses including dual credit opportunities, leading to postsecondary degrees and ... More


 

CTE CTSO Integration Documents
The attached documents were developed by the committee on integrating CTSO activities into the curriculum.


 

CTE Marketing Brochure
 


 

Overview and Program of Studies for Business Education
This document summarizes the Business Education program area, including an overview, list of course titles and descriptions, career majors, model course sequences, etc.


 

Program of Studies for Career & Technical Education
This document provides a list of course titles and descriptions, course content aligned with academic expectations, career majors and recommended course sequences for the following program areas:


 

Work-Based Learning Manual
The Work-Based Learning Manual (2008) provides information on the various types of work-based learning experiences such as cooperative education, entrepreneurial program, internship, mentoring, school-based enterprises, service learning and shadowing.  Information also includes an overview of legal issues and guidelines for implementing the various types of work-based learning. The Q & A Cooperative Education ... More


  Tips & Topics for CTE Teachers
Materials for teachers to use in implementing programs and services for Career and Technical Education students.


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