Copyright: 2015
Virginia Assignment Code: 8469
Suggested Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12
Duration: 36 weeks
Hours: N/A
Prerequisites: None
CTSO: TSA
Course Description:
This course is designed to enable students to explore technology/society interactions and to apply science, technology, and mathematics concepts to solve problems and innovate designs, while in a laboratory setting. Students are given the opportunity to link the study of technology to various jobs/careers.
Contextual instruction and student participation in co-curricular career and technical student organization (CTSO) activities will develop leadership, interpersonal, and career skills. High-quality work-based learning (HQWBL) will provide experiential learning opportunities related to students' career goals and/or interests, integrated with instruction, and performed in partnership with local businesses and organizations.
Note: The career cluster will be determined by other courses taken in conjunction with this course to develop a concentration sequence
Note:
The Virginia Administrative Code regulates the class size for this course. For additional information, see 8VAC20-120-150, "Maximum class size," or contact the Virginia Department of Education Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education at cte@doe.virginia.gov.
Note: This course is designed specifically for students who are disadvantaged and shall be limited to an average of 15 students per instructor per class period with no class being more than 18.
Credentials, Course Sequences, and Career Clusters/Pathways can be found here: