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What is the Construction and Development career cluster?
What is the Construction and Development career cluster?
Advances in science and technology will continue to drive innovation in the design, construction, and maintenance of buildings. These advances will also impact infrastructure systems, including new design concepts, construction materials and methods, and the application of information technology. Maryland high school construction-related programs allow students to advance their knowledge in specific construction trades, design or construction management.
Printable: Construction Careers Poster by NCCER
Curriculum Resources
Curriculum Resources
Canvas - See your Canvas course for additional curriculum resources.
Our Construction trades use curriculum and resources from NCCER. The NCCER site has a collection of helpful resources for in the Instructor Toolbox.
Where to find instructional resources by NCCER.
New to NCCER? Click here
Activity Ideas & Suggestions
Activity Ideas & Suggestions
Safety Lesson Plan with rubric for graded assignment
Financial Literacy in Construction and Development
Lesson plan: Google Doc
Lesson plan includes links to slides, group activity, graded option and rubric.
NCCER Extension Activities
Pathful
AACPS students and teachers have access to Pathful via Classlink. Pathful offers lessons, virtual guest speakers, career databases, employability resources and interest surveys. Learn more about how to use it with your students by exploring the resources below or reaching out to the CTE office.
Watch a brief overview of the Pathful: Employability resources (includes resume builder, cover letter and thank you notes)
Training; Pathful offers both recorded videos and live virtual training sessions on how to use Pathful in your classroom
Interest surveys for career paths based on interests, work values, personality and skills. To access: Log into Pathful > "My Tracker" > "Assessment Progress" > select a survey and click "Start Now"
Select ready-made lessons in the areas of Careers, Work-based Learning, or Employability. Lessons are assigned directly to students within Pathful, most lessons are between 15 and 30 minutes. To access: Log into Pathful > "Career"/"Work-based Learning"/"Employability" > "Lessons" > Preview lesson by clicking "Preview" or assign lesson by clicking "Assign"
One Pagers - AVID Strategy
The “One-Page Report: Poster Activity” combines visual and textual elements. Because information
from the text is presented in manageable parts, this activity becomes accessible to a wide range of students.
It also works well as a change of pace.
Reflections
Use at the conclusion of any classroom project - Project Based Learning Reflection
Adobe Express (if links do not work, click on Adobe Express from Classlink and try again)
Get students started with Guided Activities, examples include:
Accessible through Classlink. All teachers and students have premium accounts.
Learn more about using Adobe Express in AACPS. Teacher's guide to using Guided Activities.
Emergency Sub Plans
Emergency Sub Plans
Basic Technical Math
Includes lesson plan, worksheet and poster activity, key and rubric
Basic Blueprint for Construction Professions
Includes lesson plan, worksheet and program specific blueprint. Note: All blueprint are linked on lesson plan, ensure the correct program specific blueprint is printed.
45 minute sub plan: Google Doc | MS Word (coming soon)
80 minute sub plan: Google Doc | MS Word (coming soon)
Student worksheet(s): Google Doc | MS Word (coming soon)
Proficiency Agreements
Proficiency Agreements
Proficiency argreement are used for courses in which students recieve college credit.
Construction Professions
Construction Professions
The Construction Professions programs are based on the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) standards and prepare students for further education and careers in the construction industry with a focus on Carpentry, Electrical, Plumbing, or Masonry. Graduates meet Apprenticeship Training requirements and may earn industry certification and college credit through articulation agreements with community colleges.
Carpentry (Offered at CAT South and CAT North)
Carpentry (Offered at CAT South and CAT North)
🎥Program Interviews and Overview (COMING SOON!)
🤩Program Teaser Video (COMING SOON!)
IRC - Industry Recognized Credential
IRC - Industry Recognized Credential
NCCER Core
Level 1 Carpentry
OSHA 30
PC - Proficiency Credit
PC - Proficiency Credit
Construction Technology
Construction Blueprint Reading
Practices of Residential Construction
NCCER
NCCER
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OSHA
OSHA
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Electrical (Offered at CAT South and CAT North)
Electrical (Offered at CAT South and CAT North)
🎥Program Interviews and Overview (COMING SOON!)
🤩Program Teaser Video (COMING SOON!)
IRC - Industry Recognized Credential
IRC - Industry Recognized Credential
NCCER Core
Level 1 Electricity
OSHA 30
PC - Proficiency Credit
PC - Proficiency Credit
Construction Blueprint Reading
Practices of Residential Construction
NCCER
NCCER
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OSHA
OSHA
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Plumbing (Offered at CAT North)
Plumbing (Offered at CAT North)
🎥Program Interviews and Overview (COMING SOON!)
🤩Program Teaser Video (COMING SOON!)
IRC - Industry Recognized Credential
IRC - Industry Recognized Credential
NCCER Core
Level 1 Plumbing
OSHA 30
NCCER
NCCER
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OSHA
OSHA
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Masonry (Offered at CAT North)
Masonry (Offered at CAT North)
🎥Program Interviews and Overview (COMING SOON!)
IRC - Industry Recognized Credential
IRC - Industry Recognized Credential
NCCER Core
Level 1 Masonry
OSHA 30
NCCER
NCCER
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OSHA
OSHA
Click here for information about testing accommodations for OSHA.
Construction Maintenance
Construction Maintenance
The Construction Maintenance programs are based on the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) standards and prepare students for further education and careers in the construction industry with a focus on Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning (HVAC); Industrial Maintenance; or Welding. Graduates meet Maryland Apprenticeship Training requirements and may earn industry certification and college credit through articulation agreements with community colleges.
🎥Program Interviews and Overview (COMING SOON!)
🤩Program Teaser Video (COMING SOON!)
HVAC (Offered at CAT South and CAT North)
HVAC (Offered at CAT South and CAT North)
🎥Program Interviews and Overview (COMING SOON!)
🤩Program Teaser Video (COMING SOON!)
IRC - Industry Recognized Credential
IRC - Industry Recognized Credential
NCCER Core
Level 1 HVAC
OSHA 30
PC - Proficiency Credit
PC - Proficiency Credit
HVAC Safety, Tools, and Methods
Fundamentals of Refrigeration
Heating Systems
Basics of HVAC Electricity
NCCER
NCCER
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OSHA
OSHA
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Industrial Maintenance (Offered at CAT North)
Industrial Maintenance (Offered at CAT North)
IRC - Industry Recognized Credential
IRC - Industry Recognized Credential
NCCER Core
OSHA 30
NCCER
NCCER
Click here for information about testing accommodations for NCCER.
OSHA
OSHA
Click here for information about testing accommodations for OSHA.
Welding (Offered at CAT South and CAT North)
Welding (Offered at CAT South and CAT North)
IRC - Industry Recognized Credential
IRC - Industry Recognized Credential
NCCER Core
Level 1 Welding
AWS FCAW
AWS SMAW
AWS GMAW
AWS GMAW-S
AWS GTAW
OSHA 30
AWS
AWS
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NCCER
NCCER
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OSHA
OSHA
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