Middle School CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION
REQUIRED COURSEWORK
DESIGN TECHNOLOGY 8 (780)
1 credit; 1 semester
Your adventure now begins in career & technical education - your pathway to the workforce. In this course, you'll work with your hands using everything from common household tools to robotics to create new ideas. Additionally, you'll explore new technologies that will be vital for your continued instruction in high school.
A core component of this course will be the establishment of your 4-year plan which will guide you to align your future coursework with future goals.
CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION ELECTIVES
JUNIOR ENGINEERING (710)
1 credit; 1 semester
Junior Engineering builds on student interest in architecture, structure, and design. Students may design, draw and then build a model of a 1400 sq. ft. vacation home or build and race CO2 powered cars. They will also design, draw and build other projects as time permits. These projects may include "Lighter than Air Balloons," "Bridges," or "Paper Structures." Careers in industry/trades and Engineering are discussed.
3-D DESIGN (720)
1 credit; 1 semester
This course seeks to provide the student with a basic understanding of the industrial design process, using the 3-D printer capability to obtain hands-on experience in producing a design from concept to prototype.
ANIMATION (721)
1 credit; 1 semester
This course is designed to expose students to a wide range animation techniques. During this course students will be explore to the history and evolution of early animation. Emphasis will be on the processes involved in creation of animation stressing teamwork, story-boarding, creating character, stage design and sound design. The class will consist of demonstrations, viewing of related works, hands-on experimentation, and critique. Weekly projects will further student’s exploration of animation approaches and techniques.
WEB DESIGN/ DIGITAL ART (722)
1 credit; 1 semester
Throughout the course students are introduced to planning and designing effective web pages; implementing Web pages by writing HTML and CSS code; enhancing web pages with the use of page layout techniques, text formatting, graphics, images, and multimedia; and producing a functional, multi-page website.
TECHNOLOGY TOOLS (723)
1 credit; 1 semester
Students learn keyboarding and basic computer applications as well as how to explore the Internet safely as a digital citizen. While focusing on research, collaboration and creation, students will learn to use Google Docs, Slides and Satellite, Microsoft Office Word and Excel, Online Libraries, and virtual tours.
TEEN LIVING (730)
1 credit; 1 semester
Teen Living is a course where students get their first experience in Family and Consumer Science - a more in depth study about the relationships between individuals, families, and communities, and the environment in which they live. Highlights will be food preparation and first machine sewing experience.
CAREER EXPLORATION (750)
1 credit; 1 semester
When you think about your future, what careers do you see? Police officer, nurse, farmer, or restaurant manager? In Career Exploration, you’ll explore careers in over fifteen different career areas using Career Cruising, our district's software. From the energy field to human resources and from law to transportation, you’ll learn more about what careers are available and what you need to do to get there. In addition, you’ll examine how to choose the career that is best for you based on your own unique personality and interests as well as how you can begin developing your future leadership skills now.
MEDIA ARTS (760)
1 credit; 1 semester
Digital Media is a semester-long course in which students will express their original creativity visually, develop visual skills in presentation; and showcase their ability to communicate ideas through graphic media such as stop motion, commercials, film, etc.
MEDIA ARTS - YEAR (761)
1 credit; 1 semester
Media Arts - Year covers all of the topics of the semester-long course in greater detail. Students will also cover plotting, scripting, storyboarding, and video composition. They will use their skills to create a biweekly television show for the student body, and to design and create the school yearbook.
TELEVISION PRODUCTION (762)
1 credit; 1 semester
This course demands strong creative ability and rigorous analytical skills. The focus of the course is two-fold: 1) the study of television and film production techniques and 2) the hands-on production of a regularly-broadcast television news show to the student body and faculty along with producing short films/field reports for the broadcasts. Students will be responsible for learning in a variety of ways through the production of television broadcasts and segments.
WOOD SHOP (770)
1 credit; 1 semester
Students will learn about shop organization, tools, safety, and project construction. At any given time, students could be gluing up projects, working at the workbench sanding, using hand tools, and using power machines. The teacher will demonstrate the different types of hand tools, small power tools, power machines, and the safety that goes along with those tools. Quality of work and safety are the most important skills learned in the class.
Interest, imagination, and perseverance are the essential ingredients needed for this course. In return, the students feel pride, confidence, and achievement.
ADVANCED WOOD SHOP (772)
1 credit; 1 semester
This class will provide students the opportunity to build upon skills from Wood Shop. Students will learn about dove tail joints, scale measurement and drawings, and create even better projects using advanced skills.
