Path 1 and 2

Path 1 Course Description: All students deserve academic and social support to help prepare them for the challenges they must face after high school graduation. Path focuses on developing the habits and skills that are expected in college study and the workforce. High school Path students build on what they learned in MAPS 1 to develop personal/interpersonal and cognitive skills that are essential to productivity in both the collegiate and business worlds.

Course Rationale: Building on skills developed during MAPS 1, students will continue to refine their time management, organization, and study skills, particularly as those skills apply to the increasing expectations, responsibilities and demands of their post-secondary (after high school) options. Students also often need a structured introduction to and exploration of the professional and academic options available after high school. At the same time, students will continue to develop and practice resiliency, leadership, and self-determination.

Successful completion of Path 1 will earn you an elective credit.

Course Goals:

1. Students will build skills and strategies necessary for students to make a successful transition out of high school.

2. Students will continue to explore the options available after high school in order to establish both immediate and long-range personal goals.

3. After identifying their individual learning styles and abilities, students will build on these abilities by developing critical time management, organization, and study skills.

Course Objectives:

1. The student obtains a greater awareness of the mental processes of learning through the analysis and practice of skills and strategies.

2. The student understands the many college and career choices available and design a personal action plan.

3. The student develops a greater understanding of ethics personal character through self-reflection activities

4. The student acquires self-confidence through the development and improvement of important life skills necessary for positive interactions and communication.

5. The student associates personal responsibility to academic success by strengthening positive learning behaviors while altering ineffective habits.

6. The student understands the need for an organized framework to identify an area of interest, collect information, record findings.

Path 1 TEKS