Mrs. Lawrence teaches Career Development, Keycode, and JAG. Below are course descriptions for those courses to help understand the content that will be covered in class.Â
KeyCode is a one-semester course designed to cover the state keyboarding and computer science coding block standards. Emphasis is placed on the following: understanding the importance of Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSO), soft skill development, operation and management of classroom equipment, touch-typing method, simple document formatting, and the computer science coding block.
Career Development is a one or two semester course for grades 7-8 designed to teach career development through research and understanding of self and the world of work in preparation for college and career readiness. Career research and decision-making with education and training plans for exploration and development will be core standards. Students will be knowledgeable of career options, and the personal skills, aptitudes, and employer expectations of future careers of choice. Students will identify personal traits and characteristics for a better understanding of self in their pursuit of finding a meaningful, fulfilling and rewarding career. Through better recognition and understanding of personal interests, values, aptitudes, and abilities students can assess how they relate to the world of work in order to acquire the skills necessary for appropriate placement in the workforce.