Career and Technical Education
Career and Technical Education provides sequences of career-related courses designed to help students develop skills needed for entry-level employment, advanced technical training programs, and continuing education on the college and university level. Students enrolled in career and technical education courses also have the opportunity to participate in program-specific career and technical student organizations (CTSO), which provides hands-on leadership experience in a co-curricular club that is student-facilitated. In addition, students also can participate in various work-based learning opportunities.
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14_8482 _0 Introduction to Technology & Engineering
Grade: 6
Prerequisite: None
Description: In these introductory courses, students will explore the worlds of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics through authentic, interdisciplinary experiences. Students will engage in learning that emphasizes collaboration, innovation, and problem-solving with exposure to a variety of tools and resources. Topics may include robotics, computer science, and applied science and mathematics. Instruction is differentiated based on students’ prior experience in Engineering coursework.
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14_8463 _0 Technological Systems
Grade: 7, 8
Prerequisite: None
Description: Students will experience the problems and opportunities of our increasingly technological society. The class will provide hands-on learning to explore technologies and the systems of which they are composed. They also explore technology-oriented careers and project-based learning to explore technological systems.
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14_8403_0 Technology Foundations
Credit: 1 High School CTE Credit; SCED 21003-36
Grade: 8
Prerequisite: None
Description: In this hands-on technology education course, students use tools to build and control objects and systems using engineering design. Students will learn about materials, energy, and engineering processes. Students design, create, and assess innovations, systems, and products to learn about how and why technology works.
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14_8450_0 Engineering I
Credit: 1 High School CTE Credit; SCED 21005-I
Grade: 8
Prerequisite: None
Description: An introduction to engineering as a profession, a process, a mindset, and the application of technical skills and knowledge. Students will design, prototype, test, and report on a wide range of projects. Students will learn basic programming, computer aided design (CAD), computational software, and electronics, as well as teamwork and problem solving.
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14_8013_0 Introduction to Agriscience & Agriculture
Grade: 6
Prerequisite: None
Description: Through project-based learning, technical skill development, this course aims to increase understanding and knowledge of our food and fiber system, giving a starting point for students to explore pathways and occupations related to the agriculture industry, and gain hands-on experience learning basic agriculture practices.
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14_8003_0 Agriscience Exploration
Grade: 7
Prerequisite: None
Description: In this course, students will explore in an introductory manner the world of agriculture through authentic, hands-on experiences in the garden and greenhouse spaces at Charlottesville Middle School. Students will work collaboratively to develop basic food-growing, landscaping and workplace readiness skills while learning about broader agricultural and food industry systems.
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14_8006_0 Foundations of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
Credit: 1 CTE Credit; SCED 18001-I
Grade: 8
Prerequisite: None
Description: In this course, students will explore the world of agriculture through authentic, hands-on experiences in the garden and greenhouse spaces at Charlottesville Middle School. Students will work collaboratively to develop basic food-growing, landscaping and workplace readiness skills while learning about broader agricultural and food industry systems, including local community-led efforts. This will include developing and executing planting plans, tending to, harvesting and distributing crops in the school garden, as well as supporting community action projects like the annual Spring Seedling Giveaway. Other learning topics may include nutrition and food preservation, infrastructure design and construction, ecology and the environment. Field trips to local farms and other relevant businesses will enhance the student’s experience and connectedness with our local food system.
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14_9069_0 Career Investigations
Grade: 7, 8
Prerequisite: None
Description: Students will identify and demonstrate the workplace skills that employers desire in their future employees. Students analyze their personal assets; explore career clusters, career pathways, or occupations; and draft Academic and Career Plans based on their academic and career interests. This course is required (memo: #053-18).