Career Technical Education
Career Technical Education (CTE) is a program of study that involves a multiyear sequence of courses that integrates core academic knowledge with technical and occupational knowledge to provide students with a pathway to postsecondary education and careers.
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California Online Public Schools offer a wide range of Career Technical Education (CTE) courses designed to prepare students for success in college and the workforce. These courses provide hands-on learning and practical skills in high-demand fields such as health sciences, information technology, business, and more. Students gain valuable industry insights, certifications, and experience while exploring career pathways that align with their interests and goals—all from the flexibility of an online learning environment.
CTE Courses at California Online Public Schools
Social Media Marketing
Social Media Marketing teaches students how to build the critical thinking, writing, and reading skills required in a media-rich and increasingly techno-centric world. In a world saturated with media messages, digital environments, and social networking, concepts of literacy must expand to include all forms of media. Today’s students need to be able to read, comprehend, analyze, and respond to non-traditional media with the same skill level they engage with traditional print sources. Students consider their own positions as consumers of media and explore ways to use non-traditional media to become more active and thoughtful citizens. Students learn how to ask critical questions about the intended audience and underlying purpose of media messages, and study factors which can contribute to bias and affect credibility.
Child Development
This course provides a thorough examination of child development from conception, infancy, and toddlerhood through preschool and school-age children. Physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development will be studied throughout each of these stages. The role of a positive and involved caregiver in a growing child’s life is emphasized throughout the course, as well as guides for safety and best practices. Additional topics include parenting and guiding behavior, family planning, healthy pregnancy, genetic disorders, and children with special needs. Career options that involve working with children will also be explored.
Early Childhood Education
The Early Childhood Education I course is designed to provide an overview of the expectations and roles of the early childhood educator. The course provides details about childhood development, health, nutrition, and guidance strategies to help students understand the exciting and unique opportunities that a career in early childhood education can offer. The course is intended to prepare students for challenges they may face but to emphasize the rewards of being able to influence the life of a young child. The ability to offer support to children as they learn, and grow is a point that is highlighted throughout each lesson.
Health & Personal Wellness
This comprehensive health course provides students with essential knowledge and decision-making skills for a healthy lifestyle. Students will analyze aspects of emotional, social, and physical health and how these realms of health influence each other. Students will apply principles of health and wellness to their own lives. In addition, they will study behavior change and set goals to work on throughout the semester. Other topics of study include substance abuse, safety and injury prevention, environmental health, and consumer health.
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Medical Terminology
Applied Medical Terminology helps students understand the structure and meaning of medical terms and identify medical terminology associated with various body systems. As the health care industry becomes more complex, developing expertise in accurately and efficiently identifying medical terms and their specific application is essential to a growing variety of health care careers. This course begins to prepare your students for those careers.
Advertising and Sales Promotion
Marketing, advertising, and sales promotion are evolving rapidly in an increasingly digital environment. The Marketing, Advertising, and Sales course effectively helps your students prepare for a career in that environment through a comprehensive look at essential marketing principles, interactive tools and channels, and the growing impact of data in marketing and advertising. This course provides an overview of all the fundamental topics necessary to effectively put your students on a career path that unleashes their creativity and develops and leverages their critical thinking skills.
Business Management
Business Management provides the knowledge and skills students need for careers in business and marketing. Students begin exploring roles and functions that business and marketing play in a global society, develop an understanding of the marketplace, as well as understanding product placement and promotion. Students analyze the impact of government, legal systems, and organized labor on business; develop an understanding of business communications and management; and explore legal, ethical, and financial issues in business and marketing. Furthermore, students delve into basic economic concepts including personal finance, economic systems, cost-profit relationships, and economic indicators and trends. Business Management is a full-year Career and Technical course for programs of study in Business Administration and Management. This course is built to state and national standards.
Culinary Arts
Culinary Arts is intended to help students gain an understanding of the history and development of the culinary arts as well as practical skills for careers in the culinary industry. This course covers the basics of nutrition, health, safety, and sanitation and the basic science principles used in cooking. Students will be exposed to the culinary skills required to make a variety of food items. Additionally, students will become familiar with menu planning, food presentation, different service styles, and kitchen management skills. This course is based on Career and Technical Education (CTE) standards designed to help students prepare for entry into a wide range of careers in the culinary industry.
Principles of Public Service: To Serve & Protect
Principles of Government and Public Administration is designed to enable students at the high school level to explore career opportunities in the field of government and public administration and the career-related skills they need to possess as professionals in this field. Students will learn about the history and development of the US Constitution, the functions of government and public administration in the United States, and the working conditions necessary for safety in the field of government and public administration. This course covers topics such as the influence of geography and technology, and networking and communication as they relate to government and public administration. The course is based on Career and Technical Education (CTE) standards designed to help students prepare for entry into a wide range of careers in government and public administration industry.
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