Overview/Program of Studies for Industrial Education
A document summarizing this program area, including an overview, list of course titles and descriptions, career majors, model course sequences, etc.
Career Cluster/Career Majors for Industrial Education
A document for this program, defining this cluster area, a list of career majors, sample occupations and possible degrees/diplomas/certificates for this program.
Skill Standards for Industrial Education
A document which provides common language, goals and reference points for employers, students and educators for this program area.
Student Organizations
Links to the state and national Skills USA/VICA websites.
Professional Organizations for Industrial Education
Links to the state and national teachers organization websites.
Program Assessment
Program assessment of all industrial education programs is mandated by legislation passed in 2000. An overview of the process, the assessment document, instructions, and resources are available on the program assessment website.
Resources
Program related resources
Local Educators Assignment Data (LEAD) Codes
A listing of course codes used for determining whether professional school personnel are appropriately certified for their teaching assignments.
Construction Technology and Geometry
The 2003 high school graduation requirements allow for interdisciplinary or applied courses to substitute for specific academic courses. For students to receive a required math credit for the geometry core content taught in the construction and technology program credit, an interdisciplinary construction technology/geometry course has been developed
Project Lead The Way (PLTW)
The primary goal of PLTW is to grow the nation's technology workforce (engineers and technicians). Currently, 1,300,000 engineering/engineering technology jobs are available in the U.S. without trained people to fill them. The PLTW curriculum provides the kind of student work that helps students reach higher standards in the academic core.
Leadership Dynamics
The curriculum for the Leadership Dynamics course has been developed as a separate course for high school students or to be included as a component of the various Career Pathways in Career and Technical Education. The objective of the course is to assist students in preparing for leadership roles during and beyond high school.
Safety Inspection Report
Providing a safe environment for students and employees is the combined responsibility of students, teachers, principals, and district personnel and is of utmost importance. Please use this page of step-by-step directions, the safety inspection audit report page, and the safety inspection checklist to conduct a safety check of technical programs to raise the awareness of safety responsibilities and precautions and to prevent accidents.