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Course Catalog
Principles of Human Services
Students will investigate careers in the human services career cluster, including counseling and mental health, early childhood development, family and community, and personal care services. A variety of activities will include explaining the impact of nutrition and preparing nutritious snacks or meals, investigating causes and prevention of child abuse,
demonstrating simple clothing repair and alteration techniques, and investigating specific state requirements for licensure in personal care services such as cosmetology or child care.
Course Location: Home Campus
Prerequisites: None
Principles of Education and Training
Students will explore the various careers available within the education and training career cluster and the personal characteristics which are required to be successful in this field. They will develop knowledge and skills that are necessary to be successful in this field, investigate training options for different occupations in the field, and examine the trends or issues that have influenced the development of education across the United States.
Course Location: Home Campus
Prerequisites: None
Human Growth & Development
Human Growth and Development is an examination of human development across the lifespan with emphasis on research, theoretical perspectives, and common physical, cognitive, emotional, and social developmental milestones. The course covers material that is generally taught in a postsecondary, one-semester introductory course in developmental psychology or human development.
Course Location: Home Campus
Prerequisites: None
Child Development
This course will focus on knowledge and skills related to child growth and development from prenatal through school-age children. Students will investigate the role that prenatal care plays in the health of children; the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual needs of the child at each stage of development; the protection and safety of children; the roles and responsibilities of parenting; proper nutrition at each stage of development; and the role of schools in child development.
Course Location: Home Campus
Prerequisites: None
Instructional Practices
This course is for the student who wants to pursue a career in education. Students will study child and adolescent development as well as principles of effective teaching and training. They will serve an unpaid internship under the guidance of their classroom teacher and an AISD elementary teacher gaining hands-on experience in planning and directing individual and group activities, preparing materials, creating short- and long-term goals for students, and assisting with data and recordkeeping duties. Students who wish to take this course must have their own transportation in will be given the opportunity to earn a “Letter of Intent” from the Arlington ISD which provides
Course Location: Career Tech Center
Prerequisites: Completion of interest form required before deadline.
Practicum in Education & Training
In this second-year course, students will participate as unpaid interns at elementary, junior high, or high schools under the supervision of their high school teacher and mentor teacher at the field site. They will expand their knowledge of effective teaching practices and will take on more responsibility in the classroom as they learn to evaluate and analyze the effectiveness of lesson plans and instructional strategies. Students who wish to take this course must have their own transportation in order to be able to travel to their practicum site(s). Uniform purchase is required. This is a capstone course for students that are completing a coherent sequence of courses within their specific career pathway.
Course Location: Career Tech Center
Prerequisites: Completion of interest form required before deadline.
