Career and Technical Education
Certification opportunity: Phlebotomy Technician (Parent consent required). Through classroom, laboratory, and simulation experiences, students will learn and apply skills of the health science professional, including vital signs, environmental protection, safety in the healthcare environment, and admission/transfer/discharge procedures. Students will learn to perform skills specific to a health science professional such as medical assistant and phlebotomy…
Certification opportunity: EKG Technician (Parent consent required). Through classroom, laboratory, and simulation experiences, students will learn and apply skills of the health science professional, including vital signs, environmental protection, safety in the healthcare environment, and admission/transfer/discharge procedures. Students will learn to perform skills specific to a health science professional such as medical assistant and EKG…
Certification Opportunity: Medical Assistant. This capstone course is designed to provide an opportunity for senior students who are completing a coherent sequence of health science courses. Students will observe and perform previously studied patient care skills related to the health science field. The unpaid practical application experiences may occur in a school lab and/or community…
This capstone course is designed to provide an opportunity for senior students who have taken Project Lead the Way Biomedical courses to observe and to perform practical application of previously studied laboratory skills related to the health science field. The unpaid practical application experience may occur in a school lab and/or community health facility location…
This is a capstone course for students that are completing a coherent sequence of courses in the Exercise and Welness program of study providing opportunities for students to participate in work-based learning experience that combines classroom instruction with business and industry employment experiences. Students will have the opportunity to observe and to perform practical application…
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.
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…
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…
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…
This course introduces students to an industry that encompasses lodging, travel and tourism, recreation, amusements, attractions, and food/beverage operations. Students learn knowledge and skills focusing on communication, time management, and customer service that meet industry standards. Students will explore the history of the hospitality and tourism industry and examine the characteristics needed for success in…