What is CTHEI?
Career, Technology, and Higher Education Investigations is a technology embedded course that will provide students with opportunities to develop technology skills they will use throughout high school and into college and career while actively investigating their career options for the upcoming years in high school and beyond.
How will CTHEI prepare my child for the future?
Career, Technology, and Higher Education Investigations is a technology embedded course that will provide students with opportunities to develop technology skills they will use throughout high school and into college and career while actively investigating their career options for the upcoming years in high school and beyond.
How will CTHEI prepare my child for the future?
- Opportunity to study a variety of technology applications and develop an understanding of current and emerging technologies
- Explore career and higher education opportunities
- Evaluate the relevance of technology
- Develop skills for college and career readiness, lifelong learning and daily living
- Focus on different career pathways offered in the high school programs
- Require each student to create a high school plan and a postsecondary plan for transition out of high school and into higher education or the workforce
- Develop a portfolio
- Offer the opportunity to examine the choices needed in order to achieve their graduation goal, including college dual credit, AP, IB, and Early College High School
- Prepare graduates to choose pathways to excel in higher education or the career of their choice
- Prepare students for successful transition out of high school and into higher education or the workforce
- Curriculum for CTE Exploring Careers and Eighth Grade Technology Applications courses
- Technology application skills to include spreadsheets, multi-media, word processing, data base, online safety, and analysis of online content
- Self-analysis to include match maker assessment, learning styles, skills assessment, abilities and aptitudes, and personality assessment
- Opportunities for counselors to meet with students
- Host speakers from the community to share real-life descriptions and stories of various higher education experiences and/or careers
- Media-rich lessons and activities that teach effective use of electronic resources and responsible online citizenship