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Career and Technical Education
 
Career and Technical Education

Health & Human Services Pathway
Family & Consumer Sciences Education

Course Code:
HCT1681
HCT2230

Credit Value: 0.500

College Credit: Pending

Cross-credited Courses: N/A

Pre-requisite:
Sequential Courses

Course Title: Apparel, Textiles, and Design 1 & 2

These courses are advanced courses in the Health Sciences and Human Service Career Strand.

Have you thought about careers in textiles, theater, costume and fashion or industrial sewing for sports or recreation? Have you considered owning your own business and constructing, analyzing, and showcasing apparel and textile designs? Apparel, Textiles and Design 1, open to students grade 10 – 12, provides an opportunity to experience designing, constructing, and merchandising fiber products. Students use fabrics, notions, testing processes, and technology to plan theatre/costumes, design boutique items, plan for mass market, special populations and clothing creation and re-design. Washington core essential learnings and grade level expectations, Family & Consumer Sciences standards, and FCCLA - Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America national programs will provide frameworks for student assessments. The course satisfies a .5 CTE graduation requirement and presents global, diverse career, and leadership opportunities.

Fashion forward. Apparel, Textiles and Design 2, for students who have completed Apparel and Textiles 1 with a B or better, continues the workplace design, construction and fashion industry applications for students grade 10 – 12. Washington core essential learnings and grade level expectations, Family & Consumer Sciences standards, and FCCLA - Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America national programs will provide frameworks for student assessments. The course satisfies a .5 CTE graduation requirement and presents global, diverse career, and leadership opportunities.

Course Code:
HCT1682 - HCT1683

Credit Value: 0.500

College Credit:
Tech Prep college credits

Cross-credited Courses: N/A

Pre-requisite:
Sequential Courses

Course Title: Careers in Education 1A & 1B

These courses are advanced courses in the Health Sciences and Human Service Career Strand. Each course satisfies .5 occupational (CTE) credit required for graduation, explores global and diverse influences in educational careers and uses core essential learnings and GLEs, (FCCLA) Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America national leadership programs to assess learning.

Planning a career in teaching or with children or youth? High school students (grade 11 – 12) explore their aptitude and interest for teaching others, gain college credit, and cross-credit LA courses in this CTE course, Careers in Education 1A, part of a two semester class. Activities include scenarios, projects, demonstrations, classroom management, field experiences, and personal reflections.

Careers in Education 1B , part two, and the second semester of a one year program, continues the classroom ‘practice teaching’ component for eligible students (grade 11 – 12) who have completed Careers in Education 1A with a B or better and who have passed a Washington State Patrol security clearance.

Working side-by-side with a mentor teacher in Seattle Public Schools, students perfect their portfolio and competencies with examples of pre-teaching, observations, lesson planning, classroom management, mentoring, and reflections. Working with diverse multi-age elementary and middle school students, participants have a valuable field experience, job shadow and embedded instructional work-based internship.

Course Code: HCT

Credit Value: 0.500

College Credit: No

Cross-credited Courses: N/A

Pre-requisite: N/A

Course Title:  Career Choices 1

 

Course Code:
HCT1669 - 1670

Credit Value: 0.500

College Credit: No

Cross-credited Courses: N/A

Pre-requisite:
Sequential Courses

Course Title: Careers in Educ Coop 1, 2

Students who have completed or are currently in the CTE Career in Education course sequence may work in an occupation related to this field, (and earn .5 credit) following OSPI, WAC 180-50-345, and coop work-based learning and credit granting requirements.

Course Code: HCT

Credit Value: 0.500

College Credit: No

Cross-credited Courses: N/A

Pre-requisite: N/A

Course Title: Consumer and Family Resources

 

Course Code: HCT

Credit Value: 0.500

College Credit: No

Cross-credited Courses: N/A

Pre-requisite:
Sequential Courses

Course Title: Consumer Services 1, 2

 

Course Code: HCT

Credit Value: 0.500

College Credit: No

Cross-credited Courses: N/A

Pre-requisite:
Sequential Courses

Course Title: Early Childhood, Education and Service 1, 2

 

Course Code: HCT

Credit Value: 0.500

College Credit: No

Cross-credited Courses: N/A

Pre-requisite:
Sequential Courses

Course Title: Educational ParaPro 1, 2

 

Course Code: HCT7140

Credit Value: 0.500

College Credit: Pending

Cross-credited Courses: N/A

Pre-requisite: N/A

Course Title: Family & Community Interaction

Are you a responsible citizen, family, or community leader? Students grade 9 – 12 learn essential skills for service, explore issues and topics related to community and family, and develop skills in critical thinking, cooperative action, and teamwork. Course work includes comparative studies of the unique diversity of individual, family, and community values and goals and cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds which impact decisions, choices and actions. Washington Health and Fitness and other core essential learnings and grade level expectations, Family & Consumer Sciences standards, related National Health Care Skills standards, and FCCLA - Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America national programs will provide frameworks for student assessments. The course is a desired pre-requisite for advanced courses in the Health Sciences and Human Service Career Strands.

Course Code:
HCT1673 - 1674

Credit Value: 0.500

College Credit: No

Cross-credited Courses: N/A

Pre-requisite:
Sequential Courses

Course Title: Family & Consumer Sciences Education Coop 1, 2

Students who have completed or are currently in the CTE Family and Consumer Sciences Education course sequence may work in an occupation related to this field, (and earn .5 credit) following OSPI, WAC 180-50-345, and coop work-based learning and credit granting requirements.

Course Code: HCT1994

Credit Value: 0.500

College Credit: Pending

Cross-credited Courses:

  • HSS1867 - IB Psychology 2H
  • HSS1055 – Psychology II

Pre-requisite:
Sequential Courses

Course Title: Family Systems

Are careers in social work, government and legal careers, human services, or medical careers in your future? This course partners ideally with Interpersonal Relationships in a sequence of courses relating principles of sociology, psychology, behavioral sciences, social studies, the humanities – around the study of the significance of family and its well being of individuals and society. The family is studied as a social unit in its developmental, dynamic, comparative, and structural aspects. Students grade 11 – 12 use a variety of learning strategies, technology, and applications to explore careers and skills leading to introductory health-related certifications. Washington Health and Fitness and other core essential learnings and grade level expectations, Family & Consumer Sciences standards, related National Health Care Skills standards, and FCCLA - Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America national programs will provide frameworks for student assessments. The course can be used for International Baccalaureate or other course equivalencies on an individual school basis, and is a desired pre-requisite for advanced courses in the Health Sciences and Human Service Career Strands.

Course Code: HCT

Credit Value: 0.500

College Credit: No

Cross-credited Courses: N/A

Pre-requisite:
Sequential Courses

Course Title: Family & Community Services 1, 2

 

Course Code: HCT7184

Credit Value: 0.500

College Credit: No

Cross-credited Courses: N/A

Pre-requisite: N/A

Course Title: GRADS Teen Parenting

Are you a teen parent, new parent, or parent to be? Making decisions, solving problems, achieving goals, and assuming leadership as a parent, family, and community member are all included in this course The Washington State and Nationally known GRADS (Graduation Reality and Dual Role Skills) curriculum taught by Family & Consumer Sciences GRADS trained instructors, form the basis of the core learning for this course. Students (grade 19 – 12) use a variety of learning strategies, technology, experiments and applications to explore careers and develop competencies and skills, while studying: prenatal care, labor, delivery, nutrition and wellness, infant care, child development, ages and stages, independent living, relationships and resource management. Washington Health and Fitness and other core essential learnings and grade level expectations, Family & Consumer Sciences standards, related National Health Care Skills standards, and FCCLA - Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America national programs will provide frameworks for student assessments

Course Code: HCT7186

Credit Value: 0.500

College Credit: Pending

Cross-credited Courses: N/A

Pre-requisite:
Sequential Courses

Course Title: Housing and Interior Design 1 & 2

Washington core essential learnings and grade level expectations, Family & Consumer Sciences standards, and FCCLA - Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America national programs will provide frameworks for student assessments. The courses present global, diverse career, and leadership opportunities and are advanced courses in the Health Sciences and Human Service Career Strand.

Do you like planning interiors, working with design, real estate, theater, housing, urban planning, event planning or careers where color, furnishings, and layout offer an opportunity for staging, upgrading environments? Have you considered owning your own business and constructing, analyzing, and showcasing interior designs or living/working/recreational spaces? Housing and Interior Design 1, open to students grade 10 – 12, provides an opportunity to explore behavioral, social, economic, functional and aesthetic aspects of housing, interiors, and furnishings. Instruction includes analyzing, planning, designing, furnishing, and equipping residential, work, and leisure spaces to meet user needs. Students experience design projects, use applied activities and technologies to plan interiors, exteriors, landscaping designs for mass market, special populations and re-design.

Housing and Interior Design 2 consists of special projects and employability applications for students who completed Housing and Interior Design 1 with a B or better. Students grade 10 – 12 continue the workplace design, construction and housing industry applications for .5 CTE credits.

Course Code: HCT7142

Credit Value: 0.500

College Credit: No

Cross-credited Courses: N/A

Pre-requisite: N/A

Course Title: Independent Living

On your own? Going off to college? Do you need help managing a budget; buying/maintaining a car; finding a living situation or roommate; building and maintaining relationships; shopping, preparing for health and nutrition and eating well; caring for your personal health/medical needs; saving, spending and insuring yourself; having fun; preparing and balancing a career, education, and work? This course prepares young adults for responsible decision-making and essential skills for living on their own, with family or others. Students (grade 11-12) use a variety of learning strategies, technology, and applications to explore careers and skills. Washington Health and Fitness and other core essential learnings and grade level expectations, Family & Consumer Sciences standards, and FCCLA - Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America national programs will provide frameworks for student assessments. The course is a desired pre-requisite for advanced courses in the Health Sciences and Human Service Career Strands.

Course Code: HCT

Credit Value: 0.500

College Credit: Pending

Cross-credited Courses:

  • HSS1866 –
    IB Psychology 1H
  • HSS1058 –
    Psychology I
  • HHE9006 –
    Health Education

Pre-requisite: N/A

Course Title: Interpersonal Relationships

Communication, personal and family leadership, teamwork, and understanding others, birth to death – these are key components of this relationships course designed to demonstrate respectful relationships in family, workplace and community. The course partners well with Family Systems. Students study functions and expectations of various types of relationships, personal needs and characteristics and their impact on relationships, as well as conflict prevention and management, growth and development, and standards that guide behavior. The course applies health and wellness issues through the course content. Students (grade 10 – 12) use a variety of learning strategies, technology, and applications to explore careers and skills leading to introductory health-related certifications. Washington Health and Fitness and other core essential learnings and grade level expectations, Family & Consumer Sciences standards, related National Health Care Skills standards, and FCCLA - Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America national programs will provide frameworks for student assessments. The course satisfies a .5 CTE graduation requirement, can cross credit for Health Ed for senior students, can be used for International Baccalaureate or other course equivalencies on an individual school basis, and is a desired pre-requisite for advanced courses in the Health Sciences and Human Service Career Strands.

Course Code: HCT

Credit Value: 0.500

College Credit: Pending

Cross-credited Courses:N/A

Pre-requisite:
N/A

Course Title: Parenting

Children don’t come with instructions! Learn parenting skills to benefit your future career and family. Students learn, experience, and explore the world of young children and help strengthen the well being of individuals and families. Topics include: intellectual, social, emotional and biological development of children, nutrition and wellness, parent-child relationships, parenting practices, special needs, parental and environmental influences on child development and external support systems. Students (grade 9 – 12) use a variety of learning strategies, technology, and applications to explore careers and skills leading to introductory health-related and early childhood certifications. Washington Health and Fitness and other core essential learnings and grade level expectations, Family & Consumer Sciences standards, related National Health Care Skills standards, and FCCLA - Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America national programs will provide frameworks for student assessments. The course is a desired pre-requisite for advanced courses in the Health Sciences and Human Service Career Strands.

Course Code: HCT7144

Credit Value: 0.500

College Credit: Pending

Cross-credited Courses:N/A

Pre-requisite:
N/A

Course Title: Personal Choices

Are you concerned about your future? Do you know how to build and maintain relationships, take care of your nutrition and food needs, understand yourself and the people around you, and manage your personal and financial resources? Younger students grade 9-10 use a variety of learning strategies, technology, and applications to explore personal attributes, careers and skills. Washington Health and Fitness and other core essential learnings and grade level expectations, Family & Consumer Sciences standards, and FCCLA - Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America national programs will provide frameworks for student assessments. The introductory level course is a desired pre-requisite for advanced courses in the Health Sciences and Human Service Career Strands.

Course Code: HCT1995

Credit Value: 0.500

College Credit: No

Cross-credited Courses:N/A

Pre-requisite:
N/A

Course Title: Work & Family Foundations

Working, learning, living form the framework of this course which helps students design and use resources, think creatively and critically about career, community, and family connections, work on relationships, nutrition and wellness, and child and parenting issues. Students grade 9 –12 use a variety of learning strategies, technology, and applications to explore careers and skills in this introductory level course. Washington Health and Fitness and other core essential learnings and grade level expectations, Family & Consumer Sciences standards, and FCCLA - Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America national programs will provide frameworks for student assessments. The course is a desired pre-requisite for advanced courses in the Health Sciences and Human Service Career Strands. The course is the desired complement 2nd semester of a 9th or 10th grade level CTE academy course.

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