Clusters
What career cluster is Instructional Practices in?
Education and Training
Three career cluster pathways:
* administration and administrative support
* professional support services
* teaching/training
Education and Training
What does CTE stand for?
Career and Technical Education
In what year were women and girls allowed to take vocational education courses?
1976
What career cluster is child development in?
Human Services
This career cluster has 4 pathways:
* restaurant and food service
* lodging
* traveling and tourism
* recreation, amusement, and attractions
Hospitality and Tourism
These are state required curriculum for all public schools in Texas.
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
In what year did work-based and school-based learning, supported by partnerships with industry begin?
1994
What career cluster is culinary arts in?
Hospitality and Tourism
This career cluster also has 4 pathways:
* network systems
* information support and services
* web and digital communications
* programming and software development
Information Technology
This program is designed to give students supervised practical application of previously studied knowledge and skills that can occur in a paid or unpaid arrangement and in a variety of locations.
Practicum Courses
In what year was the American Vocational Association renamed the Association for Career and Technical Education, reflecting a change from job-specific vocationalism to skill-based, rigorous career education.
1998
What is the career cluster that houses planning, revenue and taxation, and governance?
Government and Public Administration
This career cluster has two pathways:
* engineering and technology
* science and mathematics
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
This is a written plan outlining specific actions and activities that will be used to meet goals.
In what year was the first federal investment in secondary vocational education, providing funding to the states for agriculture, home-making, and trade and industrial education.
1917
How many career clusters are part of Career and Technical Education?
16
This career cluster has 5 pathways:
* correction services
* emergency and management
* law enforcement
* legal services
* security and protective services
Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security
This refers to an opportunity and agreement through which a student may earn high school credit for successfully completing a college course that covers all of the TEKS.
Dual Enrollment
In what year was the Smith-Hughes National Vocational Education Act was signed into law, launching the federal investment in career and technical education (CTE).
1917