Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part LXXXI - Bulletin 110-Technology Education Content Standards Curriculum Framework › Subpart 1 - Standards and Benchmarks › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section LXXXI-103 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
Academic Cross-Reference
-a reference to
					 related academic content standards.
Applied Academics
- a method of teaching
					 in which the instructor presents subject matter in a way that relates a
					 particular academic discipline to personal workforce application.
Approved Program
-a career and technical
					 program that offers at least four of the recommended courses for a career
					 major-two of which must be at the competency level.
Articulation
- the process of linking two
					 or more educational systems to produce a smooth flow of students from one
					 institution to another without experiencing delays, duplication of courses, or
					 loss of credit.
Assessment
- a process through which
					 evidence is gathered in a range of content areas to determine both a student's
					 understanding and ability to apply that understanding.
Benchmark
- a broad statement of expected
					 skills and knowledge that is used as a reference to develop curriculum and
					 assess student progress.
Career Clusters
-broad categories of
					 occupations that form the basis for initial career exploration and
					 discovery.
Career Major
- a specific course of study
					 within a broader career cluster. (Example: Accounting within the Business
					 cluster).
Career Path
- a plan of study that will
					 enable a student upon graduation, to be employed or enter a postsecondary
					 school with a continuation of skills or course work already started at the high
					 school level.
Career Plan
- a student's written plan for
					 career and educational goals while in secondary school and beyond.
Competency Course
- a required course in a
					 career major.
Content Standard
- a description of what a
					 student should
know
and
be able to do
through
					 subject matter, knowledge, proficiencies, etc., gained as a result of their
					 education.
Cooperative Learning
- an instructional
					 strategy used in many applied academic courses that involves learning in the
					 context of sharing, responding, and communicating with other learners.
Curriculum Framework
-an outline of broad
					 goals and standards of a system of education.
Focus Statement
-a statement describing
					 the importance of a career major.
Foundation Skills
-processes that are
					 common to all areas and levels of education and are intended to suggest methods
					 and objectives of instructional strategies.
High Schools That Work
-a process model
					 developed by the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) that focuses on
					 applied learning, integration of academic and vocational content, and
					 school-to-work transitions.
Integrated
-refers to combining elements
					 across the strands within a particular content area or framework.
Interdisciplinary
-combining elements
					 across content areas in the curriculum.
Lifelong Learning
-the concept of
					 continued education and training, formal and informal, throughout one's
					 career.
Portfolios
-personalized, sequential
					 career planning journal designed to guide students through career development
					 interests and aptitudes as they progress through school and beyond; including
					 examples of student skill mastery.
Related Elective Course
-an additional
					 course offered to complement and enhance opportunities within a career
					 major.
School-Based Learning
-program of
					 instruction based on career majors, designed to meet high academic and
					 occupational skill standards, which involves counseling and career exploration,
					 and periodic evaluation of academic strengths and weaknesses.
School-to-Work Transition
-a system that
					 enables students to identify and navigate paths to productive and progressively
					 more rewarding roles in the workplace that encompasses three components:
1. school-based learning;
2. connecting activities; and
3. work-based learning.
Skill Standard
-the identification of the
					 knowledge, skill, and level of ability needed to satisfactorily perform a given
					 job.
Strands
-concepts common to all content
					 areas;
strands
are interrelated and should be integrated
					 rather than taught in isolation.
Tech Prep
-a sequence of study beginning
					 in high school and continuing through at least two years of postsecondary
					 occupational education to prepare students for high skilled jobs that require
					 more than a high school diploma.
Technology
-the application of knowledge,
					 resources, tools, and skills to solve particular problems and extend human
					 capabilities for useful purposes.
Technology Education
-an integrated,
					 experience-based instructional program designed to:
1. prepare a population that is knowledgeable about
					 technology, its:
a. evolution;
b. systems;
c. utilization of techniques;
d. tools;
e. materials and processes; and
f. social and cultural significance;
2. foster:
a. creative thinking;
b. decision making;
c. problem solving;
d. visualizing;
e. knowing how to learn; and
f. reasoning skills;
3. boost human capabilities and explore career
					 opportunities and job seeking skills;
4. to apply basic skills of:
a. reading;
b. writing;
c. mathematics;
d. listening; and
e. speaking.
Vocational Completer
-a student who
					 successfully completes four courses in a career major:
1. two must be competency courses; and
2. two must be selected from the competency courses and/or
					 identified related electives.
Work-Based Learning
-integration of
					 theoretical instruction with a planned program of job training or experiences,
					 paid work experience, workplace mentoring, instruction in general work-place
					 competencies, and updating elements that will engage student interest, develop
					 positive work attitudes, and prepare youth for high-skill, high-wage
					 careers.
Workplace Mentor
-an employee at the
					 workplace who possesses the skills to be mastered by a student, and who:
1. instructs the student;
2. critiques the student's performance;
3. challenges the student to perform well; and
4. works in consultation with classroom teachers and the
					 employer.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 6:(A)(10) and
					 R.S.
					 17:10.