Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 127 - TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION › Subchapter B - HIGH SCHOOL › Section 127.13 - Applied Mathematics for Technical Professionals (One Credit), Adopted 2015

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) General
				  requirements. This course is recommended for students in Grades 11 and 12.
				  Recommended prerequisites: Algebra I and Geometry. This course satisfies a high
				  school mathematics graduation requirement. Students shall be awarded one credit
				  for successful completion of this course.
(b) Introduction.
(1) Career and technical education
				  instruction provides content aligned with challenging academic standards and
				  relevant technical knowledge and skills for students to further their education
				  and succeed in current or emerging professions.
(2) The process standards describe ways in
				  which students are expected to engage in the content. The placement of the
				  process standards at the beginning of the knowledge and skills listed for each
				  grade and course is intentional. The process standards weave the other
				  knowledge and skills together so that students may be successful problem
				  solvers and use mathematics efficiently and effectively in daily life. The
				  process standards are integrated at every grade level and course. When
				  possible, students will apply mathematics to problems arising in everyday life,
				  society, and the workplace. Students will use a problem-solving model that
				  incorporates analyzing given information, formulating a plan or strategy,
				  determining a solution, justifying the solution, and evaluating the
				  problem-solving process and the reasonableness of the solution. Students will
				  select appropriate tools such as real objects, manipulatives, paper and pencil,
				  and technology and techniques such as mental math, estimation, and number sense
				  to solve problems. Students will effectively communicate mathematical ideas,
				  reasoning, and their implications using multiple representations such as
				  symbols, diagrams, graphs, and language. Students will use mathematical
				  relationships to generate solutions and make connections and predictions.
				  Students will analyze mathematical relationships to connect and communicate
				  mathematical ideas. Students will display, explain, or justify mathematical
				  ideas and arguments using precise mathematical language in written or oral
				  communication.
(3) Career
				  development is a lifelong pursuit of answers to the questions: Who am I? Why am
				  I here? What am I meant to do with my life? It is vital that students have a
				  clear sense of direction for their career choice. Career planning is a critical
				  step and is essential to success.
(4) Applied Mathematics for Technical
				  Professionals uses problem-solving situations, hands-on activities, and
				  technology to extend mathematical thinking and engage student reasoning.
				  Situations relating to technical applications provide students opportunities to
				  make connections with mathematics and the workplace. In addition, students will
				  learn the skills necessary to communicate using mathematics. Hands-on
				  activities will allow students to model, explore, and develop abstract concepts
				  applicable to technical careers. (Essential to this course is the partnership
				  between mathematics and technical teachers.)
(5) Students are encouraged to participate in
				  extended learning experiences such as career and technical student
				  organizations and other leadership or extracurricular organizations.
(6) Statements that contain the word
				  "including" reference content that must be mastered, while those containing the
				  phrase "such as" are intended as possible illustrative examples.