CTE
1/2 CREDIT
Explore the dynamic world of sports medicine in this comprehensive introductory course! Discover the diverse career pathways available to sports medicine professionals—from athletic trainers and physicians to nutritionists, massage therapists, and facility managers. You’ll dive deep into the foundations of sports medicine, including anatomy, human biomechanics, exercise design, and emergency preparedness. Learn what it truly means to maintain a healthy lifestyle, understand the critical role of nutrition, and develop essential communication and coaching skills. Throughout eight units, you’ll build expertise in fitness modalities, behavior change, injury assessment, and emergency action planning—all while exploring the legal obligations and ethical responsibilities of healthcare professionals in athletics. Whether you’re beginning your career in sports medicine or simply passionate about athletic health and wellness, this course equips you with the knowledge and skills to make a real impact on athletes’ lives.
Ready to take your sports medicine knowledge to the next level? In Sports Medicine 2: Injury Prevention, you’ll build a comprehensive understanding of how injuries occur and—most importantly—how to prevent them. Dive deep into body organization, muscle mechanics, and movement patterns to recognize injury risk factors before they happen. You’ll master practical injury assessment skills, learn to distinguish between different types of injuries, and understand when to refer athletes to medical professionals. From soft tissue wounds and head/neck injuries to chest, abdomen, and extremity trauma, this course explores region-specific anatomy and common sports injuries in detail. Through hands-on assessments, real-world scenarios, and evidence-based treatment protocols, you’ll develop the clinical expertise to keep athletes safe, assess damage accurately, and guide them toward complete recovery. Whether you’re pursuing a career as an athletic trainer, sports medicine professional, or coaching staff member, this course equips you with the knowledge to protect athletes and maximize their performance.
ONE-CREDIT COURSE
This easy-to-manage course provides students with essential STEM knowledge and an effective overview of STEM careers. The course’s 15 lessons are interspersed with activities and online discussions that engage learners and promote understanding and achievement. Topics covered include biotechnology, mechanics, and fluid and thermal systems. The concluding lesson provides a valuable overview of the overall engineering design process.
HALF-CREDIT COURSE
What if you could do the impossible? Engineers understand a lot of things, but the word impossible definitely isn’t one of them. Through Concepts of Engineering and Technology, you’ll learn how the momentum of science is continually propelling engineers in new directions towards a future full of insight and opportunity. This course explores the different branches of engineering and how problem-solving, sketching, collaboration, and experimentation can change the very fiber of our human lives. This ever-increasing knowledge can also lead to serious ethical dilemmas and the need to discuss where the boundaries of science lie (or even if there should be boundaries). By examining astounding engineering feats and complex ongoing issues, you, too, will begin to question whether the word impossible really exists.
PREREQUISITE: PRINCIPLES OF ENGINEERING 1
1/2 CREDIT
Discover how technology has changed the world around us by pursuing technological solutions to everyday problems. While using scientific and engineering methods, learn how electricity, electronic systems, magnets, and circuits work. Understand the design process and bring your ideas to life. Explore how engineering advances your ideas and the world!
PREREQUISITE: PRINCIPLES OF ENGINEERING 1
1/2 CREDIT
Do you like to invite solutions to solve problems? Applied engineering has advanced areas such as energy, transportation, health and genetics, alternative energy, food packaging, etc. Explore various inventions and solutions that have solved problems across industries. Examine how artificial intelligence and technology are making an impact on breakthroughs. Evaluate the range of robotic and STEM-related career options available for you to make a difference in lives with your contributions and innovations.
Half-Credit Course
This course will prepare students for certification in Entrepreneurship and Small Business. The modules are designed to cover all aspects of entrepreneurship including traits of successful entrepreneurs, business management, hiring employees, creating a company culture, managing finances, and marketing products and services. Each module will challenge students to put themselves in the role of an entrepreneur and consider how they will handle the extensive responsibilities of starting a business.
Half-Credit Course
This one-semester course is intended to help students become familiar with the entrepreneurial mindset of searching for opportunities, creating value, and solving pain points will always be valuable. This mindset applies not just to starting a business, but in any organization that someone is a part of: school, established companies, or non-profits. In this course, students will explore how to use this mindset to create the next world-class startup.
Half-Credit Course
This one semester courses is designed to help students in developing an understanding of business and international marketing strategy. Students will explore how business and marketing works around the world. Learning about topics such as regulations, market research, marketing plans, global trends, buying and selling internationally, and more.
Half-Credit Course
This one semester course will dive into how businesses use sales to make money. Students will learn expectations, best practices, sales planning, building a clientele that becomes long-term buyers, and how to stay motivated to sell. Exploring various management styles, how to find, hire, train, motivate, and compensate sales teams.
Half-Credit Course
This one semester course introduces students to basic financial habits such as setting financial goals, budgeting, and creating financial plans. Students will learn more about topics such as taxation, financial institutions, credit, and money management.
Half-Credit Course
The one semester course is designed to allow students to examine the basics behind financial contracts and how investing is a common way of trying to grow one’s money to address long-term financial goals like retirement. Students will learn the basics of money management, including keeping financial records, creating personal financial statements, and budgeting money. Additionally, students will discuss how occupations and educational choices can influence personal financial planning, and how individuals can protect themselves from identity theft.
