Defined Careers – California Industry Sectors and Pathways

Defined Careers and California Industry Sectors and Pathways
Defined Careers and California Industry Sectors and Pathways
The term alignment has many different meanings and interpretations. This is especially true in education with respect to how curriculum/curricular tools, instruction, and professional learning align to local, state, and national educational standards. The purpose of this alignment document is to provide a mapping of the Career Courses within Defined Careers to the California Industry Sectors and Pathways within those sectors. Each individual Career Course within Defined Careers focuses on providing students with relevant career experiences for a specific career, of which the Career Course is named. Each Career Course consists of 5 lessons that focus on the career cluster, career pathway, career experience through project-based learning, a career deep dive with next steps/planning, and review/reflection, respectively. The mapping provided in this document illustrates the connections between CA Industry Sectors and Pathways and specific Defined Careers Courses that support the knowledge, skills, and career experience for the designated Industry Sector and/or Pathway.
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