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Teaching applied and career subjects: CTE, PE and health, business, agriculture, FCS, journalism, debate, and early childhood.

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Early Childhood & Play-Based Learning
15 / 45 min or half-day · Teachers

Young children learn through play, exploration, and relationships, not through sitting and drilling.

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Physical Education & Health
15 / 45 min or half-day · Teachers

Good PE and health education is far more than keeping kids busy or playing a few sports, it builds lifelong physical literacy, healthy habits, and wellbeing, and it should reach and include every student, not just the athletic ones.

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Career & Technical Education
15 / 45 min or half-day · Teachers

Career and technical education prepares students for real careers and life through hands-on, applied learning, and done well, it rivals or exceeds traditional academics for engagement and relevance.

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Business & Entrepreneurship
15 / 45 min or half-day · Teachers

Business and entrepreneurship education prepares students for the economic realities of life and work, and done well, it builds an entrepreneurial mindset: initiative, problem-solving, creativity, and the confidence to create value.

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Agricultural Education
15 / 45 min or half-day · Teachers

Agricultural education is far more than farming, it blends science, business, technology, and hands-on skills, preparing students for a huge range of careers in food, natural resources, and beyond.

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Family & Consumer Sciences
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Family and consumer sciences teaches the practical knowledge for living well, nutrition and food, personal finance, child development, relationships, and consumer decisions, grounded in research.

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Debate & Public Speaking
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The ability to speak clearly, argue persuasively, and think on your feet serves students for life, and it can be taught.

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Journalism & Scholastic Media
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Student journalism, reporting, writing, editing, and publishing real stories for a real audience, develops powerful skills: research, writing, ethics, critical thinking, and civic engagement.

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Culinary Arts
15 / 45 min or half-day · Teachers

Culinary arts blends science, creativity, technique, and real-world career skills, and it is far more than following recipes.

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Health Science & Medical Careers
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Health science education opens the door to one of the largest and fastest-growing career fields, from nursing to medical technology to public health.

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Hospitality & Tourism
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Hospitality and tourism is one of the world's largest industries, and teaching it opens doors to a huge range of careers, from event planning to hotel management to travel.

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Construction & Building Trades
15 / 45 min or half-day · Teachers

The construction and building trades, carpentry, electrical, plumbing, and more, offer well-paid, in-demand careers that do not require a four-year degree, and teaching them combines genuine skill-building with applied math, safety, and problem-solving.

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Automotive Technology
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Today's vehicles are sophisticated systems of mechanics, electronics, and computers, and automotive technology education prepares students for skilled, in-demand careers diagnosing and repairing them.

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Welding & Metal Fabrication
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Welding and metal fabrication are high-demand, well-paid skilled trades that blend precise hands-on technique with applied science, blueprint reading, and rigorous safety.

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Veterinary & Animal Science
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Animal science and veterinary education prepare students for a wide range of careers working with animals, from veterinary medicine to animal care to agriculture, and they combine rigorous biology with hands-on skills and genuine responsibility.

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Early Childhood Education Pathway
15 / 45 min or half-day · Teachers

Education and child development is a popular career pathway, and courses that prepare students to work with young children blend genuine developmental science with hands-on, supervised experience.

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Esports
15 / 45 min or half-day · Teachers

Esports programs are growing fast in schools, and the best ones are about far more than playing games, they build teamwork, strategy, communication, and connections to a large and growing digital industry.

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Marketing & Advertising
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Marketing surrounds students constantly, and understanding how it works, how brands, messages, and media shape what people want and do, is both a practical career skill and a form of critical literacy.

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Outdoor & Adventure Education
15 / 45 min or half-day · Teachers

Some of the most powerful learning happens outside, through real challenge, teamwork, and connection to the natural world.

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Fire Science & Emergency Services
15 / 45 min or half-day · Teachers

Fire science and emergency services prepare students for vital careers protecting and saving lives, firefighting, emergency medical response, and public safety, through rigorous training that blends science, technical skill, physical readiness, and a deep ethic of service.

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Sports Medicine & Athletic Training
15 / 45 min or half-day · Teachers

Sports medicine and athletic training combine a fascination many students already have, sports and the body, with rigorous science and real health-care skills.

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Criminal Justice & Public Safety
15 / 45 min or half-day · Teachers

Criminal justice and public safety is a popular career pathway spanning law enforcement, the courts, corrections, and legal careers.

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Logistics & Supply Chain
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Everything students own traveled through a supply chain to reach them, and the field that moves the world's goods, logistics and supply chain management, is vast, essential, and full of in-demand careers.

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Diesel & Heavy Equipment
15 / 45 min or half-day · Teachers

The trucks, tractors, and heavy machinery that build and feed the world run on diesel power, and keeping them running is a skilled, well-paid, in-demand career.

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Horticulture & Plant Science
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Growing plants, and understanding how and why they grow, is both an ancient craft and a modern science, spanning greenhouses, gardens, landscapes, and food production.

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Cosmetology & Personal Care
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Cosmetology and personal care is a licensed, skilled career field combining artistry, technical precision, science, and strong interpersonal skills.

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Nutrition & Dietetics
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Nutrition science explains how what we eat affects our bodies and health, and it underpins a wide range of health and food-science careers.

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Industrial Maintenance & Mechatronics
15 / 45 min or half-day · Teachers

Modern factories and facilities run on complex automated systems that blend mechanics, electronics, and computer control, and keeping them running takes skilled technicians.

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