PROFESSIONAL MENTORSHIP EXPERIENCE FOR GRADE 12

TriDistrict Healthcare Careers

Students will engage in a variety of opportunities including case studies, problem and project-based learning, and on and off site shadowing experiences. Students will advance their knowledge of healthcare systems, legal issues, medical terminology, a few of the body systems, professionalism, ethics, and explore many career opportunities in healthcare. Students will have an opportunity to complete an internship second semester of the course. This course will focus on transferable professional skills and career exploration in the healthcare field.

Eligibility: Students must be on track for graduation. In addition to registering for the course, interested students are required to complete an application. Applications are due March 13th and can be found at: (www.careercollegeready.org). Limited space is available and placement will be determined by a review of all applications. Student receives 3 elective credits and 1.5 English credits per semester for a potential total of 9 credits for the entire year.

Prerequisites: None

Questions? Email kimblem@isd199.org if you have questions about TriDistrict Healthcare Careers.

TriDistrict Business & Entrepreneurship

This course provides a dynamic introduction to business with unparalleled access to local businesses and entrepreneurs. Students will partner with leading experts from local and regional business centers to learn the principles of all aspects of the professions within the business environment. Students will also begin to develop their “Entrepreneurial Mindset: and learn from area entrepreneurs about how to bring great ideas to market. The hands-on, project driven curriculum will include, but is not limited to: marketing, sales, hospitality, event planning, entrepreneurship, human resources training and development, and leadership and management skills.

Eligibility: Students must be on track for graduation. In addition to registering for the course, interested students are required to complete an application. Applications are due March 13th and can be found at: (www.careercollegeready.org). Limited space is available and placement will be determined by a review of all applications. Student receives 3 elective credits and 1.5 English credits per semester for a potential total of 9 credits for the entire year.

Prerequisites: None

Questions? Email kimblem@isd199.org if you have questions about TriDistrict Business & Entrepreneurship.

TriDistrict Careers in Transportation & Skilled Trades

Are you looking for a different kind of learning experience? Do you like the idea of working in an industry that pays well, and can be both high-tech and hands-on? Would you like to learn and practice the skills that will help you network with others and develop professional skills?

The TriDistrict CAPS Careers in Transportation Technologies program fully immerses students with leading, local transportation and related industry businesses. The course provides students unprecedented exposure to real world experiences in the dynamic field of transportation and the technologies that literally keep it running. Students partner with experienced industry professionals and advance their understanding of transportation systems, logistics, communications, local, regional, and federal regulations, terminology, client services, professionalism, and ethics. Students explore the wide range of career opportunities in the many different transportation sectors. New this year, students will also explore the many facets and opportunities within the construction trades.

TriDistrict CAPS requires students to be active, independent learners and fosters empowerment, self-discovery, collaboration, and critical thinking skills. Students will engage in a variety of opportunities including case studies, problem and project-based learning, and on and off site shadowing experiences.

Eligibility: Students must be on track for graduation. In addition to registering for the course, interested students are required to complete an application. Applications are due March 13th and can be found at: (www.careercollegeready.org). Limited space is available and placement will be determined by a review of all applications. Student receives 3 elective credits and 1.5 English credits per semester for a potential total of 9 credits for the entire year.

Prerequisites: None

Questions? Email kimblem@isd199.org if you have questions about TriDistrict Careers in Transportation & Skilled Trades.

TriDistrict - Computer Science & Information Technologies

In this course, students will develop the professional skills and the technical knowledge required to forge forward in exploring multiple areas of information technology, computer science, and the affiliated fields that drive the IT/CS industry. Discover a vast array of specialty areas available in technology careers where professionals utilize technology to solve business problems and design products. Immerse yourself in a professional environment while you tackle and solve real-world problems. Explore the following areas as they relate to PCs and mobile devices: software engineering, web development, operating systems, hardware technologies, network design/technologies, management information systems and emerging technologies. Discrete and applied mathematics topics will be embedded in the course. Students who successfully complete this course will earn HS credits for AP Statistics and AP Computer Science Principles, and have the opportunity to take the AP exams in both.

Eligibility: Students must be on track for graduation. In addition to registering for the course, interested students are required to complete an application. Applications are due March 13th and can be found at: (www.careercollegeready.org). Limited space is available and placement will be determined by a review of all applications. Student receives 1 AP Computer Science, 1 AP Statistics, and 1 elective credit per trimester, for a total of 9 credits.

Prerequisites: None

Questions? Email kimblem@isd199.org if you have questions about TriDistrict - Computer Science & Information Technologies.

Introduction to Urban Education

Interested in becoming a teacher or working in education? This class is for you! This year-long course is offered with concurrent enrollment at Metropolitan State University in Saint Paul, MN. The class explores what it is like to be a teacher and student in K-12 classrooms in the United States today. Issues that affect teachers and students range from standardized testing to race, from equity to social and emotional intelligence, from systems of government to systems of family organization. This college level class includes reading and writing, talking and EXPERIENCING education from a new lens (including hours of observation in classrooms around the district). Education can be both a tool of oppression and of self-fulfillment. The problems, power, complexity, and joys of working in an urban school setting are the foundation of the course. The observations, diversity, vastness, and beauty of humanity are the vehicles of the course. EDUC 200 & 203 are the first two courses required for earning a degree from Metropolitan State University School of Urban Education and becoming a certified teacher in the state of Minnesota.

*Students will earn 6 college credits from Metropolitan State University (EDUC 200 (Intro to Urban Education and Reflective Teaching) and EDUC 203 (Multicultural Education)). This course will be taught online using both synchronous and asynchronous lessons. Students in grades 11 and 12 from Simley and South St Paul may take this course. The course will meet 5th period via Zoom or Google Meets and will meet synchronously a minimum of 3 days and up to 5 days a week at the teacher’s discretion. Synchronous sessions include live classroom activities, whole class instruction, meetings, collaborative groups, small group instruction, and intervention focused on student engagement, active learning, and personalized support. Asynchronous sessions provide time and opportunity for self-paced lessons and application of core concepts.

Prerequisites: None

Questions? Email kimblem@isd199.org if you have questions about Introduction to Urban Education.

Certified Nursing Assistant

This concurrent enrollment course through Inver Hills Community College enables students to gain an important credential in the health care field. The Certified Nursing Assistant Certificate program provides training required for basic entry into healthcare as a nursing assistant or home health aide, including: classroom lectures and hands-on work in the skills lab to complete 58 skills that are used in bedside care, as well as 24 hours of supervised clinical experience in a long-term care facility. Many colleges require this class for entry into their nursing programs. This class is taught by a registered nurse and meets M-F for 2& Mentorship Experience hours and is completed in one trimester. Students are prepared to take the state registry exam for certification upon completion of the course for placement on the state Nursing Assistant registry.

*Students earn 5 concurrent enrollment credits through Inver Hills Community College in addition to 2 elective credits at Simley.

Prerequisites: 2.6 GPA

Questions? Email kimblem@isd199.org if you have questions about Certified Nursing Assistant

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