Our Curriculum
The Curriculum Connection is committed to providing CTE Educators with High-Quality Instructional Materials. Curriculum Components are housed in our digital library, the CTE Curriculum Connection. Teachers are encouraged to combine resources from our Collections, Teacher Submitted, and Open Educational Resources (OER) to enhance their digital library experience.
High-Quality CTE Instructional Materials
Our curriculum teams composed of seasoned professionals craft and curate our collections and resources that reflect best practices including:
Standards Alignment
To Arizona industry-validated CTE Technical and Professional Skills Standards.
Active Participation
The Essential Elements of Instruction and incorporation of research-based active participation strategies promote intentional student engagement and understanding.
Classroom and lab-based units, lessons, and projects
Are designed to meet the diverse needs of CTE learners and provide hands-on opportunities to demonstrate integrated knowledge and skills.
Intuitive and easy-to-implement curriculum
Provides time-savings for teachers and enriches
learning experiences for students.
Formative, Summative, and Performance-Based Assessments
Multiple forms embedded throughout the curriculum validate student learning gains, growth, and mastery.
Professional Development
All of our resources align to the Instructional Best Practices and other Premier Series courses which help teachers refine their instructional skills and practices.
For a sample lesson, please Contact Us.
For assistance navigating the CTE Curriculum Connection and to download a QuickStart Guide, click HERE.
Academic Integration
College and Career Ready Standards are integrated into lessons where appropriate in our Curriculum Collections. In addition, Open Education Resources (OER) in the academic areas of ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies have been selected for you to enhance your digital library on our OER Commons page.
Professional Skills
Professional Skills are intertwined in lessons to prepare students for future employment. Communication, collaboration and professionalism are just a few areas we focus on in our lessons.
Peer Collaboration
Connect with fellow CTE teachers by program, school, or district through our Discussion Forums and Workshop Events. Share ideas, collaborate, and create curriculum resources to enhance the digital library resources.
Career Literacy
We are honored to partner with the Center for the Future of Arizona to bring you Career Literacy resources. Learn more here.
