Kentucky Department of Education

 

Information Technology

Last Updated on Friday, August 01, 2008 at 5:02 AM

Prepares students for careers applying technical knowledge and skills in the rapidly growing fields of computer networking, programming, digital media, support services and e-commerce/web design.

Overview and Program of Studies for Information Technology
A document summarizing this program area, including an overview, list of course titles and descriptions, career majors, model course sequences, etc.

 

Career Cluster/Career Majors for Information Technology
A document for this program, defining this cluster area, a list of career majors, sample occupations and possible degrees/diplomas/certificates for this program.

 

Student Organizations
Links to the state and national STLP websites.

 

Professional Organization for Information Technology
Links to the state and national teachers organization websites.

Resources
Program Related Resources

 

Information Technology Career Information- The file below contains information about Information Technology careers.  This document provides an overview of the Information Technology Cluster Area and highlights several careers.  Also, the document lists all the Information Technology Career Majors with specific careers summarized.  For each career descriptions of training/education needed, salary, and projected need for workers is examined.    Lastly, a plan for offering multiple career majors in a single teacher department is listed.  This plan is done for both a "block scheduling" and a "traditional six period day" schedule.

 

Leadership Dynamics

The curriculum for the Leadership Dynamics course has been developed as a separate course for high school students or to be included as a component of the various Career Pathways in Career and Technical Education. The objective of the course is to assist students in preparing for leadership roles during and beyond high school.

 

For more information contact:

Carole Frakes
500 Mero Street, 21st floor CPT
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-564-3472
Carole.Frakes@education.ky.gov
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