Merced County Regional Occupational Program – ROP, with the support of the Merced County P-16 Council, has implemented a Course Pairing Project.
What is Course Pairing?
Course Pairing is the integration of academics with Career Technical Education (CTE). This is accomplished by pairing a CTE teacher with a core academic teacher.
CTE teachers and academic teachers in Merced County are integrating their curriculum to help students apply academic standards to real-world situations. The pairing of CTE and academic courses helps CTE teachers realize the significant amount of academic knowledge and skills already embedded in their technical content area plus, with the assistance of a core academic teacher, identify areas where increased rigor is a natural fit. Relevance is added to the core academic curriculum through real-world application providing students the opportunity to apply academics in relevant ways. Check the Course Pairs below to view some of the work already completed by the Merced County Course Pairing Project.
For more information on Course Pairing contact:
Lori Gomes, Program Specialist
Merced County Office of Education
lgomes@mcoe.org
(209) 381-6682
ROP Marketing Occupations
& Economics
An academic teacher and CTE teacher are currently working together to develop curriculum which will be utilized in both classes that increases the rigor of the CTE course while adding relevance to the core academic course.
ROP Automotive Services
& Physics
This summer program is being taught by a Delhi High School Physics teacher and an Automotive Services instructor at the Automotive Training Center at Castle Air Force Base in Atwater. The center is equipped with state-of-the-art technology and an on-site NAPA Parts Store.
ROP Construction Tech
& Geometry
A combined class for Geometry and Construction Technology is offered at Dos Palos High School. This two-period blocked class is taught by a math teacher and a CTE teach. Each student receives credit for Geometry and Construction Technology.
ROP Power Equipment Tech
& Physics
An academic teacher and CTE teacher are currently working together to develop curriculum which will be utilized in both classes that increases the rigor of the CTE course while adding relevance to the core academic course.