Taught in Spanish, for students interested in exploring a variety of careers and are:- dual language immersion learners- Spanish language learners who completed AP Spanish - New arrivals who speak Spanish- Heritage language learners Assessment: formative & summative assessments around the various modes of communication: Interpersonal, Presentational, and InterpretiveStudent centered, with lots of time built in for independent exploration, sharing with groups, guest speakers, and site visits in preparation for a career post graduation and pathway to accomplish their goals.Linked to Career or World Language Standards and overlap with business and IT standards. Students will be meeting many different objectives in their coursework. Additionally, participation in this class may help students understand the relevance of their other course preparations and how those subjects contribute to career readiness. 

This is the course plan for Spanish for the Professions, which is a course designed to connect students to career pathways while making relevant connections between those career pathways, being bilingual, and possessing intercultural communication skills. This course provides students with hands-on opportunities to use their language skills in a real-world context. 

Prepárate a Servir: Advanced Spanish for Patient Care is a level three LOTE (E) course developed using the new CTE content standards and aligns with the Patient Care pathway standards within the Health, Science, Medical Technology CTE sector. Using Spanish as the medium of instruction and learning, students demonstrate an understanding of the issues and considerations that apply to this industry sector, and undertake practical research that enables them to map their interests and skills in the healthcare/patient care career sector. Beginning with an introduction to healthcare systems, foundational anatomy and key terminology in the field, the course builds applied knowledge progressively, moving through units on communication and cultural sensitivity in the workplace into issues of health and safety and legal/ethical considerations. The course culminates with career exploration and healthy living units, enabling students to put their knowledge into practice with community and professional partners. Students employ situationally and level-appropriate Spanish as the means of communication as they study the concepts and principles of the healthcare industry. 

Collaboration with AP Environmental Science CourseThe following are examples of recent bilingualism in the community projects by Spanish, AP Environmental Science (APES), business and building trades students in cooperation with  community partners. Each project is linked to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) and the intent is to offer students a wide variety of projects and opportunities to work with professionals in a variety of fields that align with students’ college and career interests (marketing/business, health care, non-profit organizations, conservation, education, etc.). Each of the project groups has students from both IB Spanish and APES. We have about 12 teams working on different client projects each year.

Spanish 4 for Patient Care: ¡Socorro! is a level four LOTE (E) course developed using the new CTE content standards and aligns with the Patient Care pathway standards within the Health, Science, Medical Technology CTE sector. Medical caregivers must be able to communicate with the Spanish-speaking patient on a medically and linguistically appropriate level. Students will build a framework for practice with management of health-related situations such as an infectious disease outbreak, treatment of injuries, cardiopulmonary complications, and diabetes. From this established foundation of common scenarios encountered in medical settings, students will incorporate standard medical terminology, knowledge of anatomy and physiology, and patient assessment with clear, accurate Spanish communication in an effort to fuse the medical responder with the medical communicator. This hybrid Spanish-Healthcare provider responder represents the future of accurate, responsible healthcare, paving a road to uncompromised medical services for the Spanish-speaking patient.