H&L + Find Your Future
Core career content, including personality, work values, career evidence, pathways, and career planning.
Irving ISD · Grade 7 · TEKS §127.2
Career and College Explorations
A 36-week Grade 7 curriculum with weekly overviews, daily lesson plans, pacing, TEKS alignment, and course resources.
36
weeks organized across six grading periods.
Course sequence
Six grading periods
The course is organized by grading period and week. Each week links to an overview and five daily lesson plans.
01
IT & Manufacturing
Career self-discovery, manufacturing, programming, computer science, technology support, and cybersecurity.
6 weeks 02Law, Public Service & Health Science
Legal studies, public safety, nursing, dental and medical careers, communication, and biomedical science.
6 weeks 03Agriculture, Hospitality, Human Services & Business
Agriculture, plant and animal science, culinary arts, cosmetology, and entrepreneurship.
6 weeks 04Career Planning, Transportation & Engineering
Course planning, aviation, drone systems, automotive careers, transferable skills, and pathway evidence.
6 weeks 05Architecture & Construction
Architecture, civil engineering, construction, skilled trades, budgeting, and real estate.
6 weeks 06Education, Arts, Business & Capstone
Education, graphic design, marketing, sales, job preparation, interviews, and the final career plan.
6 weeksLaunch week
CCE routines and career self-discovery
The opening week establishes the notebook route, completes the assigned H&L and Find Your Future work, and checks Xello access.
Monday · Day 1
Your CCE Notebook and First-Week Goal
Students will demonstrate time-management and goal-setting strategies by setting up a retrievable CCE notebook, locating the course tools, and planning one specific first-week…
Tuesday · Day 2H&L Setup and Discover Your Core (Core Day A)
Students will analyze and discuss the initial results of career assessments and explore and describe the CTE career clusters using evidence from Career Assessment.
Wednesday · Day 3Work Values and Building Blocks
Students will analyze and discuss the initial results of career assessments and explore and describe the CTE career clusters using evidence from Career Assessment.
Thursday · Day 4My Career Journey Reflection
Students will analyze and discuss the initial results of career assessments and explore and describe the CTE career clusters using evidence from Career Assessment.
Friday · Day 5Catch Up, Xello, and Perks & Quirks
Students will use a prioritized work plan to complete required CCE access/profile tasks and, when ready, compare career details using the FYF Perks and Quirks format.
Course tools
Materials and platforms
Each material or platform has a defined role in the course.
Canvas
Daily Teacher and Student Guides, assignments, authenticated links, and licensed source files.
Xello + technology
Required Xello work and named technology extensions in the scope and sequence.