ARM 10.53.1007. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION STANDARDS FOR FIFTH GRADE

(1) The career and technical education standards for fifth grade are that each student will: (a) act as a responsible and contributing citizen and employee: (i) identify activities and behaviors that build and strengthen community; and (ii) define employability skills; (b) apply appropriate academic and technical skills: (i) read and comprehend a variety of resources to explain procedures, ideas, or concepts in Career Pathways; (ii) construct charts, tables, and graphs using mathematical data; and (iii) apply scientific methods including data gathering, direct and indirect observation, and prediction to solve workplace problems; (c) attend to personal health and financial well-being by modeling the interrelationships between mental, emotional, social, cultural, intellectual, and physical health; (d) communicate clearly, effectively, and with reason: (i) apply safety, responsibility, and ethical use of information to communicate knowledge of Career Pathways; and (ii) demonstrate employability skills to interact with team members to accomplish group goals; (e) consider the environmental, social and economic impacts of decisions by evaluating the effectiveness of safety procedures for different environments and tasks; (f) demonstrate creativity and innovation by communicating complex ideas in creative ways; (g) employ valid and reliable research strategies by identifying valid data from multiple sources for a variety of career-related research projects; (h) utilize critical thinking to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them: (i) interpret data to observe and explain trends; (ii) compare and contrast multiple approaches to solving a problem or completing a project; and (iii) test and refine methods to solve a problem; (i) model integrity, ethical leadership, and effective management by leading a group activity; (j) plan education and career path aligned to personal goals: (i) explore education expectations for different career options; and (ii) performs basic tasks for personal and workplace communication; (k) use technology to enhance productivity by demonstrating how to work cooperatively and collaboratively with peers when using technology tools; and (l) work productively in teams while using cultural/global competence by collaborate across cultures when setting teamwork roles and goals.