2014 – 2015
Florida Department of Education
Curriculum Framework 

Program Title:	Applied Welding Technologies / New Name 2015-2016, Welding Technologies
Program Type:	Career Preparatory
Career Cluster:	Manufacturing

Secondary – Career Preparatory	
Program Number	8754500	
CIP Number	0648050802	
Grade Level	9-12, 30, 31	
Standard Length	8 credits	
Teacher Certification	WELDING @7 7G
METAL WORK 7G	
CTSO	SkillsUSA	
SOC Codes (all applicable) 	51-9198 – Helpers-Production Workers
51-4121 – Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	
Facility Code	245  http://www.fldoe.org/edfacil/sref.asp  (State Requirements for Educational Facilities)	
Targeted Occupation List	http://www.labormarketinfo.com/wec/TargetOccupationList.htm	
Perkins Technical Skill Attainment Inventory	http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/perkins/perkins_resources.asp 	
Industry Certifications	http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/fcpea/default.asp 	
Statewide Articulation	http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/dwdframe/artic_frame.asp 	

Purpose 

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the manufacturing career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the manufacturing career cluster.  This program offers a broad foundation of knowledge and skills to prepare students for employment in applied welding positions.  

The content includes but is not limited to planning, management, finance, technical and product skills, underlying principles of technology, labor issues, community issues and health, safety, and environmental issues.

Additional Information relevant to this Career and Technical Education (CTE) program is provided at the end of this document.

Program Structure

This program is a planned sequence of instruction consisting of six occupational completion points.

The following table illustrates the Secondary program structure:

OCP	Course Number	Course Title	Length	SOC Code	Level	

A	8754510
8754520	Welding Technologies 1
Welding Technologies 2	1 credit
1 credit	
51-9198	2
2	

B	8754530
8754540	Welding Technologies 3
Welding Technologies 4	1 credit
1 credit	
51-4121	2
2	
C	8754550	Welding Technologies 5	1 credit	51-4121	2	
D	8754560	Welding Technologies 6	1 credit	51-4121	2	
E	8754570	Welding Technologies 7	1 credit	51-4121	2	
F	8754580	Welding Technologies 8	1 credit	51-4121	2	

Academic Alignment Table

The courses comprising this program have not yet been aligned to the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards contained in specific math and science core academic courses.  This alignment is a collaborative review by Career and Technical Education (CTE) teachers and core academic teachers.  Once the program has been subjected to this alignment, this curriculum framework will include a table depicting the number of academic standards in each CTE course, the total number of math and science standards contained in the academic course, and the percentage of alignment to the CTE course.

Courses	Algebra 1	Algebra 2	Geometry	Anatomy/ Physiology Honors	Astronomy     Solar/Galactic Honors	Biology 1	Chemistry 1	Earth-Space Science	Genetics	Marine Science 1 Honors	Physical Science	Physics 1	
Welding Technologies 1	^^	^^	^^	0/53
0%	0/52
0%	0/56
0%	0/55
0%	0/58
0%	0/35
0%	0/42
0%	0/56
0%	0/53
0%	
Welding Technologies 2	^^	^^	^^	0/53
0%	0/52
0%	0/56
0%	0/55
0%	0/58
0%	0/35
0%	0/42
0%	0/56
0%	0/53
0%	
Welding Technologies 3	^^	^^	^^	0/53
0%	0/52
0%	0/56
0%	0/55
0%	0/58
0%	0/35
0%	0/42
0%	0/56
0%	0/53
0%	
Welding Technologies 4	^^	^^	^^	0/53
0%	0/52
0%	0/56
0%	0/55
0%	0/58
0%	0/35
0%	0/42
0%	0/56
0%	0/53
0%	
Welding Technologies 5	^^	^^	^^	0/53
0%	0/52
0%	0/56
0%	0/55
0%	0/58
0%	0/35
0%	0/42
0%	0/56
0%	0/53
0%	
Welding Technologies 6	^^	^^	^^	0/53
0%	0/52
0%	0/56
0%	0/55
0%	0/58
0%	0/35
0%	0/42
0%	0/56
0%	0/53
0%	
Welding Technologies 7	^^	^^	^^	0/53
0%	0/52
0%	0/56
0%	0/55
0%	0/58
0%	0/35
0%	0/42
0%	0/56
0%	0/53
0%	
Welding Technologies 8	^^	^^	^^	0/53
0%	0/52
0%	0/56
0%	0/55
0%	0/58
0%	0/35
0%	0/42
0%	0/56
0%	0/53
0%	
^^	Alignment pending full implementation of the    				**   Alignment pending review    
	Florida Standards for Mathematics.					#   Alignment attempted, but no correlation to academic course

Florida Standards for Technical Subjects 

Florida Standards (FS) for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects are the critical reading and writing literacy standards designed for grade 6 and above.  These standards are predicated on teachers of history/social studies, science, and technical subjects using their content area expertise to help students meet the particular challenges of reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language in their respective fields.  It is important to note that the 6-12 literacy standards in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects are not meant to replace content standards in those areas but rather to supplement them.

This curriculum framework incorporates the grades 9-10 reading and writing literacy standards in the first two courses of this CTE program and grade 11-12 reading and writing literacy standards in the third and fourth courses of this CTE program.  The standards for Mathematical Practices describe varieties of expertise that educators at all levels should seek to develop in their students.  These practices rest on important “processes and proficiencies” with longstanding importance in mathematics education.  This curriculum framework incorporates the appropriate mathematical practices in the first four courses of this CTE program.  

Florida Standards for Mathematics & Language Arts (FS-M/LA)

Some or all of the courses in this program have been aligned to the Florida Standards for Mathematics and Language Arts used in core academic classes.  Data shown in the framework table (column ‘FS-M/LA’) contains the results of these alignment efforts.

Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS) - Science 

Some or all of the courses in this program have been aligned to the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS) for Science.  Data shown in the framework table (column ‘NGSSS-Sci’) contains the results of these alignment efforts.

National Standards

Programs identified as having Industry or National Standards have been crosswalked with the corresponding standards and/or benchmarks.  Industry or National Standards for the Welding Technologies program can be found using the following link:

http://www.aws.org/w/a/certification/CW/
Common Career Technical Core – Career Ready Practices

Career Ready Practices describe the career-ready skills that educators should seek to develop in their students.  These practices are not exclusive to a Career Pathway, program of study, discipline or level of education.  Career Ready Practices should be taught and reinforced in all career exploration and preparation programs with increasingly higher levels of complexity and expectation as a student advances through a program of study. 

1. Act as a responsible and contributing citizen and employee. 

2. Apply appropriate academic and technical skills. 

3. Attend to personal health and financial well-being. 

4. Communicate clearly, effectively and with reason. 

5. Consider the environmental, social and economic impacts of decisions. 

6. Demonstrate creativity and innovation. 

7. Employ valid and reliable research strategies. 

8. Utilize critical thinking to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. 

9. Model integrity, ethical leadership and effective management. 

10. Plan education and career path aligned to personal goals. 

11. Use technology to enhance productivity. 

12. Work productively in teams while using cultural/global competence. 

Standards

After successfully completing this program, the student will be able to perform the following:

01.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 reading in Technical Subjects for student success in Welding Technologies. 
02.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 writing in Technical Subjects for student success in Welding Technologies.
03.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 Mathematical Practices in Technical Subjects for student success in Welding Technologies.
04.0	Apply basic shop skills.
05.0	Apply basic oxyfuel gas cutting principles and practices.
06.0	Apply basic shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) skills.
07.0	Apply intermediate oxyfuel gas cutting principles and practices.
08.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 reading in Technical Subjects for student success in Welding Technologies.
09.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 writing in Technical Subjects for student success in Welding Technologies.
10.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 Mathematical Practices in Technical Subjects for student success in Welding Technologies.
11.0	Apply intermediate shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) skills.
12.0	Apply visual examination skills.
13.0	Apply drawing and welding symbol interpretation skill.
14.0	Identify basic metals accurately.
15.0	Demonstrate arc cutting principles and practices.
16.0	Apply basic gas metal arc welding (GMAW) skills.
17.0	Apply intermediate gas metal arc welding (GMAW) skills.
18.0	Apply flux-cored arc welding (FCAW) skills.
19.0	Apply basic gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) skills.
20.0	Apply intermediate gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) skills.
21.0	Fabricate and weld carbon steel pipe joints.
22.0	Perform fabrication using welding skills.

2014 – 2015
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Course Title: 	Welding Technologies 1 
Course Number: 	8754510
Course Credit:	1

Course Description:

This course is designed to familiarize the student with basic welding and cutting. 

Florida Standards	Correlation to CTE Program Standard #	
01.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 reading in Technical Subjects for student success in Welding Technologies.		
01.01	Key Ideas and Details		
01.01.1	Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to the precise details of explanations or descriptions.
LAFS.910.RST.1.1		
01.01.2	Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text’s explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or concept; provide an accurate summary of the text.
LAFS.910.RST.1.2		
01.01.3	Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks, attending to special cases or exceptions defined in the text.
LAFS.910.RST.1.3		
01.02	Craft and Structure		
01.02.1	Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 9–10 texts and topics.
LAFS.910.RST.2.4		
01.02.2	Analyze the structure of the relationships among concepts in a text, including relationships among key terms (e.g., force, friction, reaction force, energy).
LAFS.910.RST.2.5
		
01.02.3	Analyze the author’s purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text, defining the question the author seeks to address.                                      LAFS.910.RST.2.6		
01.03	Integration of Knowledge and Ideas		
01.03.1	Translate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text into visual form (e.g., a table or chart) and translate information expressed visually or mathematically (e.g., in an equation) into words.
LAFS.910.RST.3.7		
01.03.2	Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the author’s claim or a recommendation for solving a scientific or technical problem.
LAFS.910.RST.3.8		
01.03.3	Compare and contrast findings presented in a text to those from other sources (including their own experiments), noting when the findings support or contradict previous explanations or accounts.
LAFS.910.RST.3.9		
01.04	Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity		
01.04.1	By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] in the grades 9–10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
01.04.2	By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] at the high end of the grades 9–10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
LAFS.910.RST.4.10		
02.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 writing in Technical Subjects for student success in Welding Technologies.		
02.01	Text Types and Purposes		
02.01.1	Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
LAFS.910.WHST.1.1		
02.01.2	Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes.
LAFS.910.WHST.1.2		
02.01.3	Write precise enough descriptions of the step-by-step procedures they use in their investigations or technical work that others can replicate them and (possibly) reach the same results.
LAFS.910.WHST.1.3		
02.02	Production and Distribution of Writing		
02.02.1	Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
LAFS.910.WHST.2.4		
02.02.2	Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
LAFS.910.WHST.2.5		
02.02.3	Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.
LAFS.910.WHST.2.6		
02.03	Research to Build and Present Knowledge		
02.03.1	Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
LAFS.910.WHST.3.7		
02.03.2	Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
LAFS.910.WHST.3.8		
02.03.3	Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
LAFS.910.WHST.3.9		
02.04	Range of Writing		
02.04.1	Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
LAFS.910.WHST.4.10		
03.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 Mathematical Practices in Technical Subjects for student success in Welding Technologies.		
03.01	Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
MAFS.K12.MP.1.1		
03.02	Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
MAFS.K12.MP.2.1		
03.03	Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
MAFS.K12.MP.3.1		
03.04	Model with mathematics.
MAFS.K12.MP.4.1		
03.05	Use appropriate tools strategically.
MAFS.K12.MP.5.1		
03.06	Attend to precision.
MAFS.K12.MP.6.1		
03.07	Look for and make use of structure.
MAFS.K12.MP.7.1		
03.08	Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
MAFS.K12.MP.8.1		

Abbreviations: 
FS-M/LA = Florida Standards for Math/Language Arts
NGSSS-Sci = Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science

Note:  This course is pending alignment in the following categories:  FS-M/LA, NGSSS-Sci., and National Standards

CTE Standards and Benchmarks	FS-M/LA	NGSSS-Sci	National Standards	
04.0	Apply basic shop skills--The student will be able to:				
04.01	Apply communications and leadership skills.				
04.02	Apply safety and health practices.				
04.03	Apply measuring skills.				
04.04	Apply grinding skills.				
05.0	Apply basic oxyfuel gas cutting principles and practices--The student will be able to:				
05.01	Perform external inspections of equipment and accessories.				
05.02	Make minor repairs to equipment and accessories.				
05.03	Set up manual OFC operations for plain carbon steel.				
05.04	Operate manual oxyfuel cutting equipment.				
05.05	Perform straight cutting operations using manual oxyfuel cutting process on plain carbon steel.				
06.0	Apply basic shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) skills--The student will be able to:				
06.01	Perform external inspections of SMAW equipment and accessories.				
06.02	Make minor repairs to SMAW equipment and accessories.				
06.03	Set up shielded metal arc welding operations on plain carbon steel.				
06.04	Operate shielded metal arc welding equipment.				
06.05	Make fillet welds, all positions, on plain carbon steel.				
06.06	Make groove welds, all positions, on plain carbon steel.				

2014 – 2015
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Course Title: 	Welding Technologies 2 
Course Number: 	8754520
Course Credit:	1

Course Description:

This course is designed to familiarize the student with intermediate metal cutting principles as well as welding technologies.

Florida Standards	Correlation to CTE Program Standard #	
01.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 reading in Technical Subjects for student success in Welding Technologies.		
01.01	Key Ideas and Details		
01.01.1	Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to the precise details of explanations or descriptions.
LAFS.910.RST.1.1		
01.01.2	Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text’s explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or concept; provide an accurate summary of the text.
LAFS.910.RST.1.2		
01.01.3	Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks, attending to special cases or exceptions defined in the text.
LAFS.910.RST.1.3		
01.02	Craft and Structure		
01.02.1	Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 9–10 texts and topics.
LAFS.910.RST.2.4		
01.02.2	Analyze the structure of the relationships among concepts in a text, including relationships among key terms (e.g., force, friction, reaction force, energy).
LAFS.910.RST.2.5		
01.02.3	Analyze the author’s purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text, defining the question the author seeks to address.                                      LAFS.910.RST.2.6		
01.03	Integration of Knowledge and Ideas		
01.03.1	Translate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text into visual form (e.g., a table or chart) and translate information expressed visually or mathematically (e.g., in an equation) into words.
LAFS.910.RST.3.7		
01.03.2	Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the author’s claim or a recommendation for solving a scientific or technical problem.
LAFS.910.RST.3.8		
01.03.3	Compare and contrast findings presented in a text to those from other sources (including their own experiments), noting when the findings support or contradict previous explanations or accounts.
LAFS.910.RST.3.9		
01.04	Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity		
01.04.1	By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] in the grades 9–10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
01.04.2	By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] at the high end of the grades 9–10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
LAFS.910.RST.4.10		
02.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 writing in Technical Subjects for student success in Welding Technologies.		
02.01	Text Types and Purposes		
02.01.1	Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
LAFS.910.WHST.1.1		
02.01.2	Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes.
LAFS.910.WHST.1.2		
02.01.3	Write precise enough descriptions of the step-by-step procedures they use in their investigations or technical work that others can replicate them and (possibly) reach the same results.
LAFS.910.WHST.1.3		
02.02	Production and Distribution of Writing		
02.02.1	Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
LAFS.910.WHST.2.4		
02.02.2	Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
LAFS.910.WHST.2.5		
02.02.3	Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.
LAFS.910.WHST.2.6		
02.03	Research to Build and Present Knowledge		
02.03.1	Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
LAFS.910.WHST.3.7		
02.03.2	Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
LAFS.910.WHST.3.8		
02.03.3	Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
LAFS.910.WHST.3.9		
02.04	Range of Writing		
02.04.1	Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
LAFS.910.WHST.4.10		
03.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 Mathematical Practices in Technical Subjects for student success in Welding Technologies.		
03.01	Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
MAFS.K12.MP.1.1		
03.02	Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
MAFS.K12.MP.2.1		
03.03	Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
MAFS.K12.MP.3.1		
03.04	Model with mathematics.
MAFS.K12.MP.4.1		
03.05	Use appropriate tools strategically.
MAFS.K12.MP.5.1		
03.06	Attend to precision.
MAFS.K12.MP.6.1		
03.07	Look for and make use of structure.
MAFS.K12.MP.7.1		
03.08	Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
MAFS.K12.MP.8.1		

Abbreviations: 
FS-M/LA = Florida Standards for Math/Language Arts
NGSSS-Sci = Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science

Note:  This course is pending alignment in the following categories:  FS-M/LA, NGSSS-SCI, and National Standards

CTE Standards and Benchmarks	FS-M/LA	NGSSS-Sci	National Standards	
07.0	Apply intermediate oxyfuel gas cutting principles and practices--The student will be able to:				
07.01	Apply intermediate manual oxyfuel gas cutting skills.				
07.02	Perform shape cutting operations on plain carbon steel.				
07.03	Perform bevel cutting operations on plain carbon steel.				
07.04	Remove weld metal on plain carbon steel using weld washing techniques.				
07.05	Apply machine oxyfuel gas cutting (track burner) skills.				
07.06	Perform safety inspections of equipment and accessories.				
07.07	Make minor external repairs to equipment and accessories.				
07.08	Set up for plain carbon steel machine OFC (track burner) operations.				
07.09	Operate machine oxyfuel gas cutting (track burner) equipment.				
07.10	Perform straight cutting operations on plain carbon steel.				
07.11	Perform bevel cutting operations on plain carbon steel.				

2014 – 2015
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Course Title: 	Welding Technologies 3 
Course Number: 	8754530
Course Credit:	1

Course Description:

This course is designed to familiarize the student with intermediate shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) principles as well as interpreting drawings and sketches. 

Florida Standards	Correlation to CTE Program Standard #	
08.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 reading in Technical Subjects for student success in Welding Technologies.		
08.01	Key Ideas and Details		
08.01.1	Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to important distinctions the author makes and to any gaps or inconsistencies in the account.         
LAFS.1112.RST.1.1		
08.01.2	Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text’s explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or concept; provide an accurate summary of the text.
LAFS.1112.RST.1.2		
08.01.3	Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks, attending to special cases or exceptions defined in the text.
LAFS.1112.RST.1.3		
08.02	Craft and Structure		
08.02.1	Determine the meaning of symbols key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 11–12 texts and topics.
LAFS.1112.RST.2.4		
08.02.2	Analyze how the text structures information or ideas into categories or hierarchies, demonstrating understanding of the information or ideas.
LAFS.1112.RST.2.5
		
08.02.3	Analyze the author’s purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text, identifying important issues that remain unresolved.                                 LAFS.1112.RST.2.6		
08.03	Integration of Knowledge and Ideas		
08.03.1	Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g. quantitative data, video, multimedia) in order to address a question or solve a problem.
LAFS.1112.RST.3.7		
08.03.2	Evaluate the hypotheses, data, analysis, and conclusions in a science or technical text, verifying the data when possible and corroborating or challenging conclusions with other sources of information.
LAFS.1112.RST.3.8		
08.03.3	Synthesize information from a range of sources (e.g., texts, experiments, simulations) into a coherent understanding of a process, phenomenon, or concept, resolving conflicting information when possible.
LAFS.1112.RST.3.9		
08.04	Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity		
08.04.1	By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] in the grades 11–CCR text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
08.04.2	By the end of grade 12, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] at the high end of the grades 11–CCR text complexity band independently and proficiently.
LAFS.1112.RST.4.10		
09.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 writing in Technical Subjects for student success in Welding Technologies.		
09.01	Text Types and Purposes		
09.01.1	Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
LAFS.1112.WHST.1.1		
09.01.2	Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes.
LAFS.1112.WHST.1.2		
09.01.3	Write precise enough descriptions of the step-by-step procedures they use in their investigations or technical work that others can replicate them and (possibly) reach the same results.         LAFS.1112.WHST.1.3		
09.02	Production and Distribution of Writing		
09.02.1	Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
LAFS.1112.WHST.2.4		
09.02.2	Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
LAFS.1112.WHST.2.5		
09.02.3	Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information.
LAFS.1112.WHST.2.6		
09.03	Research to Build and Present Knowledge		
09.03.1	Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
LAFS.1112.WHST.3.7		
09.03.2	Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the specific task, purpose, and audience; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and overreliance on any one source and following a standard format for citation.
LAFS.1112.WHST.3.8		
09.03.3	Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
LAFS.1112.WHST.3.9		
09.04	Range of Writing		
09.04.1	Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
LAFS.1112.WHST.4.10
		
10.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 Mathematical Practices in Technical Subjects for student success in Welding Technologies.		
10.01	Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
MAFS.K12.MP.1.1		
10.02	Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
MAFS.K12.MP.2.1		
10.03	Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
MAFS.K12.MP.3.1		
10.04	Model with mathematics.
MAFS.K12.MP.4.1		
10.05	Use appropriate tools strategically.
MAFS.K12.MP.5.1		
10.06	Attend to precision.
MAFS.K12.MP.6.1		
10.07	Look for and make use of structure.
MAFS.K12.MP.7.1		
10.08	Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
MAFS.K12.MP.8.1		

Abbreviations: 
FS-M/LA = Florida Standards for Math/Language Arts
NGSSS-Sci = Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science

Note:  This course is pending alignment in the following categories:  FS-M/LA, NGSSS-Sci, and National Standards

CTE Standards and Benchmarks	FS-M/LA	NGSSS-Sci	National Standards	
11.0	Apply intermediate shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) skills--The student will be able to:				
11.01	Make single “V” groove welds, all positions (visual inspection criteria, using (AWS) D1.1-96, 4.8.1 visual/inspection American Welding Society) on plain carbon steel with backing.				
11.02	Perform 1G - 4G limited thickness qualification (bend) tests on plain carbon steel plate.  (Specification-use AWS D1.1-96, fig 4.30, 4.31 (will meet acceptance criteria AWS D1.1-96 -4.8.3.3)				
11.03	Will perform destructive root and face bend specimens (AWS D1.1-96 Fig 4.12).				
12.0	Apply visual examination skills--The student will be able to:				
12.01	Examine cut surfaces and edges of prepared base metal parts.				
12.02	Examine tack, intermediate pass and cover pass.				
12.03	Repair unacceptable weld profiles.				
13.0	Apply drawing and welding symbol interpretation skills--The student will be able to:				
13.01	Interpret basic elements of a drawing or sketch.				
13.02	Interpret welding symbol information.				
13.03	Fabricate parts from a drawing or sketch.				

2014 – 2015
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Course Title: 	Welding Technologies 4 
Course Number: 	8754540
Course Credit:	1

Course Description:

This course is designed to familiarize the student with arc cutting principles and practices. 

Florida Standards	Correlation to CTE Program Standard #	
08.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 reading in Technical Subjects for student success in Welding Technologies.		
08.01	Key Ideas and Details		
08.01.1	Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to important distinctions the author makes and to any gaps or inconsistencies in the account.         LAFS.1112.RST.1.1		
08.01.2	Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text’s explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or concept; provide an accurate summary of the text.
LAFS.1112.RST.1.2		
08.01.3	Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks, attending to special cases or exceptions defined in the text.
LAFS.1112.RST.1.3		
08.02	Craft and Structure		
08.02.1	Determine the meaning of symbols key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 11–12 texts and topics.
LAFS.1112.RST.2.4		
08.02.2	Analyze how the text structures information or ideas into categories or hierarchies, demonstrating understanding of the information or ideas.
LAFS.1112.RST.2.5		
08.02.3	Analyze the author’s purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text, identifying important issues that remain unresolved.                                 LAFS.1112.RST.2.6		
08.03	Integration of Knowledge and Ideas		
08.03.1	Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g. quantitative data, video, multimedia) in order to address a question or solve a problem.
LAFS.1112.RST.3.7		
08.03.2	Evaluate the hypotheses, data, analysis, and conclusions in a science or technical text, verifying the data when possible and corroborating or challenging conclusions with other sources of information.
LAFS.1112.RST.3.8		
08.03.3	Synthesize information from a range of sources (e.g., texts, experiments, simulations) into a coherent understanding of a process, phenomenon, or concept, resolving conflicting information when possible.
LAFS.1112.RST.3.9		
08.04	Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity		
08.04.1	By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] in the grades 11–CCR text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
08.04.2	By the end of grade 12, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] at the high end of the grades 11–CCR text complexity band independently and proficiently.
LAFS.1112.RST.4.10		
09.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 writing in Technical Subjects for student success in Welding Technologies.		
09.01	Text Types and Purposes		
09.01.1	Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
LAFS.1112.WHST.1.1		
09.01.2	Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes.
LAFS.1112.WHST.1.2		
09.01.3	Write precise enough descriptions of the step-by-step procedures they use in their investigations or technical work that others can replicate them and (possibly) reach the same results.         
LAFS.1112.WHST.1.3		
09.02	Production and Distribution of Writing		
09.02.1	Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
LAFS.1112.WHST.2.4		
09.02.2	Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
LAFS.1112.WHST.2.5		
09.02.3	Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information.
LAFS.1112.WHST.2.6		
09.03	Research to Build and Present Knowledge		
09.03.1	Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
LAFS.1112.WHST.3.7		
09.03.2	Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the specific task, purpose, and audience; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and overreliance on any one source and following a standard format for citation.
LAFS.1112.WHST.3.8		
09.03.3	Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
LAFS.1112.WHST.3.9		
09.04	Range of Writing		
09.04.1	Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
LAFS.1112.WHST.4.10		
10.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 Mathematical Practices in Technical Subjects for student success in Welding Technologies.
		
10.01	Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
MAFS.K12.MP.1.1		
10.02	Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
MAFS.K12.MP.2.1		
10.03	Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
MAFS.K12.MP.3.1		
10.04	Model with mathematics.
MAFS.K12.MP.4.1		
10.05	Use appropriate tools strategically.
MAFS.K12.MP.5.1		
10.06	Attend to precision.
MAFS.K12.MP.6.1		
10.07	Look for and make use of structure.
MAFS.K12.MP.7.1		
10.08	Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
MAFS.K12.MP.8.1		

Abbreviations: 
FS-M/LA = Florida Standards for Math/Language Arts
NGSSS-Sci = Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science

Note:  This course is pending alignment in the following categories:  FS-M/LA, NGSSS-Sci., and National Standards

CTE Standards and Benchmarks	FS-M/LA	NGSSS-Sci	National Standards	
14.0	Identify basic metals accurately--The student will be able to:				
14.01	Identify metals by appearance and weight.				
14.02	Identify metals by spark test.				
14.03	Classify metals by magnetic properties.				
14.04	Identify metals by structural shapes.				
15.0	Demonstrate arc cutting principles and practices--The student will be able to:				
15.01	Apply Manual Air Carbon Arc Gouging and Cutting (CAC-A) skills.				
15.02	Perform safety inspections of equipment and accessories.				
15.03	Make minor external repairs to equipment and accessories.				
15.04	Set up plain carbon steel using manual air carbon arc gouging and cutting operations.				
15.05	Operate manual air carbon arc cutting equipment.				
15.06	Perform metal removal operations on plain carbon steel.				
15.07	Apply manual Plasma Arc Cutting (PAC) skills.				
15.08	Perform safety inspections of equipment and accessories.				
15.09	Make minor repairs to equipment and accessories.				
15.10	Set up for plain carbon steel, aluminum and stainless steel using plasma arc cutting operations.				
15.11	Operate manual plasma arc cutting equipment.				
15.12	Perform shape cutting operations on plain carbon steel, aluminum and stainless steel using plasma arc cutting process.				

2014 – 2015
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Course Title: 	Welding Technologies 5 
Course Number: 	8754550
Course Credit:	1

Course Description:

This course is designed to familiarize the student with basic and intermediate gas metal arc welding (GMAW) skills. 

Abbreviations: 
FS-M/LA = Florida Standards for Math/Language Arts
NGSSS-Sci = Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science

Note:  This course is pending alignment in the following categories:  FS-M/LA, NGSSS-Sci., and National Standards

CTE Standards and Benchmarks	FS-M/LA	NGSSS-Sci	National Standards	
16.0	Apply basic gas metal arc welding (GMAW) skills--The student will be able to:				
16.01	Perform external inspections of GMAW equipment and accessories.				
16.02	Make minor repairs to GMAW equipment and accessories.				
16.03	Set up gas metal arc welding operations for plain carbon steel.				
16.04	Operate gas metal arc welding equipment.				
16.05	Make short-circuiting transfer fillet welds, all positions, on plain carbon steel.				
16.06	Make Groove welds, all positions, on plain carbon steel.				
17.0	Apply intermediate gas metal arc welding (GMAW) skills--The student will be able to:				
17.01	Make 1F Fillet- 2 Fillet spray transfer welds on plain carbon steel.				
17.02	Make 1G Groove Spray transfer welds on plain carbon steel.				
17.03	Set up (GMAW) gas metal arc welding equipment for aluminum, stainless steel.				
17.04	Make groove welds 1G Groove position on aluminum.				
17.05	Make fillet welds 1-3F position on stainless.				
17.06	Make groove welds 1-2G position on stainless.				

2014 – 2015
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Course Title: 	Welding Technologies 6
Course Number: 	8754560
Course Credit:	1

Course Description:

This course is designed to familiarize the student with flux cored arc welding (FCAW) and gas tungsten arc welding skills (GTAW).

Abbreviations: 
FS-M/LA = Florida Standards for Math/Language Arts
NGSSS-Sci = Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science

Note:  This course is pending alignment in the following categories:  FS-M/LA, NGSSS-Sci., and National Standards

CTE Standards and Benchmarks	FS-M/LA	NGSSS-Sci	National Standards	
18.0	Apply flux-cored arc welding (FCAW) skills--The student will be able to:				
18.01	Perform safety inspections of equipment and accessories.				
18.02	Make minor repairs to equipment and accessories.				
18.03	Set up for plain carbon steel FCAW operations.				
18.04	Operate flux cored arc welding equipment, self-shielded process.				
18.05	Make fillet welds and groove welds, all positions, on plain carbon steel.				
18.06	Operate flux cored arc welding equipment, gas-shielded process, to make fillet welds, all positions, on plain carbon steel.				
18.07	Operate flux covered arc welding equipment to make groove welds all positions, on plain carbon steel.				
19.0	Apply basic gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) skills--The student will be able to:				
19.01	Perform external inspections of GTAW equipment and accessories.				
19.02	Make minor repairs to GTAW equipment and accessories.				
19.03	Set up for plain carbon steel, aluminum and stainless steel GTAW operations.				
19.04	Operate gas tungsten arc welding equipment.				
19.05	Make fillet welds, all position, on plain carbon steel.				

2014 – 2015
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Course Title: 	Welding Technologies 7
Course Number: 	8754570
Course Credit:	1

Course Description:

This course is designed to familiarize the student with fabricating and welding pipe joints and provide additional practice in gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW).

Abbreviations: 
FS-M/LA = Florida Standards for Math/Language Arts
NGSSS-Sci = Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science

Note:  This course is pending alignment in the following categories:  FS-M/LA, NGSSS-Sci., and National Standards

CTE Standards and Benchmarks	FS-M/LA	NGSSS-Sci	National Standards	
20.0	Apply intermediate gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) skills--The student will be able to:				
20.01	Make groove welds, all positions, on plain carbon steel.				
20.02	Make 1F - 4F Fillet welds on aluminum.				
20.03	Make 1G Groove welds on aluminum.				
20.04	Make 1F - 3F Fillet welds on stainless steel.				
20.05	Make 1G - 2G Groove welds on stainless steel.				
21.0	Fabricate and weld carbon steel pipe joints--The student will be able to:				
21.01	Cut and prepare schedule 40 or 80 pipe for welding using current AWS and/or ASME specifications.				
21.02	Tack and weld carbon steel pipe in the 1G thru 6G position using SMAW process with carbon steel filler.				
21.03	Tack and weld carbon steel pipe in 1G thru 6G position using GTAW process with carbon steel and/or 309 stainless steel filler.				

2014 – 2015
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Course Title: 	Welding Technologies 8
Course Number: 	8754580
Course Credit:	1

Course Description:

This course is designed to familiarize the student with fabricating and welding various types of metals using drawings and blueprints.

Abbreviations: 
FS-M/LA = Florida Standards for Math/Language Arts
NGSSS-Sci = Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science

Note:  This course is pending alignment in the following categories:  FS-M/LA, NGSSS-Sci., and National Standards

CTE Standards and Benchmarks	FS-M/LA	NGSSS-Sci	National Standards	
22.0	Perform fabrication using welding skills--The student will be able to:				
22.01	Repair products of ferrous and non-ferrous metals.				
22.02	Fabricate products of ferrous and non-ferrous metals using working drawings and/or blue prints.				

Additional Information

Laboratory Activities

Laboratory investigations, including the use of scientific research, measurement, and laboratory technologies are an integral part of this course.  These activities include instruction in the use of safety procedures, tools, equipment, materials, and processes related to these occupations.  Equipment and supplies should be provided to enhance hands-on experiences for students.

Special Notes

The occupational standards and benchmarks outlined in this secondary program correlate to the standards and benchmarks of the postsecondary program with the same Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) number.

Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO)

SkillsUSA is the appropriate career and technical student organization for providing leadership training and reinforcing specific career and technical skills.  Career and Technical Student Organizations provide activities for students as an integral part of the instruction offered.  The activities of such organizations are defined as part of the curriculum in accordance with Rule 6A-6.065, F.A.C.

Cooperative Training – OJT

On-the-job training is appropriate but not required for this program.  Whenever offered, the rules, guidelines, and requirements specified in the OJT framework apply. 

Accommodations

Federal and state legislation requires the provision of accommodations for students with disabilities as identified on the secondary student’s Individual Educational Plan (IEP) or 504 plan or postsecondary student’s accommodations’ plan to meet individual needs and ensure equal access.  Postsecondary students with disabilities must self-identify, present documentation, request accommodations if needed, and develop a plan with their counselor and/or instructors.  Accommodations received in postsecondary education may differ from those received in secondary education.  Accommodations change the way the student is instructed.  Students with disabilities may need accommodations in such areas as instructional methods and materials, assignments and assessments, time demands and schedules, learning environment, assistive technology and special communication systems.  Documentation of the accommodations requested and provided should be maintained in a confidential file.

In addition to accommodations, some secondary students with disabilities (students with an IEP served in Exceptional Student Education (ESE)) will need modifications to meet their needs.  Modifications change the outcomes or what the student is expected to learn, e.g., modifying the curriculum of a secondary career and technical education course.  Note: postsecondary curriculum and regulated secondary programs cannot be modified.

Some secondary students with disabilities (ESE) may need additional time (i.e., longer than the regular school year), to master the student performance standards associated with a regular Occupational Completion Point (OCP) or a Modified Occupational Completion Point (MOCP).  If needed, a student may enroll in the same career and technical course more than once.  Documentation should be included in the IEP that clearly indicates that it is anticipated that the student may need an additional year to complete an OCP/MOCP.  The student should work on different competencies and new applications of competencies each year toward completion of the OCP/MOCP.  After achieving the competencies identified for the year, the student earns credit for the course.  It is important to ensure that credits earned by students are reported accurately.  The district’s information system must be designed to accept multiple credits for the same course number for eligible students with disabilities.

Articulation

For details on articulation agreements which correlate to programs and industry certifications refer to http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/dwdframe/artic_frame.asp.

Bright Futures/Gold Seal Scholarship

Course substitutions as defined in the Comprehensive Course Table for this program area may be used to qualify a student for Florida’s Gold Seal Vocational Scholarship, providing all other eligibility requirements are met.  Eligibility requirements are available online at https://www.osfaffelp.org/bfiehs/fnbpcm02_CCTMain.aspx. 

Fine Arts/Practical Arts Credit

Many courses in CTE programs meet the Fine Arts/Practical Arts credit for high school graduation (http://www.fldoe.org/articulation/CCD/files/pacourses1314.pdf).  A listing of approved CTE courses is published each year as a supplemental resource to the Course Code Directory (http://www.fldoe.org/articulation/CCD/default.asp).
 
Equivalent Mathematics and Equally Rigorous Science Courses

Equally rigorous science courses are based upon levels of cognitive complexity of content specific benchmarks, depth and breadth of content focus, and required laboratory components.