Welcome to LifeSpan Development!
Lifespan Development is a new 9-12 grade course that is being offered across the
district in the FACS (Family and Consumer Science) Department. The course counts
both as five hours of fifteen CTE (Career and Technical Education) graduation
requirement and the prerequisite for the K-12 Education pathway at TCA. However,
this course doesn’t meet the Human Behavior graduation requirement.
Course Description:
This introductory course focuses on the progression of human development throughout
the lifespan. Knowledge of our development (mentally, physically, socially and
emotionally) is the basis for careers in education, counseling, and many other helping
careers. With each age group, students will learn strategies for promoting development
and for establishing and maintaining positive interactions. This course is a required
entry course for The Career Academy K-12 Education pathway.
Course Standards and Benchmarks
1. Students will analyze principles of human growth and development.
1.1 Examine physical development across the lifespan.
1.2 Examine emotional/social development across the lifespan.
1.3 Examine cognitive development throughout the lifespan.
2. Examine conditions that influence human growth and development
2.1 Analyze the effects of heredity and environment on human growth and dev.
2.2 Identify the effects of gender, ethnicity, and culture on individual.
2.3 Demonstrate the effects of life events on an individuals physical, intellectual, social,
and emotional development
2.4 Analyze the influences of social, economic, technological, geographic, and political
factors on development.
3 Analyze strategies that promote growth and development across the life span.
3.1 Examine the role of nurture on human growth and development.
Describe the effects of communication on human growth and development.
3.2 Describe the effects of communication on human growth and development.
3.3 Explore the role of family and community support systems in meetings human
growth and development needs.
Please do not hesitate to contact me at 402-436-1306 Ext. 66226 or at tway@lps.org if
you have questions or concerns. I look forward to working with your student this term.
Sincerely
Mrs. Tracy Way