Certification Glossary

Wheel courses may be referred to as Exploratory, Wheel, Enrichment, Activity, or Introductory classes which may be offered by some middle and elementary schools. Educators teach several subjects during a one- or two-semester course, thereby offering the students an opportunity to explore topics that they may wish to take at the high school level.  The content of these classes in General Education typically involves electives that do not fall in one or more of the broad subject areas, and may not include Career Technical Education (CTE) survey content.  CTE exploratory courses often provide a survey of either multiple industry sectors or multiple pathways within one industry sector.