1. (1) The career and technical education standards for fourth grade are that each student will:

   1. (a) act as a responsible and contributing citizen and employee by exploring consequences of actions in communities and workplace;
   2. (b) attend to personal health and financial well-being by investigating advertising and media that influence behavior;
   3. (c) communicate clearly, effectively, and with reason by practicing compromise, consensus, and conflict resolution;

   4. (d) consider the environmental, social and economic impacts of decisions:

      1. (i) adapt to different environments by adjusting behavior to promote personal and group safety;
      2. (ii) predict potential outcomes of various decisions in a complex environment; and
      3. (iii) identify and explain the consequences of both proper and improper personal protective equipment use;
   5. (e) demonstrate creativity and innovation by exploring innovations and inventions and their originators;
   6. (f) employ valid and reliable research strategies by mapping data for a culture, community, or state;

   7. (g) utilize critical thinking to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them:

      1. (i) identify models that organize and analyze patterns of information; and
      2. (ii) test and refine methods to solve a problem;
   8. (h) model integrity, ethical leadership, and effective management by contributing constructively to teams assuming various roles and responsibilities to work effectively toward a common goal;

   9. (i) plan education and career path aligned to personal goals:

      1. (i) describe how work relates to meeting needs for goods, clothing, shelter, and other necessities for living; and
      2. (ii) prepare personal communications based upon the intended audience;
   10. (j) use technology to enhance productivity by selecting appropriate tools to create and communicate

   11. (k) work productively in teams while using cultural/global competence:

       1. (i) engage with learners from diverse cultures through use of available technology; and
       2. (ii) explain how personal and cultural histories can influence team approaches to completing tasks and projects.

Authorizing statute(s): Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9, 20-2-121, MCA

Implementing statute(s): Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9, 20-2-121, 20-3-106, 20-7-101, MCA

History: NEW, 2020 MAR p. 2136, Eff. 7/1/21.