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CTE curriculum and AI tutoring for middle and high schools

Core-LX gives middle and high school CTE programs curriculum aligned to state standards, written for their labs and shaped by their teachers, with a Socratic AI tutor in every lesson and certification prep that leads to industry credentials.

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What you need

Upgrade and expand your CTE pathways, widen equitable access to industry credentials, and meet every student where they are.

  • Pathways that run from career exploration in middle school to a capstone and a credential
  • Courses aligned to your state's CTE standards, with a coverage report before anything is built
  • Labs written for the equipment you have, with simulations where you don't
  • Support for every reader, in 30+ languages, so more students reach concentrator status

What we recommend

Solutions

CTE CurriculumOff-the-shelf courses across 15 career clusters, fitted to your programCertification PrepDiagnostic prep aligned to each exam's published blueprint, with exam vouchersCustom Curriculum DesignNew courses for any standard nothing else covers

Deployment

Turnkey: Our LMSFor virtual and hybrid programs, or schools without an LMSLMS-to-LMS (LTI)Launch full courses from Canvas, Schoology or your district LMS

Build a sample pathway

Pick a career cluster and the credential you want students to earn. You'll see a sample grades 6–14 pathway built from our catalog. In a consult, we align it to your state's standards and fit it to your labs.

Sample pathways follow the national Career Clusters framework. In a consult we align every course to your state's CTE standards and give you a coverage report before anything is built, like this Texas Principles of Manufacturing report.

Sample Construction pathway, grades 6–14

  1. Explore · grades 6–9
    • VR Intro to Construction
    • Construction Basics: Measure and Mark
    • Safety in Construction
  2. Concentrate · grades 10–11
    • Carpentry (Video & VR)
    • Construction Safety (OSHA)
    • Electrical (Video & VR)
    • Plan Reading for Construction
  3. Capstone · grade 12 to 14
    • Build Projects
    • Residential Carpentry
    • Framing - Wall, Floor, Roof
  4. Credentials
    • NCCER Level 1 Carpentry
    • NCCER Level 1 Electrical
    • NCCER Level 1 Construction Technology

All Construction courses · How pathways are built

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What learners experience

See the full student experience.

A chat with Socrat Tutor Agent in an algebra lesson: the tutor asks the student what it means for a value to be a solution of an equation, with a box to type or speak a reply
Socrat Tutor Agent in a lesson: it asks a guiding question and waits for the student's thinking.
An interactive 3D human body with skeletal and organ systems, and Explore, Find it and Name it modes
Interactive 3D with Explore, Find it and Name it modes.
A lesson paragraph highlighted while it is read aloud, with the Accessibility Tools panel open on Read Aloud, Click to Read switched on and a speed slider
Click any paragraph to hear it read aloud, plus translation, dyslexia-friendly font, contrast, focus mode and more.

Questions from secondary cte

All FAQs

Can a pathway start in middle school?

Yes. Core-LX serves grades 6 through 14, so a pathway can begin with career exploration in middle school, continue through high school, and finish with dual enrollment or a credential.

Are courses aligned to our state standards?

Yes. Every course is aligned to the standards you teach to, and you see a coverage report before anything is built.

Which credentials can students earn?

Students prepare for 90+ industry certifications and readiness exams, from CompTIA and NHA to NCCER and ServSafe. The certifying organizations award the credentials, and we provide exam vouchers through our certification partners.

Let's talk about your program.

Tell us about your learners, your credentials and your LMS. We'll show you the curriculum and the deployment that fit.

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