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Using Apps to Effectively Engage and Assess Students

Posted on Categories Employability Skills, Online Learning Tools & Resources

At a Glance At the Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology (CPI), the HVAC instructor uses various applications (apps) on tablets and cell phones to engage students in their learning, expose them to practical and effective technology tools, and continuously assess their learning. Overview The HVAC instructor and instructional assistant at CPI use two … Continue reading Using Apps to Effectively Engage and Assess Students

Digital Media Portable Photo Booth Project

Posted on Categories Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Employability Skills, Recruitment and Retention, Video & Webinars, Work-based learning

At a Glance Students in the Digital Media program at Indiana County Technology Center practice their technical and business skills by staffing and managing a portable photo booth. Overview Indiana County Technology Center’s (ICTC) portable photo booth is a popular attraction at many school and community events. At an event, Digital Media students from ICTC … Continue reading Digital Media Portable Photo Booth Project

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Auto Collision Repair Partnership with Rubright Racing

Posted on Categories Academic/Technical Skill Integration, Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Career Information and Exploration, Curriculum Planning, NOCTI Prep, Student Engagement

At a Glance The Collision Repair instructor at North Montco Career and Technical Center (NMTCC) established a partnership with local company Rubright Racing Enterprises to build a street legal drag car. Overview Through a partnership between NMTCC and Rubright Racing Enterprises, students in the Collision Repair program had the opportunity to build a customized car. … Continue reading Auto Collision Repair Partnership with Rubright Racing

Regional Collision Career Day

Posted on Categories Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Career Information and Exploration, College and Career Pathways, Employability Skills

At a Glance A.W. Beattie Career Center hosted a Regional Collision Career Day during which students participated in mock interviews with representatives from local businesses and attended presentations by local industry leaders. Overview A.W. Beattie Career Center invited students from the western Pennsylvania regional network of Automotive Collision Repair programs (encompassing nine career and technology … Continue reading Regional Collision Career Day

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Career and Technology Center Recruitment Plan

Posted on Categories Preparing for Non-Traditional Fields, Recruitment and Retention

At a Glance Forbes Road Career and Technology Center developed a coordinated and comprehensive recruitment plan to increase student enrollment school-wide in all career and technology education (CTE) programs and to assist the sending school districts in the implementation of their guidance plans. Overview The school recruitment plan includes six strategies. Middle School Career Fair … Continue reading Career and Technology Center Recruitment Plan

Vocabulary Toolboxes

Posted on Categories Academic/Technical Skill Integration, Online Learning Tools & Resources

At a Glance A team of teachers and para educators from Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center created Vocabulary Tool Boxes to help instructors from each program area increase the literacy skills of their students. Overview In 2012-13, a team comprised of three career technical education (CTE) teachers, one paraeducator, and one administrator from Central … Continue reading Vocabulary Toolboxes

Timken Bearing Training/Certification

Posted on Categories Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Employability Skills, Industry Certifications

At a Glance Students in the Agricultural Mechanics program at Franklin County Career and Technical Center have the opportunity to participate in the Timken Bearing Training/Certification program during school. Overview Approximately the eighth week of each semester, second  year students in the Agricultural Mechanics Program at the Franklin County Career and Technical Center (CTC) can … Continue reading Timken Bearing Training/Certification

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Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT) Boot Camp

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At a Glance Instructors at Seneca Highlands Career and Technical Center developed a one-week boot camp to prepare recent graduates for the Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT) exam. Overview In 2015, Seneca Highlands Career and Technical Center began offering a week long Boot Camp for seniors the week after they graduate. The camp, which … Continue reading Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT) Boot Camp

Health Sciences Fireside Chat

Posted on Categories Academic/Technical Skill Integration, Misc. Lesson Plans & Ideas

At a Glance The Health Sciences instructor at State College High School creates a warm and inviting environment for students to discuss content-related books that they are assigned to read.  Overview As part of their unit on aging, students in the Health Sciences program at State College High School were assigned to read the book … Continue reading Health Sciences Fireside Chat