At a Glance Huntingdon County Career and Technology Center (HCCTC) automated the co-op feedback process for employers by moving pertinent forms online. Overview HCCTC placed weekly grading and skills grading forms online for employers to use when rating students in co-op placements. Administrators created a Google form, and it populates a spreadsheet. An extension of … Continue reading Cooperative Education Rating Forms for Employers
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Strategic Thinking Level Literacy Integration into Criminal Justice Program
Posted on Categories Academic/Technical Skill IntegrationAt a Glance Criminal Justice students at Technical College High School (Pickering Campus) participated in a research-based learning guide activity that uses current events to engage them in higher level thinking and real world learning. Overview During the 2014-15 school year, Criminal Justice instructor Jim Sharkey from Technical College High School (TCHS), Pickering Campus developed … Continue reading Strategic Thinking Level Literacy Integration into Criminal Justice Program
ACE2015, Auto Collision Experience Spotlight
Posted on Categories Business, Community, Workforce EngagementAt a Glance Made possible by a partnership of 20 local and national companies and organizations and Technical College High School Brandywine Campus, the Auto Collision Experience Spotlight is designed to inform attendees of the rewarding and challenging career opportunities in the auto collision industry. Overview The Auto Collision Experience (ACE) Spotlight is a major … Continue reading ACE2015, Auto Collision Experience Spotlight
Little Lions Investment Club
Posted on Categories Academic/Technical Skill Integration, Business, Community, Workforce EngagementAt a Glance As members of the Little Lion Fund (LLF), business students at State College Area High School advise members of the Little Lion Investment Club on which stocks to buy and sell based on their research and analysis. Overview The Little Lion Investment Club is a group of adult investors interested in financial … Continue reading Little Lions Investment Club
Flipped Shop: Machine Technology Indicating a Vise
Posted on Categories Misc. Lesson Plans & Ideas, Student Engagement, Technology IntegrationAt a Glance At the Career Institute of Technology, the Machine Technology instructor used a version of the Flipped Classroom technique to engage and motivate students while teaching them a new machine procedure. Overview Career Institute of Technology (CIT) Machine Technology instructor, Jason Longenbach, developed and implemented a modified version of a Flipped Classroom lesson … Continue reading Flipped Shop: Machine Technology Indicating a Vise
Effective Academic Support for Special Population Students
Posted on Categories Individuals with DisabilitiesAt a Glance The administration and instructional staff at Lawrence County Career and Technical Center implemented new instructional and assessment policies and practices to better serve students who qualify for support services. Overview After becoming Director of Lawrence County Career and Technical Center (LCCTC), Leonard Rich conducted a review of how students with Individualized Education … Continue reading Effective Academic Support for Special Population Students
Building a Classroom Website Intelligent Curriculum
Posted on Categories Online Learning Tools & ResourcesAt a Glance Visual Communications instructors at Central Montco Technical High School (CMTHS) created a website designed to help other instructors build a school-wide or class website that can function as an education tool for using interactive, web-based curriculum. Overview Steven Bross and Fred McCarthy, Visual Communications Instructors at CMTHS, developed a concept for a … Continue reading Building a Classroom Website Intelligent Curriculum
Construction Cluster Winter Presentations and Interview Sessions
Posted on Categories Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Career Information and Exploration, College and Career Pathways, Employability SkillsAt a Glance Representatives from local construction companies participate in information sessions with Upper Bucks County Technical School Construction Cluster students, who then are invited to apply for interviews with the company. Overview During the months of January, February and March, when construction companies typically have slower schedules and conduct planning for the upcoming year, … Continue reading Construction Cluster Winter Presentations and Interview Sessions
Substitute Teachers Handbook
Posted on Categories Professional DevelopmentAt a Glance In order to help substitute teachers perform their job duties, Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center administrators created a substitute teachers handbook. Overview The handbook provides substitute teachers with information about school policies and procedures and their role and responsibility. It is updated annually. Origin / Implementation Administrators decided that a comprehensive … Continue reading Substitute Teachers Handbook
Paraprofessional Handbook
Posted on Categories Professional DevelopmentAt a Glance With input from staff, administrators at Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center created a handbook for paraprofessional staff members. Overview The handbook is a resource for new and current paraprofessionals. It includes strategies, policies, procedures, and annual updates that are all designed to aid the paraprofessionals in fulfilling their duties, functions, and … Continue reading Paraprofessional Handbook