At a Glance At Connellsville Area Career and Technical Center, Computer Networking students build a computer in an object that is not an ordinary computer case. Overview Computer Networking students are assigned Project Decoy, for which they are required to work in a small group of two to three students to design and create an … Continue reading Computer Networking Project Decoy
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STEAM Initiative
Posted on Categories Curriculum Planning, Misc. Lesson Plans & Ideas, Professional Development, Student Engagement, Technology IntegrationAt a Glance At the A.W. Beattie Career Center, the STEAM Coordinator implements activities at the school, the sending schools, and the community to promote the acquisition of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math, and Medicine) skills. Overview During the 2015-2016 school year, A.W. Beattie administrators decided to create a combined Assessment Coordinator and STEAM … Continue reading STEAM Initiative
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Industry Assessment Tool
Posted on Categories Business, Community, Workforce EngagementAt a Glance Instructors at Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology (CPI) created an assessment tool and rubric that can be customized to the needs of a specific company, position, or division to identify adult workforce strengths and areas for improvement. Overview At CPI, the Emerging Energy & Infrastructure instructors assist local industries with … Continue reading Industry Assessment Tool
BattleBots IQ Parts Manufacturing Partnership
Posted on Categories Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Project-based Learning, Work-based learningAt a Glance Students in the machining program at Indiana County Technology Center collaborated with local high school students to manufacture parts for a BattleBots IQ program. Overview For several years, one of Indiana County Technology Center’s (ICTC) sending high schools sponsored a student BattleBots IQ team. BattleBots IQ is robotics education program that is … Continue reading BattleBots IQ Parts Manufacturing Partnership
Digital Media Portable Photo Booth Project
Posted on Categories Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Employability Skills, Recruitment and Retention, Video & Webinars, Work-based learningAt 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 EngagementAt 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 SkillsAt 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 RetentionAt 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
Timken Bearing Training/Certification
Posted on Categories Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Employability Skills, Industry CertificationsAt 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
Posted on Categories Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Employability Skills, Industry CertificationsAt 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