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May 9, 2011
CTE UPDATE
A newsletter from Career and Technical Education - Washington |
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FIRST Robotics Grant
Two items for everyone involved in FIRST Robotics:
- All districts that received 2010-11 FIRST Robotics grants, Form Package 424, are asked to submit claims at the earliest possible date. Claiming now allows for OSPI to communicate to the Legislature that funds awarded have been actually utilized to improve local school programs.
- OSPI grant options for FIRST Robotics in 2011-12 will not be known until the end of the special session of the Legislature when the Governor signs the final budget. Please be aware that, if funding is provided, there will be a very short turnaround time between the time grant applications are announced and grant applications are due.
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Scholarships for Female Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Students
The National Association of Women in Criminal Justice (NAWCJ) established the "Fallen Female Officers Scholarship" to serve as a continual reminder of the legacy of women who have excelled in law enforcement and gave their lives for the profession.
A $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to an individual who is interested in the pursuing a career in criminal justice, law enforcement or a closely aligned field. The number of scholarships awarded depends on the amount of donations received.
Contact Wanda McRae at nawcj@hotmail.com or (360) 918-2395, or visit www.nawcj.net for more information. |
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A STEM Agenda Conference
May 19, 2011, at the Puget Sound Industrial Excellence Center, Seattle, WA, come connect STEM content with workforce education.
Register here.
Questions, contact info@stemagenda.com, or Dave Gering at te Manufacturing Industrial Council, (206) 762-2470. |
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Real World Design Challenge Winners Kennewick -- After taking first place in Washington State, a team of students from Kamiakin High School took their design for a next generation airplane wing to the National Real World Design Competition in Washington, D.C. and walked away with a second place finish.
The challenge is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and coordinated in Washington through OSPI. Dennis Milliken, CTE STEM program supervisor, will be presenting the team with a trophy on Thursday, May 4 at 1:30 p.m. in the Kamiakin High School Library.
This is the third year that a team from Kamiakin has won the state challenge and its first placing at nationals. This year's winning team called "Connotations of Flight" was coached by local architect, Terrance Casey. The team from Kamiakin High includes Sangeetha Thevuthasan, Sophomore; Joe Luey Sophomore; Collin Bampton, Senior; Grace Choi, Senior; Amanda White, Senior; and James Luey, Senior.
The team designed a wing for a 737, employing modern structural techniques in the form of spars and ribs for the internal structure. They used steel reinforced titanium for both spars and ribs with a thin layer of aluminum for the skin. Their structure also incorporated a fuel tank designed to hold 20,000 lbs of fuel. They tested over 150 wings in a virtual wind tunnel before reaching their final design.
Each year, the Real World Design Challenge present students with an opportunity to create solutions to a problem faced by one of our Nation's leading industries. For more information, visit http://www.realworlddesignchallenge.org/
If you would like to attend the award ceremony, please contact Lorraine Cooper at 222-7424 or by e-mail at lorraine.cooper@ksd.org. Please feel free to arrive a few minutes early and check in at the front office at Kamiakin. |
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Clock Hours for Project Lead the Way Training
The Washington Association for Career and Technical Education (WA-ACTE) has developed a process to award clock hours for teachers participating in out-of-state training for summer Project Lead the Way courses. Previously, clock hours have only been available for training offered within Washington. The cost of the clock hours will be $3.00 per clock hour for WA-ACTE members; $5.00 per clock hour for non members. Eighty clock hours may be provided for each training session. Registration for these clock hours must occur at least three weeks prior to the start of training.
Please contact Tess Alviso taa@wa-acte.org for registration information. |
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Project Lead the Way Core Training Institute
Register online for the Core Training Institute to be held at Seattle University, July 17-29, 2011. Register here.
Program will include introduction to Engineering Design, Gateway to Technology and Principles of Engineering. See the training website for more details: http://www.seattleu.edu/scieng/pltw/. |
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Financial Education Public-Private Partnership Training Institute
The FEPPP institute training for K-12 teachers will take place June 28-29, 2011, at the Heathman Lodge in Vancouver, WA.
The FEPPP, is a committee created by the legislature that brings together organizations from both the public and private sector in an effort to provide quality financial education for students.
Space is limited for this event, apply today at: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22CB2CLM462. |
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Auburn Community Fitness Project
In Auburn, more than 30 percent of Auburn adults are obese, and the area is home to the highest levels of adult obesity in the Seattle-King County area. But Auburn High School students have embarked an effort to change that. The school's campaign, titled Commit to Fit, encourages healthy behaviors and rewards participants for smart choices.
The students who created the program are members of DECA, an organization that prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management. With Commit to Fit, the DECA students are achieving dual goals: they're learning how to manage a program while addressing an urgent issue in their community.
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Student Design Competition
GAERF (Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation): is pleased to announce the launch of the FAERF 2011 Students Design Competition, which challenges students to create marketing materials designed to drive traffic to: www.graphicCOMMcentral.org.
Any student who attends recognized secondary or post-secondary institutions in the continental United States studying in a graphic communications/printing, advertising, graphic design or interactive media program are invited to enter the design competition. Awards for both secondary and post-secondary areas include cash awards and travel. 1st place -$2000 plus a two-day all expenses paid trip for the student and instructor to attend GRAPH EXPO 2011 in Chicago, IL.
Entry deadline: June 15, 2011. For complete details visit: www.graphicCOMMcentral.org or contact Eileen Cassidy at (703) 264-7200 or email: ecassidy@npes.org. |
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Scholarships for Construction Education
BIAW (Building Industry Association of Washington) is proud to announce the McKenzie Cowell Memorial $500 scholarships are available to assist and encourage workforce training in the construction industry. Applications are now available on BIAW's website at www.biaw.com or by calling Amanda or Jan in the BIAW Education Program at (800) 228-4229.
Completed Applications must be postmarked by May 13, 2011. |
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Automotive Upgrade Classes Hunter Engineering Company will be sponsoring Automotive Upgrade Classes at Shoreline Community College in June 2011. For more information or to sign up please call (800) 448-6848x1 or at www.hunter.com and click "training" link on left side. |
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Healthy Schools Summit
The fifth annual Healthy Schools Summit will be May 24-25, 2011, in Seattle. There will be national and local keynotes -- Dr. Vince Bertram, Superintendent of Evansville School Corporation, Evansville, ID and Jim Diers, former director of Seattle's Department of Neighborhoods and all around community organizing expert. There will be a wide variety of small group sessions addressing a wide range of 'healthy schools' topics- from the nuts and bolts of working with schools to bullying to Safe Routes to Schools. There will be many exhibitors with healthy school resources- Children's Health Market, the Hope Heart Institute, American Heart Association, and more. There will be many opportunities to network with other Healthy School Champions from throughout the state
Visit the Healthy Schools website to register or click here to go directly to the registration site. |
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Career Camps for High School Students
The Foundation For Private Enterprise Education uses experiential learning to encourage high school students to learn about careers, business, leadership and teamwork and gain valuable life skills in a fun and exciting way. They have a choice of pathways in Healthcare, Manufacturing, Energy and the traditional Business Week program, which applies to every career. Students live on one of four university campuses (Gonzaga, CWU, WWU or PLU) for a full week, getting a taste of college life.
Registration is now open for all programs. Students can also earn two college credits (optional). For more information go to www.wbw.org, or contact Steve Hyer, Exec. Director, Foundation For Private Enterprise Education, 33305 1st Way South, Ste B-212, Federal Way, WA 98003; steve@wbw.org; (253) 815-6900. |
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Maritime Career Day
The 13th annual Maritime Career Day in conjunction with the Maritime Festival, will be held on Thursday, May 12th, 2011, from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm. Please join us for this fun and educational day.
Career Day provides a unique opportunity to take a glimpse into the working world of trade, transportation, fisheries, government and career training. Representatives of these sectors will be present to offer information and insight into the growing and varied maritime job market, one of the largest and often least understood employment sectors in Washington State. With one out of every four jobs in Seattle related to this sector, students will have the chance to learn about career and educational opportunities and the type of preparation required.
Career day will consist of two distinct venues. Inside, students will visit information booths, listen in on our career explanation portion,and participate in demonstrations with representatives of various companies and organizations. Outside, students and adults will step aboard and explore working vessels, have the opportunity to hear from crews, and observe real life demonstrations.
This opportunity is offered to students free of charge. For more information and to reserve your place, please contact the Maritime Event Center at (206)269-4108 or ratkins@bellharbor.com. Visit them online at www.maritimeeventcenter.com. |
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Bridgeport HS Named National Finalist
WASHINGTON - The White House and the U.S. Department of Education announced the six high schools selected as finalists for this year's Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge. As part of the next step of the Commencement Challenge, the Get Schooled Foundation will now work with each school to produce a video for the online voting portion of the challenge.
The President set a goal of having the highest proportion of college graduates in the world by 2020 and the Commencement Challenge invited the nation's public high schools to submit applications that demonstrate their commitment to preparing students for college and a career. Hundreds of applications were received and were judged based on the schools' performance, essay questions and supplemental data. The six finalists were selected for their creativity in engaging and supporting students, academic results, and progress in preparing students tograduate college and career ready. One of the six finalists was Bridgeport High School.
The winner will be announced by the President this afternoon (May 9, 2011). |
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CTE Staffer ESD 123 Regional Awardee
 | | Sheri McGraw with Superintendent Randy Dorn |
The awards ceremony for Sheri McGraw and the other seven regional classified employees of the year was at OSPI on April 8, 2011. Sheri works for Pasco School District, where she is secretary to Chris Martinson.
Learn more about Sheri and the awards at the OSPI website.
Congratulations!
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Workshop Services Technology Transfer Event
Centers of Excellence for Marine Manufacturing and Technology, Construction and International Trade, and Transportation and Logistics invite you to attend a professional development opportunity: Workshop Services Technology Transfer Event featuring Shell Oil, Hands on composites Lab, IT Innovations and Path of a Products..."That's Logistics". May 20, 2011, 8:30am to 3:00pm at the New Marine Technology Campus, Skagit Valley College.
Register at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HMY2N32.
For more information or questions contact Ann Avary at ann.avary@skagit.edu or Caryn Fosnaugh at cfosnaugh@highline.edu or Vicki Plemmons at vplemmons@rtc.edu. |
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Nontraditional Careers Workshop
"The Road Less Graveled": Exploring non-traditional careers for women. May 20 & 21, 2011. 9am-1pm, Bellingham Technical College.
Sign up at registration@btc.ctc.edu, call (360) 752-8350 or visit www.btc.ctc.edu/roadlessgraveledfor more information. |
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Automotive Summer Workshop
High school and community college automotive instructors are invited to a workshop at Portland Community College from June 27 through July 1, 2011.
Contact Scott Putnam at techtraining.auto@pcc.edu for more information and details. |
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Principles of Applied Technology Workshop
The National Resource Center for Material Technology Education, Edmonds Community College and OSPI will be offering a one-week Principles of Applied Technology (PT) workshop designed for secondary science teachers but open to all teachers.
The PT workshop is 40 hours in length, eligible for clock hours or college credit from Central Washington University, and will be held at Edmonds Community College
Register online at www.the-btc.com or call (425) 640-1840
If you have questions about curriculum content or the workshops, contact Mia Murphy at mia.murphy@edcc.edu or at (425) 640-1961. |
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STEM Lighthouse School Awardees
 | | Komachin Middle School receives 2010-11 STEM Lighthouse School recognition. |
On May
3, 2011, students at Komachin Middle School received a banner celebrating their acceptance as a 2010-11 STEM Lighthouse School. Present from OSPI were Kathleen Lopp, assistant superintendent, career and college readiness, Betty Klattenhoff, director, CTE, and Dennis Milliken, program supervisor, STEM.
As a designated lighthouse middle school, Komachin will provide technical assistance and advice to other middle schools and communities in the initial stages of creating learning environments focused on STEM. Komachin has proven itself as a model program for expanding learning beyond the classroom. |
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Career and Technical Education - Washington does not discriminate and provides equal access to its programs and services for all persons without regard to race, color, sex, religeion, creed, marital status, national origin, sexual preference/orientation, age, veteran's status or the presence of any physical, sensory or mental disability. |
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