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Charles Weis, Ph.D.
County Superintendent of Schools
If you would like a career activity from your district spotlighted in the CTE newsletter, or if you need CTE assistance, contact Director Alyssa Lynch at alyssa_lynch@sccoe.org | | |
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Santa Clara Unified School District Career Exploration Summer Camp  If you have not heard about Santa Clara Unified School District's Career Exploration summer camp, you have not heard about one of the best programs in Santa Clara County! CTE director Tabitha Kappler-Hurley teams up with Central County Occupational Center, Ohlone College and Santa Clara Adult Education to host this magnificent camp for kids. In one week, 80 middle school students explore Video Production, Graphic Design, Green Construction and Forensic Science. All students receive daily instruction and leave with projects they proudly display to friends and families. Students also participate in a fieldtrip to Santa Clara Adult School, Ohlone Community College and the Don Von Raesfield power plant. That is more exposure to careers than some students receive in four years of high school. For information on how to start a summer camp, contact tkhurley@scusd.net.
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Gunn High School Digital Electronics video to be used nationwide |
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Bakari Holmes | The Creating 21st Century Career Choices program began spotlighting CTE programs in Santa Clara County last spring. Shortly after distributing the Gunn High School Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Digital Electronics video, the county was contacted by the PLTW New York office. They requested to use the video in a weekly newsletter! Special thanks to Bakari Holmes, Science and Engineering Instructor at Gunn High School, for assisting in the video's production.
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Second annual CTE Conference 
Mark your calendar for October 29 and plan to attend the second annual CTE Conference. The conference is designed to educate all stakeholders on CTE trends and research findings.
The conference kicks off with two national keynote speakers: Jim Brazell, technology forecaster and strategist focusing on innovation and transformative systems. He will share how to move from the "why to how to integrate CTE and academics." James R. Stone, III, Director for the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, will share powerful evidence on Math in CTE, Programs of Study, and how CTE reduces the dropout rate.
The conference offers more than 15 workshops ranging from instructional strategies to video production in all subjects. Register now! |
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Students get head start on engineering
At Coleman Elementary School in Glen Rock, N.J., the district is teaching 10-15 hours of engineering a year to kindergarten to fifth grade students as part of a $100,000 redesign of the science curriculum. Read what and how districts are incorporating STEM in their elementary schools. |
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Prepare middle school students to explore 21st century careers
What does your school do to prepare students for careers? It is not too early to schedule an event to help prevent middle school students from dropping out of school. Use this promotional flier and agenda to help create your event so that middle school students look forward to career classes in high school. The middle school career exploration event is designed for students and parents to attend. |
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| Are students more engaged when academics are linked to careers? |  It is true: California Partnership Academies keep students in school. When courses link learning to careers, students look forward to going to school. Read about Cynthia Gutierrez who was receiving C's and D's, and how she might have lost interest in school. As a freshman, she joined the Education Academy, a small school within a school. She plans to go to Laney College, then a 4-year school to obtain her teaching credential. |
| UC a-g CTE classes surge |
The University of California has been assisting career and technical education leaders gain credit for CTE courses. Over the past 10 years, the number of a-g UC approved courses has skyrockteted from less than 1,000 in 2001 to more than 9,000 in 2010. The University of California will be holding their next UCCI Institute in November at Asilomar in Pacific Grove. |
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CTE definition of "Career Readiness" |
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Since the release of the K-12 Common Core State  Standards, there has been much talk about "College and Career Readiness." The definition of Career Readiness includes academic skills, employability skills and technical skills.
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Business Partner Spotlight
Firefigher's ABC's CEO Russell Hayden, who served in the fire service for 34 years, is finding success with the Firefigher's ABC's Student Program. Did you know that for the hundreds of applicants a fire department receives, only one or two applicants will qualify to join the department? Russell Hayden served as a firefighter for 29 years. Now FFABC's is determined to help increase the number of diverse candidates, both boys and girls, that may qualify to become a firefighter. FFABC's is doing this through our schools and promoting career awareness for the fire service.
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