Middle and High School Students Learning Drone Technology Together
Flight through drone tech. @WRTTIGERS @TerraWolves an awesome partnership @STEMDesignation @CTEMiami pic.twitter.com/55HxLufm2q— Adam Mack (@regulatorawm) October 25, 2016
Path to a job: South Florida students learn about road construction
Sun Sentinel highlights Construction Career Day sponsored by FDOT and FTBA Nearly 2,000 students from about 50 schools in Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties were getting hands-on training at the 16th annual Construction Career Days, Tuesday and Wednesday, at the Bergeron Rodeo Grounds in Davie.
Green Treasures
On October 14, 2016, Family and Consumer Science students from John I. Smith K-8 Middle Learning Center traveled to the Fairchild Tropical Garden for the Ultimate Leadership Experience. Ethnobotany is the study of how different cultures use and prepare indigenous plants. Students learned about Ethnobotany and conducted interviews with senior citizens to find out how people [...]
WANTED: Teachers & Students To Appear On TV Show “Planet Earth”
Contest winners will be on-camera and co-host a live Eco-Link Fusion “Project Earth” filming expedition in the Florida Everglades hosted by renowned environmentalist Nicolas Ibargüen. WHO: Miami-Dade County Public Schools teachers and students (Grades 9-12). WHAT: The Eco-Link Challenge is an open call for students to serve as Eco-Reporters and submit environmentally based Public Service Announcements [...]
BizInnovator Teaches Entrepreneurial Mindset
CTE Teachers of Agriscience, Family Consumer Science, and Public Service attended a 2-day workshop presented by the Jacobson Institute for Youth Entrepreneurship of The University of Iowa on October 19-20, 2016. The "BizInnovator" is an entrepreneurship curriculum software that enables educators to teach the entrepreneurial mindset" to students; by encouraging creativity, innovation, critical thinking, [...]
Ferguson Student Wins National FFA Veterinary Award
Lillian "Lily" Rose Rodicio, Agriscience student and member the Ferguson Senior High School FFA Chapter, was awarded the National Agricultural Proficiency Award for Veterinary Science in the category Entrepreneurship/Placement at the National FFA Conference, October 21, 2016. Lily has worked as an intern at local vet clinics for the past five years. When she began her [...]
Featured on NBC6 Miami-Dade High School Preparing Students for Law Enforcement Careers
Students @LEOMHighSchool prepare for the Public Safety Telecommunication Industry Cert. exam through @ctemiami.https://t.co/MWExZlqR9bpic.twitter.com/VPFyebpnR4 — Lupe Diaz (@drldiaz) September 25, 2016 http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Miami-Dade-High-School-Preparing-Students-for-Law-Enforcement-Careers-394348321.html
Cybersecurity Day @ NSU
Academy of IT students from John A. Ferguson Senior, G. Holmes Braddock Senior, South Dade Senior, Miami Lakes Educational Center and William Turner Technical Arts High School attended "Cybersecurity Day @ NSU" on Thursday, October 20, 2016 at Nova Southeastern University (NSU.) October is the National Cyber-Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security [...]
Cyber Security Day at NOVA Oct 20
Awesome lineup for Cyber Day at NSU! @MLECJaguars @MLECPrin @CTEMiami pic.twitter.com/k0XsgXR7dv— Marlon Vernon (@mlecITacad) October 20, 2016
Computer Science Instruction Going Strong in CTE
"Exploring Computer Science" course taught in CTE Digital Information Technology in 13 high schools. Unity Game Programming application offered at 3 high schools in CTE programs. 78 CTE teachers completed training MIT App Inventor training from FIU College of Engineering. In collaboration with FIU, 18 CTE teachers trained in Computer Science Principles and are eligible to teach AP Computer Science course. Seven [...]
