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Yearly Archives: 2016

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Great Start to New School Year!

By | October 17th, 2016|Categories: Professional Development|

Over 400 CTE teachers attended the CTE@Work professional development on August 16, 2016 at Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus. Special thank you to our host, Miami Dade College, Wolfson and sponsors. (Sponsors listed at link below.) Powerpoint presentations of the Opening of Schools morning session and program area breakout sessions are available at: http://dcte.dadeschools.net/professionaldev.html

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W.R. Thomas Middle School Students Become NSA Cybersecurity Specialists

By | October 17th, 2016|Categories: Cybersecurity, Middle School|

Congratulations to W.R. Thomas Technology Ed. instructor, Adam Mack and students achieving NSA Cyber Security Certificates after completing curriculum and online activities.

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UTD and UFMDC receive $150,000 CTE Innovation Grant

By | October 17th, 2016|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: |

As a result of this grant, North Miami Beach and Miami Edison Senior High Schools will offer students the opportunity to begin completing college-level courses prior to graduation. College credits will be accepted for transfer into Associate Degree Programs offered by Miami Dade College’s School of Entertainment & Design Technology. "Through innovative education and leading-edge partnerships, [...]

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Miami-Heat STEM Dribble Challenge

By | October 15th, 2016|Categories: Career Technical Student Organizations, STEAM|Tags: |

STEM DAY TICKETS AS LOW AS $10! INCLUDES A TICKET TO ATTEND A 2016-17 MIAMI HEAT REGULAR SEASON HOME GAME The STEM Dribble Challenge is an open call for Miami-Dade County Public Schools teachers and students in grades K-12 to become designers and engineers as they work in teams to create a dribbling machine to compete [...]

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E911 Telecommunications

By | October 12th, 2016|Categories: Criminal Justice, Industry Certification, Professional Development|Tags: |

Professional development for @MDCPS CTE Criminal Justice teachers E911 communications center Miami police dept. pic.twitter.com/ZDYfN8Xnjo — M-DCPS Career Educ (@CTEMiami) October 3, 2016

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CTE Workshops Offered on PD Day

By | October 11th, 2016|Categories: Professional Development|

Workshops for various program area of CTE will be offered on the PD Day on November 8, 2016. Please contact the CTE Instructional Supervisor over your program area for more information.

CTE Program Area

Workshop

Location

Business Technology

CTE Windows 10 and Office 2016 Training

Teachers will be introduced to new features in Windows 10, Office 2016, and OneNote.

Dadeland Mall Microsoft Store
Health Science

Practical Nurse Teachers’ Meeting

Training in the newly acquired Access Point Medication Cart which allows nurses to have medication information available by the patients' bedside.  Resources available will be covered by a member of the Assessment Technology Institute (ATI).

Lindsey Hopkins Technical College
Technology & Industrial Education

Automotive Programs and Industry Certification Conversation

Discussion of NATEF accreditation, FADA industry certification examination, and ASE G1 exam and standards for secondary teachers. Procedures will be discussed as well as tools for preparing for the examinations.

William Turner Technical Arts High School
Technology & Industrial Education

MasterCAM STEM Curriculum Training

An introduction to STEM fabrication curriculum with a focus on MasterCAM.  Teachers will have the opportunity to review the curriculum, work through a sample lesson, and gain access to the curriculum materials.

Miami Lakes Educational Center
Technology & Industrial Education

Introduction to Adobe Premiere

An introduction to Adobe Premiere for new users.  Basic skills will be covered as well as an overview of content to be found on the Adobe Premiere industry certification exam.  This course is intended for current Television Production and Digital Media instructors.

Miami Dade College North Campus, Room 322-10

 

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Miami-Dade NAF Students Appear in National Video Campaign

By | October 11th, 2016|Categories: NAF Academies, Videos|

NAF Academy students from Hialeah Gardens Senior High and Alonso and Tracy Mourning High School are featured actors in the NAF video, “Someone Once Told Me.”

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I Built This Video Contest

By | October 11th, 2016|Categories: Career Technical Student Organizations, STEAM|

Submit your construction project for a chance to win a GoPro HERO! NCCER and Build Your Future's I BUILT THIS video contest aims to give aspiring craft professionals and their instructors an opportunity to showcase outstanding construction projects. Students and instructors are encouraged to submit their entries in the following two categories: high school and postsecondary [...]

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TERRA – Fuel Your School with Chevron

By | October 11th, 2016|Categories: Engineering, STEAM|Tags: |

Remarkable partnership w/ @Chevron @DonorsChoose @FuelYourSchool @MDCPS @MDCPSSouth @MiamiSup @MDCPSSTEAM @CTEMiami pic.twitter.com/DcRA2tHnzC — TERRA (@TerraWolves) October 11, 2016

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CTE is Preparing Miami’s Workforce for Target Industries

By | October 6th, 2016|Categories: Career Academies, Community & Industry Partners, CTE Initiatives|Tags: , |

Through the "One Community One Goal" strategy, Miami-Dade's business, education and civic leaders are united in their efforts to diversify Miami-Dade's economy by focusing on seven target industries: Aviation, Banking & Finance, Creative Design, Hospitality & Tourism, Information Technology, Life Sciences & Healthcare, and Trade & Logistics. M-DCPS Career & Technical Education department offers high school career academies [...]

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