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Announcing Pre-Apprenticeship Week Nov. 12-16, 2018

By | November 26th, 2018|Categories: Architecture & Construction, Community & Industry Partners, Pre-Apprenticeships|Tags: , , |

CTE Pre-Apprenticeship students and educators will be celebrating Pre-Apprenticeship Week beginning Monday, Nov. 12, 2018. Students participating in the Pre-Apprenticeship program are provided with a network of resources that provide a unique pathway to employment. The Miami-Dade Youth Pre-Apprenticeship Program Career and Technical Training is a 23-month program in its 2nd year, that will target 120 [...]

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Wells Fargo visited Hialeah Gardens Middle School’s Computer Applications in Business Classes

By | November 9th, 2018|Categories: Career Academies, Career Technical Student Organizations, Community & Industry Partners, NAF Academies, Uncategorized|Tags: , |

On October 2, 2018 Wells Fargo visited Hialeah Gardens Middle School's Computer Applications in Business Classes. The students ranged in age from 11 to 13. Wells Fargo's  presentation on Preparing and Paying for College was an eye opening experience for our middle school students. The students were most amazed on the amount of scholarship money available [...]

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Ferguson Students Win FPSA Career Development Awards

By | November 8th, 2018|Categories: Career Academies, Education & Training, FPSA|Tags: , |

Congratulations to John A. Ferguson Senior High's teaching academy students and lead teacher, Ms. Leslie Trelles-Diaz on their achievements in the FPSA Regional Career Development Events at Miami Dade College, North Campus on November 3, 2018. The students placed 1st - 4th for the Bulletin Board Event, and 1st - 3rd in the Lesson Plan Event. [...]

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Free Microsoft Coding Teacher Workshop Announced

By | November 2nd, 2018|Categories: Information Technology, STEAM, STEM|Tags: , , |

Schools and youth programs are challenged to teach computer science that students need for life and careers in today’s world. Educators and youth program leaders want to learn about computer science to be able to meet that challenge. This 3-hour teacher workshop provides valuable first steps in three, connected, 1-hour sessions: Session 1: Experience an hour [...]

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Construction Career Day

By | October 25th, 2018|Categories: Architecture & Construction, Career Academies, Community & Industry Partners, Engineering, Manufacturing, Pre-Apprenticeships, Transportation, Distribution & Logistics|Tags: , , , |

Students from 20 Schools attended Miami-Dade Public Schools Construction Career Day. Students interacted in hands-on experiences using various tools and equipment, and learned of various careers within construction, architecture and engineering. Media TV production students from Arthur & Polly Mays were invited to videotape the event. 

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Day in The Life of A Nurse Event

By | October 19th, 2018|Categories: Health Science, Hospitality & Tourism|

The "Day in The Life of A Nurse Event" was a great success thanks to the Nurse Consortium of South Florida. sponsor & the Health Science Instructors. The students had a great field experience being exposed to various Healthcare Organizations and Health Science Colleges. The feedback from the various organization were very positive. The students represented [...]

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Cyber Security Celebrated at NSU

By | October 18th, 2018|Categories: Cybersecurity, NAF Academies|

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NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Awards

By | September 27th, 2018|Categories: Computer Science & Coding, Information Technology, Scholarships, Women in IT|Tags: , |

The NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing (AiC) honors women in grades 9 through 12 who are active and interested in computing and technology, and encourages them to pursue their passions. The multi-tiered award structure includes winner, honorable mention, and certificate of distinction designations at national and regional levels, serving all 50 states, the District of [...]

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2018 Innovate CTE Challenge to be held Dec. 1st

By | September 26th, 2018|Categories: Career Academies, Career Pathways, Career Technical Student Organizations, Innovate-CTEC|Tags: , , , , , |

The 2018 Innov@te-CTEC event will be held at Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus on Saturday, December 1, 2018. Middle and High school Career and Technical Education (CTE) students will compete for prizes in various CTE areas. A collaboration of MDC-Wolfson and M-DCPS CTE Department, the event also highlights college information for parents and students. This event [...]

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Thank You Internship Providers!

By | September 7th, 2018|Categories: Career Academies, Community & Industry Partners, Internship, Sponsors, Videos|Tags: , , , , , , , |

 THANK YOU, INTERNSHIP PROVIDERS! 2,526 Miami-Dade High School Interns Completed a 5-Week Paid Internship Summer 2018

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