2016 Innov@te-CTEC
December 3, 2016 Awards Powerpoint
Coral Gables News Highlights Miami Sunset & Drones
Miami Sunset Senior High School is on the cutting edge of technology and this time that technology is airborne. Miami Sunset is one of the few high schools in Miami-Dade County that is working with drones as part of their engineering programs. What makes this part of the curriculum so special, besides the fact that operating [...]
A Day in the Life of a Nurse
For the last twenty years, The Nursing Consortium of South Florida has coordinated a tri-county event providing a job shadowing and career exploration experience for Health Science students. Over 450 Health Science students from 17 Miami-Dade County Public high schools participated in the event at local hospitals, medical centers and colleges. Being exposed to [...]
South Dade Agriscience Grad In Top 4 at FFA
Quinton Glenn, South Dade Senior High Agriscience Academy 2016 graduate was one of 4 top national finalists in category "Specialty Animal Production" at the FFA National Conference, October 21, 2016. Quinton was awarded a trip to Ireland as a research/ambassador with National FFA. He is continuing his studies at Miami Dade College, and looks to pursue a [...]
CTE Public Service Students Attend FPSA Leadership Event
During the Florida Public Service Association (FPSA) Leadership Conference, 125 students from Coral Reef Senior, Hialeah Gardens Senior, William Turner Technical Arts High School, Law Enforcement Memorial High School and West Palm Beach County Clewiston High participated in events on Nov.5, 2016, at Miami Dade College North Campus. Events included: criminal incident, fingerprinting, forensics investigations, prepared [...]
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
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 [...]