@ctemiami #MiamiCTEMonth

Miami‐Dade County Public Schools

Career and Technical Educa on

CTE MONTH

Career & Technical Education (CTE) Month is a great opportunity to promote your school’s CTE programs and to advocate for CTE.

Goals of CTE Month: Inform students about the importance of choosing a CTE Pathway.

Increase student awareness of careers, educa on, and training.

Increase parent involvement and awareness of CTE programs.

Promote discussion of career academies, industry cer fica on, internship par cipa on,

dual enrollment and other opportuni es for college and career readiness.

Increase awareness of post high school op ons—ar culated college credit,

technical colleges, training cer ficates, and degrees.

M‐DCPS CTE Highlights

Approx. 111,700 students are enrolled in CTE courses in

Miami‐Dade K‐8, middle and high schools

M‐DCPS employs approx. 640 CTE teachers

CTE Hosts Student Industry Conference for 1500 students annually

1,463 students completed 5‐week internships at 717 companies

during Summer 2016. More Info:

h p://dcte.dadeschools.net/pdf/naf/Internship_Tes mony_Flyer.pdf

For more highlights of CTE go to: DCTE.DADESCHOOLS.NET

Career & Technical Education Month®

February 2017

Department of Career and Technical Educa on

10151 NW 19th Avenue ● Miami, Florida 33147 ● 305‐693‐3030

DCTE.DADESCHOOLS.NET

What is CTE 2

CTE Today 3

CTE Student Clubs 5

Web Links 6

Activities 7

Trivia Questions 8

Announcements 9

What is a Credential? 10

RESOURCES

Table of Contents

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Career and Technical Education (CTE) Student Organizations

With more than 2 million student members combined na onwide, Career and Technical Student Organiza ons (CTSO) integrate into CTE programs and courses across the country. CTSOs extend teaching and learning through innova ve programs, business and community partnerships and leadership experiences at the school, state and na onal levels.

CTSOs are a powerful avenue for helping our na on address key challenges such as workforce development, student achievement, economic vitality and global compe veness. CTSOs are authorized by the U.S. Congress in the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Educa on Improvement Act.

CLUB NATIONAL RECOGNITION DATES

DECA (November 2017) FBLA Week (February 6-10, 2017) FCCLA Week (February 2-18, 2017) HOSA (November 2017) FFA Week (February 18-25, 2017) SkillsUSA Week (February 5-11, 2017) TSA (October 2017)

Calendar of Events

h p://dcte.dadeschools.net/calendar.html

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M-DCPS Career and Technical Education

Website http://dcte.dadeschools.net

Facebook www.facebook.com/CTEMiamiDade

Twitter www.twitter.com/ctemiami

Pinterest www.pinterest.com/ctemiami

Instagram www.instagram/ctemiami

CTE Websites

Associa on for Career and Technical Educa on h p://www.acteonline.org

Florida Associa on for Career and Technical Educa on (FACTE) h p://www.facte.org

U.S. Department of Educa on/Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Educa on (OCTAE) h p://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae

Florida Department of Educa on ‐ Career and Adult Educa on h p://www.fldoe.org/academics/career‐adult‐edu

College Information

Miami‐Dade Technical Colleges h p://dcte.dadeschools.net/post_secondary.html

Florida Shines h ps://www.floridashines.org/

Florida Student Financial Aid h p://www.floridastuden inancialaid.org

Free College Credit for M‐DCPS Students h p://dcte.dadeschools.net/ar cula onagreements.html

Career Information

My Career Shines h ps://www.floridashines.org/find‐a‐career/mycareershines

America’s Career OneStop h p://www.careeronestop.org/Toolkit/ACINet.aspx

Careers.org h p://www.careers.org

Federal Jobs Digest h p://www.jobsfed.com

Florida Dept. of Economic Opportunity h p://www.floridajobs.org

Florida NEXT Magazine h p://www.floridanext.com

Florida Ready to Work h p://www.floridareadytowork.com/

STEM

M‐DCPS District STEAM website h p://stem.dadeschools.net/

Girls in Engineering h p://www.engineergirl.org/

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SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES FOR CTE MONTH

Week 1 - Career and Life Readiness

School‐wide door decora on contest with focus of “Be Future Ready.”

Invite guest speakers from industry or colleges; or invite Advisory Board members or industry part‐

ners to have lunch with students.

Encourage local merchants to announce CTE Month on their electronic outdoor signs, cash register

receipts, or during in‐store broadcasts.

Post on social media items of interest to parents and students about college and career readiness

ac vi es at your school.

Week 2 - CTE Programs and Academies

CTE Teacher Apprecia on: send a thank‐you card signed by his/her students, bake a cake, or give

him/her a special shout‐out during your school’s morning announcements.

During school announcements, highlight a CTE student from each CTE program.

Make a video profiling successful alumni, how they trained for their career and where they work.

Hold door decora ng, video, poster or bulle n board contest of CTE programs or academies.

Middle and elementary ‐ research high school career academies in Miami‐Dade.

Week 3 - Internships / Industry Certification / Digital Literacy Skills / Coding / Robotics

Share informa on from pages 10 and 11 of this resource packet with students during CTE, social

studies or career classes.

Invite 12th graders to share their internship experience with juniors, school staff, parents, etc.

Highlight student achievement of industry cer fica on, digital literacy skills, computer coding skills

and/or robo cs through social media, announcements, bulle n boards, and during faculty mee ngs.

Host guest speakers from industry.

Week 4 - Career & Technical Education Student Organizations (CTSOs)

Have a club display table at the school during lunch or before / a er school.

Leadership Through Service Day: hold a car care clinic, donate toys or other items to a local shelter

or children’s floor at a hospital. Conduct a clean up/early spring landscape program at your school.

Club Advisor Apprecia on Day: give them a thank‐you card signed by everyone in your chapter, bake

them a cake, or give them a special shout‐out during morning announcements.

Hold a mee ng with another club on campus—share with each other your club’s accomplishments.

Post photos of your club ac vi es on social media.

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When posting on Social Media sites, such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram,

Pinterest, LinkedIn, etc., please use: @ctemiami @mdcps #MiamiCTEMonth

SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS

During school announcements, read either the information or trivia questions each morning (give answers to trivia questions during the afternoon announcements.)

Career and Technical Educa on is at the forefront of preparing students to be “career and life ready.”

CTE equips students with:

core academic skills and the ability to apply those skills to concrete situa ons in order to

func on in the workplace and in rou ne daily ac vi es;

employability skills (such as cri cal thinking and responsibility) that are essen al in any

career area; and

job‐specific, technical skills related to a specific career pathway

Health care occupa ons, many of which require an associate degree or less, make up 12 of the 20 fastest

growing occupa ons.

STEM occupa ons, such as environmental engineering technicians, require an associate degree and will

experience faster than average job growth.

Approximately 111,700 Middle, K‐8 and High School Students are enrolled in Miami‐Dade County Public

Schools’ CTE courses (as of Jan. 2017.)

Middle‐skill level jobs that require educa on and training beyond high school but less than a bachelor’s

degree, are a significant part of the economy. Of the 55 million job openings created by 2020, 30 percent

will require some college or a two‐year associate degree.

The Skills Gap Defined ‐‐‐ Hundreds of thousands of the highly skilled technical jobs our economy increas‐

ingly depends on are available right now, and industry is desperate to fill them. Unfortunately, workers

equipped with the necessary skills are in short supply. That’s the skills gap, and it’s a challenge our econo‐

my needs to overcome if it’s going to thrive. The good news is that, within that gap, opportuni es for re‐

warding, successful careers abound and CTE courses in high school or at technical colleges will help pre‐

pare you for these careers.

Students who complete a rigorous academic core coupled with a career concentra on have test scores

that equal or exceed “college prep” students. These dual‐concentrators are more likely to pursue postsec‐

ondary educa on, have a higher grade point average in college and are less likely to drop out in their first

year of college.

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TRIVIA QUESTIONS

1. Find four celebri es that have graduated from a CTE program.

2. What percentage of high school dropouts said that “more real‐world learning” may have influenced them to stay

in school.

3. How many students are enrolled in career and technical educa on in the U.S.?

4. What are the fastest growing jobs, according to the U.S. Department of Labor? (Name at least three)

5. Which city is home to the first career academy in the United States? Bonus: What is the name of the school?

6. How many college credits may students earn by achieving at least one of the gold‐standard industry cer fica‐

ons? Hint: See Return on Investment Flyer at h p://dcte.dadeschools.net/industrycer fica on.html

7. What does STEAM stand for? And what types of CTE programs prepare students for STEAM careers?

8. Who was the founder of “Career Guidance” in 1908?

9. A Career Cluster is a grouping of occupa ons and broad industries based on commonali es. What organiza on

has trademarked the names and logos of career clusters?

10. Why was Rep. Carl D. Perkins important to Career and Technical Educa on?

TRIVIA ANSWERS

1. Examples of celebri es who graduated from a CTE program ‐ Emeril Lagasse, Bobby Flay, Sandra Lee, Marc Jacobs

(Fashion designer, NY High School of Art and Design), Amy Hecklering (Film director, NY High School of Art and

Design), George Lucas, Venus Williams (athlete/fashion designer, Art Ins tute of Fort Lauderdale.)

2. 81% of high school dropouts said that “more real‐world learning” may have influenced them to stay in school.

3. There are approximately 15 million students enrolled in U.S. CTE high school and post‐high school programs.

4. Just a few of the fastest growing jobs: Wind turbine service technicians, Nurse prac oners, Physical therapists,

Commercial divers, Forensic science technicians, Sta s cians, Personal financial advisors, Web developers,

5. Philadelphia is the city which is home to the first career academy. Bonus: Edison High School in Philadelphia

6. Most earn 3 college credits, may earn up to 36 college credits. See “Return on Investment” flyer on h p://

dcte.dadeschools.net/industrycer fica on.html

7. Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathema cs. Agritechnology, Applied Informa on Technology, Biomedical

Sciences, Engineering Pathways, Network Support Services, and many more.

8. In 1908, Frank Parsons established the first voca onal guidance clinic and outlined the basic principles of voca‐

onal guidance, cemen ng him as the founding father of voca onal psychology. (www.celebratecareers.com).

9. The 16 Career Clusters were validated through a na onal effort managed by the Na onal Associa on of State

Directors of CTE Consor um (NASDCTEc). For a list, go to h p://www.careertech.org/

10. Carl Dewey Perkins (October 15, 1912 – August 3, 1984) was a Member of the U.S. House of Representa ves,

from Kentucky's 7th district. Perkins was the chairman of the Commi ee on Educa on and Labor (1967–1984).

While a part of the commi ee, his work helped produce the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 and Head Start.

He had such a large influence on career educa on that the federal grant used to fund CTE programs today is

named a er him.

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