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Career and Technical Education

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, education, and training.

Increase parent involvement and awareness of CTE programs.

Promote discussion of career academies, industry certification, dual enrollment and other

opportunities for college and career readiness.

Increase awareness of post high school options—articulated college credit,

technical colleges, training certificates, and degrees.

M-DCPS CTE Highlights

Approx. 105,000 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

540 students completed 2015 5-week summer internships

at 303 companies. More Info

http://dcte.dadeschools.net/pdf/naf/testimonials.pdf

For more highlights of CTE go to

DCTE.DADESCHOOLS.NET

Career & Technical Education Month®

February 2016

Department of Career and Technical Education

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

Theme for each week of CTE Month:

College and Career Ready

CTE Programs & Academies

Industry Certification / Digital Literacy / Coding

CTE Student Clubs

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Career and Technical Education (CTE) Student Organizations

With more than 2 million student members combined nationwide, Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSO) integrate into CTE programs and courses across the country. CTSOs extend teaching and learning through innovative programs, business and community partnerships and leadership experiences at the school, state and national levels.

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

CLUB NATIONAL RECOGNITION DATES

DECA Month (November 1-30)

FBLA Week (February 7-13)

FCCLA Week (February 7-13)

HOSA Week (November 1-7)

FFA Week (February 20-27)

SkillsUSA Week (February 7-13)

TSA Week (October 5-9, 2015)

Calendar of Events

http://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

CTE Websites

Association for Career and Technical Education http://www.acteonline.org

Florida Association for Career and Technical Education (FACTE) http://www.facte.org

U.S. Department of Education/Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae

Florida Department of Education - Career and Adult Education http://www.fldoe.org/academics/career-adult-

edu

College Information

Miami-Dade Technical Colleges http://dcte.dadeschools.net/post_secondary.html

Florida Shines https://www.floridashines.org/

https://www.floridashines.org/go-to-college/explore-colleges-universities

Florida Student Financial Aid http://www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org

Free College Credit for M-DCPS Students http://dcte.dadeschools.net/articulationagreements.html

Career Information

My Career Shines https://www.floridashines.org/find-a-career/mycareershines

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

Careers.org http://www.careers.org

Federal Jobs Digest http://www.jobsfed.com

Florida Dept. of Economic Opportunity http://www.floridajobs.org

Florida NEXT Magazine http://www.floridanext.com

Florida Ready to Work http://www.floridareadytowork.com/

STEM

M-DCPS District STEAM website http://stem.dadeschools.net/

NAPE - STEM Careers: Just for Students http://www.napequity.org/professional-development/counselor-training/stem-careers-students/

Girls in Engineering http://www.engineergirl.org/

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SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES FOR CTE MONTH

Week 1 - College and Career Ready

School-wide door decoration contest with focus of “College and Career 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

activities at your school.

Week 2 - CTE Programs and Academies

CTE Teacher Appreciation: 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 decorating, video, poster or bulletin board contest of CTE programs or academies.

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

Week 3 - Industry Certification / Digital Literacy Skills / Coding

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

studies or career classes.

Highlight student achievement of industry certification, digital literacy skills or computer coding

skills on announcements, bulletin boards and social media.

Invite guest speakers from industry.

Week 4 - CTE Student Clubs

Have a club display table at the school during lunch or before / after 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 Appreciation 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 meeting with another club on campus—share with each other your club’s accomplishments.

Post a photo of your club on social media.

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Pinterest, LinkedIn, etc., please use tags: @ctemiami and #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 Education is at the forefront of preparing students to be “college- and career-

ready.” CTE equips students with:

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

function in the workplace and in routine daily activities

employability skills (such as critical thinking and responsibility) that are essential in any

career area

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

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

growing occupations.

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

experience faster than average job growth.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools has 246 CAPE Career Academies that are registered with the Florida

Department of Education.

Middle-skill level jobs that require education 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, opportunities 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 concentration have test scores

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

ondary education, have a higher grade point average in college and are less likely to drop out in the first

year.

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TRIVIA QUESTIONS

1. Find four celebrities 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 education 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 certifica-

tions? Hint: See Return on Investment Flyer on http://dcte.dadeschools.net/industrycertification.html

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

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

9. A Career Cluster is a grouping of occupations and broad industries based on commonalities. What organization

has trademarked the names and logos of career clusters?

10. Who is Carl Perkins and where is he from?

TRIVIA ANSWERS

1. Examples of celebrities 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 Institute 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 practitioners, Physical therapists,

Commercial divers, Forensic science technicians, Statisticians, 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 http://

dcte.dadeschools.net/industrycertification.html

7. Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Agritechnology, Applied Information Technology, Biomedical

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

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

tional guidance, cementing him as the founding father of vocational psychology. (www.celebratecareers.com).

9. The 16 Career Clusters were validated through a national effort managed by the National Association of State

Directors of CTE Consortium (NASDCTEc). For a list, go to http://www.careertech.org/

10. Carl Dewey Perkins was Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, from Kentucky's 7th district. Perkins was

the chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor (1967–1984). While a part of the committee, his work

helped produce the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 and Head Start. He had such a large influence on career

education that the federal grant used to fund CTE programs today is named after him.

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