CamTech Camas High School

- Engineering Robotics Lab - Digital Publishing Lab

- Apps Engineering Lab - Fab Lab

- Design Engineering Lab - Architecture Lab

- CamTech Foundations (Intro)

Vision and culture desired

Clarifying Our Future: The Challenge

Instructional practices and curriculum

to support that vision and culture

Factory model of education for the industrial age:

Do very well what the foreman tells you to do.

Network model of education for the information age:

Creative, persistent thinkers who work well in teams

to innovate and solve problems.

School structure and site(s) to support those

instructional practices and thus that vision and culture

Article on the challenge from an economic perspective

CamTech – What is it? Different Perspectives:

• A “rebranding” of what we are already doing in Tech classes at CHS

• A program of study pathway designed to satisfy the PPR state graduation

requirement for those who don’t want to use World Language for PPR

• A program of study designed to prepare more students for a professional

internship in their junior/senior years

• A recognition of the “techno-geeks” in the world as we take over in the

dawning information age

• An identity – a smaller family to connect with in our big and growing

Camas community

• Another warning sign of change underway for public education and our

forward-looking Camas community

• A step along the path to achieving a vision for Camas students.

• A STEM Pilot Program Pathway designed to allow students to practice

solving technical problems while learning to be creative persistent problem

solvers and thinkers who work well in teams.

Course Matrix CamTech Emphasis Strands

(10th and 11th – 2 credits in one strand required)

Robotics Engineering Digital Publishing Apps Engineering

– Robotics Eng. 1A/1B (1.0)

– Robotics Eng. 2 (1.0)

– Robotics /

Computer..Science ..Seminar

(1.0)

– AP Computer Science (1.0)

– Digital Photography (.50)

– Adv. Digital Photography (.50)

– Graphic Design (1.0)

– Digital Drawing (.50)

– Website Design (1.0)

– Journalism/Newspaper (1.0)

– CHS Yearbook (1.0)

– AP Digital Photography (1.0)

– Intro to Computer Science (1.0)

– AP Computer Science (1.0)

– Robotics /

Computer..Science ..Seminar

(1.0)

– Website Design (1.0)

Fab Lab Design Engineering Architecture

– Engineering & CADD (1.0)

– Fab lab (1.0)

– Robotics /

Computer..Science ..Seminar

(1.0)

– 3D Modeling/Prototyping (1.0)

– Engineering & CADD (1.0)

– Graphic Design Comm. (1.0)

– Website Design (1.0)

– Robotics /

Computer..Science ..Seminar

(1.0)

– 3D Modeling/Prototyping (1.0)

– Fab Lab (1.0)

– Engineering & CADD (1.0)

– Architectural Design (1.0)

– Fab lab (1.0)

– 3D Modeling/Prototyping (1.0)

10th and 11th grade options

Complete 2.0 credits in one

Lab/Strand emphasis area

Course Matrix

Internships – CamTech Problem Seminar – Senior Project

(12th Grade – 0.5 credit required, 1.0 credit possible)

•Seniors in CamTech are required to research and solve a problem as their CHS Senior Project

•Seniors are enrolled "Computer Tech & Independent Technology“ or “Robotics CompSci

Seminar” … Aka “CamTech Senior Seminar”

•Problem solution projects will be presented at the spring CamTech Fair

•This problem can be related to their internship or participation in interscholastic competition

•Senior Business-Engineering Communications will also earn English and CWI credit

•While an internship is not required, students will be assisted in acquiring an internship or

apprenticeship that may include a summer or senior year single or double early out

•Upon completion of 2 or more credits in an Emphasis Strand and “CamTech Senior Seminar",

you qualify to walk in graduation with your CamTech Certificate of Proficiency. A few very

industrious students may walk with a Double Certificate.

CamTech Foundations - Intro to Tech

CAD & 3D Modeling

Graphic & Video Editing

Robotics

Engineering Lab - Engineering Concepts

- Problem Solving

- Design & Building

- Sensors & Controls

- Programming

- 3D Modeling - Printing

- Challenges/Competitions

Digital

Publishing Lab - Graphic Design

- Website Design

- Photography

- Journalism

- CHS Yearbook

Apps Engineering Lab - Programming Concepts

- Java

- Design & Building Projects

- Programming Apps

Design Engineering Lab - CAD & 3D Modeling

- Design Solutions

- Problem Solving

- Building Solutions

- Prototyping

- CNC & 3D Printing

- Design Challenges

Architecture Lab - AutoCAD

- Revit

- Design and Drawing Skills

- Problems & Solutions

- 3D Modeling

- Construction Models

Fab Lab

- CAD / Architecture

- Engineering Solutions

- CNC / 3D Printing

- Robot Construction

- Electronics

- Machine Shop

- Woodworking

Clubs and

Competition

FTC FRC, FBLA, SkillsUSA

Sample Four Year Schedule

Period

9th Grade

10th Grade

11th Grade

12th Grade

1st English English English Bus/Tech Comm.

2nd - elective - World History US History Bus/Tech Comm.

3rd Math Math Math Math or APCS

4th Physical Sci. Biology Chem or Phys - elective -

5th PE/Health - elective - - elective - - elective -

6th

CamTech

Foundations

"Intro to

Technology"

CamTech 10th CamTech 11th - elective -

7th /

Online

CamTech

Summer

Internship

CamTech

"Computer Tech &

Independent

Technology"

World Languages?

Arts?

Choir?

Band?

Business?

Physical Education?

Foods?

Not possible to get in all of

the good stuff Camas offers

... Decisions … Decisions

BTW … Are you:

College ready? … Or

College and Career Ready?

… Or

Career Emphasis Ready?

Admission Process Interest Survey Link:

http://goo.gl/forms/MMXNF7z1KA

This is due by 3:00pm March 7th if you want Early Admission and

personalized registration of your schedule of classes for 2015-2016 SY.

You can turn in your interest survey later, but we cannot guarantee you

will get the courses you want and be with your cohort group.

Requirements for admission to CamTech:

•9th grade or higher at CHS by September 2015

•In Algebra 1 or higher math by September 2015

•completed interest survey

•teacher references check satisfactory

•G.P.A. of 2.1 or higher

•Interview

CamTech Camas High School

Thursday March 5, 7:30 – 8:30

North Commons

Questions ?