Spring CTE Spotlight

by JackPowers on 05/01/2013

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The Spring 2013 edition of the CTE Spotlight newsletter from the Department of Education is now available on-line. The latest issue of the PDF publication includes:

  • Queens Vocational Students Spark Rebuilding Effort in Breezy Point by Nicholas C. Martinez
  • Looking Back to Move Forward: Industrial Arts’ Role Within Career and Technical Eduction by Frank Mazza
  • Mid-Winter Conference Puts “CTE at the Core”by David Fischer
  • NYC High School Students Turn Flour Into Gold

For more information or to suggest story ideas for future issues, please email editor Nicholas Martinez.

NY Daily News Covers CTE Resurgence

by JackPowers on 04/02/2013

130402nydnA story by Ben Chapman on page 32 of today’s New York Daily News describes the expansion of technical education schools in the last decade. The home page teaser reads:

Minds, money behind social media leading the technical school revolution in New York

Blue-collar jobs after technical education are becoming history as new academies and programs focus on computer programming, robotics and higher education.

I don’t think non-computer jobs are becoming history, but it’s nice to get mainstream coverage of some of the good that’s going on in CTE schools. Link it, tweet it and email this story to all the people you know who are interested in practical education in New York.

The New York City District Council of Carpenters Labor Technical College posts this invitation to a great CTE event:

JOIN US FOR THE 44TH ANNUAL

New York Citywide

Graduating Apprentice

Contest – Exhibits – Open House

Wednesday, March 27th, 2013

8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Come in and see exhibits and demonstrations by manufacturers of the latest technologies, tools and materials. Learn “What’s New” in the industry or simply come in and enjoy an interesting day.
All are welcome.

Trade Apprenticeship Application Information

Handouts ~ Giveaways ~ Raffles

Location: 395 Hudson Street

Please use the Clarkson Street Entrance

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A High School of Art and Design student created a dress made of plastic bags filled with fish in the Materials Matter Amazing Art Challenge sponsored by Ripley’s Believe or Not Odditorium in Times Square. (The 11th grade student in Ms. Farrelly’s fashion design class used plastic fish instead of real ones.) Reporter Karen Jones wrote the story for the New York Times.

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Recent ABC TV coverage of New York City automotive students.
 
Thomas A. Edison CTE High School in Jamaica, Queens is the newest member of AYES, the Automotive Youth Educational System sponsored by GYNADA, the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association. Edison joins an elite group of 14 other AYES-certified high schools in New York State.

AYESogoA model of school/industry collaboration, the AYES  business and education partnership has been recognized by the US Department of Education for its part in raising the rigor of Career & Technical Education. The AYES program combines the resources of automotive manufacturers, automotive dealership associations, state and local departments of education and employers in the local community to create a school-to-career process, based on the European apprenticeship model.

For the last few years, Stephen Mercaldo, GYNADA’s education and training consultant and the New York State AYES manager, worked with school staff to bring the automotive technology program in line with industry standards. Edison earned National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF) certification in 2011 and AYES certification this month. The goal of the AYES initiative is to develop career-ready, entry-level automotive technicians and service personnel. Students enrolled in an AYES certified high school automotive technology program are presented opportunities and guidance to explore automotive careers, and they are given the tools and support they need to learn, develop and practice the technical, academic and employability skills needed for success.

The capstone of the AYES model is a 320-hour workplace internship, usually during the summer between the junior and senior year, where working beside a trained and qualified mentor (ASE certified automotive technician) the student prepares for entry-level career positions or advanced studies in automotive technology.

AYES certified schools have access to an industry endorsed curriculum, manufacturer technical information, manufacturer specific technical training, interactive website, publications, assistance with AYES program delivery, donations, scholarships and mentor/student training. Edison automotive technology instructors are certified by Automotive Service Excellence (ASE), an independent non-profit organization that works to improve the quality of auto repair and service by testing and certifying automotive technicians.

Thomas Edison has an enrollment of over 2,800 students. Students take required academic courses in their freshman year and at the end of the year choose one of ten career and technical tracks to pursue in grades 10 to 12. Over two hundred students are enrolled in the automotive technology program.

Tommy Hilfiger and Chancellor Walcott Tour HS for Fashion Industries: DNAinfo

02.20.2013

Acclaimed fashion entrepreneur and CTE alumnus Tommy Hilfiger visited students and faculty at the High School of Fashion Industries in Manhattan recently, accompanied by Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott. The event was covered by reporter Mathew Katz in an article in DNAinfo.com. Born upstate in Elmira, New York, Hilfiger was studying at the GST BOCES school when he [...]

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Auto Teacher and Science Teacher Receive 2013 Schair CTE Awards for Excellence and Innovation

02.14.2013

David Sarno, veteran automotive technology teacher at Ralph McKee High School in Staten Island, and Jacqueline Rodriguez-Smith, science department coordinator at Transit Tech High School in Brooklyn, each received the 2013 Stanley Schair CTE Teacher Award for Excellence and Innovation presented during the United Federation of Teachers CTE Awards Ceremony on February 7.  Both honorees [...]

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Bayside Interns Conduct Energy Conservation Audits of NYC Schools

02.11.2013

Students from Bayside High School got invaluable experience in engineering and energy efficiency through internships with the New York City Department of Education Division of School Facilities and its non-profit partner, Solar One. Funded by a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation, Solar One arranged for engineers from the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to mentor and [...]

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