supermans new career
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What career will Superman choose now that he can't fly?TRANSCRIPT
Career Technical Education
Preparing Students for College and
Careers
Jeannine Huffman
Technology 290
September 22, 2009
Now that I can’t fly what shall I do now…?
Have you heard about Weber
Tech…?
Dude, they have a Dodge
Viper in the auto shop…
That is so cool... …do they only
have an Automotive Academy?
Look.. There’s Mrs.Huffman
and Mrs.Pettitt at
Weber…!
Automotive Academy
Health Academy
Technology Academy
Gaming/Green Tech Academy
When I obtain mastery in basic and intermediate automotive skills at Weber and get certification in ASE and NATEF. I can get an internship to work with Ford or Honda and many others…
I get to learn First Aid, anatomy, health and safety topics, assess vital signs, intern in a medical office and be a CNA, or Certified Nurse Assistant.
Virtual Enterprise is a simulated business run by students…!
You get to design games and all the graphic artwork for it…… but what is the Green Academy about…?
Hugging trees…?
Wow!
…what will I find at Weber Tech? …a Career High School with a small
learning community dedicated to academic and career preparation with an
emphasis on good citizenship. www.weberinstitute.org/
QUIET…!You can’t go to a Career
Academy High School because you GOOF OFF all the time… …GET back to memorizing your
math facts…!
Mr. Quigley, That’s boring…! I want more hands on
projects with relevance and I heard Weber is starting a new Gaming Academy…
…that’s Jonathan and Martha…
…2009 Weber graduates on their way
to the Skills USA Competition.. Don’t they
look professional…?
Dude……are those
the teachers or the
students?
Mr. Quigley… I’ve been thinking a lot about high school...
…I want to graduate but I am scared…
…I don’t know how well I’ll do there… …sometimes I just want to give up and quit…
but when I heard about Weber and other schools and all the cool projects they get to do…
…I feel like there they will care about me… and I’ll learn things I am interested in and math will make
sense…
Class… You can do it… I never thought I’d say this…
you CAN get all the way through high school and
beyond…
Mr. Quigley……You have always been an awesome
teacher even if you do shout a lot…
…Visualize a MENTAL PICTURE of you with your goal accomplished…
…be PERSISTENT on your journey to your goal.
Never give up! NEVER even think of giving up…!
…When you hit a block wall take a little break…
Yes……I can do
it...!
…everything from Law Enforcement… to
Vocational Nursing… to Baking and Pastry. They also have Agriculture, Communications, Fire
Science, Humanities, Office Management, Culinary Arts… they have a cool
Senior Project on-line too…
Yeah… At Middle College High School
middlecollege.lodiusd.net you can earn your high school diploma and an
Associates Degree at the same time..
…They’ve got 15 A.A. Degrees and 21 A.S.
Degrees...
Sure, but what if am not into that pathway…?
I want to go to high school and college
at the same…
…I want to earn dual credits so that
once I graduate I can get started in a
job right away…
YOU THREE HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF TALKING…! …but the more I think about it you
do really well in hands-on projects and you always like to participate in class
assignments… a school with lots of hands on projects would be great for you… here are some I have heard of that you could go to
when you finish 8th grade…
…The new John C. Kimball High in Tracy has a Career Pathways Program in Architecture, Construction &
Interior Design, Health Sciences, Mass Communication…
www.tracy.k12.ca.us/kimballhighschool.htmThey are doing www.edutopia.org which is a program
that says you can develop technical skills while learning… sometimes you even get to go work with
famous companies…
…it was started by the Star Wars guy George Lucas.
Dude… Humphreys College www. humphreys.edu./
has a charter high school called Institute of Business and you can get
a two year Associates degree…
…then if you want… get your four year Bachelors… and later a master degree all at the same college… you
can even get your law degree…
…they have majors in Accounting, Business, Court Reporting, Early Childhood Education, and Liberal
Studies…
Dude…you even get to enter your
projects into competitions and earn awards…
Yeah, but what skills do I need
now to get into a career high
school like that?
…it means you can choose to learn about a
career and still be ready for college if you
want…
…and what is a pathway
anyways…?
…you need to know how to get a long with others in teams…
how to cooperate
I loved what I saw at Weber Tech and want to get a head start to
pick a career……I don’t want to wait until high
school… I want to start my portfolio now… I have so many ideas… I’m going online as soon
as I get home…
… I want to go to bizKID$ and start a virtual business like the Weber students do in Virtual
Enterprise…http://www.bizkids.org/
What are some of the other High
School Pathways nearby?
Here are some I found…SUSD Early College Academy
Merlot Institute of Environmental Technology
International Baccalaureate Academy at Franklin High School
Stagg High - Health Career Academy and Journalism Academy
Venture Academy
You can take a quiz to see
what you like to do at… Career Technical Education (CTE)
at the Santa Clara County Office of Education
Other Area Resources
Lodi Unified School DistrictMiddle College High School (Lodi USD)www.middlecollege.lodiusd.netOpening Date: Fall 2000Industry Sectors: No specif ic pathways identified, however students areencouraged to take classes through San J oaquin Delta College and haveability to earn an Associate’s degree concurrent with their high schooldiploma.Other In f o: MCHS has a targeted enrollment of 240 students total.
Modesto Unified School DistrictValley Charter High School108 Campus WayModesto, CA 95350www.valleycharterhighschool.org 209 238-6800
San Joaquin County Office of EducationVenture Academy (SJCOE)www.ventureacademyca.org
Industry Sectors: Science and Technology Academy, Biology, Geosciences, Marine Biology, Oceanography.
Health Program is coming soon.
Other Info: Venture Academy is a collection of academic programs that were originally geared towards home-
schooled students. Venture Academy operates in partnerships with regional occupational programs and Delta
College and holds a WASC Accreditation
Santa Clara County Office of Education1290 Ridder Park Drive
San Jose, CA 95131-2304 www.sccoe.k2.ca.us/depts/esb/cte/
408-453-6500
Stockton Unified School DistrictInstitute of Business Management & Law
Humphrey’s College www.humphreyscollege.edu
209 478-0800Opening Date:
Pathways: Business Management, Law
International Baccalaureate Academy (IB)Franklin High School
www.stockton.k12.ca.usPathways: Arts, Media & Entertainment
Other Info: A Pre-IB Program will be starting with the 09-10 School Year that will involve 6th – 8th
grades that will feed into IB Program.
Merlo Institute of Environmental Technology
www.merloinstitute.orgPathways: Environmental Technology
Other Info: Merlo is associated with Skills USA
SUSD Early College Academywww.stockton.k12.ca.us/seca/Opening Date: August 12, 2009
Industry Sectors: Music (Vocal and Instrumental), Theatre, Dance, Visual Art,
Creative Writing, Motion Picture Arts, Radio Broadcasting, Television Broadcasting
Weber Technical Institute (SUSD)www.weberinstitute.org
Opening Date: Fall 2001Industry Sectors: Agricultural, Arts, Media, &
Entertainment, Business, Engineering Technology, Health Sciences, Home Economic
Careers and Technology, Industry and Technology, Public and Human Services
Tracy Unified School DistrictJohn C. Kimball High School (TUSD)
www.tracy.k12.ca.us/kimballhighschool.htm
Opening Date: August 2009Pathways: Health Sciences, Architecture,
Construction Technologies, Interior Design, and Mass Communications & Multimedia