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Moped Safety Class March 15. See Mr Dalton for pre registration details. LeMars Community High School Technology Academy. Framing for the Future: Career Pathways Ensure All Students Plan for their Future. Shift in Skills. 1970’s 2010. High Skills. Low Skills.
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Moped Safety Class March 15 • See Mr Dalton for pre registration details.
Framing for the Future:Career Pathways Ensure All Students Plan for their Future
Shift in Skills 1970’s 2010 High Skills Low Skills
By 2008, women will make up almost 50% of the workforce.Women – 48%Men – 52% US Dept. of Labor, Jan. 2005
Work Income Location Friends Family Family Leisure activities Personal satisfaction Contribution to society Why Career Planning is Important!Your career will influence nearly every aspect of your life!
How many times can a student who has just graduated from high school plan to change jobs? 10-15 times by 2010
Career Pathways provide: • Students with a foundation and framework to help them plan for registration • Students with an understanding as to why they need to take certain courses
Career Pathways provide: • Students with information to plan • Students, teachers, and parents with a critical connection
The Skills You Will Need: • Computer literacy • Higher science, math, & contextual reading skills • Team work is critical • Continual learning – lifelong learning • Problem-solving & • critical thinking skills • Technical reading & • writing skills
Career Pathways: Educating All Students for Their Futures! 13th-20th Year Community College and/or University Students will: Move seamlessly into further education and training with advanced standing. Know more definitely what focus their career preparation will be in their postsecondary education and training. Continue to improve in their foundational knowledge and skills, able to compete in the global economy and market. Be able to transition to a number of career pathways as their employment needs change. Be able to access training for life-long learning to stay competitive in the global market and current with technology. 11th-12th Grade All students enroll and complete Advanced Academic and Career Technical Dual Credit Courses in a specific pathway. Identification of 2 year and 4 year institutions that provided continuing education and training in those pathways. Students have opportunities for internships and work-based learning experiences. Complete a senior project to demonstrate skills across curriculum. Assess student preparedness (academic & career). Identify & meet student needs. 9th-10th Grade CTE Foundation Courses All students identify a career cluster focus. Take as many gen ed requirements and electives as possible, allowing for advanced academic and career courses later. All students take a careers class. 6th-8th Grade Explore & Investigate Interest Inventories Tours Exploratory Activities Career Fairs 8th Grade Personal Learning Plan for All Students All students should take a College Placement Exam to determine if they need any remediation prior to graduating from high school. Students completing Algebra II should go to WITCC/NCC to CLEP College Algebra. PreK-5th Grade Intro to 16 Career Clusters Classroom Speakers High School Student Demos Reading & Sharing about Careers Foundational Knowledge and Skills for All Students in All Career Clusters/Pathways Academic Foundation Communication Systems Employability Skills Legal Responsibilities Safety Practices Ethics Technical Skills Information Technology Applications Health Maintenance Practices
Successful Transition • 100 students begin high school at 9th grade • 68 of these students graduate from high school • 40 of these students start college • 27 leave after sophomore year • 18 graduate 31 % leave with 0 credits earned Education Weekly, March 2005
LCHS Career Pathways • Design Engineer • Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) • Technician
Vision • Career preparation in three pathways • Industry standard hardware and software • Partnership between school, business + industry, and community college
Technician • Tech Mods • A+ Certification • Mechanical Drawing • Designer’s Choice • Manufacturing • Electronics • Internship/ Apprenticeship
Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) • Tech Mods • Mechanical Drawing • Pro Design • Designer Choice • Manufacturing • Web Design • Internship
Design Engineer • Tech Mods • Mechanical Drawing • Intro to AutoCAD • Intro to Architectural Design • Production Design and Engineering • Designers Choice • Web Design • Internship/Apprenticeship
Tech Modules • Tech Mods provides a career survey course for students and is strongly recommended at the 9th or 10th grade
Value of Technology modules • Provides students with a wide range of materials and processes used in many careers. • Provides the students with hands on real world learning. • Recommended for 9th and 10th graders but can be taken anytime.
Mechanical Drawing College Credit (Mr Wichers) • Highly recommended for the 9 or 10th grade. • Take it early so you can get other Tech courses such as Intro to AutoCAD, Intro to Arch Desktop, Production Design and Engineering, Manufacturing Tech,Web Design, and Woods.
Intro to AutoCAD • College credit • Designing 2d Mechanical drawing • Majority of class is spent with hands on training in creating 2d object, setting up layers, object snap, modifying objects, plotting drawings in 2 d • Fun class
Careers in Intro to AutoCAD • Mechanical Engineering • Electrical Engineering • Industrial Design • Drafting Designer • Tool Designer • Civil Engineering • Income 40,000 and up
Intro to Architectural DesignCollege CreditPre-requisite:Intro to AutoCAD • 3d Object based design course for Residential and commercial use • Fun, challenging and high income careers • Projects include designing houses and commercial structures
Architectural Design Elements • Floor and Foundation plans • Front and Side elevation • Sectional • Kitchen Details • Commercial structures
Careers in Intro to Arch Design • Architects • Industrial Design • Interior Design • Landscape Design • Commercial Structures • Construction • Drafting Designer • Civil Engineering • Others (too many to list) • Income 40,000 and up
Designer Choice New • New offering with no pre-requiste and no book. Offered 10th thru 12th grade. • Students choose any combination of these areas: • Revit (House and commercial structures) • 3d Civil (Land Parcels development and related fields of study) • Inventor (3d solid and animation)
Web Design (College Credit) • Highly recommended for college bound students. • Helps student master using the internet • Helps facilitate the gathering of useful resources on the internet.
Web Design Projects • Create and maintain the LCHS school web site. • Create a commercial web site (student choice) • Use industrial state of the art Web Developing software • Dreamweaver • Flash • Fireworks
Book Exercises Forms Flash Video Highlights LCHS Project Web Projects
Careers in Web Design • Entrepreneurship • Web Developer • Print and Web Developer • E-Business manager • Information Systems Career • Many careers to numerous to mention that involve creative and technological careers • Income 40,000 and up
Pro Design Project • Key Points • Sketching • Create Features • Constraints • 2D and 3D Drawings • Creating Balloon Part Lists • Creating Presentations
Pro Design Teaming Weight Machine Project • Team 1 • Craig • Eric • Ryan • Key Points of Project • Teaming • Network Linking and Sharing
Careers in Production Design and Engineering • Mechanical Engineering • Electrical Engineering • Industrial Design • Drafting Designer • Tool Designer • Civil Engineering • Income 40,000 and up
Production Design and Engineering • Powerful 3d design principles will be explored. • Very high student interest in this class, sign up early in your process and take it 11th or 12 the grade year. • Get ready to have a blast designing-fun class. • Supply-Demand. Engineers are in HIGH DEMAND.
Manufacturing Technologies(College)Pre-requisite:Pro Design • More Design principles • College level units of study in Tech World Curriculum (4 weeks each): • CNC Lathe and Mill • Mechanical Systems (Mechanism/Hydraulic) • Automation (Robotics, Programming, Sensors • Electronics (in the near future hopefully) • Design and construct hydraulic robot arm for competition • Manufacturing concepts with real world learning will be covered.
Careers in Manufacturing • Mechanical Engineering • Electrical Engineering • Industrial Design • Programmer, Line Setup. • Maintenance operator • CNC operator • Manufacturing careers are 21 percent of jobs in Iowa. • Income 40,000 and up
Win for the Students • Opportunity for real life training in industry standard technology applications • Preparation for either entry level employment or jump start on post-secondary training • Training in a career field where jobs currently exist • Students become familiar with WITCC and it’s technology offerings