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Redefining the Middle School CTE Experience. Albemarle County Public Schools. The Opportunity. In this century American manufacturing is no longer declining, but is radically changing.
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Redefining the Middle School CTE Experience Albemarle County Public Schools
The Opportunity In this century American manufacturing is no longer declining, but is radically changing. Advanced Manufacturing and Microprocessing tools lower costs in ways which bring both manufacturing and industrial/product design operations “back home,” and which support all of the economy through rapid prototyping.
The Opportunity Our curriculum makes that digital-physical convergence and rapid prototyping accessible to the middle school classroom, positioning our students to be America’s future leaders, while building technical skills that can be applied in creative and innovative ways, in CTE and across all subject areas.
The Three Pillars • Engineering Design & Mechatronics • Coding and Programming • Digital Media Technologies
Implementation Partially implemented in all five middle schools for SY 2014-15. Full implementation expected SY 2015-16.