iGrow, Garden of the Future

Last month I was asked to be a part of an exciting partnership between the 1by1 Foundation and Kelly Stevens' Immokalee High School class.  Kelly teaches students with disabilities. Tying into Immokalee agricultural community she has been using gardening with her students as a therapeutic experience. 

Right now they have accessible farmboxes built the 1 By 1 Leadership Foundation and an afterschool program of high school students called Cultivating Immokalee. The goal is to teach her students skills that will translate into real jobs in the community.

There is a contest and a grant that we could win based on the number of votes we get from a video that iTech's multimedia students created.  I think you will agree that it is pretty special.

Please consider taking 3 minutes of your time to watch and then vote.  Remember that you can vote once a day until the contest ends on May 12th.Thank you!

http://act.usatoday.com/submit-an-idea/#/gallery/58917857

New Online Cybersecurity Classes at iTech

This week is free application week.  This coincides perfectly with our new offering of a hybrid Cybersecurity course.  This course is distance learning.  We also have all of the resources here in the classroom available to students as well.  I have new students starting now!

Applied Cybersecurity is a great program for students with previous experience in IT or students seeking to earn the Security+, CCSP, or Ethical Hacker industry certifications.  The distance learning model makes it a great option for individuals currently employed or seeking career advancement.  Remember that additional certifications count towards renewal!  CompTia and other certifications expire after 3 years.

Employers!  You may want to consider sponsoring your employees.  Not only are certified individuals a great benefit to your company in the skills they possess, but certifications count towards partner status with many vendors such as Microsoft.  Not to mention retaining quality individuals in a tight local IT market.

Interested in taking the Computer Systems and Information Technology program online?  We look forward to having this option available soon, as well as many other IT programs.  Let us know what you are looking for and we can put it on the top of our list.

For more information you can email me directly at mcmula@collierschools.com.