Thursday night several of my students attended TechMatch 2013. Thanks to Southwest Florida Regional Technology Partnership for hosting this amazing event. My students really enjoyed themselves and found it to be rewarding.
Enjoy these photos while I update this post to describe our experience.
Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR.
Friday, April 19, 2013
Congratulations Are In Order
Tuesday, we celebrated the success of several students:
- Alex, Computer Systems Technology - Just started with us on April 1st. He passed digital literacy and is well on his way to earning his A+.
George, Cyber Security - Also started this grading period. He passed his digital literacy and will be learning how to HACK, but ethically. He will be one of the digital warriors that protect us and our personal information
- Ricardo, Computer Systems Technology - He passed his MTA in Networking Fundamentals. He has passed the first part of the A+ and is almost ready to take the second part.
Richard, Computer Systems Technology - Passed his MTA in Networking Fundamentals and passed the first part of the A+. He is just starting the second part and putting the pieces together. I am very pround of him.
- Josemon, Cyber Security - Passed the MTA in Networking Fundamentals. He is planning on taking the Network+ very soon.
- Jacob, Computer Systems Technology - Passed the 701 Exam for the A+. He is working hard to finish the second exam by the end of the year.
Friday, April 12, 2013
Personal Career Plan
Something I filed under topics to write about but never did:
Here is an good article about developing a personal career plan. Kantor column: Developing a personal career plan
This week we developed personal growth plans using the resources from SkillsUSA. You can see what they did by looking at their blogs on the "students' sites" page. I hope and I think that they will develop an appreciation for this strategy not just while working through their programs, but in their careers in general.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Let's Get This Going!
The idea is to start a technology club for girls.
I have been wanting to do this for a long time. However, there was never the time or the right opportunity. In fact, at the beginning of this school year, I sat down with my administrators to plan my year and ask for the things I wanted. One of the biggest things I needed was guidance. I have so many things I want to do, including this technology club. But, I knew that I had to figure out the whole classroom thing. So as excited as my Principal and Assistant-Principal were about the club we decided to let me get my act together and we would do it in 6 months.
Well I came across this great article: http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2012/06/gender_gap_in_technology_and_silicon_valley_.html
And I wrote a grant application at 3 o'clock on the day of the 5 o'clock deadline.
Weeks later....I got the grant.
and promote it:
Now let's get this thing going!
Update: Check out these pictures from my first group!
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
A New Round of Smarty Pants
Today we recognized in class three students who passed an MTA on the first try as a Pre-Test.
- First we want to recognize Manuel, one of my Dual Enrollment students. He is very quiet, but he works hard and has an aptitude for the subject. Way to go Manuel!
- Next is Eva. She has been with me since the summer and is also a very hard worker. Eva has the drive to make herself successful and is dedicated to learning as much as she can in class. She put her knowledge from her A+ and other training to work to prove she knows her stuff!
- Finally we have Peniel. Peniel is also very task oriented and is the furthest along in the curriculum. If I don't watch out he may graduate with more certifications than me.
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