Announcements
2010 Bradford DECA District Competition Results
CONGRATULATIONS to all DECA TEAM Marketing members for a superb job at District Competition on Saturday, January 9, 2010 at Kettle Moraine High School. Bradford DECA had 34 students compete in various areas of marketing, 20 of those students medaled in their area! Overall Bradford won: 26 medals and had 5 series finalists.
Tremper DECA Competition Results
Tremper DECA had 40 students participate and compete at the District Career Development Conference. All 40 of the students participated in a career development series that consisted of a variety of role plays and comprehensive tests. Of these 40 participants over half received recognition on stage in the Grand Award Ceremony to the amount of 33 medals awarded to Tremper. In addition, 11 students placed in the top 10 percentile of their overall series.
Mission
The mission of Career and Technical Education is to assist schools in providing students with the skills necessary for a successful transition to post secondary education or work and a desire for life-long learning in a global society.
Middle School
Teachers
Family and Consumer Sciences
Using the Paxton/Patterson "Growing Up Ready" © modular lab program the students are taught the kinds of life skills needed to be successful at home, school, work, and in the community. Students work in a modular lab that incorporates instructional units, which are aligned with the 16 national standards. Pairs of students work through 7-10 days of learning at each modular workstation using reading, writing, problem-solving, and math skills to complete assignments. The labs foster growth in three key areas: technological awareness, academic performance, and social development.
The modules currently installed at the middle schools include: Banking Services, Credit Cycle, Comparative Buying, Consumer Protection, Childcare, Caregiving, Parenting, Global Child, Science in the Kitchen, Math in the Kitchen, Workplace Knowhow, Facility Maintenance, Spatial Planning, Color By Design, Architectural Design, Cartography, Event Planning, Global Travel, Public Relations, Fashion Fundamentals, Nutritional Facts, Scientific Body
For more information, please visit Paxton/Patterson.
Technology Education
Using the Paxton/Patterson ActionLABS students are provided with interactive multi-media experiences, featuring many open-ended, problem-solving opportunities, to keep them engaged in learning.
Students have the chance to explore many of the exciting fields of technology including: Audio Communications, Computer Aided Drafting (CAD), Computer Graphics & Animation, Computer Numerical Control (CNC), Electricity & Electronics, Energy & Power, Environment & Ecology, Flight Technology, Laser Technology, Materials Processing, Research & Development, Robotics, Structural Engineering, Video Production, Virtual Architecture
For more information, please visit Paxton/Patterson.
Watch a video about Technology Education.