PCS CTE Connections Fall 2023
Fall 2023 Week of August 28th - September 1st
CTE Director's Message
2023 - 2024 school year is all about taking Pender County Schools CTE to the next level. Our theme for this year is "Level UP". We plan to level up in impact, student success and community economic mobility. We have an amazing staff, programs, students and plans in place for this upcoming school year.
This school year we are planning to continue to engage our students in unique experiential learning activities that are preparing them for their futures. These activities are helping to equip our students with the tools to be enrolled, enlisted or employed upon graduation. What amazing opportunities we are providing for students in Career and Technical Education.
Huge thank you to all CTE teachers, leadership and staff for all that you do for our students daily!
Pender High School Health Science Students Dissect Gummy Bears
This course is developed to focus on human anatomy, physiology, and human body diseases and disorders, and recognizing and responding to first aid emergencies. Students will learn about healthcare careers within the context of human body systems. Projects, teamwork, and demonstrations serve as instructional strategies that reinforce the curriculum content. English language arts and science are reinforced in this course.
Topsail High School Career Management Students Host Peer Guest Speakers from School CTSOs
Career Management Course:
This course gives students a competitive advantage through valuable leadership, career development, career management, essential employability skills, and communication skills. Students will discover their personal learning style, develop their speaking skills, and build team management skills. This course is recommended for all CTE students, including students involved with a Career and Technical Student Organization.
Pender High School Electrical Apprenticeship Students Get Hands On Training
Heide Trask High School Students Participate in Marshmallow Challenge
The marshmallow challenge is a simple design exercise and team-building activity for small groups.
The groups have to build the tallest free-standing structure from some spaghetti sticks, tape, and string and place one whole marshmallow on the top.
Running the challenge requires about 1 hour and some simple household items.
The exercise teaches essential lessons about the creative product development process and the nature of collaboration.
Pender High School Students Complete their 1st week in CFCC Nurse Aide Program
West Pender Middle School STEM students use Pictionary to Learn STEM Vocabulary
Portrait of a Graduate
Portrait of a Graduate
An initiative led by the N.C Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to define the skills and mindsets students need for success after high school has been unfolding since March. Now, with the help of 1,200 North Carolinians across the state, this grassroots-informed Portrait of a Graduate has been finalized.
Revealed October 18th the result of that effort – known as the Portrait of a Graduate – aims to ensure that North Carolina students are well equipped for the broadest range of postsecondary opportunities. Aligning with State Superintendent of Public Instruction’s Catherine Truitt’s 2022 focus on the “Year of the Workforce,” the Portrait can be adopted by schools and districts to better prepare the state’s 1.5 million students for civic life, career or college.
As determined by the design teams that were part of the initiative, the statewide Portrait identifies seven competencies that students should possess upon graduation from high school to help them thrive in the 21st century.
These include:
- Adaptability
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Empathy
- Learner’s Mindset
- Personal Responsibility
My Future NC Data
PCS CTE's vision of ensuring that students are enrolled, enlisted or employed are aligned with My Future NC and House Bill 664. To ensure that the state remains economically competitive, the state shall ensure that by the year 2030, 2 million 16 to 24 year olds will have earned a recognized industry credential or post-secondary degree.
The data in the report below:
•Highlights county and regional performance on key indicators
•Lists specific opportunities for improvement that will ultimately lead to increased attainment
•Facilitates decision-making on LOCAL priorities
•Uses data to identify three actionable opportunity areas to improve future attainment outcomes
Contact Information Below
Email: dominique_bates@pender.k12.nc.us
Location: 925 Penderlea Highway, Burgaw, NC, USA
Phone: 704-918-3245