Oklahoma CareerTech continues growth
The Oklahoma CareerTech System continues to grow as it offers educational programs to Oklahomans of all ages.
The CareerTech System is celebrating CareerTech Education Month in February. Gov. Kevin Stitt recently issued a proclamation declaring this month as Career and Technical Education Appreciation Month in Oklahoma.
“We strive every day to provide students with skills demanded by the labor market in Oklahoma,” said CareerTech State Director Brent Haken. “Bringing innovation to Oklahoma education is core to Oklahoma CareerTech’s mission to help students explore their interests and businesses meet their workforce needs.”
Read more on the Oklahoma CareerTech website and follow Oklahoma CareerTech on Facebook for more CTE Month news.
Catoosa to add agricultural education program
Catoosa Public Schools has announced that it is adding an agricultural education program.
The Oklahoma CareerTech Agricultural Education Division administers agricultural education offerings in 365 high schools in the state. The programs prepare students for careers in production agriculture, agribusiness and other emerging agricultural-related occupations.
FFA is the CareerTech student organization affiliated with agricultural education.
Catoosa Public Schools said on Facebook that it plans to start the program in the 2023-24 school year. The district is accepting applications for an ag ed teacher.
Read more about it on the district’s Facebook page.
CareerTech students share work-based learning experiences
Three teams of students from two technology centers shared their work-based learning experiences in videos and won an Oklahoma CareerTech contest.
Winning teams were from the Tulsa Technology Center-Riverside Campus television production program and the Francis Tuttle Technology Center-Rockwell Campus broadcast video program. Each program was awarded $500.
The students produced videos sharing the benefits they have received from participating in work-based learning.
Read more about the contest and winners on the Oklahoma CareerTech website.
Autry Tech lab helps make dreams a reality
Autry Technology Center’s McCullough Lab, which opened last spring, is inspiring area residents to create their dreams.
The high-tech, materials fabrication lab features design, prototyping and light production resources and is open to the public. Memberships granting access are available per day or per month, lab coordinator Dustin Clements told the Enid News and Eagle.
Products have included woodworking projects, plastic molds, robotics, sewing projects and pill bottles, he said.
Read more about the lab on the Enid News and Eagle website.
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