Introduction

Career and Technology Education prepares students for a wide range of high-wage, high-skill, high-demand careers in technology. It requires students to utilize 21st Century skills in practice to create, collaborate, produce and share their experiences with one another and the world.

Students who enroll in a CTE program of study will take a minimum of 7 credits in technical courses. Students who successfully complete a State-approved CTE program of study can receive a CTE endorsed Regents diploma from the New York State Department of Education. Each course is part of a four (4) year program of study where students graduate with a certification in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, or World Organization of Webmaster.

Project-Based Learning

Problem-Based Learning (PBL) Problem-Based Learning (PBL) is a teaching method in which complex real-world problems are used as the vehicle to promote student learning of concepts and principles as opposed to direct presentation of facts and concepts. They learn through the lens of the design thinking process. It is broken down into the 5 D’s:

• DISCOVER: I can analyze information to understand a challenge.
• DEFINE: I can provide informed descriptions of the specific tools, information, and steps that will be needed to meet this challenge.
• DESIGN: I can generate testable solutions to meet the challenge.
• DEVELOP: I can improve an existing design based on feedback.
• DELIVER: I can present a solution, artifact, or concept in finished form to its intended audience.