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Steak and Lobster: Creating a Paradigm Shift
February 16, 2018 Michael Armbruster, Ed.D.
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Steak and Lobster: Creating a Paradigm Shift February 16, 2018 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Steak and Lobster: Creating a Paradigm Shift February 16, 2018 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Orange County Public Schools Steak and Lobster: Creating a Paradigm Shift February 16, 2018 Michael Armbruster, Ed.D. The Tech Center Experience Orange County Public Schools Welcome Just a little background info The Tech Center
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Welcome Just a little background info…
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How do you get to Jacksonville? Is that the real question? I don’t think so…
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Current Paradigm
University = CTE =
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New Paradigm
University = CTE =
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SURF – N – TURF
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Current Parent Paradigm My child will go to a 4-year University.
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The Reality
10% 30%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
< 25 years old All Adults
Americans with a 4-year degree
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What do you want for your child?
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What do you want for your child?
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- My child is going to college…
- That’s for those kids…
- He needs to take AP classes…
- And my all time favorite…
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“We still need plumbers.”
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Liquid Plumber Ad
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We need /\ that paradigm.
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But mostly, it doesn’t have to be either/or…
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Anthony Thomas, Pharmacy Technician at Florida Hospital
- Dual Enrollment Student
- Timber Creek HS/Avalon Campus
- Pharmacy Tech Program
- UCF Graduate 2015
- Micro molecular Biology Major
- Currently Employed at FL Hospital
Changing Lives Through Education
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Mid Florida Campus Drafting Student HIRED!
Luisa Martinez Ruiz: Full-Time Autocad/Revit Technician hired by Harvard Jolly Architecture
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Shifting the paradigm… How do we do that?
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Build internal support…
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OCPS School Board Members/Superintendent
Career & Technical Education Supporters? Yes!
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Build external support…
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Currently, five high schools are receiving funding through the
- Dr. Phillips Charities School Certification Program:
- Cypress Creek
- Dr. Phillips
- East River
- Evans
- Ocoee
Community Paradigm Shifters
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Evans High School is home to a unique grant-funded partnership thanks to JPMorgan Chase, allowing high school students paid internship opportunities at Universal Studios in entry level positions related to:
- Stage Production
- Audio/Video Technology
- Sound/Lighting Technology
- Digital Media
- Set Design
Community Paradigm Shifters
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Every school in OCPS has Project Lead the Way, a project based stem and cte program thanks to Lockheed Martin, allowing all students access to quality hands on learning: 192 schools with PLTW
Community Paradigm Shifters
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Build an educational ecosystem…
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Sharing what you know and what is known…
Paradigm Shifting
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CTE-newsletter Cool Stuff Happening Every Day
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Targeted Advertising Campaign
Billboards
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Lynx Transportation
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Social Media
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The Real Question
- Not how do you get to Jacksonville, but
rather…
- What is your Jacksonville?
– What is the right CAREER path for you?
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The New Paradigm
- Stop asking, “what college are you going
to?”
- Instead ask, “what do you want to be?”
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The New Paradigm
- Jacksonville (CAREER) is the
destination-the route can be different for all and all routes can lead to their Jacksonville!
- Surf ‘n’ Turf!
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Wanted to end with a little video we have done to help change the paradigm…
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