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Center for Applied Technology & Career Exploration
Rocky Mount, VA
School Type: Public
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School Setting: Rural
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Level: Middle
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School Design: CSRD/Other Non-Traditional
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Content Presented By:
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Edvantia
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Summary
The practice: Vision - School leaders must articulate a shared vision of how technology will be effectively used to support teaching, learning, and school management.
- Superintendent articulated vision that garnered local funding
- $16 million raised for technology facility and internship program
- Information technology opportunities now afforded to students in timber and textile region
CATCE was conceived and developed around three primary goals:
- Prepare students for the work of the 21st Century.
- Motivate and inspire students.
- Address the issue of overcrowding at the secondary level.
Students at CATCE are immersed in a corporate atmosphere and experience an unfamiliar work environment. All eighth grade students attend for one semester and have the option to return in ninth grade. While enrolled, they act as "interns" and investigate three of eight career tracks projected to have the greatest growth when they enter the workforce. In each career area, a content expert joins a master teacher to design and lead activities. Students participate in problem-based assignments and seek answers to real-world questions. Technology is central to all units, and students have access to unique equipment in each career area.
This site also exemplifies the following practice(s):
- Community Relationships - School leaders must develop strategic community relationships that foster collaboration in planning, implementing, and assessing the use of technology in schools.
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