The Vanguard Award recognizes outstanding secondary and postsecondary level students who are enrolled in Career & Technical Education (CTE) programs in New York state that are not traditional for their gender. Since the Vanguard Student Recognition Award program was initiated by the Career Options Institute in 1993, more than 100 students enrolled in programs leading to nontraditional careers have been recognized.
Eligible students were nominated by faculty and staff of secondary and postsecondary nontraditional CTE programs throughout New York State. Of those nominated, only seven students were selected from 23 finalists to receive the Vanguard Award.
Casey, along with other finalists will receive their recognition award at the upcoming ACTEA (Association of Career and Technical Education Administrators) Conference this February 2010 in Albany, New York. The award includes a certificate and public recognition of the students as “role models” for others considering nontraditional careers. Casey will be featured on a non-traditional career poster that will be available for purchase throughout the United States.
Our congratulations go out to our very own, Casey A. Murphy and to all the Vanguard Award finalists for 2009-2010.
The NET Project provides statewide technical assistance to Career and Technical Education institutions that sponsor Carl D. Perkins funded programs for nontraditional career options. The web site (http://thenetproject.org) is designed to provide timely and useful resources to support the mission of building a nontraditional workforce through expanded educational and career opportunities for students.
The NET Project is affiliated with the Center for Women in Government & Civil Society (CWGCS) at the University of Albany. Founded in 1978, the Center for Women in Government & Civil Society is part of the Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, University of Albany, State University of New York. For more information, contact the Center for Women in Government & Civil Society, University of Albany, phone: 518.442.3900 or email: contact@thenetproject.org.
This month I’ve had the pleasure of experiencing a wonderful event that takes place every summer at the Ulster County Boces Mid-Hudson Regional Information Center (RIC). The TELL (Technology Enhancing Literacy Learning) Institute provides teachers from four counties the opportunity to improve their technology skills. Below is information directly from their website at
http://tell.schoolwires.net/tell/site/default.asp
TELL is a multi-level approach for expanding technology literacy and literacy skills identified by the NYS Learning Standards for grade clusters 3 - 6 and 7 - 12
Goals include:
- increasing student learning by maximizing the use of existing technology
- infusing technology to support literacy across the curriculum
The key to building capacity is TELL’s inclusion of administrators. Dual levels of participation include:
TELL provides professional development to infuse technology and literacy skills, addressing three major needs:
- student digital divide
- teacher integration of technology
- students’ thinking skills
How:
- class-time access to technology can support students in acquiring the technology skills and experience they need
- embedded professional development and in-class support has been shown to be the most effective way to support teaching changes
- students and teachers benefit from explicity, scaffolded instruction in comprehension and thinking skills.
Embedding these into authentic experiences via technology supports student comprehension, motivation, and ability to transfer those skills into real-world situations, postioning students for 21st Century success.
Below are some of the participants. It’s not too late to attend, there is another identical session being held in August 2009. Please go to their website listed above to find out the August schedule. You can enroll through mylearningplan.com through your district.
Tell Institute Participants
Tell Institute Participants
Tell Participants
- Tell Participants
Angelo Urrico (above), TELL Facilitator getting teachers ready to work.
- Tell Participants
Susannah Renzi (above), TELL Facilitator prepping the teachers for discussion.
- Tell Teachers working hard to improve their use of technolgoy
Mr. Stefan “John” Yablonsky, Jr.
January 5, 1954 - December 19, 2008
Electrical Construction Teacher
Paul Yablonsky, brother, has asked for donations to a Memorial Scholarship in Stefan’s Name, Care of Dutchess County BOCES.
- Mr. Yablonsky standing very proudly with two of his former graduates from his Electrical Construction program, Tim Sykes and Bill Skidgell. Both of them returning to CTI to visit Mr. Yablonsky, in April 2007.
Mr. Mitchell Shron notified the entire staff and faculty by stating, “It is with great sadness that we learn of the loss of Stefan who passed away this Friday (Dec 19th, 2008). We all join in offering our condolences to Stefan’s family, friends and to ourselves. During this time of family gatherings and holiday spirit, please remember that all life is precious.
Stefan’s obituary is on line at http://www.legacy.com/RecordOnline/Obituaries
All of BOCES and especially CTI will feel the loss for years to come.”
As a personal friend and colleague, it was my privilege to have known him, no finer teacher among us,
I will miss his energy and love of music.
Respectfully Submitted,
Roberto Bonefont, Sr.
Coordinator of Work-Based Learning Programs
Dutchess County Boces Career & Technical Institute
Work-Based Learning (WBL) Legal Guide to Labor Laws and Safety
Special thanks to D.Rossi, a coordinator of work-based learning, who along with her classmates put together this wonderful “Guide to Labor Laws and Safety”… For Educators: If you have any questions about Work-Based Learning (WBL) programs, this handy guide provides a “priceless” amount of information. Again thanks to D. Rossi and her classmates, and to Sue Gubing for posting it.
This blog site will be used to provide you, the teacher and the parent with available internet resources that will help you in the classroom and at home to assist your student or children in developing their career awareness and career plans. Work-Based Learning programs at Dutchess BOCES Career & Technical Institute (CTI) provide our students with various opportunities to do career exploration, and provide them with the opportunities to do “Real World Learning” through paid and non-paid internships, job shadowing and other cooperative educational programs.
I am available to discuss these programs with you, and help you develop a “Real World Learning” experience for your students and children.
I will attempt to post some podcasts that you can use in the classroom as well as at home in order to supplement your student’s/children’s learning about career development.
You can contact me directly via email at roberto.bonefont@dcboces.org or at my office, 845.486.8001, ext. 307.
At CTI, our belief is that your child or student can be “Work Ready and College Bound”… please let us convince you that this is possible and a very real and easy goal to achieve.
Remember…”Work-Based Learning Pays!”
Mr. Roberto Bonefont, Sr., Coordinator of Work-Based Learning Programs
ctitechtrainer | Friday, February 12, 2010
