UAA’s summer engineering academies are under way, with support from BP. Sessions on everything from coding and robotics to bridge design and alternative energy are available for kids to try both in Anchorage and in Mat-Su.
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Source: Kids sample engineering offerings at UAA summer academies – Green & Gold News
In May, high school students in Dillingham, Alaska had the opportunity to build a boat over a weekend. This dual credit course in Basic Welding and Boat Fabrication was offered through UAF Bristol Bay Campus. The course introduced students to welding fabrication done by hand as it applies to boat building, while teaching a variety of skills needed to judge the quality of welding workmanship. This course served as a pilot course for the Ship Build program in Dillingham.
Source: UAF Bristol Bay Campus
Mark Perna brings vast expertise in enrollment, engagement, retention and performance to the 2016 Professional Development Conference (PDC). An active member of ACTE, Mark Perna has addressed Career Technical audiences all over the nation. Building a strong workforce for Alaska starts in our Career Technical Education programs. Mark will deliver a message to inspire and motivate audiences to reach out and engage our community and students in CTE.
Interested in being a presenter at the 2016 PDC? Submit your proposal here.
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Anchorage has some of the best drinking water in the country. We use more than 25 million gallons per day. Water Treatment Facility Operators are in charge of filtering, disinfecting and putting fluoride in the water before sending it into a thousand miles of piping to your tap.
Wednesday, Mike Kukowski, a foreman with Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility (AAWU) joined Daybreak to talk about the position. It requires some science, math and technical skills. Operators can make anywhere from $20 to $40 an hour depending on experience. Kukowski said it encourages in-house training and promoting from within.
“I really like that I’m behind the scenes when somebody turns their tap on, it’s like a light switch to them. They’re just flipping on the switch. To me, it’s much more — we’re providing safe, reliable water.”
For more information on employment and training, click here.
Source: Workforce Wednesday: Water Treatment Facility Operator | KTVA Anchorage CBS 11
When Lee Butterfield was a high school student, he felt frustrated. What he learned inside of the classroom seemed two decades behind what was happening outside the classroom, in the real world, he said.
Now, as an educator, he can affect a change.
“The goal is to always be out front — cut these kids loose and put them in a place where they can grow,” said Butterfield, a 34-year-old South High School teacher.
Butterfield’s latest high-tech addition to an Anchorage classroom: unmanned aircraft systems, or drones.
He isn’t just using the drones as examples in a class. Butterfield is working with Alaska Aerial Media, a production company, to craft an entire class around teaching students how to operate drones and preparing them for jobs in a growing, global commercial industry.
“It’s beyond the cutting edge,” Butterfield said of the new class.
Read the full article here.
Source: This Anchorage high school is bringing drones into the classroom – Alaska Dispatch News
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