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VIP- Virtual Innovation Program |
The Virtual Innovation Program (VIP) engages students in the design thinking and engineering processes to create viable solutions for problems facing our local community. The VIP is a collaboration between the College and Career Readiness department and the Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Fresno State. Challenges are designed for students in every grade level (pre-k through 12th) to ideate, create, modify, and present their solutions around a common essential question.
Students will work on the VIP through a variety of ways, including through classroom teachers during afternoon blocks, after school program, student clubs, and at home during asynchronous learning time. All VIP challenges can be completed without additional materials and resources.
An incentive program is being developed for students to earn digital badges by completing challenges. Students will earn prizes based on their participation and completion levels. Prizes will be awarded to the grade-level winners based on their creativity, innovation, and presentation skills.
The VIP Challenge Schedule is below. Sponsors are needed for prizes in each of the challenge categories-If you would like to sponsor incentives and prizes for any challenges, please reach out to kristen.boroski@fresnounified.org.
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October 12 – November 6: Energy Conservation Challenge-Creating solutions to consume less energy or create more renewable energy.
November 9 – December 11: Farm-to-Table Challenge-Designing solutions to ensure all families have access to healthy nutritional diet options.
January 4 – January 8: Winter Innovation Challenge @ Home
Sponsors are needed for prizes and incentives for each challege-If you would like to sponsor incentives and prizes for any of the above challenges, please reach out to kristen.boroski@fresnounified.org.
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Distance Learning in Fresno Unified |
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Fresno Unified School District is currently highlighting teachers that are going above and beyond during Online/Distance Learning.
Please enjoy the video featuring Duncan Polytechnical CTE Instructor, Eric Rubio. We look forward to highlighting more of our CTE instructors!
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Join the IPledge 2020 Campaign – Raise Money for Scholarships!
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Beginning in October, IPledge is focused on the class of 2021, including a campaign to raise money for the Fresno Unified Scholarship Fund.
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The Power of Partnerships |
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Mike Betts is the CEO of Betts Company, and a champion partner for Fresno Unified and Career Technical Education (CTE). Mike has been an active member of the CTE Advisory Committee for the District, has participated in Job Shadow days, internship experiences, and Teacher Externships.
Recently, Mike Betts welcomed leaders of the Fresno Business Council, SJVMA, the City of Fresno, and Fresno Economic Development Corporation, who toured CTE facilities ( pictured upper right) and learned about opportunities for Fresno area educators and manufacturers to work together to provide students with first-hand career experience.
Betts Company’s director of operation, Joe Devany, recently hosted a virtual tour ( pictured lower right)for students and teachers to kick off National Manufacturing Day 2020. “The students had some good questions and were engaged. It’s great to connect with young people who are looking at manufacturing professions for a career,” Devany said.
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Students interested in health careers were able to attend a Virtual Growing Health Leaders Conference thanks to Central Valley Health Network and Health Workforce Initiative. Sessions were available for students to interact using the chat function and ask questions to learn more about Valley health careers. Participants have access to the archived videos to review later as well. Thank you to all partners who volunteered to be virtual speakers for this event! |
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Our partners at CRMC have created virtual sessions for Fresno Unified health students to learn about Injury Prevention and obtain a Stop the Bleed certification. We appreciate Registered Nurses, Sarah Ellis ( Trauma Program Clinical Educator) and Eliana Troncale (Injury Prevention Outreach Specialist) for working with our students and teachers to provide these training opportunities. |
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Virtual Work-Based Learning |
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Calling all Industry Partners!
Please consider sharing your work environment with our Career Technical Education students to build engagement in virtual experiences.
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Choose Your Future -- a virtual CTE Showcase, Ticket to the Future, and School Choice Expo taking place November 2-November 6!!
Click the video below to hear about this week long virtual event for students and parents to learn about all of their high school options! For more information on this event, please visit www.fresnounified.org/schoolcoice2020
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Interested in attending our CTE Advisory Committee Meetings?
2020/2021 Meeting Dates and Times
All meetings will be done via Zoom or other platform
(Please reach out to tara.kaitfors@fresnounified.org for more information)
December 10, 2020 3:30-4:30PM
March 11, 2021 3:30-4:30PM
May 6, 2021 3:30-4:30PM
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This Newsletter is dedicated to the memory of Sunnyside Principal, Tim Liles. |
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Fresno Unified School District
College & Career Readiness
4120 N. First Street
Fresno, CA 93726
(559)248-7465
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