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CTE Month: Certified Nurse Aide

Feb 28, 2016

Careers in the medical field have some of the highest projected growth rates and the field is growing faster than most other industries, according to recent reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. For high school students interested in becoming nurses, Questar...

CTE “Calculadies” in Charleston

Feb 26, 2016

Early in February, three Career & Technical Education (CTE) math teachers from Questar III BOCES presented at the 8th annual National Technology Centers that Work Leaders’ Forum in Charleston, South Carolina. “This conference is an opportunity for representatives...

Work-Based Learning at Questar III

Feb 25, 2016

The Association for Career & Technical Education (ACTE) designates February “CTE Month” each year to raise awareness about CTE programs and their benefits. As part of CTE Month, work-based learning coordinators Teresa Mills (Rensselaer Educational Center, Troy)...

CTE Month: HVAC/Renewable Energy

Feb 21, 2016

In an industrialized society, HVAC is literally everywhere. HVAC—or Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning—refers to all those ducts behind walls that heat, cool and ventilate many of our homes and businesses, even our vehicles. One might wonder, where would we be...

Culinary Arts students get a critique

Feb 11, 2016

Seniors in the Culinary Arts program at Rensselaer Educational Center in Troy had a special guest visit their class February 3. Arts writer Steve Barnes of the Times Union’s “Tablehopping” blog came to the school to taste students’ dishes and give them a glimpse into...

CTE Spotlight: Aviation Maintenance

Feb 7, 2016

Aviation Maintenance Technology is a relatively new Career & Technical Education (CTE) program at Questar III—one of two State Education Department-approved programs to be added since 2010—and it has consistently drawn in students from school districts across the...