Leveraging CTE to Drive Change in Public Education

Eric Bredder and Chad RatliffAlbemarle County Public Schools

First Grade

LearningReal ToolUse

Fourth Grade

Joining Construction, Video, and Language

Won by7th Grader,beating dozensof adults

Startup Weekend

HS Library

SmallEngineRepair

HS Library

Music Production Studio

How have we createda Maker School System?

Powered by CTE

Starting Point

Middle

School

CTEEngineering

Science

Math

Integrating Making

Middle

School

CTEEngineering

Science

Math

History

Language

Arts

CTEDesign…Led byMiddleSchools

Collaborative

Connecting

Middle School

CTE

High

School

Specialized

Elementary

Prep

Connecting

Middle School

CTE

High

School

Specialized

Elementary

Prep

Scratch Programming,

HTML, Woodwork, Sewing,

Basic Electrical, Cooking

Connecting

Middle School

CTE

High

School

Specialized

Elementary

Prep

Programming, Carpentry, CAD,

Architecture, Culinary,

Construction, App Development,

Small Engines, Energy

Libraries

High School

CTE

High

School

Libraries

3D Printers, Hand Tools, Video, Music

Studios, Hacking Areas, Game Design,

Sewing, Invention Bars

Beyond the School Day/Year

Middle School

CTE

Maker

Summer

School

CoderDojo

Start Up

Weekend

Pop-Up

Maker

Space

Project Work and Presentation:@csratliffcratliff@k12albemarle.org

@ebredderebredder@k12albemarle.org

@irasocolisocol@k12albemarle.org