CompTIA has updated its website and I found a great section of resources for students and teachers. There is a test prep page that includes the exam objectives, practice tests, training materials and information. And there’s a page for teachers that has information about program benefits and how to help students get certified.
By joining CompTIA’s [...]
The ever evolving world of technology will present ongoing challenges for those of us who are already in the workforce, and new opportunities for those who are just starting their careers. A Digital Media program that’s been in place at Middle Creek High School in Apex, NC the past few years produces a vivid picture [...]
Robin Fred
The Centers for Quality Teaching and Learning
(March 27, 2009) - The final QTL IT Spring Workshop is going on right now at Watauga High School in Boone. We have about a dozen people on hand and had a busy morning with discussions, a virtualization lab and a tour of the Appalachian State IT [...]
By Scott Gupton
Computer Engineering Teacher, New Bern High School
Just last month a good friend was the victim of ID theft. They are still cutting up cards and on the phone for hours trying to fix the problem.
Take a look at this PDF file - a very good example of a “Phishing” site. It is very [...]
We’re always on the lookout for great student projects or hands-on activities that engage students in the content of these courses. Matt Rogers of the Buncombe County Career Education Center shared a very nice one with our online IT Teacher Professional Learning Community and gave me permission to post it here. Here it is, in [...]
Robin Fred
The Centers for Quality Teaching and Learning
(Dec. 12, 2008) - This morning’s meeting of the North Carolina Joint Legislative Technology Commissions in Raleigh was indeed what state school board chairman Howard Lee called a “fantastically informative experience.” The snapshots of progress in increasing the effective use of educational technology were dizzying to someone who [...]
Robin Fred
The Centers for Quality Teaching and Learning
(Dec. 12, 2008) Author Michael Horn (Disrupting Class: Student-Centric Education is the Future) delivered the keynote to today’s session of the Joint Legislative Technology Commissions in Raleigh with a presentation that took a cutting-edge business theory and applied it to education.
Horn and his co-author, Clayton Christensen, studied how [...]
Robin Fred
The Centers for Quality Teaching and Learning
We’ve worked hard to create and continually improve a program that is truly designed by teachers to benefit students. It’s always gratifying to me to hear a new teacher say the resources we provide help them get a strong start. It may be even more satisfying to hear [...]
By Kimberly Mayo
Washington (NC) High School
My name is Kimberly S. Mayo, but most people know me as Kim, and I teach a variety of business classes as well as Computer Engineering Technology I and II at Washington High School, Beaufort County Schools, in Washington, North Carolina.
Although I am 52 years old and I believe [...]
Robin Fred
The Centers for Quality Teaching and Learning
There was a lot to learn at this year’s CompTIA Breakaway Conference in Orlando - from certification news to teaching strategies. I was fortunate enough to attend and present QTL ideas on building a foundation for high school students seeking IT careers. But I was most fortunate because [...]
