Summer Trade and Industry Opportunities
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Summer Fun!
The following is a list of summer opportunities for both Trade and Industry teachers and their students.
Check the links for each to get more information about the opportunity, updates about the offering, or to learn about other opportunities the organization may offer.
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- AgCentric offers a professional development training around Curriculum for Agriculture Science Education (CASE)'s new Robotics and Automation Technician curriculum, developed for secondary teachers.
- Code.org provides 5-day summer workshops to middle and high school teachers to explore computer science curriculum and to develop lesson plans and teaching strategies.
- The national CSTA Annual Conference provides teacher with the community of support needed to make local and national connections.
- CYBER.ORG EdCon is a national summer conference designed to inspire and empower novice and expert K-12 cybersecurity educators alike.
- The Minnesota State Energy Center of Excellence provides workshops to STEM Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and Trade and Industry teachers about a range of energy-related topics.
- Empower{MN:CS} is a summer state conference designed to provide K-12 teachers with the guidance, support, and resources to ignite student passions for computing.
- LWT provides year-round welding instruction at one location in Minnesota and two locations in North Dakota.
- Each year, in August, secondary and post-secondary transportation instructors from around the Midwest meet for professional development, training, and networking.
- The Summit brings educators from K-12 and higher education together to explore compelling topics related to online and digital learning.
- The conference is an annual national event that brings together automotive educators and professionals from North America.
- International Technology and Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA) Professional Learning byDesign trainings and courses are in depth learning experiences, equivalent to semester-long graduate-level classes. Teachers will dive into the curriculum to learn how to transform their teaching and ignite their students’ passion for engineering technology education
Riverland Consortium Welding Training
- St. Cloud State University (SCSU)'s Department of Environmental and Technological Studies offers a number of online and in-person courses to assist Trade and Industry teachers with licensure, including courses for a work based learning endorsement.
- Each summer, Tom White and Associates provides a series of Engineering Pathway Curriculum Training.
- GenCyber's program includes summer camps across the nation designed for elementary, middle, and high school students as well as their teachers.
- A three-day workshop for Agriculture, STEM, and Trade and Industry teachers will include training in four core areas: welding, plumbing, electrical, and construction.
- This program helps equip students for the future through solar energy education with real-world impact. It offers a project-based learning experience with an interdisciplinary curriculum and engaging hands-on lessons.
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- The purpose of the Teacher Externship Program is to bring career-based classroom curricula to life, while building a bridge between skill-based and knowledge-based education.
- Sourcewell sponsors week-long, paid externships for teachers to work with a local business to help build school-business relationships and connect educators and classrooms with real world skills to help build the bridge from classroom to career.
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- Minnesota State offers a variety of summer camps for middle and high school students.
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- The ACE student summer program includes educational demonstrations, hands-on activities, and the opportunity to pilot a single-engine aircraft, a glider, a helicopter, and a full-motion airline simulator with a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Certified Flight Instructor.
- The STARBASE summer programs are designed to inspire students entering grades 4-6 by planning a mission to Mars in a four-day program.
- The Young Flyers Flying Camp is a summer camp focusing on cross-country flying, communications, airspace, navigation, and weather.
- Led by passionate aviators, students aged 14-18 soar into the realm of aviation through immersive studies, captivating demonstrations, exhilarating flight simulations, and a myriad of other thrilling experiences.
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- CodeNinjas provides a hands-on learning experience for technology-loving children ages 5-14.
- High school students gain the computer science skills they need to make an impact and prepare for tech careers in free, virtual summer programs.
- Camp participants will be challenged with coding/programming LEGO SPIKE Prime robots to accomplish missions/tasks on a past For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) LEGO League field.
- The university offers two programs for female students (junior high and high school) in June. The main goal of this program is to teach computer programming using python in an intense hands-on program.
- Explore coding, sequencing, and logic at coding camps for kids ages 6-12. Campers can program their own robot creations, assemble a Raspberry Pi system, use Python coding language, and more.
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- High school students age 15+ get a hands-on experience and classroom instruction in a variety of specialty occupations within the residential and commercial construction industry on the Moorhead State campus.
- The Minnesota Trades Academy (MTA) offers paid summer construction internship experiences for selected high school youth.
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- Alexandria Technical and Community College (ATCC) offers free Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) learning experience camps in June for students entering grades 10-12 in the fall.
- The Minnesota Robotics Institute is hosting a Technology Day Camp for students in grades 6th through 8th. Participants will learn about robots and robotic technology through fun, hands-on activities.
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The camps offers students the opportunity to explore careers in transportation through hands-on activities with radio controlled (RC) cars. This includes learning about how vehicles work, building their confidence with technical skills, working in teams to develop life and employability skills, gaining exposure to industry and showing off their RC skills with a race.
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The camps are designed for students interested in exploring what it's like to work in the heavy-equipment industry, regardless of their background or experience level. Partnering with local colleges, there are two avenues of camp programs - Diesel Camps and Precision Camps.
- The one-week day camp is for high school students interested in vehicles and the latest technology. Students learn about connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technology and explore career opportunities in a cutting-edge industry that will help shape the future of transportation.
- The Discover STEM summer program is for students entering 11th or 12th grade. Applications can be submitted fully online or fully by mail by request.
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This free two-week summer day camp at the University of Minnesota will introduce students to the many aspects of the transportation field. Students go on field trips around the Twin Cities, participate in hands-on lab activities, and learn from experts about what it’s like to work in transportation.
Contact Tim Barrett, MDE Trade and Industry Specialist, if you have any questions.
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Career Technical Education @ MDE
Career and Technical Education (CTE), as part of the Office of Career and College Success (OCCS) division, promotes the vision that "Every learner is prepared for post-high school education, training and careers."
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